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#87842
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Steve Bell
(NYC) Holiday sales prospects and implications for national economy examined; films shown. Retail sales since June and economy growth for first 3 qtrs. graphed on screen. [FAO Schwarz spokesperson Andrea CLASTER, Macy's spokesperson Ruth SCHWARTZ - anticipate record sales.] [Bloomingdale's spokesperson Ray ATTANASIO - praises unisex underwear.] Items expected to sell well, excluding video games, examined. [Bloomingdale's spokesperson Constance BRESLIN - praises expensive doll.] Predicted consumer spending until Christmas mentioned. (Studio) STK. MKT. REPORT
REPORTER: Dan Cordtz
#87844
(Studio) Incrd. security at United States embassy in Bogota, Colombia, and evacuation of most US dipls. and their dependents due to threats from drug traffickers reported; details given, films shown.
REPORTER: Steve Bell
#87845
(Studio) Death and injury toll in shoot-out between North and South Korean troops in DMZ (demilitarized zone) as Soviet tourist defected to South reported; status of wounded United States Pvt. Michael Burgoyne noted.
REPORTER: Steve Bell
(Tokyo, Japan) Details of clash between North and South Korean troops examined, illustrated on map; recent efforts of both Koreas to ease tension recalled.
REPORTER: Jim Laurie
#87846
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Steve Bell
(DC) Pressure on Reagan administration to be more flexible with USSR arms negotiations, in light of apparent Soviet softening of previous hard-line stance on issue, examined; current administration stance and possible areas of compromise as means of getting USSR to return to bargaining table outlined on screen, discussed. [Carnegie Endowment International Peace spokesperson Dmitri SIMES - thinks White House Is realizing need for flexibility; explains.] Secretary of State George Shultz mentioned.
REPORTER: John McWethy
#87847
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Steve Bell
(Studio) Commentary concerns institutional handicapping of democracies such as US in arms control negotiations; current US-USSR talks used as illustration.
REPORTER: George Will
(Studio) Alternatives to arms negotiations considered.
REPORTER: Steve Bell, George Will
#87849
(Studio) Parents of Baby Fae, known only as Howard and Teresa, reported explaining their approval of baboon heart transplant in "People" magazine interview; details given.
REPORTER: Steve Bell
#87850
(Studio) No. known cases of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in US outlined; Ctrs. for Disease Control's analysis of disease's increase noted.
REPORTER: Steve Bell
(DC) AIDS epidemic in homosexual community examined; films shown. [Ctrs. for Disease Control spokesperson Dr. James CURRAN - explains implications of scope of problem.] [College dean and author Peter VOGEL - describes impact on gay community and on lifestyles of individual gays as result of AIDS fear.] Disease noted frequently not detected for several years after victim contracts it; drop in other sexually transmitted diseases in gay community as result of bathhses. closing due to AIDS noted. San Francisco's closing of its bath- hses. recalled. Potential for experimental test detecting AIDS in blood and gay community's concern that such test will be used against them discussed. [National Gay Task Force spokesperson Jeffrey LEVI - fears test will become surrogate marker for homosexuality.] [VOGEL - notes psychological impact on him of watching friends die from AIDS.]
REPORTER: George Strait
#87851
(Studio) Earthquake in California and Nevada today reported.
REPORTER: Steve Bell
#87852
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Steve Bell
(Palm Beach, Florida) Grounding of freighter here in residential section due to storm examined; films shown. [MAN - recalls last flood.]
REPORTER: Sheryl McCarthy
#87854
(Studio) Midair collision of French military planes in South France reported; films shown.
REPORTER: Steve Bell
#87855
(Studio) Contd. violence in Britain's coal miners' strike described; films shown.
REPORTER: Steve Bell
(S. Yorkshire, England) Role of coal miners' union president Arthur Scargill in current dispute with government examined; London "Sunday Times" description of him quoted. Govt.'s concern over labor movement's increase leftist leanings and comparison of Scargill with Lenin discussed. [SCARGILL - sees strike as class struggle.] His background and role in labor movement reviewed; his Moscow meeting with Nikita Khrushchev mentioned. [STRIKERS - defense Scargill.] Reaction to Scargill's meeting with Libyan official recalled. [STRIKER - praises Scargill.] [Working MINER - has lost all faith in the union.] [Prime Min. Margaret THATCHER - considers Scargill's movement a threat to democracy.] [SCARGILL - attacks Thatcher; mentions Falklands war.]
REPORTER: Barrie Dunsmore
#87856
(Studio) Humana Heart Institute in Louisville, Kentucky, reported announcing selection of William Schroeder as recipient of second artificial heart; Dr. William DeVries, who performed first such implant on Barney Clark, said operating Sunday on Schroeder.
REPORTER: Steve Bell
#87858
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Steve Bell
(Paris, France) Archaeologists' discovery of remains of city in Louvre's courtyard examined; films shown. Historical significance of find explained, discussed. [Fredericque XANTHOPOULOS - was amazed at scope of find; explains.]
REPORTER: Don Kladstrup
#87859
(Studio) Doug Flutie's pass in football game between Miami and Boston College reported, shown.
REPORTER: Steve Bell
#676913