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(Studio) Search for Christopher Bernard Wilder, sought by FBI for alleged rapes, abductions and murders, reported ending today.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(NYC) Death of suspect believed Wilder in Colebrook, New Hampshire, shootout examined. [FBI spokesperson Floyd CLARKE - notes search for missing women conts.] Wilder's odyssey illustrated on map; recent discovery of woman's body in upstate New York, believed Wilder's victim, mentioned. Survival of IN kidnap victim and her identification of Wilder as assailant noted; Torrance, California, woman abducted by Wilder reported contacting police there. [Torrance police Captain James POPP - is trying to determine course of events.] Wilder's sex crime record in Australia noted. [In 1981, WILDER - wants to meet number of women.]
REPORTER: Bernard Goldberg
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Near Egyptian Border) End to Palestinian terrorists' hijacking of civilian bus in Gaza Strip examined; films shown. Death of terrorists and one hostage noted. [SURVIVOR - cites humanity of terrorists.] Damascus-based Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine reported claiming responsibility; number serious terrorist attacks in Israel since December mentioned. Incr. criticism of government's policy of retaliation for such assaults by bombing PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) targets in Lebanon discussed.
REPORTER: Don McNeill
#296365
(Studio) Congress's reaction to United States mining of Nicaraguan ports and President's request for emergency military aid to region noted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) President Reagan's decision to bypass Congress for military aid to El Salvador under emergency powers directives examined; unidentified congress source's remark on implications of President's actions for his call for bipartisanship noted. [Representative Clarence LONG - criticizes move.] [Senator Bob KASTEN - praises White House access to emergency military funds and alleged impact on El Salvador.] Probable impact of today's actions on President's already deteriorating relations with Congress considered.
REPORTER: Lesley Stahl
#296366
(Studio) Guerrilla group fighting Nicaraguan government reported claiming capture of port there; Sandinistan claim of major offensive mentioned.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#296367
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Los Alamos, New Mexico) Significant advance in fusion energy research at Los Alamos National Lab. explained; films shown.
REPORTER: David Martin
#296368
(Studio) NRC reported approving operation of California's controversial Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#296369
(Studio) Successful landing of space shuttle Challenger at Edwards AFB, California, reported; films shown, details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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#296372
(Studio) President and Nancy Reagan's 1983 income tax return examined; details outlined on screen.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#296373
(Studio) Criticism of Reagan administration's cutoff of many Social Security disability benefits recipients recalled.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Admin.'s temporary halt to disability cutoffs examined. [Social Security admin. spokesperson Lou ENOFF - notes inability to conduct uniform national review of disability program.] Review process and cutoff s under Reagan policy recalled, outlined on screen. [North Carolina protester Dona MONTGOMERY - cites number North Carolina residents who died of disability for which they were denied Social Security] [Senator Carl LEVIN - considers administration's rationale in agreeing with Congress now on ntnwide. standards.] Pol. motives underlying administration's announcement today considered.
REPORTER: Bill Plante
#296374
(D) Circumstances apparently surrounding collision of two trains in Wiggins, Colorado, today reported; films shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#296375
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(El Paso, Texas) National implications of Texas state school board's decision today regarding inclusion of evolution and creation theories in school biology textbooks explained, discussed. [People for the American Way spokesperson Michael HUDSON - feels today's board ruling is victory for science education] [Creationist Norma GABLER - anticipates future battle.] [Mel GABLER - sees battle for values.] [HUDSON - feels only the fearful and insecure view issue as war.] Econ. basis of Texas textbook sales and impact on other states' choice of textbooks noted.
REPORTER: David Dick
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(Studio) Wholesale prices, industry product for March discussed.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Domestic autos sales for 1st 10 days of April reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Pontiac, Michigan) Salaries and bonuses of Ford chairperson Phillip Caldwell, Chrysler chairperson Lee Iacocca and General Motors executive Roger Smith noted; criticism of high exec. salaries in light of auto industry's poor economy showing in recent years examined. [SMITH - defends salary.] [PEOPLE - don't feel executives are sacrificing anything; note their own layoffs.] [UAW president Owen BIEBER - anticipates hard-bargaining in light of executive bonuses and salary.] Japanese auto executive salaries and bonuses compared on screen with those of United States execs. [Econ. Robert LEKACHMAN - feels United States management has put itself in no-lose situation; explains.] Secret General Motors memorandum regarding execs.' perception of future union wages quoted on screen, discussed.
REPORTER: Ray Brady
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Paris, France) Major demonstration here by steelworkers protesting President Francois Mitterrand's program cutting steel industry jobs examined; films shown. [Labor analyst John CONDON - explains government's position.] Course of industry-government conflict reviewed.
REPORTER: John Blackstone
#296381
(Studio) Pete Rose's latest hit in effort to break Ty Cobb's record reported; films shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#296382
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Rome, Italy) Pervasive tax cheating in Italy examined; films shown. Est. econ. impact on nation considered. [Tax consultant Victor ROSSI - notes anyone having opportunity to cheat does so.] [Banker Bruno BROBRODANI - notes low tax morality.] Sophia Loren's jailing for tax fraud recalled. [LOREN - comments on experience.]
REPORTER: Richard Roth
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