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(Studio) Condemnation of press by President Reagan and Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger for revealing alleged secret information about upcoming military space shuttle mission reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Spy satellite scheduled for deployment by space shuttle described. [WEINBERGER - thinks published information damages United States security] [Space specialist Marcia SMITH - notes satellite can be viewed with telescope.] TRW employee recalled selling satellite secrets to USSR in 1977. [Former CIA director Stansfield TURNER - explains potential problem with release of info.]
REPORTER: David Martin
(DC) [General Rich ABEL - claims publication of material will harm national security] "Washington Post" report on shuttle's secret payload noted. [WEINBERGER - considers report journalistic irresponsibility.] [Voice of "Post" editor Ben BRADLEE - notes limited information in story.] Info. published by Bradlee said already available in technical journals and Congress hearings. [NBC News president Lawrence GROSSMAN - explains network's decision to withhold info.] John F. Kennedy's comment on media's suppression of Bay of Pigs information recalled; press rules during Vietnam war mentioned. [CBS News president Edward JOYCE - outlines CBS guidelines on withholding data.] [James SCHLESINGER - cites lack of security within government itself.]
REPORTER: Bruce Morton
#294978
(Studio) Flash estimate of gross national product for 1984 graphed, discussed.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#294979
(Studio) Federal Communications Commission reported approving latest telephone rate increase next year; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#294981
(Studio) For. ntns. agreeing to cut steel exports to United States next year listed on screen; Japan's agreement to reduce exports for longer period noted. Details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#294982
(Studio) State Department reported announcing United States withdrawal from UNESCO; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Paris, France) United States pullout, followed next year by Great Britain, and allegations that UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) is used by USSR for espionage and pols. examined. [Representative James SCHEUER - recalls arrests in France of number of Soviet spies who worked for UNESCO.] Ostensible extent of USSR espionage activity through UNESCO detailed. [Soviet defector Nicolas POLIANSKY - claims Soviet workers in UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) finance USSR embassy in Paris.] UNESCO's use of only Russians in Afghanistan said lending credence to allegations of organization's Sovietization. [USSR ambassador to UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) Youri KHILTCHEVSKI - claims charges are pretext.] Economic impact of United States withdrawal noted.
REPORTER: David Andelman
#294983
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Los Angeles, California) Northrop engineer Thomas Patrick Cavanagh's alleged effort to sell stealth secrets to USSR examined; details of his arraignment today outlined. His remarks to FBI undercover agent quoted on screen. [Apt. manager Muriel ZELMAN - recalls Cavanagh's spending.]
REPORTER: Jerry Bowen; Artist: Bill Robles
#294984
(Studio) "Jane's All the World's Aircraft" reported claiming USSR missile silos would probably survive MX attack; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#294986
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Energy Department reported considering permanent nuclear waste dump sites in Texas, NV and WA; details given. [Energy Secretary Don. HODEL - acknowledges states' negative response.] [Texas RESIDENTS - agree.] [Texas attorney general James MATTOX - resents federal government's exclusion of states in final consideration.] Probability of court battle over issue noted.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
#294987
(Studio) Condition of actor Peter Lawford, hospitalized in California, detailed.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#294988
(Studio) Milwaukee police ofr. John Pederson recalled dying recently of cancer, just two weeks short of deadline for pension benefits eligibility for family; city cncl.'s pledge that family would receive pension regardless also recalled. Council reported denying family pension today.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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#294991
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Studio) Commentary concerns controversy over lack of secrecy about military space shuttle flight, US-USSR counterintelligence, Caspar Weinberger's reaction, official leaks.
REPORTER: Bill Moyers
#294993
(Studio) Prime Min. Margaret Thatcher and Chinese premier Zhao Ziyang reported signing agreement returning Hong Kong to China in 1997; details given, films shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#294994
(Studio) USSR invasion of Afghanistan recalled. British film of life in Soviet-occupied Kabul narrated. Babrak Karmal's regime discussed. Popularity of TV show featuring Olivia Newton-John mentioned.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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