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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(DC) Deputy press secretary Larry Speakes reported announcing President Reagan's nominations of Don. Hodel as Interior Secretary (replacing William Clark), John Herrington as Energy Secretary, William Bennett as Educ. Secretary (replacing Terrel Bell) and Richard Darman as deputy treasurer secretary R. T. McNamar, current deputy treas. secretary, said not yet resigning. Speakes noted claiming Reagan is still seeking destruction of Energy and Educ. Depts. Conservationists' distrust of Hodel noted. [Sierra Club spokesperson John McCOMB - is worried.] [HODEL - hopes to reassure environmentalists.] No. top administration officials leaving or changing jobs mentioned.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
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(Studio) Secretary of State George Shultz reported briefing Capitol Hill on his recent arms talks with USSR .
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(London, England) Probability that new United States-USSR arms negotiations will formally begin in March, with Shultz continuing dialogue during Moscow mtg. in same month, noted; disagreement between foreign minister Andrei Gromyko and Shultz during recent Geneva sessions described. President Reagan, in Europe this spring for annual economy summit, said joining West Germany in joint observance with USSR of V.E. Day anniversary; possibility of Reagan-Konstantin Chernenko summit in Vienna to jointly celebrate United States-USSR agreement shaping post-war Austria and end of World War II mentioned.
REPORTER: Barrie Dunsmore
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(Studio) Blood test diagnosing acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) said available soon; details given.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
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(Studio) "Rolling Stone" magazine reported accusing United States Olympic cycling team of blood doping; number medals team won at last Olympics recalled.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Colorado Spgs., Colorado) Team's use of blood doping, or packing, ethical questions raised and medical risks involved examined; films shown. [Cyclist Dave GRYLLS - thinks blood packing decision by competitors influenced their selection for team.] Blood doping process explained, illustrated. [US Olympic Committee medical council member Dr. Irving DARDIK - considers procedure illegal.] Euphemisms used by proponents listed. [Team physician Dr. Herman FALSETTI - denies harming athletes.] Status of investigation mentioned.
REPORTER: Al Dale
#92025
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Ossipee, New Hampshire) Prosecutor William Paine reported chging. trio with negligent homicide by verbally arguing with Don. Dodier until he had heart attack; background to case examined. Films, photograph shown. [PAINE - explains basis of his case.] [Defense attorney Harvey GAROD - notes Dodier strenuously exercised with bad heart.] [Boston Univ. spokesperson Peter ARENELLA - considers prosecution victory unlikely.]
REPORTER: Chris Bury
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(Studio) Sentence given Charles Bradford for electricity theft in Dallas, Texas, reported; details given.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
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(Studio) [WNEP helicopter reporter Bob REYNOLDS - narrates police chase and apprehension of Ken. Loonen.] Loonen noted escaping from authorities during transport to Scranton, Pennsylvania, mental hospital; details given.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
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(Studio) National Trans. Safety Bd.'s analysis of United States airline safety in 1984 outlined.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(NYC) Frequency of unreported near misses in United States and implications for air safety examined (temporary audio loss) exs. given. [Voice of PILOTS - describe near misses; remarks transcribed on screen.] [Representative Guy MOLINARI - considers air unsafe today.] Internal Federal Aviation Administration memorandum warning of high risk of midair collision shown, quoted. [Federal Aviation Administration administration Don. ENGEN - claims air travel is safe; cites allegedly supportive statistics; defines near miss.] [Airline Pilots Association president Captain Henry DUFFY - notes pilots frequently don't see near misses due to weather.] Role of air traffic controllers in rpting. near misses and FAA's euphemism for such controller-reported incidents, eliminating them from statistics, explained. [MOLINARI - believes near misses should be reported instead of buried in government semantics.] Exs. of near misses not reported by Federal Aviation Administration in official reports reviewed. [ENGEN - agrees operational errors should be reported as near misses.] No. near misses during 1983-84 discovered by Ralph Nader's Aviation Consumer Action Project (ACAP) and ABC and not reported by Federal Aviation Administration noted. [NADER - cites Federal Aviation Administration exclusion of pilots' reports of near midair collisions.] Further exs. reviewed. [PILOT - recalls incident not reported by FAA.] [NADER - accuses Federal Aviation Administration of grossly underestimating number of near midair collisions.] [ENGEN - responds.] [MOLINARI - challenges Engen's argument.] [Pilot Peter McBRIDE - recalls near collision with Navy plane, his report and Federal Aviation Administration silence.] [MOLINARI - accuses Federal Aviation Administration of either not wanting to locate pilots who have reported near misses or not trying to locate them.] No. near midair collisions since 1982 not reported by Federal Aviation Administration and discovered in their own files by ABC and ACAP noted.
REPORTER: Peter Lance Artist: Gerald Andrea
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(Studio) Federal Communications Commission reported denying CIA request for action against ABC News over report broadcast last September; details given. Response of ABC News president Roone Arledge mentioned.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
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(Studio) Death toll from gas explosion in London, England, reported; details given, films shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#92035
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Managua, Nicaragua) Inauguration of Daniel Ortega as President, attended by Fidel Castro and United States ambassador Harry Bergold, Junior, examined; films shown. [Opposition leader Arturo CRUZ - considers Nicaragua a bankrupt nation] Econ. problems here, blamed on United States support for anti-government guerrillas, noted; US-backed guerrillas noted kidnapping and later releasing Sister Nancy Donovan recently.
REPORTER: Peter Collins
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#92039
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(DC) Arlington National Cemetery burial for World War II Navy hero Captain Thomas Dyer (ret.) noted; his exploits during war, cracking Japanese naval codes, reviewed. Importance of his role in United States victory noted. [Mil. historian David KAHN - believes Dyer's work shortened war, saving lives in process.] [Ann DYER - recalls father's modesty.]
REPORTER: Roger Peterson
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