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#80809
(Studio) USSR satellite Cosmos 1402 reported entering earth's atmosphere today over Indian Ocean near Diego Garcia; details given.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(DC) Satellite's final orbit and apparent plunge into Indian Ocean examined; Cosmos 1402's mission and technical problems resulting in its decayed orbit discussed. Pentagon's assessment of USSR 's situation mentioned.
REPORTER: John McWethy
(Studio) Federal Emergency Mgt. Agency's preparations for recovery of any satellite particles noted.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(DC) Officials said dismissing danger from particles hitting earth today; similar incident over Canada 5 years ago recalled. Possible effect of satellite's reentry discussed.
REPORTER: Bettina Gregory
(Studio) Crash of USSR satellite in Canada 5 years ago again recalled.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
#80811
(Studio) Treasury Secretary Don. Regan noted predicting improved economy due to administration's new budget proposal; Senator Howard Baker's response noted.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(DC) [Courtesy CBS, REAGAN - anticipates improved economy] Regan's predicted budget moves by President Reagan outlined on screen. [REGAN - dismisses immediacy of contingency taxes.] Baker's rejection of most of Regan's remarks noted. [Courtesy NBC, BAKER - thinks Senator needs more than proposed defense cut.] [Courtesy "This Wk.", John CONNALLY - calls for curb on deficits.]
REPORTER: Mike Von Fremd
#80812
(Studio) Quaker Oats Company's health plan, regarding non-use of sick time, reported; details given.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
#80814
(Studio) OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) conference reported meeting in effort to agree on further product cuts.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Geneva, Switzerland) OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) said reaching tentative agreement; factors contributing to organization's problems outlined on screen, discussed. Continue disunity among mbrs., especially between Saudi Arabia and Iran, examined; apparent compromise reached explained.
REPORTER: Greg Dobbs
#80815
(Studio) Analyst Dan Lundberg's assessment of declining gasoline prices in US detailed.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
#80816
(Studio) Leftist guerrillas reported claiming to have captured town in north El Salvador; President Reagan's recent certification to Congress that El Salvador has improved its human rights record recalled.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(El Salvador) Current status of civil war examined; films shown. [Representative Stephen SOLARZ - doesn't think United States should provide assistance to government terrorists.] [Ambassador Deane HINTON - claims government is decring. number of political assassinations.] [SOLARZ - considers such number games politically and morally unacceptable.] Use of body count as measure of government's progress noted; conditions set by Congress for continuing aid to El Salvador listed on screen, discussed. [Representative Philip CRANE - criticizes Solarz.] [HINTON - cites elecs. as promising.]
REPORTER: Peter Collins
#80817
(Studio) Scheduled strike in England by water and sewage workers discussed.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(NYC) Upcoming items announced
REPORTER: Dick Schaap
#80819
(Studio) Outcome of football game between New York Jets and Miami Dolphins examined; performance of several players (named in report) discussed. Films shown courtesy NBC Sports. Tennis match between Ivan Lendl and John McEnroe examined; films shown courtesy CBS Sports. Jimmy Connors mentioned. Retirement of Bjorn Borg announced; Borg's career recalled. Films shown. [Courtesy ABC "Sportsbeat", April 1982, BORG - wants rest.] Borg's victories over Arthur Ashe and Connors recalled, shown. [McENROE - isn't surprised by decision.]
REPORTER: Dick Schaap
#80821
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Los Angeles, California) Efforts of entrepreneurs such as Luci Pellini dress company to capitalize on Marilyn Monroe's continuing popularity examined; scenes from Monroe film shown courtesy 20th Century Fox. [Designer Carol WIOR - explains 1950s' attraction for women.] Agent Roger Richman noted handling estates of Monroe, Abbott and Costello and W.C. Fields as well as others. [RICHMAN - explains effort to prevent abuse of clients' families.]
REPORTER: Hughes Rudd
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