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(Studio: Bob Schieffer) Report introduced.
(DC: Terence Smith) Withdrawal of nomination of Doug. Ginsburg to Supreme Court reported [GINSBURG - says he has asked President Reagan not to forward nomination to Supreme Court] Educ. Secretary William Bennett's call urging Ginsburg to step down because he used marijuana noted. Same advice said given by assistant Attorney General William Bradford Reynolds. [GINSBURG - says he supports anti-drug programs of President and Nancy Reagan and admits he made mistake.] [Senator Orrin HATCH - says aides at White House have no guts.] Stmt. by Reagan about Ginsburg's withdrawal and move toward next nominee quoted on screen.] [In Iowa, Vice President George BUSH - says we need to go ahead with new nomination] White House noted not assigning blame for failure of nominee this time.
(Studio: Bob Schieffer) Criticism of selection process by Congress reported Report introduced.
(DC: Rita Braver) Ginsburg said surprised by quick drop-off of administration support. [Harvard Law School Hal SCOTT - says there must be better process for evaluating Supreme Court justices.] Ginsburg nomination noted headed for defeat because of his participation in cable television case, his lack of legal experience, as well as the marijuana issue reported [Senator Edward KENNEDY - says Ginsburg lacked experience.] Charges that administration acted hastily in choosing Ginsburg reported [People for the American Way spokesperson Arthur KROPP - says Reagan rushed the process.] [Senator Robert DOLE - calls on administration to ask hard questions of next nominee.] Next possible candidate said possibly Anthony Kennedy, William Wilkins, Ralph Winter, Roger Miner or David Suther. White House and Justice Department officials said hoping to be united in their next choice.
(Studio: Bob Schieffer) [Attorney General Edwin MEESE - says only Ginsburg knew about marijuana in his background; that he withdrew when he saw it would be in best interest of administration; denies lobbying Reagan for Ginsburg; maintains withdrawal was Ginsburg's own decision; states list of cands. will be presented to President; denies not supporting Kennedy.]
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(Studio: Bob Schieffer) Report introduced.
(NYC: Richard Schlesinger) Politicians' revealing of their marijuana use following Doug. Ginsburg's withdrawal of candidate for Supreme Court due to his marijuana use reported Senator Albert Gore's admission of marijuana use by both he and his wife reported [GORE - says he has tried marijuana.] Admission of use of marijuana by presidential candidate Bruce Babbitt noted. [Representative Newt GINGRICH - says he used marijuana once.] [Senator Claiborne PELL - says he smoked marijuana once.] Denials from several president cands. noted. [Reverend Jesse JACKSON - says he gets high fighting for jobs and justice.] Governor Michael Dukakis, Representative Richard Gephardt and Representative Jack Kemp noted denying ever using marijuana.
(Studio: Bob Schieffer) Report introduced.
(Studio: Dan Rather) Presidential campaign in Iowa featured. People in Iowa noted likening activities in Washington, DC to Marx Brothers comedy. Casey Stengel quotation applied to comedy of errors during Supreme Court nomination and its implications for status of presidency of Ronald Reagan discussed. Credibility of Meese within admin. because of his role in Supreme Court noms. discussed. Character issue noted raised again in campaign '88. Incidents affecting Gary Hart and Senator Joseph Biden recalled. Republicans noted now hoping White House pragmatists, led by White House chief of staff Howard Baker, may prevail over right-wing aides led by Edwin Meese.
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(Studio: Bob Schieffer) Accident involving chartered bus hitting stalled truck in West Virginia reported Smoke from forest fire noted obscuring view on hwy., thus causing accident.
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(Studio: Bob Schieffer) Report introduced.
(Columbia, Mississippi: Peter Van Sant) Evacuation of residents during EPA search for toxic chemicals here that have been blamed for health problems reported; details given, scenes shown. [RESIDENTS - discuss health problems.] Resident Jim THORNHILL - says toxic chemicals were found in blood samples taken both from self and wife, who soon died.] [EPA spokesperson Kelly McCARTY - says she doubts illnesses came from waste site.] [Resident Jennings GILMORE - says Environmental Protection Agency report is a joke.] Residents' fear that they have already been poisoned stated.
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(Studio: Bob Schieffer) Takeover of power in Tunisia from President Habib Bourguiba by prime minister Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali reported; details given, scenes shown.
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(Studio: Bob Schieffer) Arab League summit noted meeting in Amman, Jordan. Absence of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia reported Iraqi president Saddam Hussein said hoping summit might close Arab ranks against Iran in Persian Gulf war.
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(Studio: Bob Schieffer) Report introduced.
(Moscow, USSR : Wyatt Andrews) Parade in Moscow, USSR , celebrating 70th anniversary of socialism featured; details given, scenes shown. Control of leader Mikhail Gorbachev over military noted. Presence of new defense min. Dmitri Yazov, who was appointed after Mathias Rust landed plane in Red. Sq. last May, noted. [YAZOV - (thru translator) says threat of nuclear war still present.] Mil. parade shown; US-USSR arms control talks mentioned. Plea for joint US-USSR trip to Mars during parade shown. Parade noted glorifying Russian military while trying not to show too much of a militaristic image overseas.
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(Studio: Bob Schieffer) Presence of Polish leader General Wojciech Jaruzelski as guest at USSR parade reported Report introduced.
(Warsaw, Poland: Bert Quint) Secret meeting in Warsaw, Poland, of Poles hoping for peaceful revolution reported; details given, scenes shown. Presence of Solidarity leader Lech Walesa noted; his speech quoted. Econ. reforms in Poland noted allowed by USSR as part of USSR leader Mikhail Gorbachev's glasnost policy. Potential economy problems in Poland cited. [Solidarity spokesperson Janusz ONYSZKIEWICZ - says we can't trust reformers.] Polish distrust of socialist rulers said illustrated by absence of extensive celebrations of anniversary of Bolshevik Revolution.
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(Studio: Bob Schieffer) Report introduced.
(Moscow, USSR : Tom Fenton) Parade in Moscow, USSR , celebrating 70th anniversary of socialism featured; details given, scenes shown. Parade noted celebrating new economy reforms of Mikhail Gorbachev. Problems in implementing Gorbachev's economy reforms discussed; Gorbachev's new book quoted. New set of reforms said to link workers' pay to performance. [Soviet expert Martin McCAULEY - says Gorbachev is saying days of plenty are in future.] Growing Russian middle class, "yummies," profiled; scenes shown.
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