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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(California) Reagan campaign's post-debate atmosphere examined; films shown. [Nancy REAGAN - claims husband won.] [REAGAN - agrees.] President's aides' perception of event described. [Nancy REAGAN - thinks husband's debate joke about age issue was turnaround point; jokes about Jimmy Carter's reference to Amy Carter's assessment of arms control during 1980 debate.] [Deputy press secretary Larry SPEAKES - doesn't think Mondale can win election] [REAGAN - addresses Rockwell International B-1 plant employees on Mondale's national defense stance.] Apparent strategy now of Reagan campaign explained.
REPORTER: Chris Wallace
(Studio) Walter Mondale noted claiming victory in last night's debate; details given. His appearance in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, today with wife and Mayor Wilson Goode examined; films shown. Mondale quoted regarding Reagan's lack of leadership. [MONDALE - discusses debate, Reagan's denial of responsibility for Lebanon debacles; criticizes President's arms control policy; assesses election possibilities; comments on state of health, stamina.]
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Kansas City, Missouri) Last night's debate reviewed. [Last night, MONDALE - attacks Reagan's lack of leadership; outlines his defense policy.] [Last night, REAGAN - retracts earlier statement that CIA has station chief in Nicaragua; attacks Mondale's defense record; jokes about age issue; denies claiming submarine missiles can be recalled.] [MONDALE - stands by allegation.] [1982, REAGAN - speaks regarding recalling carriers of missiles.] President's attempt to rationalize comment outlined.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Secretary of State George Shultz and Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger reported denying reports that casualty count from last year's invasion of Grenada was higher than officially claimed.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(DC) Questions arising from film of crash of Delta Force helicopter and apparent removal of bodies immediately prior to invasion examined; Delta Force mentioned ultra-secret commando unit. Other films of Hughes helicopters and Army's failure to include these crafts in invasion data shown, discussed. Casualties among Delta and Navy's Seals units said never reported [Mil. analyst professor Richard GABRIEL - describes failure of Delta Force mission.] [Stanley LUCAS - notes Army, informing him of son Captain Keith Lucas' death, acknowledging covering up other casualties; explains.] [WEINBERGER - claims such allegations are lies; praises quality of invasion.] Mil. experts from Israel, West Germany and Pentagon mentioned disagreeing with Weinberger's assessment; details given. [Mil. strategist Edward LUTTWAK - considers invasion poorly planned.]
REPORTER: Fred Francis
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(Studio) CIA reported contradicting President Reagan's claim in last night's debate that agency had deleted references to political assassinations from terrorist primer distributed among anti-Nicaraguan guerrillas; details given. Senator Sam Nunn's analysis of situation mentioned.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Extortionists' continued cyanide poisoning of candy in Japan detailed.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Los Angeles, California) Arraignment of FBI agent Richard Miller and two Sovs. for alleged espionage examined; films shown. Govt.'s case against Miller, Svetlana Ogorodnikova and Nikolay Ogorodnlkov reviewed. Pleas entered by trio today mentioned; focus of Miller's legal defense outlined. [Defense attorney Stanley GREENBERG - claims client was conducting investigation.]
REPORTER: George Lewis Artist: Walt Stewart
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(Studio) Brink's guard Victor Gerena recalled disappearing with company funds from Connecticut office last year; Puerto Rico radical group Macheteros said now claiming Gerena is member Details given.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Tornadoes in Texas and Mississippi valley detailed; films shown.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Extent of auto insurance fraud in California discussed.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Bombing of Marine compound in Beirut, Lebanon, last year recalled.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Beirut, Lebanon) Post-bombing United States status in Beirut examined; films shown. [Shiite leader Nabih BERRI - notes all dipls. here take same precautions.] [Bank of America spokesperson John RASCHER - recalls latest US embassy bombing.] Sec. measures taken by Rascher described; concern on campus of American Univ. discussed. Terrorist murder of university president Malcolm Kerr and kidnapping of his predecessor recalled. [Univ. president Dr. Calvin CLIMPTON - hopes for rational approach to job.] [Assistant secretary state Richard MURPHY - recalls Americans were once safe in Lebanon.] Incr. strength of radical Moslems backed by Iran considered.
REPORTER: Garrick Utley
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Logan sport, IN) Demise of steam locomotives reviewed; films shown. Restoration of steam engine for annual run of Wabash Cannonball through IN featured. [Vol. Larry RANDOLPH - agrees it's a grown man's toy.] [Allen BAUER, Ben STEWART - explain taking grandchildren on train.]
REPORTER: Jim Cummins
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