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(Studio) Chicago, Illinois, authorities said working on substantial lead in Tylenol poisoning case.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Chicago, Illinois) Investigators said believing that poisonings were work of 2 men, include relative of 1 victim; details given. Roger Arnold, recently arrested on gun charge and questioned about Tylenol murders before released on bond, said 1 of the suspects; Illinois attorney general Tyrone Fahner reported meeting with attorney recently. Other gains in investigation outlined. [ARNOLD - claims innocence.]
REPORTER: Jim Cummins
(Studio) Tylenol mfrs. Johnson and Johnson noted running new television commercials; details given.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Drop in Dow Jones industry average today compared to that in 1929; details given.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(NYC) Today's stock market plunge examined; 1929 market crash recalled. Apparent cause of drop explained. [INVESTORS - comment.] Dow Jones average since August graphed on screen.
REPORTER: Mike Jensen
(Studio) President Reagan's optimism over recent gains in stock market recalled; White House spokesperson's remarks today quoted.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) John DeLorean said unable to raise bail on drug chgs.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Los Angeles, California) DeLorean s appearance in court today for bail reduction hearing noted canceled due to attorney's withdrawal of request; inter-office memos of DeLorean's auto company noted indicating his questionable financial practices. Portions quoted on screen; DeLorean said also named in number of lawsuits with Roy Nesseth, former DeLorean employee and longtime friend. Nesseth's conviction in 1950s of grand theft and forgery mentioned. Pete Averea, auto industry inventor, said claiming Nesseth threatened his life. [AVEREA - considers Nesseth a mobster, notes death threats.] R. C. Dick Brown, former DeLorean employee, reported claiming that attempts earlier in year by armed gunmen to steal DeLorean cars was under direction of Nesseth and DeLorean. [BROWN - describes gunmen taking cars to DeLorean's farm.] [NESSETH - declines comment.] Nesseth's denial of criminal record noted.
REPORTER: Brian Ross
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(Studio) Major cocaine bust in Georgia discussed.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Israeli defense minister Ariel Sharon reported appearing before commission investigating last month's massacre of Palestinians in Lebanon.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Jerusalem, Israel) Sharon's testimony examined; films shown. His exoneration of Prime Min. Menahem Begin and claim that decision to send Phalangists into refugee camps was made by chief of staff Rafael Eytan following Bashir Gemayel's assassination noted.
REPORTER: Bob Jamieson
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(Studio) Secretary of State George Shultz said acknowledging possible expansion of Marines' presence in Lebanon at request of President Amin Gemayel, despite basic goal of United States to withdraw all foreign forces from region.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Prime Min. Margaret Thatcher reported addressing Parliament soon on England's latest espionage scandal.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(London, England) Scenes shown from John Le Carre's "Smiley's People" with Alec Guinness shown. Latest scandal involving USSR agent Geoffrey Prime, former employee at commications center, detailed; Thatcher's efforts to play down scandal noted. Fear that scandal will spread to similar electronic monitoring station in Hong Kong examined. [Retired intelligence ofr. Jock KANE - recalls disappearance of documents and implications for United States losses in Vietnam war.] Seriousness of Prime's activities and implications for British security noted.
REPORTER: Steve Mallory
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(Studio) Unexpected heavy weather reported hitting eastern seaboard; impact on Virginia, and Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, described; films shown. Record cold weather throughout nation listed.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Ford, General Motors and Chrysler sales for mid-October discussed.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) UAW (United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America) members noted voting on possible strike against Chrysler.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Detroit, Michigan) [Columbia Univ. spokesperson B.J. WIDICK - thinks workers have reached breaking point.] [Chrysler negotiator Thomas MINER - cites ultimatum to union.] Crux of conflict between workers and management examined. [WORKER - will strike if necessary.] [MINER - claims company has no money for wage increase] Union recalled rejecting contract earlier in month; implications for union leadership noted. [UAW president Doug. FRASER - comments on consequences of prolonged strike.] [WIDICK - notes lack of confidence in auto industry] [Ted KULAS, Ken REYNOLDS - discuss workers' anger at Chrysler.]
REPORTER: Garrick Utley
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(Studio) Recent mutilations of brown pelicans in south California recalled; photograph shown. Successful beak reconstruction on 1 shown; poem read.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Results of latest NBC News-AP poll on public's perception of President Reagan's reelec. outlined.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) White House meeting today of President Reagan and Gerald Ford discussed; films shown.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) President Reagan's upcoming Latin American visit outlined.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) President Reagan's planned campaign trips in next few days outlined; press secretary Larry Speakes quoted.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Iowa congress race between Cooper Evans and Lynn Cutler mentioned. Films shown. [Darlene SCHWARTZROCK - thinks recession is good learning experience.] State's bumper corn crop noted. [Bill FLUHRER, Richard SCHRADER, Alecia SIBERT, Holly CONNOR, Gary BERNAU, Erwin JOHNSON, Arlen ENABNIT, Chuck SOUDER - discuss state's agriculture problems, United States grain embargo against USSR , President Reagan's economy programs, reelec. bid.] Charles City, Iowa, high school girls softball team said runner up in state championship.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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