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(Studio) President Reagan said apparently nixing proposed increase `in excise taxes.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) [Bruno MAUER - states President's position on supply side econs.] Reagan's proposed plan for transfer of programs and funds to states outlined on screen, discussed; implications of decision for President's political image noted.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(DC) Issues considered by 97th Congress discussed. [Representative Peter PEYSER - questions Congress's approach to President] [Representative Silvio CONTE - notes elec.-yr. pols.] Issues to be considered by Senator, include expulsion of Harrison Williams, listed on screen.
REPORTER: Charles Gibson
(Studio) Upcoming items announced.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Studio) Item recapped at end of broadcast
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(Studio) Accident at Ginna nuclear power plant in New York described.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Rochester, New York) Details of accident examined. [Rochester Gas and Elec. Company John OBERLIES - notes seriousness of situation.] Specifics of site emergency outlined; Three Mile Island accident recalled. [Leeann ALDER - isn't concerned.] Status of plant at present mentioned.
REPORTER: Michael Connor
(DC) Workings of nuclear power plant explained; diagram shown. No. of Westinghouse reactors similar to that at Ginna mentioned, located on map; past steam generator problems noted.
REPORTER: Joe Benton
(Studio) Further discussion on nuclear industry on tonight's "Nightline" announced.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Atlanta, Georgia) Judge Clarence Cooper's decision, allowing prosecution to intro. evidence linking Wayne Williams with murders other than those of Jimmy Ray Payne and Nathaniel Cater, examined; details outlined on screen. Reaction of defense attorney Alvin Binder noted. [Law Prof. Abe ORDOVER - explains prosecution's motive.] Binder's examination of Dr. John Feegel concerning death of Alfred Evans noted. Lois Evans said still believing body not that of her son.
REPORTER: Bob Sirkin
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(Studio) Findings of Air Florida flight 90's flight recorder with regard to plane's takeoff attempt prior to crash reported.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) Flight recorders from World Airways flight that recently crashed in Boston harbor reported arriving at Federal Aviation Administration today; details given.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Studio) Talks between Secretary of State Alexander Haig and Andrei Gromyko discussed.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Geneva, Switzerland) Haig and Gromyko's preparation for tomorrow's encounter examined. [GROMYKO - (thru translator) refuses to discuss Poland with Haig.] [HAIG - anticipates short meeting] Mtg.'s agenda outlined.
REPORTER: Barrie Dunsmore
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Warsaw, Poland) Prime Min. Wojciech Jaruzelski's address to parliament concerning martial law and United States interferences examined; films shown. Parliament's response to speech considered; question of martial law's length considered.
REPORTER: Anne Garrels
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Rome, Italy) Latest photograph of General James Dozier, kidnapped recently in Italy by Red Brigades examined; release of 5th communique discussed.
REPORTER: Bill Blakemore
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(Studio) Supreme Court reported reaffirming ban on prayer in public schools; details of Louisiana case given. Court said reviewing Idaho ruling on ERA; details given.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Court's ruling on case involving oil companies versus Indian mineral rights examined; background to case involving Jicarilla Apache tribe in New Mexico explained. Opinion of Justice Thurgood Marshall quoted. Implications of Court decision explained.
REPORTER: Tim O'Brien Artist: Freda Reiter
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(Studio) Austria reported giving Rudolf Nureyev citizenship; details given.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
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(Studio) Secretary of State Alexander Haig's age when Andrei Gromyko became USSR ambassador noted; Gromyko's presence at Yalta conference with Franklin Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin, his role in United Nations formation recalled. [Denis HEALEY - comments on Gromyko's experience.] Gromyko's career discussed; films shown. Nikita Khrushchev incld. in report [HEALEY - anticipates Gromyko's position in current talks.] Gromyko's reaction to Henry Kissinger, Cyrus Vance noted.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Newport, Rhode Island) Murder trial of Claus von Bulow examined; background to Martha "Sunny" von Bulow's decline and chgs. against von Bulow recalled. Films shown. [von BULOW - notes impact of trial.] [Former district attorney Richard KUH - notes family's dread of publicity or scandal.] Issues to be discussed in trial listed; implications of trial considered.
REPORTER: Lynn Sherr
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