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#87862
(Studio) Condition of William Schroeder after receive artificial heart implant reported; Dr. William DeVries, Schroeder's physician, recalled performing first artificial heart surgery on Barney Clark.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Louisville, Kentucky) Schroeder's surgery examined; films shown. [Humana Hospital spokesperson George ATKINS - announces operation.] Details of procedure to implant Jarvik 7, named after inventor Dr. Robert Jarvik, explained. [ATKINS - describes status of surgery in series of announcements.] Complications in Clark's surgery recalled. [ATKINS - conts. announcements.] [Dr. Allan LANSING - describes Schroeder's post-surgery response.]
REPORTER: George Strait
(Studio) Schroeder's prognosis, factors possibly adversely affecting implant, problems and ethical issues related to such experimental surgery, include that recently of Baby Fae discussed. Jasper, IN, Schroeder's hometown, noted turning out for mass today at his church; remarks of Reverend John Davidson outlined.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson, Dr. Timothy Johnson
#87864
(Studio) National security adviser Robert McFarlane, on CBS, reported putting skids on prospects of moratorium on deployment of United States missiles in West Europe as means of drawing USSR back into arms negotiations; details given.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
#87865
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(DC) Rising deficits and declining economy noted basis of President Reagan's consideration of tax reform proposals this week. [Courtesy "This Week", Paul Craig ROBERTS, Martin FELDSTEIN - disagree on approach to deficit reduction.] [Courtesy NBC, Representative James WRIGHT - considers Reagan a master of euphemism.] [Courtesy "This Week", Senator Bill BRADLEY, Representative Jack KEMP - call for tax reform measures.] Treasury Secretary Don. Regan mentioned presenting Reagan with suggestions later in week.
REPORTER: Sheilah Kast
#87866
(Studio) President Reagan's push for budget cuts rather than tax reforms noted.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(DC) Push for cuts in farm subsidies, rising in recent years, discussed; related statistics graphed on screen. [Representative Glenn ENGLISH - claims thousands of farmers would go out of business with cuts.] [Senator Pete DOMENICI - doesn't see reduction in farm subsidies feasible, calls for new farm program.] Cutbacks in vets.' health benefits currently under consideration listed on screen, discussed. [Veterans of Foreign Wars spokesperson Ronald DUCHIN - predicts ground swell protest by all vets.] [Representative Bill NELSON - anticipates voters' response to possible recession.]
REPORTER: Jeanne Meserve
#87867
(Studio) John Hinckley, Junior, President Reagan's assailant, reported suggesting in "Newsweek" magazine that he be exchanged for USSR dissident Andrei Sakharov; details given.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
#87869
(Studio) Terrorist attack on United States embassy in Lisbon, Portugal, detailed; guerrillas said claiming attack was to protest imperialist United States intervention in Portugal.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
#87870
(Studio) Status of Somalian jet hijacking to Ethiopia reported.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
#87871
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(London, England) Relative lack of impact of major international famine relief aid in Ethiopia examined; shipments of promised food and supplies from countries such as United States noted not arriving until next year Films shown. Factors affecting relief efforts at present explained.
REPORTER: Lou Cioffi
#87872
(Studio) Natural gas pipeline explosion near Baton Rouge, LA, reported.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(NYC) Upcoming items announced.
REPORTER: Dick Schaap
#87874
(Studio) Giants-Kansas City football game featured; performances of individual players (named in report) detailed. Films shown courtesy NBC Sports. Other NFL (National Football League) scores listed on screen. Outcome of golf tournament between Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus reported; films shown. College bowl game pair-ups listed on screen. Miami-Boston College game last Friday, with exceptional pass by Doug Flutie, reviewed; films shown courtesy CBS Sports. [Fiesta Bowl associate executive director John JUNKER - agrees with Yogi Berra.] [Cotton Bowl executive director Jim BROCK - notes seriousness of bowl negotiations.] Econs. involved in bowl games outlined on screen, discussed. [Miami player Eddie BROWN - thinks team's going to Fiesta Bowl.] [BROCK - reacts to Flutie's pass.] [Player Gerard PHELAN, FLUTIE - comment on his throw.] [BROCK - thinks Boston College will be in Cotton Bowl.] Miami's Orange Bowl victory last year recalled. [Miami athletic director Sam JANKOVICH - is uncertain about team's participation in Fiesta Bowl.] [Miami player Bernie KOSAR - reacts to loss.]
REPORTER: Dick Schaap
#87876
(Studio) Joe Palooka comic strips reported ending today.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) Strip's history reviewed; films shown. Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney mentioned. [Cartoonist Tony DiPRETA - recalls popularity of boxing; describes Palooka character.] Scenes from "Joe Palooka, Champ" shown courtesy Monogram Pictures; death of strip's creator Ham Fisher recalled. [DiPRETA - explains modeling one character after Cassius Clay.] Character's fading popularity discussed. ["Time Leader" editor James Lee - considers factors affecting Palooka's falling popularity.] [DiPRETA - agrees.]
REPORTER: Stone Phillips
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