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(Studio) Guerrillas reported claiming responsibility for yesterday's downing of CIA plane in El Salvador, disputing administration reports; continued conflict over crash site noted.
REPORTER: Connie Chung
(San Salvador, El Salvador) United States embassy's official explanation of crash mentioned; CIA's claims that arms for guerrillas are shipped from Nicaragua recalled. [Last month, Nicaraguan foreign minister Miguel D'ESCOTO - calls for United States to prove accusations.] CIA videotape of boats allegedly smuggling arms to Salvadoran guerrillas shown; Salvadoran navy's inability to capture any smugglers despite daily CIA flights noted.
REPORTER: Mike Boettcher
(Studio) United States military advisers said possibly violating guidelines by visiting guerrilla-held town in El Salvador; details given.
REPORTER: Connie Chung
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(Studio) Anti-Nicaraguan guerrilla leader whose troops are supported by CIA, said acknowledging use of political assassinations as instructed in agency manual.
REPORTER: Connie Chung
(DC) Congress intelligence cmtes. said increase pressure on CIA to explain manual. [Senator Dan. MOYNIHAN - won't accept agency placing blame on low level employee.] Guerrillas' acknowledgement that manual instructions on assassinations and terrorism are followed noted. [Rebel leader Edgar CHAMORRO - rationalizes political assassinations.] Another CIA manual advising public in means of sabotaging Nicaraguan government shown, discussed; issues under investigation by Reagan administration explained.
REPORTER: Robin Lloyd
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(Studio) President Reagan and Walter Mondale reported preparing for tomorrow's debate.
REPORTER: Connie Chung
(DC) Mondale's anticipated attack on Reagan's handling of foreign policy issues discussed. [Geraldine FERRARO - attacks CIA manual issued Nicaraguan guerrillas as written in spirit of Joseph Stalin, Mao Tse-tung; elaborates.] [Consultant Robert SQUIER - notes Mondale's effort to distance self from Jimmy Carter.] Mondale's stance on Carter's grain embargo against USSR and sale of fighter planes to Saudi Arabia mentioned; possible damage in debate of Iranian hostage crisis and Mondale's past praise of Carter's handling of it considered. [January 12, 1980, MONDALE - considers Carter's approach to hostage issue "masterful."] [October 27, 1982, MONDALE - fears United States invasion of Grenada undermines ability to effectively criticize USSR in Afghanistan, Poland.] [September 18, 1984, MONDALE - would have ordered invasion under similar circumstances.]
REPORTER: Lisa Myers
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Connie Chung
(DC) Reagan's preparations for debate examined. [In paid political address, voice of REAGAN - attacks Mondale's foreign policy.] Admin.'s history of escalating intl. tensions, include USSR withdrawal from arms control talks, reviewed. [March 8, 1983, REAGAN - considers Sovs. focus of evil in modern world.] [January 16, 1984, REAGAN - cites common ints. of United States and USSR .] His recent meeting with foreign minister Andrei Gromyko recalled. [Former negotiator Paul WARNKE - thinks Reagan administration hasn't recognized that United States can't scare USSR into submission.] [REAGAN - denies changing his stance on USSR .]
REPORTER: Emery King
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Connie Chung
(DC) Role of media, especially TV, in public's perception of political debates examined; cands.' interest in "spin control" explained. Reagan campaign's response to President's performance in first debate and Ferraro's staff's reaction to Vice President debate cited as exs. [Senator Paul LAXALT, Ed ROLLINS, James BAKER - acknowledge Mondale's debating skills.] [Anne WEXLER, Robert Barnett, Francis O'BRIEN, John SASSO - praise Ferraro's subdued performance.] [Roger STONE - praises Bush's performance.]
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Delta airliner and French plane reported nearly colliding over Long Island, New York; details given.
REPORTER: Connie Chung
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Connie Chung
(Los Angeles, California) Auction of Olympic memorabilia featured; films shown. [Producer David WOLPER - considers psychological basis of Olympic nostalgia.] [Olympic general manager Harry USHER - auctions uniform he's wearing.]
REPORTER: George Lewis
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(Studio) Vatican said denying reports that Pope John Paul II has tentatively decided to establish formal relations with Israel; details given. United States ambassador William Wilson mentioned.
REPORTER: Connie Chung
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(Studio) Econ. reforms announced by China (PR) outlined; films shown.
REPORTER: Connie Chung
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(Studio) Major demonstration throughout West Germany protesting deployment of US missiles reported; reaction of spokesperson for Chancellor Helmut Kohl quoted.
REPORTER: Connie Chung
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(Studio) Tass reaction to United States claims of Soviet violations of arms control agreements detailed.
REPORTER: Connie Chung
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Connie Chung
(Moscow, USSR ) USSR President Konstantin Chernenko's effort to influence United States foreign policy by playing to American electorate during election campaigns. examined; films shown. [Soviet OFFICIAL - (thru translator) thinks United States would seek fair negotiations if serious about arms control.] Chernenko's recent interview on US-USSR relations recalled.
REPORTER: Steve Mallory
(Studio) Emporia, Kansas, profiled as representative of debate audience; late William Allen White's role in town and support of backing allies against Hitler recalled. [Voice of WHITE - considers situation dangerous.] ["Emporia Gazette" editor Ray CALL - notes importance of international affairs.] [Voters Francis DOTSON, Lee ROWE, Rev. Wardell CHAMBERS - are concerned with nuclear war threat.] [CALL - feels issue has been Reagan's weakness.] [Gary WATTS, Joe ROTH, ROWE, DOTSON - support different cands.] Debate coverage announced.
REPORTER: Connie Chung
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