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[Technical difficulties; 5:33:30-5:33:50 CNN Headline News]
[Bypassed introduction]
(DC) Report concludes.
REPORTER: Emery King
(NYC) Report introduced
REPORTER: John Palmer
(DC) [National Educ. Association spokesperson Mary Hatwood FUTRELL - announces NEA (National Education Association) endorsement of Mondale-Ferraro ticket.] [Teamsters president Jackie PRESSER - announces endorsement for Reagan-Bush; claims Reagan is fair.] Teamster's misspelling of Vice President George Bush's name shown. Presser noted under federal investigation. [BUSH - accepts endorsement from Teamsters.] Union backing for Reagan and Mondale compared on screen. [AFL-CIO president Lane KIRKLAND - notes union's rule of thumb.] Percentage of AFL-CIO union members necessary for Mondale to win cited; Carter-Mondale showing in 1980 among AFL-CIO cited as example
REPORTER: Irving R. Levine
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(Studio) Cands. noted agreeing on need to improve nation's education system.
REPORTER: John Palmer
(DC) Reagan administration analysis of necessary education reforms examined; details outlined on screen. [Educ. Secretary Terrel BELL - cites need for new and competent teachers.] Gains made by individual states listed on screen, discussed. [BELL - addresses need to prevent students from dropping out.] Predicted number students not finishing school this year mentioned.
REPORTER: Robert Hager
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(Studio) Improvement in MT's forest and range fire emergency as result of weather discussed.
REPORTER: John Palmer
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(Studio) National Jaycees recalled voting to allow women as members following Minnesota Supreme Court case examining organization's practices of sex discrimination; Michigan Jaycees chapter said disbanding rather than comply with national order. Details given.
REPORTER: John Palmer
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: John Palmer
(Tel Aviv, Israel) Efforts of Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Shamir to build national unity government examined; issues remaining unsolved discussed. Films shown. [PERES - hopes this phase of negotiations will conclude this weekend.] Opposition to unity government by radical left- and right-wing ptys. noted. [WOMAN - doesn't understand Israeli pols.] Econ., Lebanon and Mideast peace talks noted primary issues under discussion.
REPORTER: Martin Fletcher
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(Studio) Observance of Solidarity's anniversary in Gdansk, Poland, reported; Lech Walesa's remarks on occasion noted. Films shown.
REPORTER: John Palmer
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(Studio) USSR downing of Korean Air Lines flight 007 year ago today recalled. Sovs. mentioned claiming United States has recovered plane's black box and keeping contents secret; State Department reaction cited.
REPORTER: John Palmer
(Seoul, South Korea) Japanese memorial service for its casualties aboard KAL 007 featured; films shown. Criticism of Japan's government for trying to restore relations with USSR noted; growing suspicion in Japan that plane was on intelligence-gathering mission for United States discussed. South Korean preparations for memorial services described, shown.
REPORTER: Stephen Frazier
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(Studio) Moslem rebels said blamed for terrorist bombing of Kabul, Afghanistan, airport; details given.
REPORTER: John Palmer
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: John Palmer
(NYC) Issue of firms closing down existing pension funds for immediate access to cash, often replacing pension program with an inferior plan, examined; Rene Cafiero's experience at Harper and Row cited as example [CAFIERO - describes her accrued benefits after 12 years] [John WEAVER - expected pension from Time, Incorporated to be larger.] Reagan administration legislation supporting such corporate moves outlined on screen, explained; employees' loss as result noted. [Pension Rights Center spokesperson Karen FRIEDMAN - comments on number companies terminating pension plans in past 2 years] Amt. taken from pension funds by Occidental Petroleum, Celanese, A&P, Reynolds Metals listed on screen. White House memorandum recalled urging a loosening of legislation making it easier for companies to cash in on their pension funds. [Pension specialist Richard FAY - defs. companies cashing in. ] Original intention of legislature noted aimed at companies trying to prevent bankruptcy, not majority of those closing out profitable pension funds. [Pension Rights Center spokesperson Karen FERGUSON - doesn't believe companies have right to workers' money.] Raymond International retiree Jean Bush's rationale for keeping pension funds for employees explained, discussed; inflation's role in situation cited. [BUSH - thinks march on Washington, DC would occur if employees fully understood scope of problem.]
REPORTER: Mike Jensen
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: John Palmer
(Chicago, Illinois) Public reaction to upcoming Illinois lottery, largest in history, examined. [PEOPLE - discuss excitement; anticipate winning.] Influx of out-of-state ticket buyers described; size of purse mentioned. 1983 lottery winner Harold Collins recalled giving winnings to a friend. [State lottery EMPLOYEE - jokes about not being allowed to play.] [WOMAN - feels destined for decadence.]
REPORTER: Cassandra Clayton
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