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Introduction Peter Jennings (New York City)
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Libyan dictator Muammar el-Kadhafi's earlier defense of terrorist attacks at Rome and Vienna airports recalled; his current attitude noted.
(Tripoli, Libya: Greg Dobbs) Kadhafi's reaction to President Reagan's econ. sanctions featured; scenes shown. [KADHAFI - (thru translator) pledges to align self with European peace mvts. to undermine US; claims suicide attacks in United States will be in response to United States military action; remarks transcribed on screen.] His earlier speech to West ambs. outlined.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Senator Howard Metzenbaum's call for Kadhafi's assassination reported
(DC: Jeanne Meserve) Secretary of State George Shultz's call for European unity behind United States economy sanctions against Libya examined. [SHULTZ - feels such allied unity would dramatically affect Libya.] Contd. efforts of US to sway European allies described; Chancellor Helmut Kohl's opposition to sanctions explained. [US ambassador to West Germany Richard BURT - considers issue a moral one; explains.] [SHULTZ - agrees.] Deputy secretary state John Whitehead said continuing United States pressure on allies with his European tour next wk.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) campaign. of local disc jockeys in Maine to have listeners send their garbage to Kadhafi noted. [Disc JOCKEY - considers Kadhafi and his stmts. garbage.] Response of Libyan mission in New York City mentioned. Scenes shown.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(NYC: Dan Cordtz) Stk. market's continued decline explained, discussed. [INVESTOR - isn't worried.] Stk. Mkt. Report [INVESTOR - fears being at mercy of large investors.] Impact of major investors on smaller ones explained. [Mutual Shares Corporation money manager Michael PRICE - describes complexity of professional investing making it difficult for individual investor to compete.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Amt. of cash, cocaine and marijuana seized in Long Island, New York, raid reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(No location given: Bill Blakemore) Traffic ofr. Jacques Paranz and Montreal police department's response to citizen Brian O'Carroll's complaint to Paranz regarding latter's auto blocking parked car shown on videotape taken by store security camera; details narrated. [Attorney Paul UNTERBERG - explains O'Carroll's suit against police.] Police said investigating possible police brutality.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Emergency landing of Delta airlines passenger plane in Memphis, Tennessee, detailed.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Cause of Southwest Airlines plane's engine mishap forcing emergency landing at Dallas, Texas, airport last week reported; photograph shown. [Voices of air traffic CONTROLLER and PILOT - discuss emergency.] [Voice of uniden. PILOT - praises Southwest pilot's skills.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Preliminary findings of United States and Canadian investigators in December crash of chartered Arrow Air flight in Newfoundland outlined; no US service personnel killed in crash recalled. Scenes shown.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(NYC: Peter Lance) FAA's system for monitoring airline maintenance examined; FAA's March 1984 intensive inspection of airlines' safety practices, include those of Arrow Air, reviewed as example [December 1985, Arrow Air spokesperson Robin MATELL - defs. airlines.] Arrow's rate of significant safety problems discovered by March inspection but dismissed by Federal Aviation Administration as paperwork errors after Newfoundland crash noted; internal Federal Aviation Administration memorandum on Arrow quoted on screen. [Representative Guy MOLINARI - notes FAA, in the past, has grounded airlines with significant safety violations.] March inspection findings of other airlines listed on screen; Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA) and Pan Am mentioned having best and worst safety records, respectively. Other problems cited by agency memo outlined, discussed. [National Trans. Safety Association spokesperson Wayne WILLIAMS - cites lack of adequate number inspectors.] [Federal Aviation Administration deputy administration Anthony BRODERICK - claims memo's findings and recommendations have all been acted upon and changed.] [Aviation consultant Jordan GREENE - dismisses FAA's actions as primarily paperwork.] No. Federal Aviation Administration inspectors assigned to Eastern and crash of Air Illinois plane cited as exs.; details given.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) ABC president Fred Pierce reported resigning to become board member of new Capital Cities Communications Incorporated-ABC conglomerate; John Sias mentioned replacing Pierce at ABC. Reaction of CCCI-ABC president Tom Murphy noted.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) African National Congressional leader Oliver Tambo's threat to incr. attacks within South Africa quoted; scenes shown.
(Johannesburg, South Africa: Don Kladstrup) Change in attitudes of whites toward protecting themselves against political terrorism examined; scenes shown. [Sec. expert Dr. Simon BAYNHAM - notes incrd. concern for security] Recent attacks against whites reviewed. [Merchant Peter GUERNY - describes his precautions.] [MAN - explains gun purchase.] [Felicite PERKINS - won't become obsessed about political violence.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger's latest charge that USSR has violated arms control agreements reported; scenes shown, details given.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Reagan-Gorbachev summit recalled agreeing to renew cultural exchanges.
(Moscow, USSR : Walter Rodgers) Soviet response to "Rag Dolly" musical from United States featured; scenes shown. [AUDIENCE - praises play.] [Cast mbr. Gibby BRAND - resents being segregated from Soviet performers.]
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