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(Studio) Allen Dorfman's legal and illegal career with Teamsters Union recalled; his apparent organized crime execution today in Chicago reported.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Chicago, Illinois) Circumstances of Dorfman's murder in presence of Irwin Weiner examined; films shown. [Police spokesperson John JANACEK - describes scene.] Dorfman's recent conviction along with Teamsters president Roy Williams for conspiring to bribe Senator Howard Cannon recalled. [Crime commission DIR. - believes Dorfman was murdered to prevent his revealing organized crime info.] [Author Steven BRILL - thinks mob feared Dorfman would discuss Jimmy Hoffa's murder.] Williams' recent criticism of Dorfman in Kansas City newspaper recalled.
REPORTER: Jim Cummins
(Studio) Dorfman's legal problems described.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
#526464
(Studio) Investigation into drug use and trafficking on Capitol Hill said now focusing on eastern Texas Representative
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Representative Charles Wilson, member of investigating Ethics Committee, said himself target of inquiry by federal grand jury; Wilson's remarks on investigation outlined. Witnesses' account of Wilson's alleged drug use mentioned. [Associate attorney general Rudolph GIULIANI - notes obligation to investigate allegations.] Investigation recalled beginning with arrest of former Congress page and alleged cocaine dealer Douglas Marshall; details given.
REPORTER: Brian Ross
#526465
(Studio) Sentence given Eugene "Mercury" Morris, former football player, for drug trafficking reported; details given, films shown.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
#526467
(Studio) USSR nuclear powered satellite Cosmos 1402 said thought hitting earth this wkend.; details given.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Current status of satellite's decaying orbit examined, illustrated on screen. Crash of radioactive USSR satellite in Canada in 1978 recalled; films shown. [Defense Department spokesperson Henry CATTO - anticipates portions of satellite penetrating atmosphere.] Purpose of Cosmos 1402's mission noted.
REPORTER: Fred Francis
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(Studio) President Reagan said reconfirming his commitment to arms reduction talks with USSR ; State Department spokesperson John Hughes' comment on need to take talks seriously mentioned.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
#526469
(Studio) Hijacking of Northwest Orient airliner to Portland, OR, reported; details given, films shown.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
#526470
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Los Angeles, California) City's effort to make profit off 1984 summer Olympics examined. [President REAGAN - addresses committee representatives on videotape.] Delegates' criticism of city's preparations outlined. [Los Angeles Olympic committee spokesperson Peter UEBERROTH - notes cost to city per athlete.] Inability of city to guarantee games free of transportation problems or smog mentioned.
REPORTER: Don Oliver
#526471
(Studio) Shooting at Manchester, Missouri, junior high school by student reported.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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#526474
(Studio) President Reagan's praise of administration's 1st 2 years noted.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) [REAGAN - dismisses critics; reads poem.] [Chief of Staff James BAKER - notes inability to keep promise to balance budget.] Unemployment since Reagan took office graphed on screen.
REPORTER: Chris Wallace
(Studio) Criticism of administration by Democratic national chairperson Charles Manatt and pollster Lou Harris' analysis of Reagan's slipping job performance rating reported.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
#526475
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Studio) Commentary concerns President Reagan's 1st 2 years in office; photos of Reagan in 1981 and today compared. Changes in his approach to government outlined. Jimmy Carter, American hostages in Iran recalled, shown.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
#526476
(Studio) Interior Secretary James Watt's comparison of envts. with Nazis and Bolsheviks in "Bus. Wk." magazine quoted. Wilderness Society president Gaylord Nelson's response quoted.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
#526478
(Studio) Winter storm reported hitting throughout US; details given.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Atlanta, Georgia) Storm's impact on south United States examined; films shown.
REPORTER: Kenley Jones
(NYC) Plight of homeless during winter examined; films shown. [PEOPLE - describe their situation.] [Project director Alan SUTHERLAND - describes basic groups seeking shelter.] Factors keeping some from seeking aid noted.
REPORTER: Eric Burns
#526480
(Studio) Abraham Lincoln quoted.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Central City, Kentucky) Virgil Everhart's efforts to saw house in half as his response to divorce settlement examined. [EVERHART - comments.] Reaction of Janice Everhart and court noted. [NEIGHBORS - react to situation.]
REPORTER: Fred Briggs
#526481
(Studio) Governor Jay Rockefeller reported relinquishing his salary as governor due to state's unemployment rate; symbolism of gesture explained.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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#526483
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Stockholm, Sweden) Ban of "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial" for some age groups in Scandinavia examined; scenes shown. Similar restrictions on "Star Wars", "The Empire Strikes Back", and "Raiders of the Lost Ark" recalled. Manhattan students at P.S. #6 noted supporting protest by Scandinavian youth. [STUDENTS - don't think ban is fair.] E.T.'s box office success here noted.
REPORTER: Don Porter
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