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#81648
(Studio) Background to ERA in Congress reviewed; House defeat of amendment today reported.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(DC) ERA's loss in House examined; films shown. Issue's background recalled; proposed amendment quoted on screen. [Representatives Charles ROEMER, Thomas O'NEILL - debate issue.] Final vote outlined on screen. [NOW pres. Judy GOLDSMITH - warns Representatives who voted against ERA today.]
REPORTER: Charles Gibson
#81649
(Studio) Syrian-backed PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) rebels reported mounting major offensive against PLO chairperson Yasir Arafat's loyalists in Tripoli, Lebanon.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Tripoli, Lebanon) Status of fighting here and at nearby Palestinian refugee camp examined; films shown. Offensive launched by rebel leader Abu Musa and response of PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) military commander Abu Jihad discussed. [JIHAD - doesn't believe rebels can take camp today.] Battle's impact on city's civilian residents detailed.
REPORTER: Betsy Aaron
#81650
(Studio) Brief negotiating session in Geneva today between United States and USSR representatives described; USSR President Yuri Andropov's recent warning that arms talks would be endangered by United States deployment of new missiles in West Europe recalled.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#81651
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(London, England) Anti-nuclear demonstrations as United States cruise missiles continue to arrive in Great Britain examined; films shown. [In Parliament, voice of Labor party leader Neil KINNOCK - chides Prime Min. Margaret Thatcher for lack of joint launch control agreement with US.] [Voice of THATCHER - responds.] Protestors' assault on defense secretary Michael Heseltine shown. [HESELTINE - won't be intimidated by mob action.] Demonstration at Greenham Common air base as missiles continue arriving noted.
REPORTER: Walter Rodgers
#81652
(Studio) United States naval attache Captain George Tsantes and driver reported assassinated in Athens, Greece, terrorist attack; details given, films shown. 1975 murder there of CIA station chief recalled.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#81653
(Studio) Turkish minority on Cyprus reported declaring their independence; Turkish government said recognizing Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus while Greek major on island condemns it. Details given, films shown. Upcoming items announced.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#81655
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(NYC) Ind. product, auto product for October, retail auto sales for 1st of November reported; statistics for General Motors, Ford, Chrysler listed on screen. STK. MKT. REPORT
REPORTER: Dan Cordtz
#81657
(Studio) Montgomery, Alabama, role in 1960s civil rights movement recalled.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Montgomery, Alabama) Racial implications of attempted murder trial here of Willie Taylor and 4 other blacks for their alleged attack on white policemen in their home last February 27 examined; background to case reviewed. Films shown. Prosecution's allegations arising from plainclothes police officers Ed Spivey and Les Brown's forced entry into home of Willie Taylor during funeral wake outlined. [Police chief Chas. SWINDALL - claims police were beaten.] Defense attys.' response detailed, discussed. [Former city cnclman. Don. WATKINS - doubts if justice will be served in trial.]
REPORTER: Jay Schadler
#81658
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(DC) Findings of University of California at Los Angeles study on side effects of vasectomies for males noted contradicting previously held belief; details outlined on screen, discussed. [Dr. Frank MASSEY - summarizes general findings.] Vasectomy process explained, illustrated on screen.
REPORTER: George Strait
#81660
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(West Germany) United States and USSR military strengths and weaknesses examined in detail; films shown. [January 21, President REAGAN - February 24, 1982, Defense Secretary Caspar WEINBERGER, November 22, 1982, REAGAN - claim USSR is militarily stronger than US.] [Strategic analyst, Kings College, Lawrence FREEDMAN - discusses numbers game played in analyzing USSR military strength.] Size of each nation's armed forces compared on screen. [General Bernard ROGERS - claims Soviet army's size is only basis for considering USSR a super-power.] Impact of World War I and II on Soviet mentality explained; films of that era shown. United States approach to offsetting Soviet advantage considered. [Defense Department Soviet expert Dr. Paul HOLMAN - feels USSR 's unofficial perception of United States is more threatening than our perception of them; explains.] Performance of United States and USSR fighter planes over Lebanon last year, flown respectively by Israelis and Syrians, recalled; technological edge of United States forces in West Europe said used to counter USSR 's numerical superiority. [Lieutenant Colonel John LAUHER - believes he's at the advantage with F-15.] [S/sergeant Roy FULLER - describes M-1 tank's advantage over Soviet forces.] Fear that nuclear balance between the 2 ntns. is shifting and thus implications for full-scale nuclear confrontation rather than conventional warfare considered. [General Bennie DAVIS - agrees with Reagan's claim that United States lags behind USSR .] Criticism that United States oversells USSR threat and places too little value on actual US strength discussed; exs. given. [Sir James EBERLE - doesn't believe either side has great advantage.] Attitude of each nation at present towards increasing nuclear capabilities described; United States edge in surviving and responding to 1st strike explained. [EBERLE - illustrates that portion of United States nuclear strike program which remains invulnerable to USSR .]
REPORTER: John McWethy
#81662
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Dallas, Texas) Successful sports predictions of gorilla Kanda for "Morning News" examined; films shown. [KANDA - selects winning teams.] ["News" REPORTER - notes implications of Kanda's success.]
REPORTER: Charles Murphy
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