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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Tokyo, Japan: Steve Mallory) Contd. fall of United States dollar against yen examined; details given, scenes shown. Yen's decline since September 1985 graphed on screen; Prime Min. Yasuhiro Nakasone's response outlined. [American Chamber of Commerce, Japan, spokesperson John GRIMES - describes situation.] Status of specific United States exports here described; effect of Japan's Asian competitors on its mkts. noted.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(DC: Irving R. Levine) Risks involved in dollar's continued decline against yen explained, discussed; scenes shown. Treasury Secretary James Baker's warning to international financial mins. reviewed. Dollar's fall against international currency listed on screen. [Zenith chairperson Jerry PEARLMAN - expects situation to aid US firms such as his.] [Econ. Fred BERGSTEN - explains possibility Reagan admin.'s sanctions on Japanese election industry will backfire.] [US trade representative Clayton YEUTTER - defs. administration tactic.] Recession's possible role explained.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(DC: Jim Miklaszewski) State Department reported replacing all Marine Corps guards at United States embassy in Moscow for interrogation in espionage case against sergeant Clayton Lonetree and Corporal Arnold Bracy; details given, scenes shown. [Department spokesperson Phyllis OAKLEY - explains purpose of recall.] Reassessment of Marine training for embassy guards noted. Extent of national security breach feared resulting from Lonetree and Bracy's alleged spying for KGB described; Lonetree's reported confession outlined. [Defense attorney William KUNTSLER - claims Lonetree's being made scapegoat for lax security system.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Moscow, USSR : Sandy Gilmour) Prime Min. Margaret Thatcher's state visit here, include exchange with Mikhail Gorbachev on human rights and Afghanistan, described; details given, scenes shown. [THATCHER - notes scope of discussions.] Thatcher's role as bridge between Gorbachev and President Reagan noted; domestic political gains for her considered.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Possibility West Germany will release accused terrorists Mohammed Hamadei and brother Abbas rather than honor United States extradition request reported; details given.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(London, England: Stephen Frazier) Record price for Vincent Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" at Christie's auction featured; details given, scenes shown. [Christie's spokesperson James ROUNDELL - explains painting's value.] [Christie's spokesperson Charles ALLSOPP - cites probability record price will be gotten.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Opening in Spain of toxic cooking oil trial reported; background to scandal recalled. Scenes shown.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Greek Prime Min. Andreas Papandreou reported declaring end to Aegean Sea dispute with Turkey over oil exploration rights; details given.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) John Hinckley's attempted assassination of President Reagan recalled; President's appearance in Washington, DC today noted. [REAGAN - outlines administration's strategy for remaining term in football jargon.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Assassinations of Martin Luther King, Junior and Robert Kennedy recalled leading to nation's first gun control law.
(Miami, Florida: Noah Nelson) Growing opposition in Florida to gun control examined; details given, scenes shown. [PEOPLE - comment.] [State representative Mike ABRAMS - cites relationship between handguns and death rate.] [National Rifle Association spokesperson Marion HAMMER - responds.] NRA's campaign against gun control described. [State representative Ron JOHNSON - claims criminals don't attack armed indivs.] 1986 murder rate for Miami mentioned. [Police chief Clarence DICKSON - believes possessing gun encourages machismo mentality.] [Florida Police Chiefs Association spokesperson Willis BOOTH - responds.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Blizzard's impact on Midwest and plains states reported; details given, scenes shown. Nashville, Tennessee, scenes of traffic accidents shown.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Supreme Court's decision on Reagan administration's deadline for installation of air bags or automatic seat belts by United States auto mfrs. reported Court's ruling on conviction of Sanctuary movement activists noted. Details given.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Hollywood, California: George Lewis) Background to Academy Award nomination for best picture, Oliver Stone's "Platoon", featured; scenes shown. [STONE - discusses his goal with film.] [March 7, 1987, Sydney POLLACK - announces Stone winner of Directors Guild Award for "Platoon".] [STONE - discusses "Salvador"'s financial loss, though critical success; Vietnam war's impact on him.]
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