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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Edwin Meese, with backing of President Reagan, reported asking Attorney General William French Smith to appointed special prosecutor to investigate allegations that those who did personal financial favors for Meese later received government appts. examined; letters of Meese and Reagan quoted on screen. President mentioned meeting today with French President Francois Mitterrand. Senator Judiciary Committee chairperson Senator Strom Thurmond reported seeking broad investigation of Meese's personal affairs. [Senator Joseph BIDEN - questions Meese's political survival.] Despite repeated requests, White House said not yet receive documentation from Meese that he repaid family loan from Edwin Thomas to purchase stock by Ursula Meese; Thomas' letter to Senate committee said not mentioning any repayment.
REPORTER: Bill Plante
(Studio) Thomas said acknowledging other interest -free loans to Meese family in addition to major loan to Meese's wife and which Meese failed to report Thomas, his wife and son noted all given federal appts.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(NYC) Gary Hart's campaign efforts among New York Jews in anticipation of upcoming primary there examined. [HART - claims, as President, he would move United States embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem; criticizes Carter-Mondale's lack of initiative on issue.] [Walter MONDALE - accuses Hart of inconsistency.] Hart said apologizing for aides' letter released without his permission. [HART - denies changing position on embassy move.] [Pol. consultant David SAWYER - thinks Mondale is taking offensive against Hart; explains.] [MONDALE - praises his own record on Israel.]
REPORTER: Lem Tucker
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(Studio) Knesset reported scheduling early elecs; political implications for Israeli government of Yitzhak Shamir noted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Pentagon and Navy noted contradicting each other in accounting for yesterday's collision of USS Kitty Hawk and USSR submarine in Sea of Japan; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Apparent circumstances of collision and damage sustained discussed; films, illustrations shown. [Pentagon spokesperson Michael BURCH - claims peacetime situation allowed incident.] Alleged scenario should Libyan submarine approach United States carrier described.
REPORTER: David Martin
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(Studio) French President Francois Mitterrand's meeting with President Reagan and address to Congress on US-USSR dialogue reported; films shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
DC) Reagan's alleged correspondence with Konstantin Chernenko, apparently begun with letter delivered by Vice President George Bush during Yuri Andropov's funeral, examined. [Feb. 22, 1984, REAGAN - claims to desire better US-USSR relations] Chernenko's and Reagan's correspondence outlined on screen, discussed. [Henry KISSINGER - feels such process supplements traditional diplomacy.] Reagan's communication with late Leonid Brezhnev recalled.
REPORTER: Bill McLaughlin
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(Studio) Arrests in Texas of demonstrators protesting Henry Kissinger, appearing at LBJ Library, detailed; films shown. Demonstrators thought members of United States Committee for Solidarity with the People of El Salvador.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Pentagon reported announcing plans for major United States naval exercise in Caribbean basin, Ocean Venture `84; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Govt. official reported acknowledging El Salvador's director of treasurer police and dir. of that nation's death squads was paid CIA operative; Roberto D'Aubuisson, pres. candidate and believed current head of death squads, noted denying such allegations. [Treasury police director Nicholas CARRANZA - denies working for CIA or leading death squads.]
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Fall River, Massachusetts) Verdict in gang rape trial of remaining 4 defs. examined. [JUROR - announces verdicts.] Guilty verdicts of 2 other defs. recalled; possible sentence mentioned.
REPORTER: Steve Young
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(Studio) Report introduced Democrat campaigns. mentioned.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Studio) Commentary concerns negative campaign tactic and media's role in United States pols.
REPORTER: Bill Moyers
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(Studio) Allied forces' preparation at Slapton Sands, England, for 1944 Normandy landing noted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(S. Devon, England) United States Army's practice landings at Slapton Sands described; 1944 films shown. Attack on rehearsal vessels by nearby German torpedo boat and mistaken counterattack by United States ship on another American craft examined. [Survivor Manny RUBIN - recalls experience; describes scene; notes number Americans killed by other Americans] Survivors said forbidden to relate incident while military covered it up. [Dorothy SEEKINS - recalls learning about tragedy.] Possibility that more Americans were killed in practice landing at Slapton Sands than during June assault on Utah Beach considered.
REPORTER: Tom Fenton
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Atlanta, Georgia) NCAA basketball tournament contender, University of Virginia team, noted employing psychologist Bob Rotella. [Othell WILSON - describes his relaxation under stress.] [ROTELLA - promotes psychology as tool to increase winning.] Rotella's role as sports psychologist described. [ROTELLA - comments on sessions.] [Coach Terry HOLLAND - praises program's effect on players.] [Olden POLYNICE - describes relaxation therapy.]
REPORTER: Bruce Hall
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