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(Studio: Connie Chung) Report introduced.
(Atlanta, Georgia: Ed Rabel) Scenes shown of some Cuban inmates surrender after riots in Atlanta federal penitentiary; details given. Official comments quoted with regard to surrender of remaining inmates. Official assertion that few Cubans held in Atlanta face deportation noted. [Prisons director Michael QUINLAN - is encouraged.] Photos shown of inmate leader Jose Pepito Eran. [Eran's common- law wife MARIA -says husband wants freedom and to be with family.] Eran said undesirable from 1980 Mariel boatlift. [MARIA - says Marielitos are human.] Jonesboro, Georgia, hostage Charles Stanton's wife Elita shown. Stanton family said not having Thanksgiving until Charles freed. [ELITA - says this Thanksgiving they hope to forget.] Reporters shown entering prison. Inmates' children shown praying.
(Oakdale, LA: Steve Delaney) Law enforcement authorities reported considering demands proposed by Cuban inmates in Oakdale, Louisiana Detention Center Detainees' quoted with regard to desire to be free. Miami, Florida, radio commentator Thomas Garcia Fuste named as negotiator. [FUSTE - (thru translator) says everyone hopes for peaceful solution.] Inmates' food supply cited. [Justice Department Mark SHEEHAN - says all possible being done.] Thanksgiving Day's impact noted on hostage families. Scenes shown of families leaving prayer service for hostages.
(Studio: Connie Chung) Attorney General Edwin Meese's calls to hostage families mentioned.
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(Studio: Connie Chung) Report introduced.
(Persian Gulf: Martin Fletcher) Scenes shown of USS R. K. Turner firing drills. Scenes shown of sailors' Thanksgiving. Radar reported spotting Iraqi fighters. Captain quoted with regard to planes. Scenes shown of Thanksgiving entertainment on ship. Warnings reported exchanged by Iranian and United States ships; details given. Iranian ship reported firing on Romanian ship; details given, scenes shown.
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(Studio: Connie Chung) Damascus-based Palestinian group reported claiming responsibility for terror attack in Israel. One of attackers noted claiming to be Syrian. Report introduced.
(Tel Aviv, North Israel: Jim Maceda) Israeli funeral shown for those killed in guerrilla attack; details given, scenes shown. Israel's army noted not understanding how attack could have happened. [Dep. chief of staff Major General Ehud BARAK - says terrorists are usually killed shortly after attack.] Barak quoted regarding suicide mission of terrorists. Israeli Prime Min. Yitzhak Shamir shown inspecting attack site. [SHAMIR - says of all the attempts terrorists make to kill someone, sometimes they succeed.] [WOMAN - fears the Lebanon war will happen again.] Scenes shown of victims funeral.
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(Studio: Connie Chung) More people reported killed in Haiti. First free election in years noted causing increase violence between opponents and supporters of exiled Jean-Claude Duvalier regime.
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(Studio: Connie Chung) Report introduced.
(Chicago, Illinois: Jim Cummins) Scenes shown of memorial service for late Chicago mayor Harold Washington. [Progressive Baptist Church spokesperson Herbert MARTIN - eulogizes Washington.] [Chicago political analyst Don RHODES - says political situation will be chaos.] City council and interim mayor David Orr shown. [ORR - says everyone is trying to pull together.] Aldermen Timothy Evans and Eugene Sawyer reported cands. for acting mayor position; scenes shown. Jane Byrne, Edward Vrdolyak and Richard Daley noted to probably run in next election [RHODES - says will be reemergence of political cands. from last few years] Jesse Jackson mentioned as possible mayoral candidate [JACKSON - (from Kuwait) says unity is important] Washington's funeral arrangements mentioned.
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(Studio: Connie Chung) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles, California: Don Oliver) Scenes shown of desert tortoise and Mojave desert. Mojave desert noted being considered for national park status. [WOMAN - says if the desert is to be protected it should be made into a national park.] [WOMAN - disagrees.] Desert's weather discussed. Scenes shown of desert's beauty. [Citizens for a Mojave National Park spokesperson Peter BURK - says only National Park services could provide adequate protection.] Scenes shown of annual motorcycle race and conservationists' criticism noted. [Bureau of Land Management spokesperson Ed HASTEY - defends bureau's actions.] Four-wheel drive motorists shown enjoying desert. [California Desert Coalition spokesperson Richard MacPHERSON - says motorists enjoy getting away from masses.] Damage caused by off-road vehicles mentioned. Cattle grazing and mining reported to be prohibited if desert should become park. [Goffs, California, rancher Howard BLAIR - says park would put him out of business] [WAITRESS - says tourists don't come to desert.] Decision noted now to be made by Congress
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(Studio: Connie Chung) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles, California: Reed Galin) Scenes shown of Thanksgiving parades in Plymouth, Massachusetts. [MAN - says wife is direct descendant of Pilgrims and that makes it even more special to him.] New York City parade scenes shown. Miami, Florida, homeless shown eating Thanksgiving dinner. [MAN - says really appreciates it.] Scenes shown of people across the country eating dinner; details given.
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(Studio: Connie Chung) Report introduced.
(Anson Cnty., North Carolina: Kenley Jones) Roy Mullis and pet turkey "Turk" featured; details given, scenes shown. [MULLIS - says Turk just walked up one day and he kept him as pet.] Turk's escape from turkey farm mentioned. Scenes shown of Mullis and Turk spending time together. [MULLIS - will try to find Turk good home; explains.]
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