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#541972
(Studio) Compromise between farm state Senators and administration said reached, allowing confirmation of Attorney General-designate Edwin Meese.
REPORTER: Connie Chung
(DC) Compromise process announced by Senators Robert Dole and Robert Byrd examined, discussed; final confirmation vote noted. [BYRD, Senator James EXON - claims filibuster was successful.] [DOLE - considers Meese the winner.] [MEESE - looks forward to job.] [DOLE - denies filibuster was challenge to his leadership.] [Senator Jesse HELMS - praises Dole.]
REPORTER: Don Porter Artist: Arthur Lien
#541973
(Studio) Upcoming debates on President Reagan's new farm policies noted.
REPORTER: Connie Chung
(DC) President's weekly radio address noted focusing on farm crisis issue. [Voice of REAGAN - won't bail out all indebted farmers, banks; rationalizes administration's new agriculture policies.]
REPORTER: Emery King
#541974
(Studio) Report introduced.
REPORTER: Connie Chung
(Bethany, Illinois) Auction of farm equipment dealership Bland and Sons examined; cob's history noted. [Erma BLAND, C.L. BLAND, Charlie BLAND - comment on cob's sale.] No. such businesses closing in past decade mentioned.
REPORTER: Jim Cummins
#541977
(Studio) Communist party -controlled unions in Poland reported joining Solidarity protest of government proposed food price increases; details given.
REPORTER: Connie Chung
#541978
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Connie Chung
(Beirut, Lebanon) Airport security guard's hijacking of Middle East Airlines plane here featured; films shown.
REPORTER: Bonnie Anderson
#541979
(Studio) Israeli raids on several Shiite villages in south Lebanon reported.
REPORTER: Connie Chung
#541980
(Studio) Terrorist bombing of Paris, France, department store detailed; films shown.
REPORTER: Connie Chung
#541981
(Studio) British patrol's assault on suspected IRA (Irish Republican Army) guerrillas in North Ireland reported; details given, films shown.
REPORTER: Connie Chung
#541982
(Studio) Murder of Sicilian manufacturer Roberto Parisi and his chauffeur said blamed on Mafia; details given.
REPORTER: Connie Chung
#541983
(Studio) Death of "Ramu the Wolf Boy" in home run by Mother Teresa in India reported; boy's discovery in wolf pack in 1976 recalled.
REPORTER: Connie Chung
#541985
(Studio) Train derailment near SC-Georgia border detailed; films shown.
REPORTER: Connie Chung
#541986
(Studio) World Health Org. reported approving new 5-year contraceptive; details given.
REPORTER: Connie Chung
#541987
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Connie Chung
(Boston, Massachusetts) Apparent success of Massachusetts welfare program, designed to train recipients for job and get them employed, examined; films shown Ruby Sampson's case cited as example [SAMPSON - recalls fear of never getting out of welfare system; praises program.] Details of program outlined, discussed; apparent basis of program's success considered [ITT Semi-Conductor Corporation spokesperson Don. WRENTMORE - praises participants as employees.] [Gov Michael DUKAKIS - cites savings to state.] [GRADUATES - praise program's results.] [SAMPSON - looks forward to graduation, leaving welfare.]
REPORTER: Lisa Myers
#541988
(Studio) Saint Paul-Minneapolis, Minnesota, Apb. John Roach reported arrested Thurs for drunk driving; details given.
REPORTER: Connie Chung
#541990
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Connie Chung
(DC) Inability of Nicaraguan guerrillas to unite in effort to overthrow government examined; films shown. Ldr Eden Pastora's refusal to cooperate quoted; US-Honduran joint military maneuvers along Nicaragua's border said replacing US-Nicaragua peace talks [Nicaraguan ambassador Carlos TUNNERMANN - predicts further violence if Congress approves President Reagan's request for incrd. funding of guerrillas.]
REPORTER: Robin Lloyd
#541991
(Studio) Nicaraguan President Dan. Ortega reported accusing United States of blocking oil shipment; details given.
REPORTER: Connie Chung
(Managua, Nicaragua) Impact of Nicaragua's econ crisis on perpetuation of free enterprise system examined; films shown. Factors contributing to crisis, include United States policies, considered; Ortega's emergency measures discussed
REPORTER: Peter Kent
#541992
#541993
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Connie Chung
(Fairhaven, Massachusetts) Court order reported restoring right of actor Clayton Moore to wear mask associated with his "The Lone Ranger" series character. [MOORE - comments on decision.] Scenes from show shown; show's history both as television and radio series with Bruce Beamer, John Hart, Moore and Klinton Spilsbury reviewed. Scenes from "The Legend of the Lone Ranger" shown. [August 30, 1979, ATTORNEY - announces restraint order against Moore wearing Lone Ranger type mask.] [Today, MOORE - praises court decision.]
REPORTER: Fred Briggs
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