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(Studio) Labor Secretary Raymond Donovan reported indicted on criminal chgs. involving his role in Schiavone Construction Company
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(DC) Donovan's recent testimony before grand jury and today's indictment alleging his construction company falsified documents on government project noted; background to case involving Schiavone's relationship with mob figure William Masselli reviewed. Ronald Schiavone and other employees said also indicted. Details of indictment outlined on screen; Donovan and others said asked to surrender tomorrow.
REPORTER: James Polk
(Studio) Special prosecutor's earlier findings in case recalled; implications for current case discussed. Possibility of partisan pols. considered.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw, James Polk
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(New York City) No. victims last year in Florida's Mafia war over control of heroin business in United States recalled; crackdown in Italy and United States on reputed Mafia figs. based on testimony of Tommaso Buscetta, a Mafia boss in Sicily, examined. Significance of Buscetta's testimony explained; his implication of mob figs. in United States outlined. [New York detective Remo FRANCISQUINI - comments on importance of Buscetta's revelations.] Italian interior minister Oscar Scalfaro mentioned arriving in United States for mtgs. with Attorney General William French Smith.
REPORTER: Brian Ross
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Boston, Massachusetts) Navy's success in legally obtaining release of ship from private shipyard where workers had been holding vessel "hostage" after Navy criticized quality of yard's work examined; background to dispute explained. Films shown. [WORKERS - defense quality of work; fear layoffs.] Judge Robert Keeton's ruling mentioned.
REPORTER: Fred Briggs
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(Studio) Dry-docked ship in Norfolk, Virginia, reported sliding off blocks; details given, films shown.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Major league umpires reported striking.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(NYC) Use of amateur umpires in baseball playoffs examined. [American League president Bobby BROWN - will replace striking umpires.] 1979 strike recalled. [Amateur umpire Mike O'DELL - is nervous at prospect of major league game.] [Major league PLAYERS - aren't concerned.] Labor issues underlying dispute discussed. [Umpires Association president Ed RUNGE - explains association's stance.] [Baseball commissioner Peter UEBERROTH - won't comment.]
REPORTER: Bill Schechner
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(Studio) Death of baseball manager Walter Alston reported; his career recalled.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Document allegedly leaked to United States embassy in Nicaragua reported claiming Sandinistas plan to sell junta leader Dan. Ortega to United States media; details given. Ortega noted currently in New York City for United Nations address; his commitment to November elecs. outlined. [ORTEGA - (thru translator) invites outside election observers; comments on purchase of USSR fighter planes.] Recent deaths of United States mercenaries during raid on Nicaragua recalled.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Las Vegas, NV) Role of American mercenaries, Vietnam vets., in war against Nicaragua and in El Salvador examined; films shown. Their presence in El Salvador noted circumventing congressionally imposed limit on number United States military advisers. [Mercenary Bill BROOKS - notes advisers encourage them.] "Soldier of Fortune" mag. mentioned financing many "vacation" mercenaries; details given. [Salvadoran Major Armando AZMITIA - praises mercenaries.] Mercenaries said encouraged by reticence of Reagan administration Congress noted unaware of mercenaries' involvement until recently, despite "Soldier of Fortune" magazine's readers' and Pentagon's awareness; extent of magazine's readership and financing of training teams for region discussed. [Senator Christopher DODD - resents civilians conducting nation's foreign policy.] Rationalization of mercenaries' efforts by mag. publisher Colonel Robert Brown (ret.) outlined. [BROWN - won't apologize for mercenaries, include their deaths.] Readers' donation of equipment, not weapons, noted possible through loopholes in Neutrality Act; details given.
REPORTER: Fred Francis
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(Studio) Supreme Court reported letting stand Rhode Island decision overturning Claus von Bulow's attempted murder conviction; details given. Sunny von Bulow mentioned in coma since 1981.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(DC) Alabama, Michigan and Connecticut cases before Supreme Court dealing with separation of Church and State reviewed. Alabama suit brought by plaintiff Ishmael Jaffree and implications of court's ruling considered. [JAFFREE - explains opposition to pressure for moment of silence in public school.] Michigan case involving public school teachers' role in parochial schools, at expense of taxpayer, explained; role of Pro-Reagan religious groups and Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in tilting Supreme Court toward pro-religion rulings noted. [American Enterprise Institution spokesperson Bruce FEIN - expects Supreme Court to endorse "local options."] [Americans United executive director Rev. Robert MADDOX - agrees.] Court's leaning toward accommodation of Church and State cited.
REPORTER: Carl Stern
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(Studio) Walter Mondale, focusing on President Reagan's incompetence, and Reagan, accusing Mondale of leading nation to economy despair, noted continuing attacks on each other. [MONDALE - mocks Reagan's analysis of nuclear missiles.] [REAGAN - accuses Mondale of being committed to large spending increases] FAA reported investigating incident involving Vice President George Bush's campaign plane and private aircraft near Cleveland, Ohio, yesterday; details given.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(London, England) Controversy over advertising by solicitors, non-ctroom. attys., examined; various commercials and ads shown. [Solicitor Percy RICHER - credits influence of United States culture; acknowledges opposition by some British attys.] [ATTYS. - criticize solicitors' ads.]
REPORTER: John Cochran
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