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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) President Bush and Saudi Arabian King Fahd reported rejecting Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's offer of terms for negotiation; Americans escaping from Kuwait and Saudi Arabian call for OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) meeting mentioned. Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Fred Francis) Pentagon coordination of naval blockade against all shipments to and from Iraqi examined; nations involved in blockade listed; Pentagon noted waiting for answer from USSR ; expected boarding of Iraqi freighter heading for Suez Canal and port of Aqaba, Jordan, reported; importance of road from Aqaba to Baghdad, Iraq, noted. US troop movements detailed; scenes shown from Savannah, Georgia. Israel, concerned with being drawn into conflict, reported requesting shipment of United States arms.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(USS Independence: Rick Davis) Aircraft carrier USS Independence reported guarding Strait of Hormuz along with other warships in Gulf of Oman; details given of defensive capabilities; scenes shown. [SAILOR, PILOT - comment on their purpose.] [Carrier group commander Rear Admiral Jerry UNRUH - tells sailors of chemical weapons concern.] Chemical warfare suit shown. [SAILORS - comment on their job.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Kennebunkport: John Cochran) Bush reported interrupting Kennebunkport, ME, vacation to return to Washington, DC, for Gulf and budget briefings; aides quoted regarding purpose of return; White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater quoted on cost of defense against Hussein.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw; Kennebunkport: John Cochran) White House position on Defense Department budget mentioned; details given.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Andrea Mitchell) Administration officials reported saying avoidance of recession will be more difficult given oil price rises and military costs from Persian Gulf crisis; details given of sluggish economy. [Council of Economic Advisers chairman Michael BOSKIN - comments.] General Motors Corporation noted furloughing more workers. [Representative Lee HAMILTON, CONSUMER - comment.] Question of what to tax noted; scenes shown of Chevron's chairman taking abusive calls on radio show.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Kuwait's embassy in Washington reported saying Iraq stole from central bank of Kuwait during invasion. Scenes shown of American service personnel kissing loved ones good-bye in Bethesda, Maryland.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(State Department: John Dancy) Despite statement from Iraqi foreign minister Tariq Aziz that foreigners could leave Kuwait, State Department reported getting only one private American citizen released; number who have slipped out on their own cited; scenes shown of foreigners crossing from Iraq into Jordan. [State Department spokeswoman Margaret TUTWILER - comments on not calling those held in Iraq and Kuwait "hostages".] [Accountant John NORMAN - talks about trouble getting help for his escape.] Tutwiler's statements analyzed.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Saudi Arabian King Fahd reported demanding Iraq withdraw from Kuwait. Report introduced.
(Cairo: Garrick Utley) Developments in Middle East examined. Pakistan, a Muslim but not Arab country, reported saying it will send troops to aid Saudi Arabian defense. Syrian President Hafez al-Assad reported meeting with exiled Kuwaiti prime minister; scenes shown. Egypt's awkward position between United States and Iraq examined; scenes shown of demonstrators in Baghdad, Iraq, including Egyptians, supporting Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and of Egyptian foreign minister Esmat Abdel Meguid meeting with assistant secretary of state John Kelly. [Political analyst Saad el-Din IBRAHIM - compares Iraqi invasion of Kuwait to Israeli occupation of Palestinian homeland.] PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) reported endorsing Hussein's peace proposal while Egypt, not wanting to anger PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) leader Yasir Arafat, called offer "unclear."
(Studio: Tom Brokaw; Cairo: Garrick Utley) Reasons why other Arab countries don't copy King Fahd's rejection of Iraqi peace offer analyzed; long-term effects of current Arab nationalism noted.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Scenes shown of United States service personnel's loved ones displaying symbolic yellow ribbons at Fort Stewart, Georgia.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Interview presented. [In Washington, Iraqi ambassador Mohamed Sadiq al-MASHAT - discusses Americans in Kuwait and Iraq, nonaggression pact with Saudi Arabia, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's promise to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak of no military action in Kuwait, international sanctions, Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini and Hussein's peace offer.] Scenes shown of prayers at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) As forest fires continue across Western states, electrical fire reported causing power failure in lower Manhattan, NYC; details given; scenes shown of commuters walking across Brooklyn Bridge as subways not operational.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Deaths at motorcycle convention in Sturgis, South Dakota, reported; details given.
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