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(Studio) Tonight's debate between President Reagan and Walter Mondale noted focusing on foreign policy and national defense
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Kansas City, Missouri) Reagan's arrival here and preparation for tonight's encounter examined; films shown. [Lyn NOFZIGER - won't deal in hypothetical scenarios.] [Reagan communications director Jim LAKE - anticipates President's success.] campaign. mentioned scheduling Reagan victory rally before rather than after debate.
REPORTER: Rita Flynn
(Kansas City, Missouri) Mondale's arrival and expectations for debate featured; films shown. [MONDALE - considers debate's focus; expects to discuss leadership issue.] Mondale's preparations for confrontation described; probability of his referring to Reagan's 1982 statement that nuclear missiles, once fired from submarines, can be recalled cited.
REPORTER: Betsy Aaron
(Studio) Latest ABC News poll outlined, discussed.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Kansas City, Missouri) Factors used in assessing tonight's debate in light of President's poor performance during first debate considered; Senator Paul Laxalt's concern with Reagan's appearance, Jimmy Carter's image discussed.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson, Sander Vanocur
(Studio) Debate coverage announced.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
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(Studio) National security adviser Robert McFarlane reported claiming President Reagan will fire those responsible for CIA manual on techniques of political terrorism distributed among anti-Nicaraguan guerrillas; "Newsweek" magazine noted claiming aides to CIA director William Casey, United Nations ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick and Defense Department discussed need for such handbook on guerrilla warfare.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(DC) For. policy issues expected raised by President Reagan and Walter Mondale in tonight's debate examined. [Courtesy "This Week.", Clark CLIFFORD - believes Reagan has made no progress in relations with USSR , contrary to last six admins.] [Courtesy "This Week", Robert McFARLANE - explains President's stance.] [Courtesy CBS, Governor Mario CUOMO, Senator Paul LAXALT - disagree over Reagan's handling of terrorism.] [Courtesy NBC, Secretary State George SHULTZ - claims Salvadoran guerrillas are supplied from Nicaragua.] Democrats' claim that CIA terrorist manual illustrates administration's misguided foreign policy.
REPORTER: Dennis Troute
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(Studio) Admin. critics noted concerned that current United States involvement in Central America is leading to repeat of Vietnam experience.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(El Salvador) Similarities and differences between United States policy in central America and that in Vietnam discussed; Salvadoran army Lieutenant Colonel Domingo Monterrosa cited as example Impact on United States involvement in recent election of President Jose Napoleon Duarte in El Salvador and resulting initial peace talks considered.
REPORTER: Peter Collins
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(Studio) Shiite Moslem leader who claimed responsibility for masterminding Marines compound bombing in Beirut, Lebanon, last year reported warning of repetition of such attacks against United States interest in region; senior United States official reported dismissing seriousness of warning.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
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(Studio) Demonstrations in Warsaw, Poland, protesting recent kidnapping of pro-Solidarity priest Father Jerzy Popieluszko reported; Lech Walesa mentioned, shown. Details given.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
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(Studio) Death of film director Francois Truffaut reported; "Jules et Jim, Day for Night" recalled.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Paris, France) Truffaut's career reviewed; scenes from Steven Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" shown courtesy Columbia Pictures, "Day for Night" courtesy Warner Brothers shown, discussed.
REPORTER: Don Kladstrup
(NYC) Upcoming items announced.
REPORTER: Dick Schaap
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(Studio) Miami-New England, Saint Louis-WA football games detailed; films shown courtesy CBS. Other NFL (National Football League) game scores listed on screen; individual players named in report Steve Jones reported winning Chicago marathon, followed by Carlos Lopes; details given. Football player Doug Flutie featured; films shown. [Jack BICKNELL - recalls initial impressions of Flutie.] [FLUTIE - recalls similar period.] Flutie's college football record outlined; Heisman contenders Mike Rozier and Steve Young mentioned. Films shown courtesy Cappy Productions. [Gerard FLAYLON - considers Flutie's playing magic.] [FLUTIE - reads horoscope.] Darren Flutie mentioned. [FLUTIE - comments on magazine cover.] Representative Thomas O'Neill, Leonard Nimoy, Ed McMahon noted Boston College graduates.
REPORTER: Dick Schaap
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(Studio) Kansas City, Missouri's suitability for tonight's debate considered.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Kansas City, Missouri) City's history and attributes examined; Arthur Bryant's barbecue, Ernest Hemingway, Thomas Pendergast, Harry Truman recalled. Pendergast's advice to Truman about campaigning quoted.
REPORTER: Jim Wooten
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