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(Studio) Execution of Robert Sullivan in Florida today reported.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Starke, Florida) Sullivan's execution, following Florida supreme court's rejection of his final appeal, examined; demonstrations at prison and governor's mansion by opponents of capital punishment reported, shown. [Witness Bert ROSELLE - describes scene.] Sullivan's last statement quoted on screen. [WITNESS - describes execution.] Sullivan recalled convicted of killing Don. Schmidt in 1973; circumstances of case reviewed. Photos shown. [Widow Rose SCHMIDT - feels execution served justice.] [Governor Robert GRAHAM - recounts his emotions in regard to execution.] No. inmates on Florida's death row mentioned.
REPORTER: Dennis Murphy
(Studio) Total number inmates on death row in United States cited.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
#527801
(Studio) Rescue of kidnapped beer baron Freddie Heineken and his chauffeur in The Netherlands reported; details given.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Amsterdam, The Netherlands) Details of men's ordeal examined; films, file photograph shown. Heineken's alleged wealth and ransom demands noted. [Heineken spokesperson Jan KAPELLE - describes conditions under which men were held.] Police negotiations with kidnappers discussed; number arrested in connection with kidnapping, most believed members of same family, cited.
REPORTER: Paul Miller
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(Studio) Collision of Trailways bus and truck near Livingston, Texas, reported; details given.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Livingston, Texas) Circumstances surrounding collision and its possible cause examined; films shown. [Truck driver Richard GARCIA - describes bus hitting him.] Bus company spokesperson noted claiming accident was unrelated to Greyhound strike or Trailways' increased passenger load.
REPORTER: Robert Elliot
#527804
(Studio) Major snowstorm in Buffalo, New York, examined; films shown.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
#527805
(Studio) Space shuttle Columbia's continuing mission, with experiments by Owen Garriott, reported; details given, films from craft shown.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
#527807
(Studio) President Reagan reported vetoing El Salvador certification legislature; details given.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
#527808
(Studio) Focus of United States efforts to overthrow Nicaraguan government explained.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(DC) Role of United States envoy Richard Stone, meeting tomorrow in Panama with anti- Sandinista guerrilla leaders, in continuing United States pressure on Nicaragua discussed; his objectives with guerrilla leaders Adolfo Calero, Alfonso Robelo and Steadman Fagoth outlined. CIA mentioned demanding rebels intensify military campaign against Nicaragua; details outlined on screen.
REPORTER: Fred Francis
#527809
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Braunau, Austria) Town's debate over issue of acknowledging itself as Adolf Hitler's birthplace examined; films shown. Controversy over town leaders' desire to erect plaque in honor of Hitler's victims on privately owned building and opposition by owner Gerlinde Pommer noted. [POMMER - explains position.] Status of Pommer's legal suit against town outlined.
REPORTER: Phil Bremen
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(Studio) Index of leading economy indicators for October discussed.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
#527813
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Palo Alto, California) Factors affecting extent of robots in United States industry examined. [Stanford Univ. spokesperson Tom BINFORD - explains slow rate of robotization of US.] [Machine Intelligence Corporation spokesperson Charles ROSEN - agrees.] [SRI International spokesperson David NITZAN - notes complexity of robot behavior.] [ROSEN - anticipates future.] [BINFORD - claims R2D2 is yet to come.] [ROSEN - rates human intelligence higher.] [NITZAN - agrees.]
REPORTER: Douglas Kiker
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(Studio) Walter Mondale's nose job last year reported; details given, photos shown.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
#527815
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Studio) Commentary concerns econs. in United States presidential campaign; coffer of Gary Hart, 1984 election, Herbert Alexander's perception of issue included. Projected 1984 president, senate &house campaign spending outlined.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Los Angeles, California) Congenitally deaf 6 year old Ian Patterson's ability to hear now due to device invented by Dr. William House examined. [HOUSE - explains device.] [Amber PATTERSON - describes son's experience to hearing 1st sounds this week.]
REPORTER: Frank Bourgholtzer
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(Studio) Public's near-riot response to sales of Cabbage Patch dolls,reported, shown. [CONSUMERS - comment on crowd behavior.]
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(London, England) Response to dolls here examined. [BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) ANNOUNCER - describes scenes of "hysterical" consumers in Pennsylvania; films of Pennsylvania incident shown; claims British reaction to dolls is restrained.] Cabbage Patch dolls noted top selling toy here. [CONSUMER - likes doll's bottom, belly button.] [Hamley's manager Brian GRIFFIN - questions BBC's judgment.] Disreali quoted.
REPORTER: Rick Davis
(Studio) Milwaukee disc jockey's mockery of situation described; public's response noted.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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