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#87525
(Studio) Contd. improvement of Baby Fae following transplant of baboon heart reported
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Loma Linda, California) Infant's continued recovery and controversy surrounding use of baboon heart rather than human one to save her examined; films shown. [Hospital SPOKESPERSON - is guardedly optimistic.] Alternatives to heart transplant discussed; Dan. Brown's case cited as example [Brown's MOTHER - explains her decision; empathizes with Baby Fae's mother's choice.] [Hospital SPN - doesn't believe alternative existed for Baby Fae.]
REPORTER: Andrea Naverson
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(NYC) Current use of animal parts for medical reasons described, shown. [Dr. Howard BARON - explains benefits of using animal parts in heart surgery.] Role of various animal substances in drug treatments explained.
REPORTER: Roger Caras
#87527
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Warsaw, Poland) Discovery of body of pro-Solidarity priest Father Jerzy Popieluszko, kidnapped by government personnel recently, examined; films shown. Pol. implications of his murder for Polish government considered; Solidarity leaders, include Lech Walesa, said believing incident is effort of extreme hardliners to embarrass government of General Wojciech Jaruzelski. [Solidarity SPOKESPERSON - thinks Popieluszko's martyrdom will inspire more clergy to activism.]
REPORTER: David Ensor
#87528
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(DC) Background to deadly force case before Supreme Court reviewed; events surrounding Memphis, Tennessee, police ofr. Elton Hymon's shooting of burglary suspect Edward Garner discussed. [HYMON - defs. use of deadly force.] [Cleamtee GARNER - explains suit against Memphis police department over son's death.] Argument presented court by Garner's attorney Steven Winter revolving around 1858 Tennessee law and Chief Justice Warren Burger's questioning quoted on screen, discussed. Response of Memphis police attorney Henry Klein outlined.
REPORTER: Tim O'Brien Artist: Freda Reiter
#87529
(Studio) Govt.'s use of Niagara Falls, New York, landfill as dump for toxic waste collected throughout northe. noted; Environmental Protection Agency study reported indicating dump is possibly leaking hazardous waste into surrounding environmental Details given.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#87530
(Studio) New home sales in September detailed. STK. MKT. REPORT
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#87532
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(DC) President Reagan, during White House appearance, reported anticipating Republican surge with upcoming presidential election [REAGAN - predicts "historic electoral realignment."] His expectations for Republican voter turnout outlined. [REAGAN - claims Democrat strongholds are most blighted areas of the country.] [Representative Thomas O'NEILL - responds; recalls Reagan's excuse for leaving Democratic party; notes surplus left by Harry Truman's administration] Poll implications for Democrat defections to Reagan discussed.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Duluth, Minnesota) Walter Mondale's final campaign said concentrating on states most likely to support him; films shown. [MONDALE - recalls Medicare's impact on his dying mother's medical care; tells heckler to "shut up"; urges supporters to help elect him in Minnesota.] Turnout for his rallies and apparent effect of closing campaign days on Mondale's public demeanor noted.
REPORTER: Brit Hume
(Duluth, Minnesota) Role of behind-the-scenes campaign workers examined; preparations for Mondale's Duluth appearance used as example Films shown. [UMD Republicans president Shawn HOOPER - explains scouting Mondale's rally site.] [Mondale advance staff spokesperson Carol OLWERT - discusses objectives of rally.] Sign of success for advance teams noted.
REPORTER: Barry Serafin
#87534
(Studio) Indications that United States embassy in Lisbon, Portugal, was intended target of terrorist attack reported; details given.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#87535
(Studio) Senator Barry Goldwater reported postponing until after election hearing on CIA manual instructing Nicaraguan guerrillas in techniques of terrorism; State Department official mentioned again denying manual is part of administration effort to overthrow Sandinista government
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Miami, Florida) Background to CIA efforts inside Nicaragua, beginning with initial stages of Reagan administration, reviewed; films shown. [Former rebel "EMILIO" - claims CIA arranged for his and others' training in Argentina in 1981 in techniques of terrorism; remarks transcribed on screen.] Later training in Honduras by CIA agent noted. [Former director Nicaraguan Democrat Force Edgar CHAMORRO - describes role of former counterinsurgency agent in Vietnam; recalls CIA agent, known as "Juanito", dressing as Viet Congress] Chamorro noted responsible for psychological warfare training with guerrillas, working closely with CIA Juanito; claims Juanito provided know-how, he the money for production of CIA terrorist manual based on Special Forces operations in Vietnam; discusses consideration of manual's semantics to avoid use of words such as "assassination."] [EMILIO - agrees.] [CHAMORRO - recalls Juanito's replacement criticizing manual's statement in writing of CIA policy; believes manual reflects philosophy of CIA in Nicaragua.] [Nicaraguan Democrat Force spokesperson Alfonso CALLEJAS - denies condoning assassinations, terrorism.] CIA mentioned declining comment; agency's initial rationale for intervening in Nicaragua recalled.
REPORTER: Peter Collins
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#87537
(Studio) Current push for voter registration and turnout noted.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(DC) Commentary concerns defense of not voting, role of electoral college; Germany's experience in 1920s-30s recalled.
REPORTER: George Will
(Studio) Possible implications of commentary discussed.
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