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(Studio) Walter Mondale's anticipated showings in tonight's caucuses in Michigan, Arkansas, Mississippi, South Carolina and Kentucky against Gary Hart discussed; voter percentages so far for Mondale, Hart and Jesse Jackson listed.
REPORTER: Connie Chung
(Detroit, Michigan) Mondale's Michigan efforts examined. [MONDALE - asks for votes.] Auto workers' apparent support of Mondale and their memory of Hart's opposition to Chrysler bailout plan noted. [WORKERS - explain their support of Mondale.] Union control of voting process described, shown. [Hart COORDINATOR - feels system is stacked against them.] [Mayor Coleman YOUNG - denies labor control.]
REPORTER: Jim Cummins
(Studio) [MONDALE - praises his showing in Michigan, Arkansas, Mississippi and Kentucky; disputes anchor's figs. for Mississippi caucus; explains his campaign efforts in Illinois and Minnesota; praises his Midwest campaign against Reaganomics.] [HART - discusses Michigan loss, his past Chrysler vote, organized labor, upcoming Illinois primary, black vote.] Mississippi, Arkansas caucuses so far outlined on screen, discussed.
REPORTER: Connie Chung
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(Studio) Verdict for 2 defs. in Massachusetts gang rape trial reported.
REPORTER: Connie Chung
(Fall River, Massachusetts) Portuguese community's reaction to verdict examined. [JUROR - announces verdict.] [Committee for Justice spokesperson Emily SEDGEWICK - criticizes police detention of defense Joseph Vieira's father.] [Committee spokesperson Alda MELO - calls for unity within Portuguese community.] Crowd shown jeering jury and cheering defs. Vieira and Dan Silva; their possible sentence mentioned. Trial of other defs. mentioned continuing Monday
REPORTER: Nancy Fernandez
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(Studio) Father of abducted child reported shooting boy's alleged kidnapper in Baton Rouge, LA; details given.
REPORTER: Connie Chung
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Connie Chung
(Seattle, WA) Public criticism of police failure to apprehend killer(s) in city's unsolved Green River murders examined; background to 2-1/2 year murder spree reviewed. [WOMAN - is upset because nothing's been done.] [Victim's mother Kathy MILLS - claims police aren't working diligently due to victims being prostitutes.] No. murdered women found since 1982 noted. [Police spokesperson Fae BROOKS - notes victims are not only prostitutes; defs. police efforts.] Missing prostitutes known for working same area as Green River victims said considered possible victims.
REPORTER: Noah Nelson
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(Studio) Continue civil unrest in Miami's black community over recent acquittal of white police ofr. in shooting death of local resident noted.
REPORTER: Connie Chung
(Miami, Florida) Police efforts to quell disturbances since verdict in Luis Alvarez' manslaughter trial examined; films shown. [MOTHER - scolds child for participating in unrest.] Police praise of black community's effort to halt disturbances on its own noted. [City manager Howard GARY - feels police and community cooperated.] Community's praise of police for not overreacting cited. [PEOPLE - praise police behavior.] Econ. issues believed underlying black unrest considered.
REPORTER: David Hazinski
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(Studio) Salvadoran offensive reported announced in effort to upset scheduled elec.
REPORTER: Connie Chung
(San Salvador, El Salvador) United States strategy in El Salvador, aimed at convincing guerrillas United States combat troops will become involved in fighting, examined; films shown. Guerrillas thought apparently falling for US ruse; details given. Current status of fighting described.
REPORTER: Robin Lloyd
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(Studio) Irish police reported capturing North Ireland terrorist Dominic "Mad Dog" McGlinchey in Dublin; details given.
REPORTER: Connie Chung
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(Studio) Mishap during annual Oxford-Cambridge boat race in London, England, detailed; films shown.
REPORTER: Connie Chung
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Connie Chung
(Neshoba Cnty., Mississippi) Neshoba Cnty., Mississippi, history of racism, and civil rights movement effort to register black voters reviewed; related violence recalled. Murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner during voter registration violence also recalled. [Jesse JACKSON - calls for honoring victims' memory by voting.] Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner recalled victims of Ku Klux Klan; films and photos of that era shown. Passage of Civil Rights Act 20 years ago mentioned. Organizer David Dennis noted KKK's actual target on night of trio's murder; details given. [DENNIS - recalls experience.] [1962, DENNIS - eulogizes victims.] [DENNIS - recalls impact of meeting Chaney's family.] Destruction of Mt. Zion church due to its role in Freedom Schools and black voter registration recalled; Martin Luther King, Junior,'s visit with J.R. Cole remembered. [COLE - recalls being beaten night church was burned; notes status of blacks here now; believes situation will eventually improve for blacks; anticipates black President some day.] [JACKSON - feels Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner didn't die in vain.] [DENNIS - notes importance of Jackson as symbol to black youth.] Ben Chaney's inability to cope with bro.'s murder described.
REPORTER: Ken Bode
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