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(Studio: Dan Rather) President Reagan reported vetoing ethics bill; details given. President-elect George Bush's reaction to bill noted. Report introduced.
(Santa Barbara, California: Terence Smith) [White House spokesperson Marlin FITZWATER - announces Reagan's decision.] Reagan quoted on screen with regard to bill's flaws. [Representative Barney FRANK, Senator J. Bennett JOHNSTON - allude to ex-Attorney General Edwin Meese and his corruption investigations.] [FITZWATER, BUSH - comment on bill.] White House officials quoted.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) President-elect George Bush reported naming Brent Scowcroft his national security advr.; details of Scowcroft's career given. Scowcroft noted serving on President Reagan's panel during Iran/Contra scandal. Report introduced.
(DC: Lesley Stahl) Implications of Bush's selection of Scowcroft discussed. [BUSH - praises Scowcroft.] [SCOWCROFT - comments on position.] Scowcroft's relationship with Henry Kissinger and Gerald Ford noted. [Conservative activist Paul WEYRICH, Senator Sam NUNN - comment on Scowcroft's view of SDI/Star Wars.] [BUSH -comments on defense] [Defense analyst Lawrence KORB - comments.] [BUSH - says he wants to be well-informed.] Former Senator John Tower's friends quoted with regard to his possible duties in Bush administration
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(DC: Rita Braver) Aer Lingus, Ireland's airline, reported being investigated for allegedly smuggling United States aircraft parts to Iran; details given, scenes shown. 1979hostage crisis noted curtailing aircraft sales to Iran. United States Customs agents reported seizing evidence of operation while investigating another aircraft firm. Irish ambassador reported meeting with State Department officials last month; Iran/Contra scandal recalled.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Pretoria, South Africa: Martha Teichner) President P.W. Botha reported giving Sharpeville Six reprieve with long prison sentences. [RELATIVE - comments on prison.] Botha noted also granting reprieve to white police officers sentenced to death. [RELATIVE - expresses joy.] ["Sharpeville Six" defense attorney Prakash DIAR -expresses outrage with regard to clients' treatment.] Citizens shown petitioning government to end death penalty; details given.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Seoul, South Korea: Richard Wagner) Ex-President Chun Doo Hwan reported accepting blame for his regime's corruption; details given, scenes shown. [Korea Univ. Prof. HAN Sung-Joo - comments.] Korean Assembly noted bdcsting. hearings on TV. Chun quoted with regard to fins. President Roh Tae Woo quoted with regard to possible pardon of Chun.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(NYC: Harold Dow) Drug abuse in schools discussed; scenes shown of New York City elementary school principal being arrested for purchasing crack cocaine. [Mayor Ed KOCH - comments on school board members who were charged with possession.] Accusations against school board members listed on screen. [School board members Louise WASHINGTON, Carmelo SAEZ - deny accusations.] [PARENTS - comment.] [New York City school chancellor Richard GREENE - comments on situation.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Salt Lake City, UT: John Blackstone) School for homeless children here featured; details given, scenes shown. [Teachers Stacey BESS, Ed DeBOER - comment on work.] National Coalition of Homeless statistics on homeless discussed. [CHILDREN - comment on school and life.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) California supreme court reported ruling that churches can't be held responsible for suicides of those counseled by clergy; details given.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles, California: Bob McNamara) Impact of President John F. Kennedy on graduating class of 1963 featured. [1963 GRADS. - comment on life then.] Monroe high school class of 1963 reunion featured; details given, scenes shown. [1963 GRADS. - comment on Kennedy and his assassination.] Vietnam war discussed.
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