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#89096
(Studio) Senator rejection of constitutional amendment for school prayer in public schools reported.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(DC) Senator debate and vote examined; films shown. [Gary HART - opposes amendment.] Positions of Senator Charles Percy, Reverend Jerry Falwell mentioned. [FALWELL - lobbies for amendment.] Senator Lowell Weicker's role in argument against amendment, and Senator Howard Baker's promotion of amendment recalled; their positions, as well as that of Senators William Cohen, Strom Thurmond outlined. Vice President George Bush mentioned presiding. [WEICKER - considers factors contributing to his success.] [Senator Dennis DeCONCINI - accuses President Reagan of using amendment for political gain.] [Reverend Jimmy SWAGGART - warns Satan and amendment's opponents.]
REPORTER: Charles Gibson
(Studio) Reagan's reaction to Senate vote quoted.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#89097
(Studio) Apparent closeness so far between Walter Mondale and Gary Hart in Illinois and large voter turnout for Jesse Jackson discussed; films shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(DC) Hart's Illinois campaign examined; films shown. [HART - anticipates good showing in Illinois.] His participation in Senate vote today on school prayer amendment mentioned; Mondale's probable victory in overall delegate count in Illinois while Hart believed possibly winning popular vote considered.
REPORTER: Steve Shepard
(Studio) Mondale's campaign activities today described.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Chicago, Illinois) Jackson's primary-day campaign examined. [JACKSON - criticizes both Hart and Mondale; encourages voter turnout; promotes his cand.]
REPORTER: Kenneth Walker
(Studio) Value of exit polling explained.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Chicago, Illinois) Exit poll findings for black voter response to Hart, Mondale and Jackson and general voter choices outlined on screen, discussed. Ronald Reagan, John Anderson mentioned. Key issues among those polled considered.
REPORTER: Barry Serafin
(Studio) Importance of Illinois primary to any presidential candidate analyzed; Illinois primary system explained. Hart's improved Illinois campaign organization noted.
REPORTER: David Brinkley, Peter Jennings
(Studio) No. Senator "super delegates" selected today for Mondale, Hart and uncommitted reported, discussed. Upcoming items announced.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#89099
(Studio) Failure of Lebanon's reconciliation talks, concluding in Switzerland today, to settle that nation's leadership disputes reported; warning of Druse leader Walid Jumblatt mentioned. Films shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#89100
(Studio) Secretary of State George Shultz's claim that Jordan's King Hussein's recent criticism of United States may have harmed efforts to sell American arms to Jordan reported
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#89101
(Studio) Secretary of State George Shultz's call on Congress to approve emergency military aid to El Salvador mentioned; terrorist bombings in San Salvador today reported.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(El Salvador) Cands. in upcoming Salvadoran president election Roberto D'Aubuisson, Jose Napoleon Duarte profiled; peasants' claims that D'Aubuisson's party threatens them with reprisal if they don't vote for him outlined. D'Aubuisson's campaign organization, aided by United States consultants, described. Duarte's counter-campaign rhetoric discussed; source of US diplomats' concern over election outcome explained.
REPORTER: Anne Garrels
#89103
(Studio) House Democrat plan for reducing federal budget deficit summarized.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#89104
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(NYC) Gross national product for 1st quarter, inflation rate for same period reported, compared with last year's 4th quarter figs. STK. MKT. REPORT
REPORTER: Stephen Aug
#89106
(Studio) Senator noted considering moratorium on oil company mergers.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(DC) Mesa Petroleum chairperson T. Boone Pickens, Junior's role in oil company merger trend discussed. [Senator Warren RUDMAN - accuses minority of wealthy controlling lives of many.] [PICKENS - defs. mergers as economy sound; explains.] Econs. involved in oil exploration detailed; financial growth of Mesa as result of Pickens' unsuccessful efforts to take over 3 oil companies in recent years noted. Texaco-Getty, Royal Dutch Shell-Shell of US, Socal-Gulf, Mobil-Superior Oil mergers reported resulting from Pickens' maneuvers on stock market [Senator J. Bennett JOHNSTON - explains need for moratorium on mergers.] [PICKENS - feels money exists for sound exploration projects.]
REPORTER: Dan Cordtz
#89107
(Studio) History's largest drug bust, in Colombia last week, reported; amount of cocaine discovered noted. Details given, films shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#89108
(Studio) Investigation into cause of hydrogen leak at California's Rancho Seco nuclear power plant reported; explosion and fire as result of leak last night noted. Details given, films shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#89110
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Chicago, Illinois) Role of power and patronage in Chicago's political machine examined; films shown. Richard Daley's reign reviewed; films from his admin. shown. Past mayors Edward Kelly, Martin Kennelly, Michael Bilandic mentioned. [MAN - praises Daley's management of city.] Jane Byrne's election followed by Harold Washington recalled. [PEOPLE - comment on post-Daley Chicago, patronage system.] [WASHINGTON - claims patronage is dead.]
REPORTER: Jim Wooten
(Studio) Chicago pols. since Daley considered.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings, David Brinkley
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