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#90148
(Studio) Contd. rash of tornadoes in South reported.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Atlanta, Georgia) Deaths and injuries from tornadoes in Montgomery, Alabama, examined; films shown. [WITNESSES - describe experience.] Path of storm system illustrated on map. Impact on Ringgold, LA, described. [WITNESS - comments on scene.]
REPORTER: Rebecca Chase
(Studio) National Weather Service's role in tracking tornadoes mentioned.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Wichita Falls, Texas) Unusually high number tornadoes this year examined. Films shown. Meteorological basis of storm system explained, illustrated on map. [Severe Storms Center director Fred OTSBY - notes persistence of storms this year] Severity of tornadoes this season described; deaths in several states and total no. killed this year mentioned. Anticipated role of doppler radar system in storm detection considered. [Morris, OK, resident Don SHOEMAKE - will rebuild life.] Destruction of Wichita Falls, Texas, 5 years ago recalled. [Margaret MARTIN - considers reasons town has rebuilt, recovered.]
REPORTER: Charles Murphy
#90149
(Studio) Major fire in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, detailed, shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#90150
(Studio) Earthquakes in north California reported Upcoming items announced.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#90152
(Studio) Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger reported lowering his budget request.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(DC) Criticism of Weinberger's defense budget examined; Weinberger's condition for cutting budget outlined. [WEINBERGER - issues Congress ultimatum regarding budget cuts.] [Senator Carl LEVIN - attacks Weinberger's past excuses for not cutting defense spending; claims President Reagan agreed to arbitrary defense cut.] [WEINBERGER - considers question a "silly headline."] Congress criticism of focus of administration's budget cuts explained.
REPORTER: John McWethy
#90153
(Studio) White House response to Senator Jesse Helms' request that ambassador Thomas Pickering be removed from El Salvador reported; details given. [HELMS - claims info. supporting his allegation that Pickering tried to influence election for Jose Napoleon Duarte.]
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(San Salvador, El Salvador) Helms' allegations noted reinforcing right-wing Arena party's claims that United States works against them. Viciousness of contest between Duarte and Roberto d'Aubuisson described; allegations of Nazism and communism leveled against each other cited. [Bus. leader Juan MALDONADO - fears Duarte's reforms will increase violence.] Positions of indivs. (named in report) regarding cands. listed. Army's role in Salvadoran pols. considered.
REPORTER: Anne Garrels
#90154
(Studio) Recent air strikes in Nicaragua, initially attributed to anti- government guerrillas, said actually carried out by CIA; details given.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#90156
(Studio) Pope John Paul II reported praying for victims of Korean Air Lines plane, downed last year by USSR , as he flew near site; films shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Seoul, South Korea) John Paul's trip here thought illustrating clash between religion and dictatorship; Christianity's growth in historically Buddhist nation explained. Past government actions against dissidents reviewed; films shown. [Father Kevin KERSTEN - explains values taught by church and applicable to suppressed South Korea.] Focus of pontiff's meeting with President Chun Doo Hwan outlined. [POPE - feels to govern is to serve.] Extent of security for Pope and police gassing of demonstrators mentioned.
REPORTER: Bill Redeker
#90157
(Studio) Pro-Solidarity demonstration in Warsaw, Poland, reported; details given, films shown. Lech Walesa mentioned leading march in Gdansk.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#90159
(Studio) Walter Mondale, Jesse Jackson and Robert Strauss reported meeting in Dallas, Texas, last night to discuss resolving Jackson's differences with Mondale before Democratic Convention Upcoming Texas caucuses mentioned.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(San Antonio, Texas) Importance of growing Hispanic vote to pols. examined; films shown. Cands.' courting of Hispanic-Americans in Texas cited as example [President REAGAN - welcomes group in Spanish to White House] [Voter registration spokesperson William VELASQUEZ - feels Republicans have opportunity to capitalize on conservatisism of Spanish voters.] [San Antonio Mayor Henry CISNEROS - cites city's Hispanic support for Democratic party] [VELASQUEZ - anticipates future Hispanic power in Texas and California.]
REPORTER: Barry Serafin
(Studio) Int. of primary concern to Hispanic voters this election reported.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#90160
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(DC) Retail sales for Sears, K Mart and J.C. Penney last month, sales for Ford, General Motors and Chrysler for same period reported, outlined on screen. Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts and Company, a New York City investment firms said seeking purchase of Esmark; details given. STK. MKT. REPORT
REPORTER: Stephen Aug
#90161
(Studio) "New England Journal of Medicine's" warning that hot dogs are prime danger for young children reported, explained.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#90163
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(San Francisco, California) Debate here over move to change city's theme song from "I Left My Heart...," made famous by Tony Bennett, examined. [BENNETT - sings.] [Newspaper columnist Warren HINCKLE - considers Bennett's song terrible.] Scenes from "San Francisco" shown courtesy MGM; Hinckle's push for "San Francisco" from that movie noted. [Supvr. Quentin KOPP - supports change.] [BENNETT - responds.] [HINCKLE - sings "San Francisco."] [BENNETT - counter-sings.]
REPORTER: Ken Kashiwahara
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