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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait updated; Arab leaders' summit Sunday in Saudi Arabia with Hussein noted; President Bush quoted. Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Fred Francis) Pentagon's plans for intervention in case of Saudi Arabian invasion despite Hussein's pledge to withdraw from Kuwait detailed; reinforcement of Iraqi troops along Kuwait-Saudi border reported; help from Great Britain and USSR noted. [Military strategist William TAYLOR - urges intervention.] Missing United States oil workers mentioned.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Moscow: Jim Maceda) Secretary of State James Baker, in Moscow with Soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze, reported issuing joint US- USSR condemnation of invasion. [BAKER - announces call for cut-off of arms supplies to Iraq.] United Nations resolution mentioned. [SHEVARDNADZE - (thru translator) criticizes Iraq.] Past Soviet arms shipments noted.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(White House: John Cochran) Administration's response to Arab League's condemnation of invasion reported. [Earlier, BUSH - comments on withdrawal promise.] Saudi Arabian ambassador Prince Bandar reported meeting with National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft. White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater mentioned. [BUSH - talks about Saudi Arabia and Turkey's President Turgut Ozal.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Interview with expert presented. [In Washington, Council on Foreign Relations Richard MURPHY - discusses promised troop withdrawal, puppet government, economic sanctions and Saudi Arabia military intervention.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(New York: Mike Jensen) Effect of Iraqi invasion on economy, especially oil prices, reported; details given; scenes shown from stock market. [TRADER, President BUSH, Senator Joseph LIEBERMAN - comment.] Gas price increases, oil import dependence and enforcement of oil embargo by custom agents mentioned. [Former president Texas Independent Producers John WATSON - comments.] June and July unemployment figures cited.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) "Stock Market Report".
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Arab fear of and respect for Iraqi President Saddam Hussein noted.
(State Department: John Dancy) Hussein's ambitions examined; Arab resentment of wealthy Kuwait mentioned. [Middle East analyst Henry SCHULER - says Hussein is a hero.] Iraqi relations with Saudi Arabia and Iran mentioned.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Tel Aviv: Martin Fletcher) Israel reported fearing Jordan and Iraq relations; upcoming Arab summit meeting in Saudi Arabia mentioned; scenes shown of King Hussein of Jordan meeting with Saddam Hussein in Baghdad, Iraq. [Jaffee Institution of Strategic Studies Joseph ALPHER, Israeli Parliament Eliahu BEN-ELISSAR - comment.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Capitol Hill: Andrea Mitchell) Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait reported canceling "peace dividend" at end of cold war; hawkish Senators noted defeating attempt to mothball battleship. [Senators John McCAIN, John WARNER, Dale BUMPERS, Sam NUNN, President BUSH, Representative Les ASPIN - give differing opinions on defense spending.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) House of Representatives reported approving civil rights bill that President Bush has threatened to veto; details given.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall reported checking into hospital for observation after a fall.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Iraqi President Saddam Hussein portrayed as cold-blooded ruthless man; scenes shown of Hussein purging government in 1979.
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