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#80637
(Studio) President Reagan's reaction to allegations of chaos in his administration described.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) President's news conference in which he accused media of disarray examined. [REAGAN - responds to allegations of administration's chaos, considers disarray based in media, deficit/budget decision.]
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
#80638
(Studio) Producer price index, the wholesale prices, for December discussed.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(NYC) Impact of drop in energy prices on producer prices examined; details outlined on screen. [Merrill Lynch spokesperson Jack LAVERY - considers 1983-84 energy forecast.] Federal Reserve Bd.'s assessment of last month's factory output considered.
REPORTER: Dan Cordtz
#80639
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(London, Ohio) Foreclosure of Doug Dailey's farm despite action by militant farmers examined. [DAILEY - comments.] Dailey's efforts to gain extension on his farm loans and mortgages recalled; crowd's reaction to Sheriff Stephen Saltsman's efforts to auction farm noted. [DAILEY - won't forsake the battle.] Mvt. to establish moratorium on farm foreclosures noted.
REPORTER: Ron Miller
#80640
(Studio) Major natural gas pipeline companies reported seeking price hikes for Michigan, IN, Illinois and Missouri; details given. Upcoming items announced.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
#80641
#80642
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Current status of Social Security reform commission's efforts to reach bipartisan agreement of necessary changes in system examined. [President REAGAN - acknowledges commission's lack of unity.] Bipartisan and conservative proposals offered by Senators Robert Dole and Patrick Moynihan and others outlined on screen, discussed. [Commission member Joseph WAGGONNER - won't support present plan until negotiated.] [White House chief of staff James BAKER - implies President's willingness to compromise.]
REPORTER: Barry Serafin
(Studio) [Commission chairperson Alan GREENSPAN - won't predict commission's success or failure; explains; anticipates Social Security's continuation.] Tonight's "Nightline" announced.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#80643
#80645
(Studio) National Highway Traffic Safety Admin. reported seeking evidence from General Motors that 1980 X-cars are free from defect in braking system; details given.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#80646
(Studio) President Reagan's veto of crime bill explained.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#80647
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Fort Lauderdale, Florida) Contraband seized by government drug agents in south Florida drug raids, comprised of planes, boats and vehicles, examined; related statistics outlined. Fin. gain for Fort Lauderdale from drug raids described. [Deputy police chief Joe GERWENS - notes it's a jail built by crime funds; praises impact on community.]
REPORTER: Rebecca Chase
#80648
(Studio) Appeals court reported dismissing award given Peter Roberts in his patent suit against Sears stemming from invention of wrench reported; details given.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
#80649
(Studio) Editor of "Journal of American Med. Association" reported calling for ban on boxing due to brain damage inflicted during bouts.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(No location given) "JAMA" editorials condemning boxing quoted on screen. ["JAMA" editor Dr. George LUNDBERG - notes purpose of boxing match.] Ray Mancini's fatal punch to Duk Koo Kim last November recalled; shown. Match 2 weeks later between Larry Holmes and Tex Cobb also recalled, shown; resulting changes in World Boxing Council rules noted. JAMA's claim that link exists between number of matches endured by boxer and his declining brain and neurological health outlined; report's recommendations outlined on screen. [Trainer Angelo DUNDEE - considers situation hysterical.]
REPORTER: Ray Gandolf
#80650
#80652
(Studio) Former arms control negotiator Paul Warnke's reaction to USSR arms reduction proposals reported.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#80653
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Warsaw, Poland) Lech Walesa's inability to return to work at Gdansk shipyards due to government's refusal examined; films shown. Details outlined.
REPORTER: Walter Rodgers
#80654
(Studio) China (PR) and USSR said apparently disagreeing over renewal of border talks between them; details given.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#80655
(Studio) West Germany reported extraditing alleged Turkish terrorist Musa Celebi for his ostensible role in Mehmet Ali Agca's attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II in 1981; details given, films shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#80658
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Beverly Hills, California) Proliferation of oil wells at high school athletic field here examined; background to situation explained. Films shown. [Beverly Hills Oil Company president Bill ENGER - notes wealth of field.] Fin. impact on school district noted.
REPORTER: Stephen Geer Artist: Gerald Andrea
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