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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(Bahrain) Release of hostages by Sikh hijackers of Indian airliner and terrorists' surrender to authorities in Dubai examined; details of hijacked plane's odyssey and hijackers' demands reviewed. Films shown. State Department response to terrorists' demand for asylum in United States noted. [Pilot V.K. MEHTA - recalls hijackers' motives in flying over Sikh city in India.]
REPORTER: Sandra Fuestal
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(Studio) San Luis Obispo, California, memorial service for victims of yesterday's collision between private plane and commuter airliner reported; federal and local authorities said investigating. Alleged warning given by local field officials due to conditions there mentioned.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
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(Studio) Collision of private planes near Valdosta, Georgia, today detailed; films shown.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
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(Studio) Explosion of corporate jet over Wyoming reported; death toll noted.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
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(Studio) President Reagan's commitment to reelec. campaign thought illustrated by number days remaining in his presidency scheduled for campaign activities; his criticism of Democrat economy policies, in weekly paid political radio broadcast, outlined.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(Montgomery, Alabama) Geraldine Ferraro's campaign appearances with black leaders in Alabama featured; Mayor Andrew Young's recent criticism of Walter Mondale's campaign staff and general disgruntlement among blacks with Mondale recalled. [YOUNG - acknowledges frustration; feels Ferraro's appearance here has helped.] Belief that Young's criticism had improved atmosphere, especially with supporters of Jesse Jackson noted. [Mayor Richard ARRINGTON - feels blacks' concern over second Reagan term in light of number of Supreme Court appts. probably is helping Mondale.] [FERRARO - criticizes Reagan's claim that nation is better off as a whole now.] Her later meeting with Governor George Wallace mentioned, shown. [Lieutenant Governor Bill BAXLEY - attacks Vice President George Bush.] [FERRARO - asks for Alabama support for Mondale-Ferraro ticket.] (Poor audio throughout.)
REPORTER: Eric Engberg
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(Saint Paul, Minnesota) Mondale's meeting with Democrat govs. in Saint Paul today featured; films shown. [MONDALE - criticizes Reagan's reference to nuclear freeze proponents as jackasses and his jokes about nuclear war.] No. Democrat govs. and voting patterns of their states in 1980 mentioned. [Governor Michael DUKAKIS - claims Republicans don't believe polls indicating President's ahead; explains.] Gov's. call for Mondale to improve his public personality noted. [Governor Harry HUGHES - advises Mondale to let his hair down.] Mondale mentioned meeting next week with black leaders, include Jackson and Young.
REPORTER: Peter Van Sant
(Studio) Controversy over growing infusion of pols. with religion and vice versa cited.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(Dallas, Texas) [At church service, Jerry FALWELL - praises Reagan.] Extent of evangelical Christianity at Republican convention reviewed. [At conv., Reverend James ROBISON - le-ads prayer of support for Reagan.] Republican platform's inclusion of fundamentalist religious planks mentioned; Pro-Reagan television commercials sponsored by evangelical groups shown, discussed. [At prayer breakfast, REAGAN - believes religion and pols. are linked.] [Senator Lowell WEICKER - fears such infusion of religion in pols. is bound to backfire.] [FALWELL - claims Judeo-Christian philosophy prevails in Republican party] [University of Chicago professor Martin MARTY - thinks current trend is toward coercion rather than persuasion by religious leaders] [FALWELL - anticipates "sleeping giant" of conservative "religious" Americans] [MARTY - believes fundamentalists will remain in public eye, but not run the cntry.] Apparent drive, focused at present in Republican party, to have government legislate nation's morals and ethics considered.
REPORTER: Bruce Morton
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(Studio) Director of International Expeditions' team on Turkey's Mt. Ararat reported claiming possible discovery of remains of Noah's Ark; details given.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
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(Studio) Int. in UFO (Unidentified Flying Objects) sightings in New York and Connecticut lately reported; details given, July 24th film of suspected UFO (Unidentified Flying Objects) shown, discussed. [Witness Jim BROOKS - describes experience.] [Witness Lisa BROOKS - comments on her E.T. doll.] Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson's lack of concern, in "New York Times" article, mentioned.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(Miami, Florida) Small airlines' criticism of new air noise standards effective in January examined; economy impact on small lines explained. Florida West's situation cited as example [Florida West Airlines spokesperson John PETERSEN - will go out of business because of new standard's deadline.] Smaller airlines' claim that maj. lines, primarily owned by Americans, have supported new standard as means of driving them out of business cited; snowballing economy impact on foreign lines and employees mentioned. [Miami International Airport spokesperson Peter REAVELEY - alleges major lines, disregarding fate of small lines in Miami region, have pressured FAA for new standards.] Status of foreign carriers' efforts to meet deadline described. [Air Transport Association spokesperson James LANDRY - feels backing off deadline would be breach of faith with those who have complied.]
REPORTER: Richard Schlesinger
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(Studio) Death of author Truman Capote in California reported; "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and "In Cold Blood" recalled. Details given.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
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(Studio) Harvard medical school's possible breakthrough in Alzheimer's disease research reported.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(Milwaukee, WI) Mt. Sinai day care center for Alzheimer's victims featured; Lorraine Young's case cited as example [Laverne YOUNG - takes sister's worsening condition day by day.] [Day care director Barbara KEYES - explains purpose of program.] Program's cost outlined. Alzheimer's impact on humans described. [Wilma BERG - describes impact of husband's condition on her.] Program's focus on families as well as patients noted. [Mary HODEL, Nan JACOBY, Lorraine NAGLER, Verona MUELLER, Laverne YOUNG - describe psychological effect of disease on families; note day care program's benefits for them.] [KEYES - notes patients enjoy program.]
REPORTER: Karen Stone
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(Studio) Today noted anniversary of 1944 Allied liberation of Paris from Nazi occupation.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(Paris, France) City's anniversary celebrations featured; films shown. Nazi occupation and liberation day reviewed; World War II era films shown. [Prof. Richard COBB - describes extent of involvement of collaborators.] [Former Nazi ofr. Ernst Von BRESSENDORE - recalls disobeying Adolf Hitler's order to destroy Paris; denies he's a hero.] Role of French resistance movement in saving city as well as United States forces reviewed. [Jacques BRACK - believes Dwight Eisenhower was pressured by Charles De Gaulle and Jacques-Phillipe Leclerc into wallowing French troops to enter first as liberators.] [Former resistance leader Jacques CHABAN-DELMAS - recalls psychological importance to the French of having their troops enter city first.] De Gaulle quoted.
REPORTER: David Andelman
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