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#89112
(Studio) Collision of USS Kitty Hawk and USSR submarine in Sea of Japan reported Details given.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#89113
(Studio) USSR tanker reported damaged by mine off Nicaraguan coast yesterday; Sovs. said blaming US. Details given.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(DC) [Deputy chief, USSR embassy, Oleg SOKOLOV - considers incident act of piracy and interest terrorism by US.] For. min Andrei Gromyko's remark on affair quoted. [State Department spokesperson Alan ROMBERG - blames USSR encouragement of conflict in region for situation.] Details of explosion in Puerto Sandino reviewed; CIA-backed guerrillas in Nicaragua recalled claiming responsibility for mining harbor. Pol. implications of cavalier United States response to incident considered.
REPORTER: Barrie Dunsmore
#89114
(Studio) Current location near Cuba of USSR naval task force reported; films shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#89115
(Studio) Collision in Sea of Japan of USSR and United States ships mentioned.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(DC) Repeated violations of other ntns.' territorial waters by United States submarines on intelligence-gathering missions examined; United States spy missions noted conducted not only in USSR territorial waters but against allies as well. Role of mini-nuclear submarine NR-1 explained, described. Primary reasons for Navy violating other ntns.' territorial waters listed on screen, discussed; hypothetical situations off USSR coast illustrated on map. Past incidents in which United States spy vessel has been detected by Sovs. detailed. United States and allied criticism of USSR submarine presence off coasts of Sweden and Norway recalled.
REPORTER: John McWethy
#89116
(Studio) Edwin Meese reported developing point-by-point defense of his personal financial dealings for presentation to Senator confirmation hearings; Tad Thomas, son of Edwin Thomas, noted recing. government appointed after father made personal loan to Meese family. President Reagan's continuing commitment to nomination of Meese as Attorney General mentioned.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#89117
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(DC) President Reagan's Capitol Hill appearance to promote his latest budget proposals to Republican leaders and Democrat response examined; films shown. [REAGAN - states requirements if tax package is to avoid his veto.] His criticism of Democrat budget policy outlined. [REAGAN - claims incrd. number food stamp recipients while fraudulent recipients have been eliminated.] [Representative Thomas O'NEILL - offers his perception of Reagan's budget plan.] Democrat deficit-reduction proposal outlined, compared with President's.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Studio) Upcoming items announced.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#89119
(Studio) Outcome of yesterday's Illinois primary reported; votes and delegates received by Walter Mondale, Gary Hart, Jesse Jackson listed on screen, discussed.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(NYC) Mondale's Illinois win interpreted; apparent role of suburban vote considered. Other socioecon. groups' voting patterns for each candidate listed on screen. Possible advantages to Hart in Connecticut and demographic breakdown of voters in New York outlined on screen, discussed.
REPORTER: Barry Serafin
(Studio) Mondale's campaign finance problems discussed; his efforts to raise funds today in New Mexico noted. Films shown. Importance to both Mondale and Hart of upcoming New York primary considered.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Richmond, Virginia) Jackson's claims of racism among whites in current campaign as responsible for his inability to attract broader following examined. [JACKSON - feels whites have developed historical disregard for intelligence and perseverance of blacks; criticizes media's interest in race issue in his campaign while ignoring relative lack of black support for Hart; attributes current problems to historical resistance of whites to blacks breaking barriers.]
REPORTER: Kenneth Walker
6:15:10 "CHICAGO" / "WASHINGTON-VRDOLYAK CONTEST"
(Studio) Mayor Harold Washington said apparently losing yesterday's power struggle with alderman Edward Vrdolyak for chairperson of Cook Cnty. Democratic party
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#89120
(Studio) Further indictments reported in Operation Greylord, investigation into corruption in Cook Cnty., Illinois, court system; details given.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#89121
(Studio) Dallas Cnty. prosecutor reported clearing Lenell Geter of all criminal chgs.; background to Geter's controversial case recalled.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#89122
(Studio) Canadian researchers' discovery of emergency benefits of caffeine in treating asthma reported.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#89124
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(NYC) Justice Department's conditional approval of LTV-Republic Steel merger discussed. Supreme Court ruling on IRS (Internal Revenue Service) right to corporate tax papers during audits detailed. STK. MKT. REPORT
REPORTER: Stephen Aug
#89126
(Studio) President Reagan reported halting effort to win approval of aircraft sales to Jordan and Saudi Arabia due to Senator opposition.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#89127
(Studio) French President Francois Mitterrand reported beginning state visit to United States today; his scheduled mtgs. with President Reagan and Congress tomorrow noted.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Paris, France) Econ. problems contributing to social unrest in France listed; films shown. Mitterrand's declining support examined. [MITTERRAND - (thru translator) will link economy reforms with soc. reforms.] Impact of modernization of French auto industry considered; cntry.'s other economy problems and government's response resulting in erosion of Mitterrand's power base detailed. [Opposition Senator Jean FRANCOIS-PONCET - feels voters reject socialism as ineffective.] Mitterrand's means of dealing with domestic and international problems described. [Journalist Olivier TODD - believes Mitterrand is solely responsible for keeping France out of pacifist and neutralist movement]
REPORTER: Pierre Salinger
#89129
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(NYC) 1st month of Democrat race for president nomination reviewed; films shown. [MONDALE - claims spectacular victory in Iowa.] Gary Hart's surge in New Hampshire mentioned. [Patrick CADDELL - perceives fundamental shift in movement; explains.] [HART - believes concept of new leadership is attracting support.] Yogi Berra quoted.
REPORTER: Jim Wooten
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