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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Reward offered by Johnson and Johnson for cyanide contamination of Tylenol capsules reported; merchants' nationwide withdrawal of prod. from shelves despite FDA's limited warning noted. 1982 Chicago area deaths from cyanide-laced Tylenol recalled; security precautions taken with Tylenol packaging after those deaths cited.
(DC: Robert Hager) Cyanide used in New York said chemically identical to that used to kill Diane Elsroth. [FDA (Food and Drug Administration) commissioner Frank YOUNG - announces findings.] Focus of investigation so far discussed; package's security precautions described, demonstrated. States' efforts to remove Tylenol from shelves noted. [Consumer Pat TAYLOR, WOMAN - cite public's fear.]
(Bronxville, New York: Jennifer McLogan) Status of FBI and Westchester Cnty. officials' investigation examined. [Dist. attorney Carl VERGARI - considers questions remaining unanswered.] Extortion letter sent local police quoted on screen; suspects arrested as result said not considered suspects in actual poisoning. [Police Chief Carl STEINMULLER - thinks letter was fraud.] Police inquiry into Elsroth's death said focusing on boyfriend and his family until 2nd bottle of contaminated Tylenol was found. [Debbie MARCANO - hopes niece's friends will now be left alone.] [PEOPLE - comment.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(NYC: Irving R. Levine) Econ. impact of Tylenol poisonings on Johnson and Johnson examined; product's sales last year outlined on screen. [Company chairperson James BURKE - cites company's recurring fear of just such scenario.] Johnson and Johnson stock activity today described. [E.F. Hutton spokesperson Mary YOST - cites market's concern.] Johnson and Johnson's success in reviving Tylenol after Chicago murders reviewed. [Publicist Robert ROTHENBERG - doesn't believe public confidence will be re-won so easily.] [BURKE - expects loss of business]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(NYC: Robert Bazell) Contd. investigation at Kennedy Space Center of President's commission examining destruction of space shuttle Challenger said focusing on solid rocket booster seals and weather; scenes, photos shown. [Chairperson William ROGERS - explains interest in 1 booster.] Sequence of events leading to explosion reviewed. [Georgia Tech professor Gary FLANDRO - feels rocket's integrity was compromised.] "Aviation Wk. and Space Technology" magazine reported claiming difference in temps. between booster rockets day of launch; details given. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) mentioned confirming inability of shuttle crews to escape during initial stages of flight.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Richard Rhinehart reported receive donor heart after organ was flown on United States Air Force fighter jet; details given.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) United States team said monitoring final round of vote counting in Philippines; Marcos-controlled parliament noted awarding election to Ferdinand Marcos over Corazon Aquino.
(Manila, Philippines: Steve Mallory) Roman Catholic Bishops' Conf. here said siding with Aquino and calling for nonviolent civil disobedience to protest vote fraud. [Conf. spokesperson Nestor CARINO - considers election fraud unparalleled in cntry.'s history; calls for nonviolent struggle for justice.] [AQUINO - praises church leaders] Aquino said using Sunday Mass to announce her plans to try and unseat Marcos. [Aquino spokesperson Rene SAGUISAG - is optimistic.] Funeral cortage today for murdered Aquino campaign aide Evelio Javier said following same route as that taken for Aquino's assassinated husband Benigno Aquino. campaign.'s theme song noted.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Chemical agent used by Sovs. to monitor mvts. of US dipls. in Moscow said determined harmless.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Daily death rate of African children from malnutrition and/or disease, compiled by UNICEF, reported Cuts in international aid to Third World said blamed.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Santiago, Chile: Garrick Utley) United States-backed dictatorship here of General Augusto Pinochet examined; play featuring music by Gustav Mahler and actor Roberto Parada noted illustrating regime's use of kidnapping and murder to oppress population. [PARADA - describes son Jose's abduction and murder along with teacher.] Jose Parada said human rights activist and communist Photos shown. Pinochet's mandatory restrictions of elecs. scheduled in 1989 described. Econ. conditions breeding communism noted. [Communist activist Adolfo LATARRO - (thru translator) notes government instills fear rather than hope; anticipates civil war if Pinochet doesn't step down.] Middle class' call for similar change noted. Anticipated polarization of power discussed, explained. [Interior minister Ricardo GARCIA - (thru translator) denies government's documented history of human rights abuses.] [PARADA - cites need not to forget victims.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) South Argentina region of Patagonia, similar to and experiencing same problems of American West, featured; scenes shown. Sheep ranch of Juan Carlos Brome examined. [BROME - discusses life.] [Brome's SON - (thru translator) feels region needs modernization.] [Brome's WIFE - likes her isolation.]
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