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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) [Defense Secretary Caspar WEINBERGER - announces suspension of government payments to General Dynamics.] Pentagon's decision to withhold payments while General Dynamics' questionable chgs. include in defense contracts are investigated examined; exs. of company's non-defense related chgs. billed to government listed. [Feb. 28, General Dynamics chairperson David LEWIS - defs. company] [pentagon spokesperson Michael BURCH - considers Lewis' testimony "nauseating" and "preposterous."] [Representative John DINGELL - hopes Weinberger extends suspension for thorough inquiry.] General Dynamics statement quoted on screen. [WEINBERGER - cites possibility of criminal chgs. against General Dynamics.] pentagon's new policy for all defense contractors reported.
REPORTER: David Martin
#302780
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Senator Budget Committee, controlled by Republicans, reported voting to cut president Reagan's proposed defense budget. [Senator Charles GRASSLEY - can't justify cutting soc. programs while increase defense spending.] House passage of emergency farm legislature despite threat of presidential veto discussed; details outlined on screen. [Representative Trent LOTT - anticipates veto.] Implications of defense vote for President Reagan considered.
REPORTER: Phil Jones
#302781
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Atlanta, Georgia) NASA's concern over economy implications of recent cancellation of next space shuttle mission discussed; NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) said possibly offering commercial shuttle users backup rocket flights due to ongoing problems. Space agency's contract with McDonnell Douglas for Delta rockets and impact of incrd. competition from European Space Agency considered.
REPORTER: Bruce Hall
#302783
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(London, England) Long-range soc. damage from recently ended British coal miners' strike examined; films shown. Union president Arthur Scargill, launching strike in effort to topple Prime Min. Margaret Thatcher's government, said destroying union instead.
REPORTER: Tom Fenton
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(Studio) Arrests of several mins.of Turks and Caicos Island and Bahamian drug dealer known as "Andre" in Florida reported; details given, films shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Federal Court ruling against United States government allowing Japan to hunt sperm whales in United States waters outlined, discussed.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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#302788
(Studio) Collapse of North Carolina tunnel detailed; films shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#302789
(Studio) Strike by television and movie screen writers over issue of royalties from video sales noted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Hollywood, California) Growth of home video market examined; scenes from "Flashdance" shown. [Video marketing newsletter spokesperson Tim BASKERVILLE - describes industry `s rise.] [Store manager Becky DIPPELL, CONSUMERS - explain econ. preference for video rental.] [Bank of America analyst Jim PARSONS - notes popularity of video cassettes.] Scenes from "Raiders of the Lost Ark" shown. [Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. home video division spokesperson William GALLAGHER - didn't anticipate such growth.] [Writers Guild of America spokesperson Naomi GURIAN - explains econ. implications for industry] Scenes from "Gone with the Wind" shown.
REPORTER: Jerry Bowen
#302791
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Miami, Florida) Physicians' accidental injection of preservative chemical into spinal column of photographer Bob East during surgery examined; East's career with "Miami Herald" noted. ["Herald" editor Pete WEITZEL - praises East.] [Dr. James CHANDLER - reacts to incident.] Apparent circumstances of accident reviewed. [Jackson Memorial Med. Center spokesperson George HILL - attributes accident to bizarre set of occurrences and poor communication.] [Anesthesiologist Anthony GIAMMFI - recalls incident.] Reaction of Tina East to husband's brain death quoted.
REPORTER: Peter Van Sant
#302793
(Studio) Civil Rights Commission chairperson Clarence Pendleton's criticism of black leaders quoted, discussed.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#302794
(Studio) Lyndon Johnson's creation of Eisenhower commission to study causes of violent crimes after assassination of Robert F. Kennedy recalled; commission `s latest findings outlined.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Newark, New Jersey) Rel. between crime rate and punishments available to United States courts examined; films shown. [Mayor Ed KOCH - thinks system fails due to lenient sentences.] Crime rate since 1970 despite major crackdown graphed on screen. [1974, Richard NIXON - claims war on crime is being won.] Eisenhower commission conclusions examined. [Newark police director Hubert WILLIAMS - believes emotional reaction to crime fails.] [San Jose police chief Joseph McNAMARA - praises technology's role in police work.] [Crime expert Elliott CURRIE - disagrees; explains.] Related statistics outlined on screen. [Inmate Scott DAY - believes crime pays.] [McNAMARA - agrees.] Level of prison overcrowding in United States described. [California Judge Stanley GOLDE - doesn't believe more prisons will stop crime; cites case as example]
REPORTER: Jane Wallace
#302795
(Studio) CBS Incorporated reported subpoenaing Cable News Network owner Ted Turner to determine nature and extent of his contacts with Fairness in Media; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#302797
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Plan, Spain) Shortage of single women here examined; films shown. Scenes from "Westward the Women" shown; movie noted inspiring town's plan to import available women. Details given. Desires of various bachelors (named) listed.
REPORTER: Richard Roth
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