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(Studio) Upcoming "super Tuesday" primaries noted.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Pensacola, Florida) Gary Hart's south campaign featured; films shown. [HART - quotes John Kennedy, calls for new administration] [Governor George WALLACE - is impressed with Hart's primary showings so far.] [campaign aide Ray STROTHER - considers Hart's campaign historic.]
REPORTER: Bob Kur
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(DC) Walter Mondale's campaign problems reviewed. [MONDALE - claims he is ready to be President] Extent of his campaign preparations detailed. [MONDALE - will campaign heavily everywhere.] Roles of campaign aides James Johnson, John Riley (former John Kennedy aide) noted. [MONDALE - discusses Hart phenomenon, his tactical errors; describes Hart; comments on upcoming primaries; his media image.]
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Studio) John Glenn's criticism of Hart's proposed defense budget outlined, quoted.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Stanford, Univ., California) Theodore Streleski's reinprisonment following brief parole examined; background to his murder conviction for death of professor Karel deLeeuw and lack of repentance reviewed. [STRELESKI - refuses to sign parole conditions; is not sorry about killing.]
REPORTER: David Burrington
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(Studio) Possibility that Tennessee convicts Ronald Lee Freeman and James Clegg ran drugs during their flight from prison discussed; death of Freeman in police shoot-out recently and capture of Clegg recalled. Films shown.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Latest winter storm's impact on Midwest and northe. examined; films shown.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Agriculture Department analysis of reduced-smoking in US, due to costs, outlined.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(DC) Senator Howard Metzenbaum's presentation of documents implicating Attorney General nominee Edwin Meese in pilfering of Jimmy Carter's 1980 briefing papers examined; possible implications for his confirmation considered. Meese's response to documents, outlined on screen, noted. Senator John East's dismissal of documents' importance mentioned. [METZENBAUM - denies smoking gun.]
REPORTER: Carl Stern
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(Studio) Senate Appropriations Committee reported rejecting President Reagan's effort to attach incrd. aid to anti-Nicaraguan guerrillas and El Salvador regime to nonrelated legislature; details given.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(DC) No. United States combat troops scheduled to arrive on Honduran-Salvadoran border soon examined; their official mission noted. Details illustrated on map.
REPORTER: Fred Francis
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(Studio) Ntnwide. civil servants' strike in France examined; impact on transportation noted. President Francois Mitterrand mentioned.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Dallas, Texas) 2nd death here believed related to refusal of fire department nurse to send ambulance as requested through emergency telephone number examined; death of Beatrice Flores reviewed. [Anita SALDANA - recalls nurse ignoring her pleas for mother.] January 5th death of Lillian Boff after stepson's inability to receive emergency ambulance service as well recalled. [Fire department tape, voices of Larry BOFF and nurse Billie MYRICK - discuss his stepmother's condition.] Other complaints of life-threatening ambulance delays noted. [Cnclman. Jerry RUCKER - calls for immediate action.]
REPORTER: Robert Elliot
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Studio) Commentary concerns World War I U-boat commander and later theologian Martin Niemoeller; his imprisonment in Dachau due to opposition to Adolf Hitler recalled. Eleanor Roosevelt's assessment of him mentioned. Niemoeller quoted with regard to Nazi takeover.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Public's demand for Megabucks lottery tickets in Massachusetts described, shown.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Trevor Ferrell's efforts to aid city's homeless examined. [ASSOCIATE - explains Ferrell's motive.] [FERRELL - offers blanket to Marion Fisher.] Last year's news report on homeless thought catalyst to child's desire to aid homeless. [Frank FERRELL - recalls son's awakening.]
REPORTER: Bill Schechner
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