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(Studio) Status of Walter Mondale's challenge to Gary Hart for Democrat president nomination in light of recent primary outcomes noted.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Boston, Massachusetts) Latest "Boston Globe" poll results for Hart and Mondale compared to findings 3 weeks ago; details outlined on screen. [MONDALE - jokes about consequences of losing ME.] Secret Service agent's faux pas later shown. [MONDALE - notes importance of race from here on out.] Mondale aides' assessment of his current status outlined, discussed. [MONDALE - claims Hart has no empathy with the troubled.] His concern over upcoming southern primaries mentioned.
REPORTER: Lisa Myers
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(DC) Hart's climb to current success examined; films, photos shown. [HART - believes most Americans don't categorize themselves as either liberal of conservative.] His life as son of Carl and Nina Hartpence reviewed. [high school teacher Nora EVANS - recalls Hart as student.] Hart's education background and eventual role as George McGovern's 1972 campaign manager recalled. [Frank MANKIEWICZ - describes Hart under pressure.] [HART - discusses his strengths and weaknesses; compares self to Franklin Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy; notes media's inability to categorize him.]
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Studio) Hart's age discussed; upcoming "super Tuesday" round of primaries and caucuses noted. Special on March 13th announced.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
#536304
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(DC) Supreme Court decision on municipal govts.' right to display nativity scenes, arising from suit brought by Pawtucket, Rhode Island, examined; background to case reviewed. [Mayor Henry KINCH - claims religion is generic to United States culture and heritage.] Chief Justice Warren Burger's opinion and that of dissenting justices quoted, discussed. [Plaintiff Greg FRAZIER - reacts to defeat.] [American Jewish Congress spokesperson, NYU Law School dean Norman REDLICH - feels ruling favors not only 1 religion over all others, but religion over non-religion in general]
REPORTER: James Polk Artist: Betty Wells
#536305
(Studio) Merger of Gulf and Standard Oil of California outlined.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
#536306
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(DC) Senator confirmation hearings into Edwin Meese's nomination for Attorney General and his questionable personal financial dealings examined; Senator Judiciary Committee investigators said believing sale of Meese's California home was engineered by people wanting and later receive government posts in exchange. Letter produced last week by Meese allegedly substantiating his version of Irvin Howard's purchase and eventual financial loss on his California home recalled, quoted; deposition taken this wkend. from Howard noted offering different account Details outlined on screen. Apparent role in Howard's purchase and later sale of house , contrary to Meese's claim, of President Reagan's neighbor Thomas Barrack noted; Barrack recalled later appointed to Interior and Commerce depts. [BARRACK - describes his actions in sale.]
REPORTER: Carl Stern
#536307
(Studio) Atlantic City, New Jersey, casino cheating scam at Caesar's Atlantic City and The Sands reported revealed; details given.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
#536308
(Studio) Destruction in southe. Alabama by tornadoes, especially Ozark, described, shown.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
#536310
(Studio) Lebanese government, under pressure from Syria, reported officially annulling troop withdrawal agreement with Israel.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Beirut, Lebanon) Reaction here to President Amin Gemayel's announcement of upcoming reunification talks in Switzerland and cancellation of agreement with Israel examined; films shown. [MAN - is optimistic over cease-fire.] Shooting of United States colonel at local hotel mentioned. [Christian militia leader Fadi FREM - believes Syria is trying to consume Lebanon.] Today's fighting cited.
REPORTER: Henry Champ
(Studio) Reaction of Prime Min. Yitzhak Shamir to cancellation of agreement with Lebanon outlined.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
#536311
(Studio) Arrest of several American Jewish settlers on Israel's West Bank on suspicion of staging yesterday's terrorist attack on West Bank bus reported; details given.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
#536312
(Studio) United States reported accusing Iraq of using chemical weapons against Iran; details given.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) USSR defense minister Dmitri Ustinov reported accusing United States of exporting militarism; details given.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, meeting with President Reagan at White House today, reported urging summit between Reagan and USSR leader Konstantin Chernenko; Reagan's response mentioned.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(DC) Medicare program's financial crisis examined; films shown. Morris Rausch, Jack Breslow, Mildred Oberteuffer cited as exs. of exorbitant hospital costs for major illnesses. [RAUSCH, Breslow's daughter "HARRIET", Oberteuffer's son-in-law Senator Robert PACKWOOD - comment on size of bills.] Medicare's current and projected economy status outlined; program's formation under Lyndon Johnson recalled. [Econ. Alan GREENSPAN - feels Medicare's problems are more serious than those of Social Security] Factors affecting Medicare outlined on screen, discussed. [Goldie McQUAIRRE - accepts death when it's her time.] [GREENSPAN - believes Medicare's problems reflect society's choices on life and death.] Criticism of Medicare program outlined. Medicare's approval of unrealistic markups for prods. chgd. by hospital to Ethel Breslow listed, discussed. ["HARRIET" - criticizes Medicare's paying such a bill.] Suggestions for saving Medicare considered.
REPORTER: Robert Hager
#536317
(Studio) Death of actor William Powell reported; his role as Nick Charles in "The Thin Man" series with Myrna Loy recalled; scenes shown. Loy's praise of-him quoted. Scenes from "Mr. Roberts" with Henry Fonda and Jack Lemmon recalled; scenes shown.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Brigham Young Univ. football player Steve Young, descendant of Brigham Young, reported signing major contract with USFL; details given.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
#536320
(Studio) Recent feature on race horse Devil's Bag recalled; horse's loss at Hialeah this wkend. reported, shown.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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