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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced
(Salt Lake City, UT: Robert Bazell) Inquiry into NASA's decision to launch space shuttle Challenger despite Morton Thiokol engineer Allan McDonald's advice to the contrary examined; shuttle's destruction during liftoff recalled. McDonald quoted on screen regarding his and other engineers' concern over relationship between temperature at time of launch and solid rocket booster seals. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) official Lawrence Mulloy's decision to go over McDonald for permission from Morton Thiokol executive Joseph Kilminster described. Stmt. of pres. commission investigating tragedy quoted on screen; NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) officials Jesse Moore, Richard Smith and William Lucas said not informed of opposition to launch.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Kennedy Space Center, Florida: Dan Molina) Discovery of portions of suspected right solid rocket booster off coast of Florida examined; scenes shown. [Colonel Edward O'CONNOR - is confident all of rocket will be recovered.] Navy's role in search described. [O'CONNOR - narrates footage of debris.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Senator's condemnation of Ferdinand Marcos' fraudulent elec. described; Secretary of State George Shultz's remark suggesting administration's consideration of alternatives to keeping United States military bases in Philippines reported
(DC: Andrea Mitchell) [SHULTZ - cites need for caution at present.] Efforts of United States envoy Philip Habib to convince Marcos of need to share power and begin reforms discussed; possibility recent resignation of General Fabian Ver was hoax explained. [Senators Edward KENNEDY, Bill BRADLEY - wants President Reagan to publicly condemn Marcos in light of Corazon Aquino's legal right to election as pres.] [Defense Secretary Caspar WEINBERGER - questions credibility of election results.] [Former assistant secretary state Richard HOLBROOKE - wants imminent departure of Marcos.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Marcos said implying revival of martial law if Aquino's civil disobedience campaign conts. Murder in California of anti-Marcos newspaper editor Oscar Salvatierra reported
(Los Angeles, California: Noah Nelson) Salvatierra's murder examined; scenes shown. [Last Saturday, SALVATIERRA - fears widespread violence due to fraudulent elec.] Salvatierra's role as editor of "Philippine News", newspaper for Philippine-American community in US, and his warning yesterday of death noted. ["Philippine News "publisher Alex ESCLAMADO - pleads with President Reagan to realize Marcos is terrorist, both in Philippines and US.] [Senator Alan CRANSTON - resents export of Marcos' crimes to US.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Bribery chgs. reported dropped against Representative Bobbi Fiedler while kept against her campaign aide Paul Clarke; details given.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Efforts to rescue those trapped at Alta, UT, resort by avalanche reported; details given.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Unsuccessful effort to avoid avalanche along Colorado hwy. detailed, shown; cameraman Jim Stare said rescued.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Death toll so far in west coast storms reported
(San Francisco, California: Don Oliver) Flooding in north California examined; scenes shown. Situation in Guerneville, California, noted. [EVACUEE - describes experience.] [VICTIM - reacts to his losses.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Jordan's King Hussein said no longer include PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) chairperson Yasir Arafat in Mideast peace negotiations with Israel; details given.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Kidnappers of Israeli soldier in south Lebanon said claiming to have executed him after Israel failed to halt its sweep of area; details given.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Kuwait reported placing troops on max. alert due to proximity of Iran-Iraq war; war's current status illustrated on map.
(Faw, Iraq: Henry Champ) War's front line examined; scenes shown. [IRANIAN - claims war is for God.] Concern of neighboring Arab ntns. over Ayatollah Khomeini mentioned.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Studio: John Chancellor) Commentary concerns President Reagan's visit tomorrow to Grenada; United States bungling of invasion reviewed. Mil. expert (named) quoted. Nicaragua mentioned.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Congress delegation recently returned from Vietnam said having evidence of some living American MIAs, many believed remaining in S.E. Asia of own free will.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(S.E. OR: Bob Dotson) Isolated public boarding school in Oregon featured; scenes shown. Parent Gary Defenbaugh and son Ross mentioned. [STUDENTS - comment.] [Louie ASH - recalls his pranks as student.] Guaranteed college tuition for students noted. [DEFENBAUGH - praises program.]
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