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(Studio) Early indications of major victory in Vermont presidential preference primary for Gary Hart reported; details given. [HART - praises supporters.] [MONDALE - denies contesting Vermont race.]
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Boston, Massachusetts) Findings of exit polling of Vermont voters discussed; implications for Hart and Mondale noted. Demographic analysis of voters considered.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(Studio) Significance of Vermont outcome for Mondale's union support discussed.
(Studio) Item recapped at end of broadcast
REPORTER: Dan Rather, Bob Schieffer
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(Studio) Senator reported resuming debate on school prayer constitutional amendment following all-night House debate on issue.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Columbus, Ohio) President Reagan's appearance before National Association of Evangelicals today featured; films shown. [REAGAN - promotes prayer in school; claims Constitution allows Nazis and Ku Klux Klan to promote racial hatred on public property.] Evangelicals and fundamentalists said primary target for Reagan's reelec. campaign; percentage of 1980 voters who identification themselves as white, born-again Christians voting for Reagan recalled. [Reagan campaign director Ed ROLLINS - acknowledges such groups are important to campaign] Reagan's controversial remark on USSR to National Evangelical Association last year recalled. [1983, REAGAN - refers to "evil empire."] [Association spokesperson Bob DUGAN - feels President believes what he says.] [Today, REAGAN - will deal with USSR as we must.] [DUGAN - rationalizes administration's lack of Evangelical issues such as abortion and tuition tax credits.] Implications for such issues of Supreme Court vacancies expected to arise during next president term noted.
REPORTER: Bill Plante
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Reagan's fund-raising efforts for 1984 race so far noted; his past opposition to federal matching funds recalled. [Reagan-Bush campaign spokesperson James LAKE - notes President's opposition to federal intervention.] President's campaign's acceptance of Federal Election Commission campaign funds examined. [LAKE - ests. amount of federal and private funds for campaign] Amt. received by Reagan for primaries, convention and general campaign graphed on screen; when combined with amount Reagan received for his 1976 and 1980 campaigns., President said 1st candidate recing. $100 million in taxpayer campaign funds. Source of funds, from income tax form, explained; President and Nancy Reagan recalled always refusing to contribute to election fund.
REPORTER: Bob Simon
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(Studio) Contd. fighting in Beirut, Lebanon, today despite latest official cease-fire reported, shown; upcoming reconciliation talks in Switzerland mentioned. Lebanon's cancellation of security accord with Israel yesterday recalled.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Iran-Iraq battle for Majnoon Island, major oil reserve site, discussed.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Bahrain) Bahrain's concern over nearby Iran-Iraq war in light of Iran's threat to blockade Strait of Hormuz oil lanes examined; films shown. [Info. min. Tareq al-MOAYED - explains deterrent effect of stronger United States stance.] Oil states' opposition to allowing United States naval force bases in region explained; concern here over Ayatollah Khomeini's religious fervor and economy realities of Arab societies considered.
REPORTER: Allen Pizzey
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(Studio) Canadian court reported rejecting anti-nuclear group's effort to block United States test run of cruise missile over Canada; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Search near Nebo, North Carolina, for escaped Tennessee convicts James Clegg and Ronald Freeman following last night's shooting of highway patrolman L.B. Rector reported; details given, films shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Tucson, Arizona) Biotechnology's impact on plant genetic engineering and thus potential implications for world food source and econs. examined. [Researcher Steven LINDOW - describes experiment.] Controversy over Lindo's efforts to test freeze-resistant bacteria in the field noted. [Author Jeremy RIFKIN - considers it ecological roulette; explains.] [LINDO - notes lack of knowledge of most vocal opponents.] Current and future experiments described, illustrated on screen. [Ind. analyst George KIDD - believe Europeans and Japanese are more aggressive than US.] Tucson, Arizona, experiment in which plants are being successfully grown in salt water discussed. [University of Arizona spokesperson Carl HODGES - anticipates totally new plants.] [RIFKIN - responds.] [HODGES - fears species starvation if such experiments are halted.]
REPORTER: Barry Petersen
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Dallas, Texas) Failure of Dallas fire department's emergency telephone procedure examined; Lillian Boff's death after failure of stepson Larry Boff to get emergency nurse Billie Myrick to send ambulance when needed examined. Details of incident explained; photos shown. [Voice of BOFF and MYRICK - argue his request for ambulance.] [Voice of Captain Don GREEN and BOFF - continue discussion.] [Boff's ROOMMATE and MYRICK - continue effort to get ambulance; announce stepmother's death.] Myrick said reassigned; Boff mentioned filing suit against city.
REPORTER: David Dick
(Studio) Top item recapped.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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