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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(La Palma, El Salvador) Peace talks here today between President Jose Napoleon Duarte and guerrilla leaders featured; absence of rebel military commander Joaquin Villalobos explained. Sec. for talks noted provided by Salvadoran Boy Scouts; details given. Apparent outcome of negotiations outlined, discussed.
REPORTER: Mike Boettcher
(Studio) Guerrilla leaders meeting with Duarte today noted include once-mainstream pols. Guillermo Ungo and -Ruben Zamora; their backgrounds and current positions in rebel movement reviewed. Films shown.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(DC) Reagan administration's public and private reaction to La Palma talks examined. [President REAGAN - praises Duarte's efforts.] Agreement reached between Secretary State George Shultz and Duarte last week regarding power-sharing with guerrillas outlined. [State Department spokesperson John HUGHES - claims Reagan endorses Duarte's position in talks.] Admin.'s apparent belief that fighting will continue discussed.
REPORTER: Marvin Kalb
(Studio) Admin.'s dual response to negotiations considered.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw, Marvin Kalb
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Georgia) President Reagan's south campaign appearances today attacking Walter Mondale's for. policy examined; films shown. [REAGAN - mocks Mondale's reaction to US invasion of Grenada, to USSR invasion of Afghanistan.] President's photograph session at McDonald's restaurant, where he had to be reminded to pay for meal, noted. [REAGAN - conts. attack on Mondale's national defense stance.] Upcoming second debate mentioned.
REPORTER: Chris Wallace
(Saint Louis, Missouri) Mondale's campaign attacks on Reagan's environmental policies while touring toxic waste dump featured; government noted only providing cleanup funds after Mondale announced planned visit to site. [MONDALE - cites roles of pols. in administration's timing of environmental issues.] Geraldine Ferraro's attacks on Reagan administration's environmental policies examined. [FERRARO - notes administration was responsible for James Watt once, Anne Burford twice.] Mondale's preparations for Sunday's debate explained.
REPORTER: Lisa Myers
(Studio) Archbishop John O'Connor, responding to New York Governor Mario Cuomo's recent speech on pols. and religion, said continuing abortion debate; details given.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) reported withholding release of space shuttle Challenger photos of 27-yr.-old nuclear accident site in USSR ; details given.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(DC) National Trans. Safety Bd.'s push for states to crack down on drunk drivers, especially repeat offenders, examined; films shown. February 1984 case in Cincinnati cited as example [Judge Norbert NADEL - accuses defendant of not caring about human life.] [NTSB chairperson James BURNETT - notes drunk driving is nation's leading safety and health problem.] NTSB's findings and recommendations outlined; support of movement by Patty and Lou Herzog following death by drunk driver of their daughter Susan noted. [Lou HERZOG - advises nation to take action.]
REPORTER: Robert Hager
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(Studio) No. youth gangs in Los Angeles, California, mentioned; number killed or injured in weekend clashes reported.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Los Angeles, California) Rise in gang wars here since Olympics ended examined. [Paula BARRY - describes attack by gang on her daughter's party] [high school principal Minnie FORD - describes fear of students.] [Police chief Daryl GATES - cites routine flare-ups of gang violence.] [BARRY - claims she's leaving city out of fear of gangs.]
REPORTER: George Lewis
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(Studio) Navy reported forsaking polyester uniforms, not due to extreme fire dangers they pose, but because of stain removal difficulties; details given.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Bankers Trust Company reported reducing prime rate; details given.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) No. bank failures so far this year reported.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Oneida, Tennessee) Federal Deposit Ins. Corporation (FDIC) takeovers of failing banks examined; Oneida Bank and Trust Company's failure cited as example [Tennessee bank commissioner William ADAMS - informs bank of takeover.] National economy factors contributing to failures reviewed. FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) takeover procedure detailed. [PEOPLE - react to bank's closing.] Econs. involved for FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) in Energy Bank of Oak Ridge's purchase of Oneida cited. [Energy PRES. - reassures Oneida staff about their jobs.] No. banks on FDIC's endangered list noted.
REPORTER: Irving R. Levine
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#533951
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(NYC) Introd. of in-flight telephone calls; Airfone, examined; films shown. [Airfone spokesperson Sandra GOEKEN - notes business advantages of system.]
REPORTER: Dennis Moore
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(Studio) NASA's discovery of new solar system detailed; photos shown.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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