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#87427
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(DC) United States intelligence reported detecting indications of well-orchestrated terrorist action apparently aimed at United States facilities and citizens around the world. [State Department spokesperson John HUGHES - acknowledges new info.] Situation at United States embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, described; number terrorist threats receive by United States ints. weekly mentioned. Concern that some terrorist attacks will occur in United States before election noted; Iranian militants mentioned.
REPORTER: John McWethy
#87428
(Studio) Kidnapping of four Lebanese employees of Associated Press in Beirut, Lebanon, detailed.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#87429
(Studio) Evacuation of United States embassy in The Hague, The Netherlands, after receive bomb threat reported; details given.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#87430
(Studio) Recent roundup of alleged Mafia members in United States and Italy recalled; New York attorney general reported announcing indictments of top leadership of Colombo org. crime family.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(NYC) Extensive indictments against suspected mobsters for alleged extortion of restaurant and construction inds. examined; Carmine "The Snake" Persico reported escaping roundup. Amt. allegedly extorted from restaurant in Sherry-Netherland Hotel cited as example [Defense attorney Gus NEWMAN - believes indictments are designed to impact presidential election] [Attorney General William French SMITH - denies partisan pols.] [FBI spokesperson Ken. P. WALTON - thinks Mafia is scared.]
REPORTER: Kenneth Walker Artist: Marilyn Church
#87432
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(DC) Latest ABC "News-Washington Post" poll indicating President Reagan's continued lead over Walter Mondale examined; details outlined on screen, discussed. [Mondale political director Paul TULLY - will spend more time in major contested states.] Current focus of Mondale campaign discussed.
REPORTER: Barry Serafin
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(DC) Reagan's Ohio campaign stop today featured; films shown. Mondale-Ferraro demonstration during rally noted. [REAGAN - mocks protesters.] His lack of reference to John F. Kennedy following yesterday's revelation of 1960 letter to Richard Nixon attacking Kennedy cited. [REAGAN - defs. letter comparing Kennedy's policies to Karl Marx and Adolf Hitler.] His later White House ceremony for some United States students rescued during last year's invasion of Grenada described. [REAGAN - defs. invasion.] campaign. plans for some students noted.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Canton, Missouri) Mondale's campaign focus today examined; films shown. [MONDALE - seeks farmers' support; recalls group's role in electing Harry Truman.] His tour of Mississippi Valley farm towns described.
REPORTER: Brit Hume
#87434
(Studio) Total amount spent in 1984 for Senate races noted.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Saint Johnsbury, Vermont) Economics in seeking Congress office examined; Andrew Stein's campaign against Representative Bill Green cited as example [STEIN - agrees it's insane.] Average cost of winning Congress campaign ten years ago compared to current expenses; details graphed on screen. [Representative Tony COELHO - thinks system is ridiculous, unjustifiable.] Various expenses involved in political campaigns. listed, discussed. [Stein manager Martin McLAUGHLIN - cites importance of television to cands.] James R. Jones' television expenses in Oklahoma and James Jeffords' cost in Vermont compared. [JEFFORDS - hopes for rebellion against such expenditures soon.] Limitation proposed by Jeffords' opponent Anthony Pollina outlined. [POLLINA - opposes having money determine elections.]
REPORTER: Charles Gibson
#87435
(Studio) September consumer price index reported.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Chicago, Illinois) CPI effect on determining Social Security benefits, taxes explained; details outlined on screen. [Social Security RECIPIENTS - react to incrd. benefits.]
REPORTER: Dan Cordtz
(Studio) STK. MKT. REPORT
#87437
(Studio) United States intelligence concern over possible arrival of MiG aircraft in Nicaragua with Bulgarian weapons shipment detailed.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#87438
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(San Salvador, El Salvador) Impact on Salvadoran army of death of Lieutenant Colonel Domingo Monterrosa in helicopter downing allegedly by anti-government guerrillas examined; films shown. His role in war here reviewed. [President Jose Napoleon DUARTE - claims war will continue] Duarte's recent talks with guerrilla leaders recalled. Right-wing death squads said suspected in murder of young son of labor leader and close friend of Duarte.
REPORTER: John Qui
#87439
(Studio) Release of minority report by member of commission investigating assassination of Benigno Aquino recalled.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Manila, Philippines) Majority report in Aquino's murder, accusing higher level government officials of complicity, examined. [Commission attorney Bienvenido TAN - accuses General Fabian C. Ver and others of involvement.] No. accused by majority report noted; military recalled claiming Rolando Galman was Aquino's killer. Reaction of dictator Ferdinand Marcos noted. [Corazon AQUINO - believes Marcos was involved in husband's murder.]
REPORTER: Mark Litke
#87441
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(London, England) Controversy over French President Francois Mitterrand's breach of British rules during state visit here, involving bodyguard's test of Scotland Yard security, as well as incident at June economy summit with his armed bodyguards, examined; films shown. Other incidents mentioned; IRA's bombing of Margaret Thatcher's hotel recalled. Failure to provide translator for Mitterrand speech noted.
REPORTER: Al Dale
#676834