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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Santa Barbara, California) President Reagan's defensiveness over issue of need for tax increases to lower federal budget deficit examined. [REAGAN - accuses Walter Mondale of lying.] Vice President George Bush noted acknowledging possibility of need for "revenue raisers." [BUSH - accepts Geraldine Ferraro's compliments; doesn't know what Reagan meant with recent remark; suggests all inquiries about taxes be referred to Mondale.] Discrepancy between stmts. of Reagan and Bush considered.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Studio) Mondale's assessment of federal deficit quoted. [MONDALE - challenges President to reveal his plan on reducing deficit.]
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#91501
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(NYC) Congress Budget Ofc. report on future federal budget deficits and high interest rates, challenging administration's view, discussed. [Ofc. director Rudolph PENNER - believes tax increase are inevitable.] Lull in stock market rally described. [Prudential-Bache spokesperson Martin ALBANESE - notes hectic behavior of market now.] STK. MKT. REPORT
REPORTER: Dan Cordtz
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(Studio) USSR dissident Andrei Sakharov said allegedly ending hunger strike; his wife Yelena Bonner thought formally chgd. with anti-Soviet slander. Details given.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(DC) State Department's warning to United States travelers in USSR examined. [Department spokesperson Alan ROMBERG - announces warning to tourists in Leningrad region.] Warning noted prompted by recent incidents involving United States officials and private citizens; details outlined on screen. [Attorney General William French SMITH - claims threatening letters sent African and Asian athletes to Olympics were from KGB rather than Ku Klux Klan.] Letters believed example of USSR disinformation technique.
REPORTER: Barrie Dunsmore
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(Studio) No. ships thought suffering damage from explosions in Red Sea near Suez Canal reported.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Suez Canal) Suspected mining of approach to canal said not apparently affecting shipping; details given. Yesterday's damage to tanker in Red Sea reviewed. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak mentioned, shown. [Defense minister Abdel Halim Abu GHAZALA - defs. security measures taken by Egypt.] Possible implications of upcoming religious holiday in Saudi Arabia involving travel through Suez Canal noted.
REPORTER: John Donvan
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(Studio) Memorial services in Hiroshima marking 39th anniversary of atomic bombing by United States there reported; details given, films shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
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(Studio) Federal railroad Admiral reported investigating Amtrak tracks ntnwide. due to rash of accidents involving their trains lately.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#91509
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(DC) Pilot John Kuck's recent near miss due to error by air traffic controller cited as example of problems at major airports; similar incident described. [KUCK - describes incident.] [Federal Aviation Administration administration Don. ENGEN - notes investigation into controller's situation is incomplete.] No. near misses in recent mos. outlined on screen, discussed. [Pilot Chris MUNSON - recalls controller lying to DC-9 pilot regarding small plane's presence in area.] [Pilot Tony FUSCO - recalls near miss.] [Independent aviation expert John GALIPAULT - accuses Federal Aviation Administration of covering up actual statistics for near misses.] Federal Aviation Administration internal memorandum announcing new semantics for near misses and easing of penalties for controllers responsible outlined on screen. [Controller Alex DAMALAS - describes supervisor's reaction to his request for sick leave.] [Representative Elliott LEVITAS - isn't satisfied with FAA's new computer system; cites need to remedy problem before deaths occur.]
REPORTER: Bettina Gregory
#91510
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(DC) Call for federal standards for amusement park ride safety examined; films shown. [Victim's husband Carl HOLCOMB - describes wife's death on ride.] Current ntnwide. status of amusement-park ride standards outlined. [Consumer Prods. Safety Commission chmn. Nancy STEORTS - feels riders are playing roulette with their safety.] [Representative Henry WAXMAN - cites need for government inspections.] [International Association of Amusement Parks president Charles MacDONALD - defs. safety of park rides.]
REPORTER: Charles Gibson
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(Studio) Current status of oil spill on Galveston Island beaches and in Texas shrimp beds reported; films shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
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(Studio) Stillborn birth by National Zoo panda Ling-Ling reported; details given, photo shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
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(Studio) Prosecutor Robert Perry's closing arguments in John DeLorean's drug trial outlined, quoted; jury said getting case later in week
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
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(Studio) United States delegate to United Nations population conference James Buckley said denying world is facing population crisis.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Mexico City, Mexico) City's over-population noted exemplifying impact of intl. population explosion; details given, films shown. Martina Flores' living condition and acknowledged ignorance of family planning cited. United States denial of international population crisis considered.
REPORTER: Lou Cioffi
#91517
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Los Angeles, California) Carl Lewis' gold medal in second race and tonight's long jump noted; Frank Tate's boxing victory today and tonight's match featuring Mark Breland mentioned. Overall medal winnings so far listed on screen. Exhibition baseball games tonight listed. China (PR) diver Li Yihua and Kelly McCormick said favored in tonight's diving competition; McCormick's mother Pat recalled gold medal winner in 1950s. Greg Foster mentioned favored in hurdles tonight. Race between Steve Ovett and Sebastian Coe discussed.
REPORTER: Kathleen Sullivan
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Los Angeles, California) Controversy over official's decision not to halt marathon runner Gabriele Andersen-Schiess for health reasons examined; films shown. [ANDERSEN-SCHIESS - explains denying medical aid.] [Dr. Eugene OSHER - explains his decision.] [Dr. Doug CLEMENT - notes deaths among distance runners due to heat injury.] [Joan BENOIT - understands Andersen-Schiess' desire to complete race, but feels she risked her life.] 1928 Olympics recalled; films shown.
REPORTER: Rebecca Chase
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