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(Studio: Garrick Utley) Report introduced.
(DC: Henry Champ) Secretary of Defense John Tower's campaign to save his nomination to Defense Department post featured; scenes shown. [On "This Wk.", TOWER - swears not to drink if nomination] [TOWER - says he would resign if he broke pledge.] [On "Meet the Press", Senator Sam NUNN - calls for exam. of Tower by independent doctors] [TOWER - responds.] FBI report on Tower mentioned. [NUNN - says White House is leaking segments of report] [Senator Robert DOLE - says now some Democrats opposed to Tower can reconsider.] [Senator Larry PRESSLER - says he is leaning towards voting number.] Story in "Washington Post "that Senator Nancy Kassebaum feels Tower should withdraw reported
(Studio: Garrick Utley) Dates for Senate hearing and vote on Tower confirmation mentioned.
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(Studio: Garrick Utley) Report introduced.
(Beijing, China, PR: Tom Brokaw) Chinese authorities recalled stopping dissident Fang Lizhi from attending President Bush's dinner last night; scenes shown of Bush meeting with Communist Party General Secretary Zhao Ziyang, who warned United States to stay out of China's internal affairs. Fang's earlier request to Deng Xiaoping that political prisoners be released recalled. Bush's barbecue dinner in Beijing, China, described, shown. [FANG - describes being halted by police.] [FANG - (thru translator) elaborates on incident; shows invitation from president; says this kind of incident magnifies his position on human rights in China.] [National security advisor Brent SCOWCROFT - comments on issue.] Bush noted not raising human rights issue in meeting with top leaders; Secretary of State James Baker's discussion of that issue with Chinese official noted.
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(Beijing, China, PR: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Beijing, China, PR: John Cochran) Return of President Bush and wife Barbara Bush to a China in which he served in 1970s featured; scenes shown from church. [BUSH - explains coming to church on bicycle then.] Bush's day of mtgs. with Premier Li Peng and elder statesman Deng Xiaoping, who discussed USSR leader Mikhail Gorbachev's upcoming visit, reported [BUSH - discusses possible foreign trade agreement with China.] Bush's itinerary reviewed; issue of Secretary of Defense-designate John Tower's confirmation by Senator mentioned.
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(Beijing, China, PR: Tom Brokaw) Barbara Bush's day in Beijing, China, received; scenes shown from her tour. [BUSH - discusses changes in China.] Bush shown touching elephant statue.
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(Beijing, China, PR: Tom Brokaw) President Bush's visit to South Korea previewed.
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(Studio: Garrick Utley) Brief nature of President Bush's trip to South Korea mentioned.
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(Studio: Garrick Utley) Likelihood that locks on cargo doors were cause of accident on United Airlines flight 811 noted. Report introduced.
(Honolulu, Hawaii: Robert Hager) Investigation of plane whose fuselage was ripped open featured; scenes shown of damaged plane. [NTSB spokesperson Lee DICKINSON - says there is no indication of bomb.] FBI noted finding no traces of explosives. [NTSB metallurgist Michael MARX - talks about fractures in damaged areas.] Coast Guard cutters shown collecting debris. Stmt. from United that it will inspect all of its cargo doors accord to FAA directives noted.
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(Studio: Garrick Utley) Mtg. of Soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze and Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini to discuss USSR -Iranian relations reported; scenes shown. Khomeini's order for assassination of Salman Rushdie, author of "The Satanic Verses", recalled; Britain's request that Shevardnadze intercede on its behalf in Rushdie matter mentioned.
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(Studio: Garrick Utley) Story in London "Sunday Times "that Viking Penguin, pubs. of Salman Rushdie's book, "The Satanic Verses", will meet with British Moslem leaders to discuss further publisher of the book reported; details given.
Sprint; Swanson; Post Oat Flakes; Dristan; Cepacol.)
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(Studio: Garrick Utley) Report introduced.
(Chicago, Illinois: Jim Cummins) Pol. picture in Chicago, Illinois, reviewed; details given of mayoral race between Mayor Eugene Sawyer, successor of late mayor Harold Washington, and Richard M. Daley, son of late mayor Richard Daley; scenes shown. [SAWYER - comments.] Concern in Sawyer's camp and racial nature of Sawyer-Daley campaign detailed. [Sawyer supporter Thomas DODD, Lu PALMER - comment on racial issue.] [SAWYER - comments.] [DALEY - makes "white mayor" stmt.] Other cands. Edward Vrdolyak and alderman Tim. Evans mentioned, shown.
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(Studio: Garrick Utley) Arkansas Oilman Jerry Jones reported buying Dallas Cowboys football team and replacing head coach Tom Landry with University of Miami coach Jimmy Johnson.
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(Studio: Garrick Utley) Report introduced.
(DC: Douglas Kiker) Proliferation of lawyers in Washington, DC featured; statistics given, scenes shown. [Attorney Joseph CALIFANO - says soon number of lawyers in DC will double.] Lawyers involved in Oliver North's trial in Iran/Contra affair cited as example; roles of independent prosecutor Lawrence Walsh, Attorney General Richard Thornburgh, Judge Gerhard Gesell and North's attorney Brendan Sullivan in case explained. North's fund-raising ad in "Wall Street Journal" mentioned. [SULLIVAN - comments.] [Georgetown law center Paul ROTHSTEIN - talks about Sullivan's approach to case.] North case reviewed. (Artist: Betty Wells)
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