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(Studio) Ernest Hollings reported endorsing Gary Hart's president bid. [HOLLINGS - explains his endorsement in light of long-standing personal relationship with Walter Mondale.] Importance of Hollings' support for Hart's south campaign explained.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(DC) ABC "News-Washington Post" poll on upcoming Democrat primaries in Florida, Alabama and Massachusetts and implications for Hart's race against Mondale detailed on screen, discussed; standings of John Glenn, Jesse Jackson and George McGovern noted.
REPORTER: Barry Serafin
(Studio) Mondale's revised campaign schedule today mentioned.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Atlanta, Georgia) Mondale's southern campaign efforts today examined. [MONDALE - offers self to voters as he is without changing; discusses his concern for children's response to present status of campaign, his own reaction to adversity; jokes about being underdog.]
REPORTER: Brit Hume
(Studio) Hart's campaign stops in Oklahoma and Illinois today discussed. Films shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Seattle, WA) Upcoming Democrat caucuses and number delegates at stake illustrated on screen; Hart campaign`s continual efforts here examined. Films shown. Possible role of organized labor here in Mondale's bid noted. [Union OFFICIAL - urges mbrs. to vote for Mondale.]
REPORTER: Ken Kashiwahara
(Studio) TV's role in John F. Kennedy's 1960 campaign recalled.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Atlanta, Georgia) Importance of local television coverage to presidential candidates such as Hart, Glenn, Jackson and others examined. [Media consultant Robert SQUIER - explains local stations' interest] ["Atlanta Journal" columnist Dick WILLIAMS - discusses TV's new role in Georgia pols.] Cands.' attitude toward local newscasts thought illustrated by Mondale's recent paid coverage; details given, scenes shown. [Georgia Mondale chairperson Zell MILLER - cites importance and preferability of local news coverage over paid commercials.] [WSB-TV vice president general manager Fred BARBER - cites larger audience for local newscasts.]
REPORTER: Sander Vanocur
(Studio) ABC pollster Jeff Alderman's comment on polls mentioned; latest Gallup poll results indicating Hart's hypothetical win over Ronald Reagan, Reagan's over Mondale and "USA Today" poll showing the opposite outlined on screen, discussed. [REAGAN - doesn't care who Democratic candidate is.] President's comment on Hart's "new ideas" theme quoted. Upcoming items announced.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#89355
(Studio) February unemployment rate reported.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(DC) Implications for nation's economy future of changing job market examined. [Labor economy Lawrence OLSON - notes declining number of young adults and women entering job arena.] Recent Cigna insurance company study outlined on screen.] [Labor econ. Audrey FREEDMAN - believes labor shortages are in specific, high-training categories into which most unemployed don't fit.] AFL-CIO assessment of number product jobs eliminated recently mentioned.
REPORTER: Dan Cordtz
#89356
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Quantico, Virginia) Demonstration by FBI's new anti-terrorist team featured; films shown. [FBI director William WEBSTER - feels team will have deterrent effect for any terrorists targeting summer Olympics.]
REPORTER: Bettina Gregory
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(Studio) EPA's recommended new regulations for air pollution outlined.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(NYC) Apparent collapse of United States Steel's effort to buy National Steel, blamed by USS chairperson David Roderick on Justice Department, examined; Justice Department's recent prevention of LTV Corporation effort to take over Republic Steel recalled. STK. MKT. REPORT
REPORTER: Stephen Aug
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(Studio) Greece reported accepting Turkey's explanation of incident yesterday in Aegean Sea between vessels of each nation; details given.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
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(Studio) Apparent status of continuing Iran-Iraq war described.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(London, England) Savagery of Iran-Iraq conflict and impact on indivs. examined. [Iranian REFUGEE - describes indoctrination of children in Iran to become fighters.] [British Red Cross SPOKESPERSON - reads letter of Iraqi who's been prisoner in Iran for several years] ["Middle East" magazine political editor Judith PERERA - comments on Iraq's use of chemical weapons.] [Wounded Iranian SOLDIER - (thru translator) is honored to be martyred in war.] [Iranian REFUGEE - notes bitterness in Iran.]
REPORTER: Pierre Salinger
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(Studio) 1894 winter in Miami and Julia Tuttle's orange blossom gift to railroad magnate Henry Flagler, resulting in railroad being built to Key West, recalled.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Miami, Florida) Annual orchid show here and economy importance to breeders and collectors examined; films shown. [JUDGES - describe different species.] [DEALER - anticipates economy impact on business of his winner.] [Giro UMIRA - reacts to comment on Japan's entry into orchid business]
REPORTER: Charles Murphy
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