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(Studio) President Reagan reported no longer demanding preconditions for summit with USSR leader
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Reagan's desire for meeting with Mikhail Gorbachev, expressed in private letter to Soviet, discussed; letter said delivered tomorrow in Moscow by Vice President George Bush. [REAGAN - would like summit.] Press secretary Larry Speakes' comment quoted on screen; President's message of condolence on death of Konstantin Chernenko, in file at USSR embassy here, quoted on screen. Locations of past 4 summits recalled.
REPORTER: Lesley Stahl
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(Studio) China (PR) desire for improved relations with USSR reported coming in response to remark by Mikhail Gorbachev; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Geneva, Switzerland) Resumption of US-USSR arms talks here and apparent impact of Mikhail Gorbachev examined. [Soviet delegate Viktor KARPOV - acknowledges Gorbachev controlled things before Konstantin Chernenko's recent death; discusses continued Soviet opposition to President Reagan's Star Wars program, latitude given him for negotiations; jokes with press.] His meeting with United States negotiator Max Kampelman described. [KAMPELMAN - cites formality of opening session.]
REPORTER: Tom Fenton
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(Studio) Reagan recalled linking success of current US-USSR arms talks to funding for MX missiles; House subcommittee `s support of continued funding reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Moscow, USSR ) Ceremonies here in anticipation of Konstantin Chernenko's funeral tomorrow examined; films shown. Significance of Mikhail Gorbachev's rise to power discussed; Yuri Andropov and Leonid Brezhnev mentioned. Implications of "Pravda's" front page today considered. [Vice President George BUSH - hopes for improved relations with USSR .]
REPORTER: Mark Phillips
(Studio) Funeral coverage tomorrow announced.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) New York City district attorney Robert Morgenthau reported resubmitting case against subway gunman Bernhard Goetz to grand jury; background to issue reviewed.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Outcome of suits against Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals stemming from birth defects among children whose mothers had taken Bendectin during pregnancy reported; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Ottawa, Canada) Terrorists identifying selves as members of Armenian Revolutionary Army reported seizing Turkey's embassy here and taking hostages; circumstances surrounding takeover examined. Films shown. [Voice of TERRORIST - explains demands; remarks transcribed on screen.] Outcome of siege discussed.
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(Studio) Latest suicide car bombing attack on Israeli troops in south Lebanon detailed.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(NYC) United States veto of United Nations resolution condemning Israeli action in south Lebanon and terrorists' threats of retaliation against Americans overseas examined; spectator's outburst during United States ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick speech shown. [KIRKPATRICK - explains United States veto.] Sec. precautions of United States ambassador in Beirut Reginald Bartholomew and other American dipls. in region described. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, in White House meeting with President Reagan, noted pressing for United States participation in his Mideast peace proposal; details given.
REPORTER: Bill McLaughlin
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(Studio) Latest attacks and counterattacks in Iran-Iraq war reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) FBI director William Webster's rationalization for not investigating violence against abortion clinics and their staff outlined.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Cleveland, Ohio) Extradition hearing for Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk, sought by Israel for his crimes at Treblinka, featured; Adolf Eichmann recalled. [Justice Department spokesperson Murray STEIN - considers Demjanjuk's war crimes murder.] [Former United States investigator Allan RYAN - describes Demjanjuk's -role at Treblinka.] Background to case reviewed. [SUPPORTER - prays for Demjanjuk's release.] [SUPPORTERS - explain their stance.] Unity of US, USSR and Israel in pursuing Demjanjuk noted.
REPORTER: Ned Potter
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(Studio) Crash of military transport plane in Texas detailed; films shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) NASA's effort to maintain launch schedule for next Discovery mission reported; damage to space shuttle in recent accident recalled. Details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Amt. refunded United States Air Force by Martin Marietta defense contractors for improper billing explained; details outlined on screen.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Drug Enforcement Admin. agent Enrique Camarena Salazar, slain recently in Mexico, said aware of threats on his life before his kidnapping in Guadalajara; Justice Department's belief that several major Mexican drug dealers planned and executed Camarena's murder outlined. "Crazy Pig" said believed actual killer. Govt. mentioned thinking Mexican police know whereabouts of those involved.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Guadalajara, Mexico) Factors contributing to large scale drug trafficking in Mexico, include role of corrupt government officials, examined. [Attorney general Sergio GARCIA RAMIREZ - (thru translator) rejects US allegations of corruption.] Indications of army's aid to dealers in Sierra Madre region discussed. [Mayor Antonia CHAVEZ - acknowledges ongoing drug trafficking in town.] Incident illustrating apparent payoffs to police described; police attitude toward locating and arresting major drug dealer Rafael Caro Quintero, accused by United States of masterminding Camarena's kidnapping, explained.
REPORTER: Mike O'Connor
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(Studio) Press Secretary Larry Speakes reported confirming Richard Nixon's decision to drop Secret Service protection and hire private security guard force; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Death of Philadelphia Orchestra conductor Eugene Ormandy reported; his career reviewed. Films, photos shown. Arturo Toscanini mentioned. [September 1979, ORMANDY - explains retirement.]
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Atlanta, Georgia) Successful emergency measures taken by pilot Scott Gordon, airport manager Jim Moser and mechanic Joe Lippo to aid landing of plane in Saint Augustine, Florida, detailed, shown.
REPORTER: Bruce Hall
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