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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Trujillo, Honduras) Search for wreckage of United States Air Force plane that crashed off Honduran coast yesterday featured; films shown. [RESIDENT - describes crash.] [Boat CAPT. - thinks plane slid off undersea cliff.]
REPORTER: Mike Boettcher
#539847
(Studio) Crash of Navy plane near Guam detailed.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
#539848
(Studio) Federal government reported not informing workers of health dangers faced in chemical plants.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(DC) Govt. documents noted identification large number dangers at chemical plants nation-wide, unbeknownst to employees; report, obtained by Ralph Nader, outlined. Cancer types and plants involved listed in part, discussed; concern over government's unwillingness to notify highest risk workers noted. [Dr. Sidney WOLFE - accuses government of protecting economy ints. of companies rather than health of citizens.] [Former government spokesperson Dr. Edward BRANT - defs. silence.] Federal inspectors noted discovering several leaks of methyl isocyanate at Union Carbide's Institute, West Virginia, plant in recent years; same gas recalled responsible for mass deaths in Bhopal, India.
REPORTER: Robert Hager
#539851
(Studio) 1984 inflation rate, measured by consumer price index, reported.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(NYC) Rel. between falling oil prices and inflation rate explained, discussed. [PEOPLE - praise fuel savings.] Energy prices since 1982 outlined on screen; ripple effect considered.
REPORTER: Mike Jensen
#539852
(Studio) Senator Fin. Committee reported approving James Baker's nomination as Treasury Secretary; his priority of tax reform as well as deficit reduction mentioned
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
#539853
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Tucson, Arizona) Status of church-supported Sanctuary movement, giving aid and refuge to Central American refugees denied political asylum by government, examined; films shown. [REFUGEE - (thru translator) lists reasons for seeking asylum.] [Sister Darlene NICGORSKI - defs. actions.] No. indicted by federal government mentioned. [Assistant secretary state Elliott ABRAMS - explains government's stance.]
REPORTER: George Lewis
#539854
(Studio) Death of chef James Beard reported; details given.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
#539857
(Studio) Comments of President Reagan and President Konstantin Chernenko on upcoming US-USSR arms talks outlined, quoted. Chernenko's letter to Canadian teenager Laurie Piraux, in reply to her correspondence, discussed.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
#539858
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(NYC) Testimony of former CIA analyst George Allen in General William Westmoreland's libel suit against CBS, stemming from documentary "The Uncounted Enemy: A Vietnam Deception", featured; Allen's condemnation of mil.'s enemy troop strength reports and CIA's failure to oppose them discussed.
REPORTER: Bob Jamieson Artist: Betty Wells
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(Studio) No. deaths related to severe winter weather in e United States mentioned; cold's impact on Florida agriculture noted. Colorado avalanche control program described, shown.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
#539860
(Studio) Weather reported forcing delay in launch of first secret space shuttle flight; details given
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
#539862
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(NYC) Problems encountered by smokers trying to quit examined; films shown. Smoking-related diseases listed on screen. Schick's aversion therapy and other programs reviewed. [MAN - favors hypnosis.] [Dr. Nina SCHNEIDER - explains concept of nicotine gum.] [Dr Alexander GLASSMAN - describes experimental results with drug.] Possible chemical basis of nicotine addiction considered; findings of one experiment cited as example [Dr. Ovide POMERLEAU - considers physiological basis of addiction.] [SCHNEIDER - notes psychological aspect of smoking addiction.]
REPORTER: Fred Briggs
#539863
(Studio) "Vicenzo," Italian child suffering from lack of immunity, reported leaving bubble environmental in France; David, American "bubble boy" recalled. Details given; films shown.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
#539865
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(London, England) Experimental television coverage of House of Lords examined; films shown. [Prime Min. Margaret THATCHER - thinks arrangement is terrible.] [LORD - jokes about television coverage and euthanasia.] [Former Prime Min Harold MACMILLAN (Lord STOCKTON) - jokes about President Reagan.] [VIEWERS - think House of Lords is boring.]
REPORTER: John Cochran
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