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(Studio) Anti-Reagan demonstrations reported greeting President on his Oregon campaign swing.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Seattle, WA) Hecklers noted interrupting Reagan's speech at University of OR; films shown. [REAGAN - jokes about hecklers and Mondale.] His campaign's weakness in Oregon described. [REAGAN - praises current generation.] President's later stumble when boarding plane shown; his later appearance in Seattle, WA, examined. [REAGAN - claims Mondale voted against late Henry Jackson and with George McGovern on defense issues.] President's aides' assessment of anti-Reagan demonstrations outlined.
REPORTER: Chris Wallace
(Studio) Walter Mondale reported capitalizing on 1960 letter from Reagan to Richard Nixon comparing John F. Kennedy's policies with those of Karl Marx and Adolf Hitler.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Chicago, Illinois) Mondale's campaign appearances today with Gary Hart designed to appeal to wayward Democrats and young voters examined; films shown. [MONDALE - attacks Reagan's comparison of Kennedy with Marx and Hitler.] His later courting of industry belt in Ohio described. [MONDALE - acknowledges region has suffered under past two admins.] [Audience MBR. - challenges Mondale's tax plan.] Mondale's final campaign strategy described.
REPORTER: Lisa Myers
(Studio) Deputy press secretary Larry Speakes' explanation of Reagan's letter to Nixon mentioned.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Bombing of Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, year ago today recalled.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Camp Le Jeune, North Carolina) Memorial services here for slain Marines featured; films shown. [General P.X. KELLEY - reads letter from President Reagan.] [Carol LOSEY - feels son George Losey died defense peace.] [Stanley Hester's MOTHER - thinks son died in vain; explains.]
REPORTER: Kenley Jones
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(Studio) United States dipls. remaining in Beirut said avoiding memorial services there for Marines due to new terrorist threats.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(No location given) Impact on United States foreign policy of administration's necessary preoccupation with security of American dipls., illustrated by Secretary of State George Shultz's daily security briefings, examined. [Assistant secretary state Robert LAME - feels human factor is more important than technology in combating terrorism.] Network's test of security at United States embassies in Israel, The Netherlands described, shown. [State Department security ofr. Alan GOLACINSKI - notes diplomacy is primary mission.] Amt. budgeted next year for increase embassy security mentioned. [Ambassador Evan GALBRAITH - cites difficulty in totally guarding against committed terrorists.]
REPORTER: Jim Bittermann
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(Studio) Pentagon's reaction to yesterday's report on Grenada invasion causality statistics among Delta Force unit detailed.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(DC) Allegedly non-pol. White House reception for United States students on Grenada, their security recalled ostensible rationale for last year's invasion, examined; event organizer Jack Abramoff said officially throwing party under auspices of United States of America Fndn. while also head of College Republicans and salaried employee of Republican national committee [ABRAMOFF - acknowledges seeking votes with Grenada students.] United States of America Fndn. and American Opportunity Fndn., chaired by conservative Newt Gingrich, reported paying students' expenses; both fndns. noted tax exempt and legally prohibited from participating in partisan pols. College Republicans, Republican Representatives and Moral Majority mentioned also contributing; students invited noted supporters of invasion. [STUDENT - supports Reagan totally; will do whatever possible to help his campaign] No. United States students on Grenada not participating in event cited. [STUDENT - considers affair example of manipulation of media to portray biased perspective of Grenada invasion.] Students' schedule until election outlined.
REPORTER: Jamie Gangel
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(Studio) CIA reported allegedly ordering full recall of its terrorist manual offering Nicaraguan guerrillas instruction in political assassination; Senator Patrick Leahy said informed about recall last night. Details given.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Hotel fire in Baguio, Philippines, detailed.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Manila, Philippines) Minority report of Corazon Agrava on commission's findings in investigation of Benigno Aquino assassination noted dissenting opinion, differing substantially from other cmsnrs.; possible pol. ramifications of dictator Ferdinand Marcos' reaction to her report without receive majority report yet considered. Majority report, released tomorrow, said indicating broader conspiracy and implicating Marcos associate and relative General Fabian Ver. Reaction to Agrava's attempt to explain her findings described, shown. [AGRAVA - responds sarcastically to crowd.] Apparent intimidation of some eyewitnesses noted. [WITNESS - recalls military's threat.]
REPORTER: Stephen Frazier
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Seattle, WA) Commentary concerns applicability to Reagan campaign of observation that conservatism consists of worshiping dead liberals; President's daily praise of Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman and attacks on Walter Mondale described.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Korem, Ethiopia) Ethiopian famine examined; films shown.
REPORTER: Michael Buerk (BBC)
(Studio) Save the Children official's assessment of emergency efforts in Ethiopia outlined.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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