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(Studio) Nicaraguan national guards troops retaking of Matagalpa from guerrillas, who escaped into hills, noted.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Matagalpa, Nicaragua) Aftermath of battle in Matagalpa reported Journalists' experience in being trapped in Red Cross center overnight by fighting described; reporter notes being one of those trapped. Guerrillas' pledge to return reported.
REPORTER: Bob Jimenez
(DC) Official United States position about Nicaraguan situation and speculation by officials about future of situation. Venezuela's suggestion of intervention by Organization of American States and reasons this can't be carried out noted. President Anastasio Somoza's stated intentions to stay in power reported Views of some that Nicaragua is in for prolonged civil war stated.
REPORTER: Richard Valeriani
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(Studio) Panama leader Omar Torrijos' announcement of intentions to resign as President of cntry., though he'll continue to head national guard, reported.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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(Studio) Labor Department report for unemployment figs. for August noted.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(DC) Details given about unemployment figs. Econs.' previous views about full employment and reasons that this is changing noted. Steady drop in unemployment since President Carter took office reported Views of former chief econ. to Richard Nixon stated. [Econ. Herbert STEIN says unemployment rate may be too low to help fight inflation; explains.]
REPORTER: Irving R. Levine
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(Studio) Appeals court ruling that delays Los Angeles school busing plan reported.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Los Angeles, California) Background of court-ordered busing for Los Angeles and halt to plans already in effect by new court ruling outlined. Is noted as victory for antibusing group called Bustop. [Bustop attorney Cliff FRIDKIS - states reasons for opposition to forced busing.] [ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) spokesperson Joyce FISK - feels ruling is betrayal of all those who worked for desegregation for years] ACLU's planned appeal mentioned.
REPORTER: Roy Neal
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(Studio) Teachers' strikes across country reported Widening of New Orleans teachers' strike with walkout of bus drivers and mechanics stated.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(New Orleans, Louisiana) Details about New Orleans teachers' strike and their demands for more money given. [Teacher Lenox SEISS - discusses qualifications he's acquired and states salary.] Other issues involved in strike and taxpayers' attitudes stated.
REPORTER: Bob Dotson (WDSU-TV newstape, New Orleans)
(Studio) Resumption of postal negotiations between Postal Service and postal unions at Washington, DC headquarters of Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service reported Film shown. Refusal of postal union leaders' group in New York City to accept possible binding arbitration noted.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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(Studio) Endorsement of President Carter's natural gas compromise bill by group of farmers and food processors, after meeting with Carter at White House, reported Details given; film shown.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Report on evidence of new scandal at GSA.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(DC) Details about discoveries of alleged fraud and waste in General Services Administration given.
REPORTER: James Polk
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(Studio) Fayetteville, North Carolina, law enforcement search for killer who murdered teenaged girl earlier in week and apparently murdered again this morning detailed.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Missouri authorities' continued search for elderly couple who left Saint Louis airport on Thursday with dynamite stuck to car reported Police placement of dynamite in car as part of searchdog training exercise mentioned.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Update on activity of Hurricane Ella, now off North Carolina coast. Hurricane watch from Cape Lookout to Virginia border noted. Weather Bureau's monitoring of situation reported Photos shown.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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(Studio) American busman. Frances J. Crawford's announcement in Moscow of upcoming trial on currency violations reported.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Upcoming installation of John Paul I as new Roman Catholic Pope, in Sunday mass at Saint Peter's Square, reported; coverage noted. New pope's 1st mtg. with press described; his comments about journalists and Apostle Paul quoted: that Paul would be journalist if he lived today and would work either for Reuters news agency, Italian television or NBC. Film shown. [Pope JOHN PAUL - (in Italian) makes remarks, include one about NBC.]
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Extent and seriousness of child abuse in United States noted. Cntry. music singer Hank Snow's organization of sellout concert in Nashville, Tennessee, to aid victims of child abuse reported; Snow's revelation of own abuse as child stated.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(No location given) Child abuse cases given as exs. described. Involved are deaths of Tory Trio in Miami's Jackson Hospital and of Kelly and Reiter Dobberd in Jacksonville, Florida; fathers of children, Alred Trio and Ernest John Dobberd, noted as convicted of murder and Dobberd sentenced to electric chair. Films and photos shown. [Dobberd case judge River Hudson OLIFF - states feelings about child abuse deaths and gives Dobberd death sentence.] Details about extent of child abuse in US, treatment of children and limited success of treatment programs for parents given. Study by University of Colorado Med. Center physicians and nurses in Denver reported; development of methods of predicting child abuse by observing behavior of parents to newborn infants outlined. Study reported to be directed by Dr. C. Henry Kempe, who coined phrase "battered child." [KEMPE - says serious child abuse can be prevented if mother taught early how to rid self of anger and frustration without taking it out on child.] Success of program at University of Colorado Med. Center cited. Physicians' reports that natural childbirth results in less child abuse stated and reasons listed. Inquiries of hospitals all over country about Denver program noted.
REPORTER: Fred Francis
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(Studio) Reports with regard to demonstrations in Los Angeles' Civic Center section by Iranian students opposed to Shah and their confrontation with police; House committee joining with federal safety agency in recommending recall of Firestone 500 steel-belted radial tires, which Firestone says are safe; Radio Uganda's report on Prince Chas.' snub of Idi Amin at funeral of Kenya leader Jomo Kenyatta; end to firemen's strike in Anderson, IN; and cancellation of planned Labor Day swim-in in Potomac River to celebrate cleanup of river.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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(Studio) Report on Oregon busmen.'s camp.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Oregon Coast) Details given about busmen.'s week at camp to raise money for camp owned by Portland Jewish Community Center. [Camp president Milt CARL - says there is no discrimination in admissions of children.]
REPORTER: Bill Sternoff
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