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(Studio: Garrick Utley) Report introduced.
(Beijing, China, PR: Keith Morrison) Telephone report on movement of army through Beijing featured; details given of confrontations between student protesters and military Events on Saturday reviewed; scenes shown illustration changing interrelationship between soldiers and students. [American TOURIST - explains dispersal of police.] Beginning of shooting shown and described. Rumors and reports of casualties reviewed; more scenes shown.
(Studio: Garrick Utley) Release of CBS reporter Richard Roth and his cameraman after they were beaten &held by Chinese authorities noted. Report introduced.
(Beijing, China, PR: Arthur Kent) Attack by army on Chinese students featured; details given of massacre in Tiananmen Sq.; scenes and photos shown of shooting and of casualties.
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(Studio: Garrick Utley) Report introduced.
(DC: Jim Miklaszewski) Reaction of President Bush and United States government to events in China featured; details given of criticism of Bush's go-slow approach. [Senator Jesse HELMS - comments.] [On "Face the Nation"., Representative Stephen SOLARZ - says Congress will take the initiative in changing policy with China.] US-China relations mentioned. [On "Meet the Press", Senator Richard LUGAR - comments.]
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(Studio: Garrick Utley) Death of Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini and naming of Ali Khamenei as his successor reported Report introduced.
(No location given: Peter Kent) Reaction in Iran to Khomeini's death featured; scenes shown of mourners and of Khomeini's body. Demonstration in Paris, France, by Iranian monarchists celebrating Khomeini's death shown. [Shah's son Reza PAHLEVI - comments.] Future of US-Iranian relations noted. [On "This Wk.", Henry KISSINGER - comments.] Mourning by Shiite Moslems in Lebanon shown; United States hostages there mentioned.
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(Studio: Garrick Utley) Reporter's personal remembrances of Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini given; details given and scenes shown of his reign as Iranian leader: US hostages in Tehran, Iran's war with Iraq, presence of American fleet in Persian Gulf, Oliver North and arms-for-hostages negotiations, Salman Rushdie and novel "The Satanic Verses "controversy.
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(Studio: Garrick Utley) Report introduced.
(Moscow, USSR : Bob Abernethy) Explosion of gas pipeline that resulted in wreck of two Soviet trains featured; details given, scenes shown from Ural Mtns., USSR . Arrival of Mikhail Gorbachev at site noted; scenes shown of wounded and from political rally in Moscow.
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(Studio: Garrick Utley) Report introduced.
(Warsaw, Poland: Mike Boettcher) Holding of elecs. in Poland in which Solidarity cands. were allowed to run against Communist party cands. featured; details given, scenes shown from polls. [WOMAN - comments.] Solidarity leader Lech Walesa and Communist leader Wojciech Jaruzelski shown casting votes. [Prime minister Mieczyslaw RAKOWSKI - comments on political situation.]
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(Studio: Garrick Utley) Report introduced.
(Beijing, China, PR: Keith Morrison) Telephone report on statement from Chinese government explaining actions of army against student protesters given.
(Studio: Garrick Utley) News special on China crisis previewed.
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