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(Studio: Mary Alice Williams) Report introduced.
(Prague, Czechoslovakia: Rick Davis) Anti-government protests in Czechoslovakia featured; scenes shown of rally in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, at which leader of 1968 reform movement, Alexander Dubcek, appeared, and in Prague, Czechoslovakia. [Dissident Vaclav HAVEL - (thru translator) says we will never return to totalitarian rule.] [On TV, minister of defense Milan VACLAVIK - (thru translator) says we reject the spread of anarchy.] television station noted taken over by state because technicians threatened to show tape of police attacking students on November 17. [MAN - (thru translator) says people who spoke up in 1968 were punished.] Tomorrow's meeting of Communist party in which hard-liners, led by Milos Jakes, will meet apparent reform figure Prime Min. Ladislav Adamec, previewed.
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(Studio: Mary Alice Williams) Soviet spokesperson reported hailing President Bush's speech that called for removal of last barriers to freedom.
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(Studio: Mary Alice Williams) E. German Communist party reported announcing investigation of former party boss Erich Honecker. Report introduced.
(E. Berlin: Mike Boettcher) Crackdown by East Germany against smuggling of low-priced goods out of East Germany and selling them in West featured; details given of government subsidies to keep prices down. [Econ. Wolfgang HEINRICH - says this is dangerous to our economy]
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(Studio: Mary Alice Williams) Record snowfall in E. on Thanksgiving Day reported; scenes shown from NYC, Boston, Massachusetts, DC. Report introduced.
(NYC: Bill Schechner) Visit with homeless families on Thanksgiving featured; scenes shown of Donna Graham and her family. [SON, GRAHAM - comment on their plight.] [New York Coalition for the Homeless Robert HAYES - talks about the homeless.] [In shelter in Los Angeles, California, Vickie WILLIAMSON - comments.] [In Atlanta, Georgia, Mrs. STEVENSON - talks about helping the less fortunate.] [HAYES - discusses important of housing.] [GRAHAM - comments.]
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(Studio: Mary Alice Williams) Report introduced.
(Watsonville, California: David Burrington) Thanksgiving in Watsonville, California, town that is recovering from recent earthquake, featured; scenes shown. [KIDS - talk about what happened.] [Vol. Terri NIETO - talks about helping.] [Resident Salvador GARCIA - (thru translator) says he's not afraid.] [Resident Ray PANNIS - says agencies have helped.] [At church service in gymnasium, MAN - expresses thanks.]
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(Studio: Mary Alice Williams) Report introduced.
(Johannesburg, South Africa: Robin Lloyd) Issue of police death squads in South Africa featured; scenes shown from Krugersdorp, South Africa. [MOTHER - grieves for son who may have been killed by death squad.] Details given of testimony from black man on death row who claims to have been a member of a police assassination squad led by Captain Dirk Coetzee; his confession of murder of activist Griffiths Mxenge quoted on screen. [Lawyers for Human Rights Jules BROWDE - says something may be happening in high places.] Recent assassination of university lecturer David Webster recalled; scenes shown from farm that is alleged center for death squad. [MOTHER -comments.]
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(Studio: Mary Alice Williams) Mourning in Lebanon for President Rene Moawad, who was assassinated yesterday in Beirut, reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Mary Alice Williams) Flight attendants reported joining pilots in ending their strike against Eastern Airlines.
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(Studio: Mary Alice Williams) Thanksgiving dinner aboard secret mission space shuttle Discovery reported
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(Studio: Mary Alice Williams) Report introduced.
(NYC: Robert Bazell) Controversial plans for space station featured; scenes shown from moonwalk. [On January 25, 1984, President REAGAN - requests that NASA build a permanent space station within a decade.] [Senator Jake GARN - says he is worried.] Reasons for delay in development of space station explained. [Chairperson of National Academy of Sciences investigating panel Thomas DONAHOO - says research can be done cheaper and better on automated spacecraft.] [NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) space station program head William LENORE - says space station would be a multifaceted research facility.] Animation of space station shown. [European Space Agency's Ian PRYKE - says US must decide to do the program and fund it.] [Soviet space scientist Dr. Roald SAGDEEV - says USSR space station is mainly for national prestige.]
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(Studio: Mary Alice Williams) Report introduced.
(Chicago, Illinois: Bob Dotson) Woman in Chicago, Wanda Morris, who seeks out others in crisis on behalf of a philanthropic organization, profiled; details given, scenes shown. [MORRIS - talks about helping.] Plight of Ted Radcliffe, oldest living member of the Negro baseball league, described; scenes shown. [RADCLIFFE - comments.]
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