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(Studio) Hurricane Gloria's strength and location off eastern coast reported; scenes shown. [National Hurricane Center director Dr. Neil FRANK - discusses storm's threat to US, possible course.]
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Nags Head, North Carolina) Coastal region's preparations for Gloria's arrival examined; scenes shown. [MAN - comments.] 1938 hurricane's impact on New England and 1960 Hurricane Donna's impact on N Carolina recalled; historical scenes shown. [PEOPLE - comment.] Vulnerability of Nags Head, North Carolina, explained. [Police chief Lonnie DICKENS - considers consequences if hurricane hits Nags Head.]
REPORTER: Jim McManus
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(Studio) President Miguel de la Madrid reported meeting with Mexico City officials to discuss building codes following destruction from major earthquakes there.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Mexico City, Mexico) Contd. search for and discovery of survivors in rubble featured; one infant's (named) rescue cited as example [Rescue worker Luis Arturo CHAVEZ - (thru translator) rejoices.] Rescue of Oscar and Rebecca Flores detailed. [Oscar FLORES - (thru translator) describes ordeal.] [US ambassador John GAVIN - notes increase loss of hope of rescuing more survivors.] [Rescue worker Eduardo SAUCEDO - comments.]
REPORTER: Jerry Bowen
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(Studio) Secretary of State George Shultz's New York City meeting with USSR foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze in preparation for summit between President Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev noted. Shevardnadze thought ready to present Reagan with new Soviet arms control proposal in his meeting with President Friday. Details given, scenes shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#306057
(Studio) State Department's reticence about commenting on France's involvement in bombing of Greenpeace ship in New Zealand this summer noted. Vice President George Bush, head of terrorism task force, quoted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Paris, France) Implications of widening Greenpeace scandal for President Francois Mitterrand's government discussed; scenes shown. General Rene Imbot mentioned new defense minister [Courtesy BBC, talk show HOST - considers similarity with Watergate, refers to France's predicament as Waterloo.] ["Le Monde" spokesperson Andre FONTAINE - describes bungled cover-up.] [French TV spokesperson Edouard LOHR - explains government's effort to protect Mitterrand.] Prime Min. Laurent Fabius' television appearance cited as example
REPORTER: David Andelman
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(Studio) Palestinian terrorist bombing of British Airways office in Rome, Italy, detailed; scenes shown. Cafe bombing in same district recently recalled.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Palestinian terrorist attack on Israeli yacht in Cyprus detailed; scenes shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#306061
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Los Angeles, California) Serial murders of prostitutes here examined; scenes shown. [WOMAN - notes friends' deaths.] [Lieutenant Ed HENDERSON - cites scope of police task.] Composite drawing of suspect shown. [WOMEN - comment.] Night Stalker murders recalled.
REPORTER: Nadine Berger
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Chicago, Illinois) Controversy over one high school sex education program, include dispensing of contraceptives, examined; birth rate among students last year cited. [Principal Judith STEINHAGEN - defs. program.] [United Families of Illinois spokesperson Nancy CZERWIEC, Barbara LEKAS - want school clinic closed.] [Stacy SMITH - notes ability to continue education while pregnant due to clinic.] Socioecon. status of school's population cited. [Center for New Horizons spokesperson Norma WILSON - defs. clinic.]
REPORTER: Karen Boros
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(Studio) Implications for future US-Sino relations of Reagan administration's condemnation of China (PR) family planning program reported.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(NYC) Problems faced by physicians and society by malpractice suits and resulting insurance costs examined; decision of Doctors Charles Sawyer, Colin Jones and others to quit obstetrics cited as example [JONES, SAWYER - explain econ. burden on them of insurance premiums.] [Annette THOMPSON - resents being unable to choose doctor for her delivery due to lack of physicians.] Basis of criticism of doctors who use malpractice as excuse for raising fees discussed; Harry Jordan's experience outlined as illustrating situation. [JORDAN - notes reduction of his judgment and economy implications for him.] [Dr. Sidney WOLFE - feels California's legislature limiting size of malpractice awards treats symptoms, not problem of malpractice.] [JORDAN - questions his future.]
REPORTER: Bill Redeker
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(Studio) Indictments of several members and leaders of Ku Klux Klan in North Carolina for conspiracy and perjury detailed; scenes shown.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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#306069
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Garrison, MD) Visa and MasterCard noted among credit companies using laser-produced holograms as means of preventing counterfeiting. [Counterfeiter Don. SANDERS - notes merchants' lack of concern.] [Data Card Corporation chairperson D.J. EKBERG - thinks hologram only slows down counterfeiters.] MasterCard International's use of computer chip built into card examined. [MasterCard International president Russell HOGG - hopes for improved sec.] Criticism of such "smart cards" outlined. [Lawrence LINDEN - thinks it's a solution looking for a problem.] (Local weather bulletin on screen, 5:56:00-5:57:00) [SANDERS - doesn't believe counterfeiters will be stopped by smart cards.]
REPORTER: Ned Potter
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