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(Studio) Contd. daily death rate from recent poison gas leak from Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India, reported; chairperson Warren Anderson said denied permission to tour site. Company's vol. compensation and plans to establish orphanage in Bhopal mentioned.
REPORTER: John Palmer
(Bhopal, India) Med. officials' effort to cope with survivors continuing needs described; films shown. Demonstration protesting Union Carbide and state government, which acknowledged past serious accidents at Bhopal plant, considered. Concern that gas leak contaminated local water supply noted. Status of lawsuits against corporation discussed. [Attorney John COALE - explains his strategy.]
REPORTER: John Cochran
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: John Palmer
(Dunbar, West Virginia) Dilemma faced by residents here, site of only other Union Carbide plant manufacturing methyl isocyanate, due to town's economy dependency on plant examined; films shown. [PEOPLE - criticize Union Carbide; encourage India to sue.] Geological factors affecting residents' prospects of escape in event of gas leak explained. [MAN - notes lack of evacuation routes.]
REPORTER: Jennifer McLogan
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(Studio) Iranian troops reported ending hijacking of Kuwaiti airliner.
REPORTER: John Palmer
(London, England) Hijacking's end examined; films shown. Terrorists final actions described; their murder of Americans Charles Hegna and William Stanford recalled. [Voice of light engineer Neil BEESTON - describes ordeal.]
REPORTER: Bonnie Anderson
(Studio) Secretary of State George Shultz's condemnation of hijacking quoted.
REPORTER: John Palmer
(DC) White House reaction to hijacking's end quoted. [SHULTZ - calls for law-abiding ntns. ending terrorism.] [Courtesy "Meet the Press", Senator Richard LUGAR - cautions against indiscriminate attacks.] Senator Daniel Moynihan's example of inadequate United States intelligence in crisis reported.
REPORTER: Don Porter
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(Studio) Iraqi missile attack on tanker en route to Iran's Kharg Island detailed.
REPORTER: John Palmer
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: John Palmer
(Roanoke, Virginia) Jury's findings in Jerry Falwell's libel suit against "Hustler" mag. publisher Larry Flynt and their reactions to settlement featured; films shown. [FALWELL - claims victory.] Jury's finding outlined; many members said offended by Falwell attorney Norman Grutman's theatrics. Details given. [GRUTMAN - acknowledges juries are affected by attys.' personalities.] [FLYNT - claims victory.] His and Falwell's criticism of each other quoted. [March, FALWELL - claims pornography destroys moral values of children.] Juror quoted. [FLYNT - expects Falwell to appear in future "Hustler" editions.]
REPORTER: Dan Molina Artist: Eleanor Dixon
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(Studio) FBI manhunt in Washington for fugitive and neo-Nazi Robert Matthews said ending with his apparent death; details given.
REPORTER: John Palmer
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(Studio) Federal Aviation Administration reported beginning investigation into recent Florida crash of Provincetown-Boston Airline (PBA) flight; PBA recalled recently grounded for safety violations. Details given.
REPORTER: John Palmer
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(Studio) Demonstration in support of freed Solidarity founder Bogdan Lis in Poland reported, shown; his meeting with Lech Walesa noted.
REPORTER: John Palmer
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(Studio) 1984 Nobel Peace Prize winner South African Bishop Desmond Tutu reported preaching in Canterbury today; details given, films shown.
REPORTER: John Palmer
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: John Palmer
(Saint John Island, Virgin Island) Luxurious vacation sites provided high ranking government officials by National Park Service and subsidized by taxpayers featured; films shown. [Housekeeper Helen SANDERS - describes "cabin" in Grand Tetons.] Camp Hoover described, shown. [Supt. Noel PACTA - rationalizes cost to officials renting Virgin Island retreat.] [Realtor Mary Phyllis McGARA - ests. cost of same Virgin Island house to general public.] [Ntl Lands and Public Parks subcommittee chairperson Representative James WEAVER - professes ignorance of arrangement.] Cost to renting official of various sites detailed. Deputy press secretary Larry Speakes and Walter Mondale mentioned.
REPORTER: Lloyd Dobyns
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: John Palmer
(Los Angeles, California) Successful suit against California State Univ. by basketball player Dwight Slaughter and others for school's failure to teach them academics examined; background to case explained. [SLAUGHTER - discusses school's graduating him without education] Courses school required of him and reaction to his complaints outlined. [SLAUGHTER - discusses psychological effect on his life.] California State, settling out of court, reported admitting athletes suffered academically from questionable recruitment practices. [Mike INGRAM - discusses athletes' original suit, final settlement.] [SLAUGHTER - notes lack of substance to his life now.]
REPORTER: Noah Nelson
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