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El Salvador #516157

NBC Evening News for Saturday, Apr 11, 1981
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(Studio) Deaths of 4 United States missionaries in El Salvador recalled.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch

(DC) FBI reported finding that bullets found at murder scene are compatible with weapons of El Salvador's government forces; United States suspicion that government was involved recalled. Details given, films, photos shown. President Jose Napoleon Duarte and United States military officers reported reviewing same records of military personnel present at the time; details given. Lack of cooperation of El Salvador's military and continued United States role mentioned.
REPORTER: Bob Kur

(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch

(San Salvador, El Salvador) Continuing violence here, witnessed by reporters, examined; films shown. Murders of civilians here earlier in week and accts. of police executions by witnesses recalled; treasury police's various versions of incident outlined. Continued United States support for El Salvador government noted.
REPORTER: Phil Bremen

Reporter(s):
Bremen, Phil;
Kur, Bob;
Savitch, Jessica
Duration:
00:03:40

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