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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Miami, Florida: Ed Rabel) President Reagan reported sending more military aid to Contras while direct cease-fire talks with Sandinistas being scheduled. [Contra leader Alfredo CESAR - says doesn't trust Nicaraguan president Dan. Ortega Saavedra.] Ortega's apparent compliance with Central American peace plan illustration and discussed. Ortega reported having opposition leaders arrested; details given, scenes shown. [Nicaraguan foreign minister Miguel D'ESCOTO - comments on arrests.] Contras noted citing arrests as evidence that Ortega not trustworthy. [CESAR - comments on negotiations.] Contra leaders quoted. [CESAR - says will continue fight.] Contras and Sandinistas mentioned preparing to meet in Costa Rica. Contra leaders quoted.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) President Reagan reported ordering CIA to begin airlifting mil. aid to Contras. Report introduced.
(DC: Andrea Mitchell) President Reagan noted discussing aid to Contras issue at celebration honoring last year in office [REAGAN - comments on Nicaraguan situation.] Reagan's resumption of aid to Contras discussed. Reagan quoted. [Senator Alan CRANSTON - criticizes Reagan action.] Congress opposition mentioned possibly leading NSC chief Colin Powell to reduce aid demands. White House officials quoted. [Johns Hopkins Univ. spokesperson Riordan ROETT - criticizes Reagan action.] White House officials quoted.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Supreme Court reported rejecting Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North's challenging legal role of independent cncl.'s Iran/Contra scandal investigation.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) California storm reported moving toward E. Report introduced.
(Denver, Colorado: Roger O'Neil) Fayette Cnty., Tennessee, tornado damage featured; details given, scenes shown. [MAN - comments on damage.] Arkansas damage shown. [WOMAN - describes storm.] Mississippi and West Memphis, Arkansas, storm damage detailed; scenes shown. Winter storm's path illustration Sioux Falls, Minnesota, snowstorm shown. Colorado's snowfall mentioned. [POLICEMAN - helps woman.] Wind noted being problem.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Smoking/stroke study results announced; details given.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Lexington, Mississippi: Kenley Jones) Scenes shown of Nathan Horton while living; details given. Horton reported claiming Pall Mall cigarettes responsible for painful death. [HORTON - describes pain in video deposition prior to death.] Widow Ella Mae Horton reported seeking millions in damages from American Tobacco Company Suit's claims discussed. [Ex-pres. American Tobacco Company Robert HYMEN - says in video deposition that smoking doesn't cause cancer.] [Tobacco liability project spokesperson Richard DAYNARD - describes tobacco industry's stance.] Jurors' socioecon. backgrounds discussed. Mississippi law outlined. Horton quoted. (Artist: Eleanor Dixon)
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) United States Energy Department reported announcing states qualifying as possible supercollider sites. States listed; details given.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Israeli army reported preventing food convoy from reaching Palestinian refugees in Gaza Strip, Israel. Report introduced.
(Tel Aviv, Israel: Martin Fletcher) Palestinians shown searching for food in Gaza Strip, Israel; details given, scenes shown. Palestinians noted accusing Israeli government of using food as weapon. [Defense minister Yitzhak RABIN - denies food shortages.] Rabin noted blaming shortages on striking Arab merchants. Troops shown forcing shop door open; PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) and Islamic fundamentalists noted ordering shops closed. Rabin's food blockade discussed; details given, scenes shown.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Swedish police reported detaining suspect Victor Gunnarson in connection to prime minister Olof Palme's murder in 1986. Gunnarson mentioned follower of United States extremist Lyndon LaRouche. Swedish police spokesperson quoted; details given.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) USSR spokesperson reported announcing Pennsylvania's Theodore and Cheryl Branch defection to USSR . Branch's mother and father quoted.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Robert Dole quoted regarding Iran/Contra scandal. Vice President George Bush mentioned. Cand. Jack Kemp reported pursuing difficult campaign Report introduced.
(Des Moines, Iowa: Lisa Myers) Jack Kemp's presidential campaign featured; details given, scenes shown. [KEMP - comments on being conservative.] Kemp's views detailed. [KEMP - comments on balancing budget.] Kemp noted being "Reaganomics" advocate. Kemp's television commercials shown. Kemp's strategy illustration Kemp's campaign problems discussed. [KEMP - speaks too quickly and apologizes.] [Conservative analyst Kevin PHILLIPS - comments on Kemp's chances.] Kemp shown campaign [KEMP - urges indivs. to reach apogee of human potential.] Kemp's optimism emphasized.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Studio: John Chancellor) President Reagan quoted regarding Nicaraguan President Dan. Ortega Saavedra and Contra situation. State Department sources quoted. Reagan's Contra aid campaign discussed. Nonmil. aid possibilities discussed.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Sarasota, Florida: Bill Schechner) AIDS victims Ricky, Robert and Randy Ray featured; details given, scenes shown. [Ray BROS. - comment on how they have been treated.] Boys' hemophilia and contracting AIDS virus through blood transfusions discussed. Mistreatment of Rays in Arcadia, Florida, outlined. [Ray BROS. - comment on mistreatment.] Scientists quoted. [Arcadia, Florida, RESIDENTS - try to justify treatment of Rays.] [Arcadia school supt. Lawrence BROWNING - comments on actions.] Rays' court battles iterated. [RESIDENTS - discuss fear of AIDS.] [Ray BROS. - tell of attending school in Arcadia, Florida.] Ray home destruction mentioned. Rays reported finding happiness in Sarasota, Florida; details given, scenes shown. [Sarasota principal Lee COUSE - comments on being informed.] [STUDENTS -comment on Rays.] [Ray BROS. - talk about friends and being treated like kids.]
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