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#86083
(Studio) Consumer price index for last month noted.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(NYC) Food price activity for past year as measured by CPI and implications for future prices examined. [PEOPLE - comment on grocery bills.] Next year's meat shortage explained. [Dr. Don. RATAJCZAK - predicts upcoming food price increases.] Econ. factors affecting CPI outlined.
REPORTER: Dan Cordtz
#86084
(Studio) Agriculture Secretary John Block reported discontinuing Payment-In-Kind (PIK) program next year due to this summer's drought and corn crop losses.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
#86085
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Seattle, WA) President Reagan's address to American Legion here defending his for. policy featured. [REAGAN - notes his Legion post number, location; recalls peace efforts of Neville Chamberlain; anticipates progress in US-USSR arms negotiations.]
REPORTER: Steve Shepard
#86086
(Studio) Republican national committee reported hiring Maureen Reagan to lobby on father's behalf regarding women's rights; details given.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
#86087
(Studio) Senator John Tower reported announcing decision not to seek reelec.; Senator Howard Baker's similar decision recalled.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(DC) Tower's decision and impact on Republicans' efforts to maintain control in Senator examined. [TOWER - explains decision.] Tower's strength in Senate and his defeat in past race of Robert Krueger as well as Democrats' increasing strength in Texas with election of Governor Mark White discussed. Current status of upcoming races considered; Senators Chas Percy, Jesse Helms, Roger Jepsen thought endangered.
REPORTER: Sander Vanocur
#86088
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(NYC) Major drug scandal at this year's Pan American games and expulsion of top athletes, include weightlifters Jeff Michels and Dan. Nunez examined; films shown. Mass departure of athletes today prior to their competitions noted. [Dr. Robert KERR - notes pressure to use steroids.] [Olympics med. director Dr. Anthony DALY - warns athletes of sophisticated detection testing.]
REPORTER: Ann Simon
#86089
(Studio) Indications of cocaine's physical addictiveness discussed. Upcoming item announced.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
#86090
#86091
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(DC) Carnegie Fndn. `s analysis of nation `s future teacher shortage examined; details outlined, graphed on screen. [Joyce ROSENBLUM - explains not using her teaching degree.] [Dr. Emily FEISTRITZER - claims teaching no longer is being chosen as career; cites loss of quality among education students.] Factors apparently encouraging shortage listed on screen. [FEISTRITZER - discusses solutions to problem.]
REPORTER: Jed Duvall
#86092
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Warren, Ohio) Necessity of Packard Electric employees to decide pay cut issue examined; details of management-labor plan outlined, discussed. [WORKER - fears setting precedent and ultimately losing wage level.] [Union spokesperson Robert SUTTON - fears losing jobs in Warren.]
REPORTER: Stone Phillips
#86093
(Studio) US-Canada reported forming joint research committee to study acid rain problem.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
#86094
(Studio) San Francisco police reported breaking major prostitution ring; details given, films shown.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
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#86096
(Studio) Continue mystery over identity of Benigno Aquino's assassin in Philippines noted. [Corazon AQUINO - hopes husband didn't die in vain; notes his mission was to ask Ferdinand Marcos to restore democracy.]
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Manila, Philippines) Current status of investigation in Aquino's murder and public reaction to shooting examined; films shown. Marcos noted blaming communists for assassination.
REPORTER: Jim Laurie
#86097
(Studio) Extent of United States military personnel in El Salvador noted.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(San Salvador, El Salvador) Unofficial presence here of Vietnam vets. to train Salvadoran troops, sponsored by "Soldier of Fortune" magazine, examined; films shown. [Mag. spokesperson Colonel Alexander McCOLL - explains mercenaries' purpose in El Salvador.] [US embassy spokesperson Don HAMILTON - notes inability of embassy to control activities of Americans overseas.] Guerrillas' criticism of United States mercenaries noted.
REPORTER: John Qui
#86098
(Studio) Apparent status of Solidarity-org. work slowdown in Poland discussed; Lech Walesa mentioned, shown.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
#86099
(Studio) 30 convicted criminals in Peking, China (PR) reported sentenced publicly; details given.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
#86101
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Chicago, Illinois) Questions raised by success of nation `s youth in mastering computers, include illegal entry into other computer banks, examined. [Writer Steve LEVY - jokes about computer aficionados.] [Andy SCHWARTZ - dismisses stereotypes.] [Neal PATRICK - believes mastering computer has intrinsic rewards.] Patrick and other Milwaukee youth recalled successfully breaking into computer systems of Los Alamos nuclear weapons laboratory, Sloan-Kettering Cancer Institute, Sec. Pacific Bank; details given. [PATRICK - enjoyed experience until FBI entered case.] [LEVY - notes potential of computers.] [Analytics president Stephen LEIBHOLZ - considers it a fad.] Possible solutions to illegal entry considered. [LEVY - comments.]
REPORTER: Lynn Sherr
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