This program is 28 minutes long
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) City's anticipation of Liberty Weekend festivities, beginning today, described, shown.
(NYC: Dennis Murphy) Ships' role in celebrations examined; details given, scenes shown. [PEOPLE - comment.] USS Iowa, USS John F. Kennedy, Queen Elizabeth II mentioned, shown. [Coast Guard Captain Gene HEN - cites Guard's readiness to help.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(NYC: Jennifer McLogan) City's preparations for weekend featured; scenes shown. [Hanna WILSON, Hedy BERGMAN, TOURISTS - anticipate events.] Amt. of liability coverage for tomorrow's fireworks mentioned.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Arrival of President and Nancy Reagan, President Francois and Danielle Mitterrand reported, shown. Upcoming item announced.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Official opening of Liberty Weekend described, shown. Chief Justice Warren Burger, John Cardinal O'Connor, French ambassador Emmanuel de Margerie noted among participants. Lee Iacocca quoted.
(NYC: Garrick Utley) Statue of Liberty's symbolic importance to United States and its history considered; scenes shown. [New York Historical Society spokesperson Dr. James BELL - discusses statue's creator Frederic Auguste Bartholdi.] Gustave Eiffel's role explained. Historical photos shown. Emma Lazarus mentioned. Cost of restoration noted; problems with final results explained. [BELL - notes irony in Bartholdi's creation.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Statue's dedication day described; "New York Times" quoted.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Death toll in latest racial violence in South Africa, incl. bombing, reported; details given, scenes shown.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Chilean government's ban on popular radio stations and plans to arrest leaders of general strike called to protest dictatorship reported; details given, scenes shown.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Pope John Paul II's continued Colombian visit detailed; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) USSR 's update on Chernobyl nuclear disaster outlined on screen, discussed.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Judge John Garrett Penn's ruling against attorney general's commission on pornography in suit brought by "Playboy" reported; details given.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Condition of singer Teddy Pendergrass following auto accident reported; details given.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Governor James Martin reported naming Representative James Broyhill to replace Senator John East who killed himself recently; details given. Broyhill noted running against former governor Terry Sanford for seat in fall.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Judge John Sirica, who presided over Watergate trials, reported resigning; details given.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Chief Justice Warren Burger reported presiding over national telecast of citizenship ceremonies across cntry.; details given, scenes shown. Judge Gerhard Gesell's refusal to include Washington, DC swearing-in in television bdcsts. explained. California Governor George Deukmejian mentioned participating.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(NYC: John Hart) Concept of liberty around world examined; Pol Pot's impact on Cambodia noted. Scenes shown. [Casi NHU - describes life under Pol Pot, his expectations for US.] Guatemala's experience with dictatorships described. [Dr. Edgar BATETTA - describes horrors of Guatemala, relief in US.] South Africa's interpretation of liberty outlined. [Poet Dennis BRUTUS - recalls his ordeal in South Africa.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Criticism of Liberty Weekend's commercialization discussed.
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