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#80701
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Ted Koppel
(NYC) personal income for 1982 examined; figs. for 1981 compared on screen for those last year Related categories outlined, discussed; unemployment in December for various cities listed on screen.
REPORTER: Dan Cordtz
(DC) Reagan administration's continued efforts to develop 1984 budget and projected deficit examined; Reagan's proposed cuts listed on screen, discussed. [Representative Thomas O'NEILL - calls for further economy measures; explains.] Congress Budget Ofc.'s projected fiscal 1987 deficit mentioned.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Studio) Item recapped at end of broadcast
#80702
(Studio) California's fiscal problems, resulting in possible inability to pay residents tax refunds, discussed.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
#80703
(Studio) Continue massive turnout by unemployed seeking relatively few number jobs at Milwaukee, WI, plant reported; details given, films shown. Upcoming item announced.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
#80705
(Studio) Supreme Court reported hearing arguments today on Betamax case, involving home video recorders and possible infringement of copyright law.
REPORTER: Ted Koppel
(DC) Movie industry's opposition to home video recordings as intruding on their profits examined; "Star Wars" cited as example Scenes shown courtesy 20th Century Fox. Argument presented by Universal Studios attorney Stephen Kroft and apparent reaction of Justices Sandra O'Connor, Lewis F. Powell quoted on screen. [Sony Corporation attorney Dean DUNLAVEY - defs. home recordings.] Possible outcome of case considered.
REPORTER: Tim O'Brien Artist: Freda Reiter
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(Studio) Questions arising from last week's hostage siege and shoot-out in Memphis, Tennessee, noted.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Memphis, Tennessee) Police assault ending hostage incident Thur. recalled resulting in deaths of police ofr. Robert Hester and all 7 captors. [police SPOKESPERSON - notes Lindberg Sanders' efforts to broadcast Hester's murder on local radio station.] [Voice of ofr. Ray SCHWILL - describes incident.] Details of police assault on building outlined. [Police Chief John HOLT - defs. police action.] Continue tension in city as result of shoot-out noted. [Memphis Police Association president Ray MAPLE - explains purpose of telegram to President Reagan claiming police officers' rights were violated.] Police thought presenting findings of investigation soon to Justice Department
REPORTER: Jay Schadler
#80707
(Studio) president of California chapter of NOW, Ginny Foat, reported indicted for murder by LA today; background to case recalled.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
#80708
(Studio) Continue recovery of artificial heart recipient Barney Clark following most recent surgery discussed.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
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(Studio) USSR foreign minister Andrei Gromyko reported meeting in Bonn with West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl today to discuss NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) deployment of United States missiles in Europe this year; details given.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Bonn, West Germany) Gromyko's warning last night that USSR would increase its nuclear arsenal targeted on West Europe if NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) proceeds with deployment of United States missiles; his rejection of President Reagan's proposed Zero Option plan noted. Gromyko's reiteration of Yuri Andropov's proposal outlined; Gromyko said denying that his visit is effort to influence upcoming election, despite his publicized mtgs. with Kohl opponents Franz Josef Strauss,Willy Brandt and Hans Jochen Vogel. Current German public opinion on missile issue noted.
REPORTER: Hal Walker
(DC) United States reaction to Gromyko's threats outlined on screen; administration noted continuing to counter allegations of disarray set off last week by firing of arms control agency director Eugene Rostow and fanned by wkend. stories that tentative agreement by USSR and United States arms negotiators had been rejected by both ntns. [Negotiator paul NITZE - denies Rostow's firing was victory for hardliners; feels confident in President's support of his efforts; calls for exploration of USSR proposals.]
REPORTER: Barrie Dunsmore
#80712
(Studio) Results of independent inquiry into performance of Prime Min. Margaret Thatcher's government in anticipating Falkland Island war with Argentina outlined, discussed. Lord Carrington recalled resigning as foreign secretary as result of war.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
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(Studio) United States intelligence said acknowledging possibility of crippled USSR satellite Cosmos 1402 entering earth's atmosphere this wkend.; satellite's current status considered.
REPORTER: Ted Koppel
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(Studio) President Reagan and Japanese Prime Min. Yasuhiro Nakasone reported discussing trade relations at White House today; films shown, details given.
REPORTER: Ted Koppel
#80717
(Studio) Treasury Secretary Don. Regan and international financial mins. reported meeting in Paris, France, to discuss strengthening of International Monetary Fund; details given, films shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Paris, France) Growing fragility of West banking system examined; details outlined on screen. [Lord Harold LEVER - considers situation a crisis.] [January 5, 1983, president REAGAN - notes sensitivity of issue.] Background of current monetary crisis, stemming from 1973 Arab-Israeli war and resulting Arab oil boycott, explained; Brazil and Romania noted unable to repay their loans. Current status of Mexico's debts mentioned; recession's impact on Third World ntns. considered. [French economist Yves LAULAN - notes short period of time in which to solve international financial system's problems.]
REPORTER: Pierre Salinger
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#80719
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Los Angeles, California) Reinstatement of Jim Thorpe's Olympic standing reported; his loss of 1912 medals recalled. International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch noted presenting medals to Thorpe's descendants today; film shown. Reaction of daughter Charlotte compared with that of Gayle. [Gayle THORPE - will keep father's medal in family.] Thorpe's response to King Gustav's praise in 1912 recalled. [William THORPE - paraphrases father.] [Charlotte THORPE - comments.]
REPORTER: Stephen Geer
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