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(Studio) Today's campaign activities and plans of President Reagan and Vice President George Bush outlined.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Geraldine Ferraro's return to Capitol Hill examined; films shown. [Representative W.G. "Bill" HEFNER - praises Ferraro.] [FERRARO - responds.] Significance of National Federal of Bus. and Pro. Women's Association's endorsement of Ferraro explained; Reagan-Bush campaign's tactic against Ferraro outlined. [BUSH - accuses Mondale and Ferraro of liberalism.] [FERRARO - isn't frightened; responds to Reagan campaign's criticism of her, include her challenge to Bush to debate.]
REPORTER: Eric Engberg
(Studio) Reagan's news conference tonight announced.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Senator reported passing nonbinding resolution calling for President Reagan not to appointed former Environmental Protection Agency administration Anne Burford to environmental commission; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(London, England) Reports of new USSR offensive against Afghan guerrillas examined; war footage taken recently by Ken Guest narrated. [GUEST - describes USSR air attacks.]
REPORTER: Steve Kroft
(Studio) University of California at Los Angeles medical professor Dr. Robert Simon's description of alleged Soviet torture of Afghan prisoners and state of health care outlined.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Food prices and consumer price index for June reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(NYC) Implications of CPI for consumer in relation to annual inflation rate explained, discussed. [Commodity broker Michael MARKS - notes collapsing prices of everything recently.] [Trader Andrew SABIN - predicts eventual decline in nation's recovery.] Situation in lumber industry noted illustrated by mill owner Webb Ross' predicament. [ROSS - fears full-scale layoffs soon.]
REPORTER: Ray Brady
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(Studio) Atmosphere of UAW-Ford talks, addressed by Ford. chairperson Philip Caldwell, contrasted to that of recent UAW-General Motors negotiations; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Romeoville, Illinois) Explosions and fire at Union Oil refinery here examined; films shown. [Plant OFFICIAL, worker Terry LEET - cite extent of damage, fear of workers.] Possible causes of disaster considered. [Fire chief Jim MILLER - doesn't know cause.] [Worker Jim STALSER - fears missing workers were incinerated.]
REPORTER: Ned Potter
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(Studio) Company officials reported not reopening McDonald's restaurant in San Ysidro, California, where massacre recently occurred; details given, films shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Poland reported releasing political prisoners granted amnesty by martial law government, include top Solidarity official; details given, films shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Tel Aviv, Israel) Outcome of Israel's election yesterday, giving neither main party a majority, examined; films shown. [PEOPLE - offer differing perceptions of election results.] [Pol. author Zeev CHAFFETZ - describes Israeli attitude toward nation `s problems.]
REPORTER: Don McNeill
(Studio) Possible focus of eventual government coalition, its strength, US-Israeli relations discussed.
REPORTER: Dan Rather, Don McNeill
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(Studio) Contd. demonstrations and violence by England's striking coal miners reported; films shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Collision of Amtrak trains in New York City yesterday discussed; railroad commissioner John Riley's assessment outlined. Films shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Near miss of Delta flight 927 and small plane near NYC's JFK airport detailed.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Middletown, Pennsylvania) Cleanup at Three Mile Island nuclear power plant examined; GPU films shown. Community's concern over repeat of 1979 accident at plant noted. [Paola KINNEY, Linda BRAASCH - explain leaving area during cleanup operation.] [TMI Alert spokesperson Kay PICKERING - cites lack of trust of power company due to its behavior following other accidents.] [Mary OSBORNE - questions preparedness of those remaining.]
REPORTER: Chris Kelley
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Colorado Springs., Colorado) Improvements in performances of United States cycling teams due to sophisticated equipment examined. [US Cycling Federation spokesperson Ed BURKE - feels equipment may determine winner.] Role of Huffy Corporation in funding research center directed by Mike Melton noted. [MELTON - cites economics involved in building sophisticated bike.] [Huffy product development spokesperson Dave ALLEN - describes high tech espionage, theft in effort to create winning machine.] Cost of Olympic bikes mentioned. [MELTON - feels United States surpasses Europeans in cycling now.] Communist bloc competitors' reaction quoted.
REPORTER: Frank Currier
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(NYC) Canada's incumbent Prime Min. John Turner's style of campaigning among women illustrated with his behavior toward political party president Iona Campagnolo; films shown. [TURNER - accuses those who objected of losing their sense of humor.] [Alida BURRETT - doesn't believe women want to be patted on various parts of their anatomy.] Turner said apparently reserving pats on the derriere for women.
REPORTER: Ed Rabel
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