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(Studio) Reactions of Walter Mondale and President Reagan to their respective performances in last night's second debate described; ABC News poll on viewers' perception of event outlined on screen.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(San Diego, California) Reagan camp's response to his performance examined; films shown. [Senator Paul LAXALT, Nancy REAGAN, President REAGAN - praise his performance.] [Last night, REAGAN - jokes about age issue.] Cands.' exchange on President's alleged submarine missile remark outlined. [Today, REAGAN - denies saving nuclear missiles can be recalled.] [May, 1982, REAGAN - speaks regarding recalling carriers of missiles.-] [Today, REAGAN - addresses Rockwell International B-1 plant employees on Mondale's pledge to kill B-1 program.]
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Mondale's post-debate campaigning featured; films shown. [MONDALE - thinks President performed worse on issues of leadership, intellectual competence.] Mondale campaign's assessment of debate detailed. [Last night, REAGAN, MONDALE - debate President's star wars space weapons concept.] [Today, MONDALE - mocks Reagan's professed ignorance about star wars proposal.] Focus of each cand.'s post-debate campaign attacks outlined.
REPORTER: Brit Hume
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(DC) Commentary concerns debates' worthlessness, negative impact on campaigns.
REPORTER: George Will
(Studio) Debates' relevancy discussed.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings, George Will
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(Studio) President Reagan's response to Mondale's challenge in last night's debate on CIA terrorist manual distributed among anti-Nicaraguan guerrillas recalled; manual, by instructing in political assassinations, noted directly contravening presidential orders.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(DC) Junior CIA execs. noted holding closed-door briefing for Senate Intelligence Committee; Senator Sam Nunn reported claiming manual's reference to pol. assassinations had not been edited out as claimed by President Reagan last night. [NUNN - hopes remaining questions will be answered.] Manual's alleged author described as Korean and Vietnam war veteran John Kirkpatrick who trained CIA-backed guerrillas at camps in Honduras; agency, acknowledging Kirkpatrick is CIA agent, said now disowning him. [Secretary of State George SHULTZ - denies CIA presence in Nicaragua; professes ignorance about Kirkpatrick; rationalizes Kirkpatrick's role with CIA as that of contract worker; feels manual will be investigated and those responsible for it "put to rest."] 1982 Defense Intelligence Agency document recalled discussing assassinations of Nicaraguan government officials and a Cuban adviser; report quoted on screen. [SHULTZ - denies knowledge of CIA report]
REPORTER: John McWethy
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(Studio) Secretary of State George Shultz and Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger reported denying newspaper reports that more Americans died in last year's invasion of Grenada than Pentagon's official death count; details given.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
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(Studio) Libyan pilot reported claiming rocket was fired at his plane upon landing at Athens, Greece, ostensibly from direction of nearby United States military installation; details given.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Beirut, Lebanon) State Department's decision to cut back staff of embassy here due to terrorist attacks and continued threats examined; security officials' attitude toward television camera crews shown. Current size of American contingent here outlined on screen. Sec. precautions at other embassies in Beirut described, discussed.
REPORTER: Charles Glass
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(Studio) FBI agent Richard Miller and two Sovs. reported arraigned for espionage today; details given.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Jordan, Minnesota) Controversy here over prosecutor Kathleen Morris' extensive allegations against numerous residents for alleged child sexual abuse, decision to suddenly drop all chgs., and impact on community examined; films shown. [Genevieve COLLING, Mike KIKOS - find situation incredible.] Confession of James Rud and acquittals of Robert and Lois Bentz reviewed. [Former defense Cindy BUCHAN - recalls having children taken from her, arrest.] [Sharon BLOOMQUIST - notes confusion among residents.] Morris' official reason for dropping chgs. recalled. [MORRIS - can't discuss ongoing investigation.] Police reported currently investigating alleged murders of several children. [Dr. Susan PHIPPS-YONUS - notes children tell of witnessing beatings and dismemberment of other children.] Morris reported turning over her files to state attorney general in effort to silence critics. [BUCHAN - believes she and other defs. are victims of poor investigations.] Don Buchan reported returning to work as deputy sheriff for first time since arrest last spring. [Cindy BUCHAN - anticipates children's return.] [BLOOMQUIST - is sad for both children and criminal justice system.]
REPORTER: Joe Spencer
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(Studio) Contd. severe storms and tornadoes in south Texas detailed; films shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
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(Studio) Latest government report on college education and recommendations for reform discussed.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(NYC) OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) efforts to head off price war reported; Sheik Ahmed Zaki al-Yamani noted denying change in official cartel price. Current status of OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) production and factors affecting international oil market considered. STK. MKT. REPORT General Motors employees at Ohio truck plant reported laid off due to strike by Canadian General Motors Corporation workers; details given.
REPORTER: Dan Cordtz
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(Studio) Federal Emergency Mgt. Admin. reported withdrawing recommendations of government's Lawrence Livermore, California, nuclear research facility for worker safety in event of nuclear attack; details given.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Paris, France) Impending frog shortage and nation's concern over lack of frog legs examined; films shown. [Frog expert Alain DUBOIS - would regret decimation of frog ranks.] Kingdom of the Frog Society reported organization ntl. conference to save the creature; necessity of importing frogs for French cuisine at present noted. [Society SPOKESPERSON - cites need to stop eating frogs if species is to recover; remarks transcribed on screen.] Role of frog in French heritage noted illustrated by nursery rhyme.
REPORTER: Don Kladstrup
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