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(Studio) White House reported releasing 1st photograph of President Reagan since Monday's assassination attempt.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(DC) Beginning of USSR military airlift into southwest Poland announced detected by State Department; details given. [Department spokesperson William DYESS - says USSR reaction time has been reduced; explains.] USSR military readiness around Poland outlined; map shown. Extreme options open to USSR mentioned.
REPORTER: Diane Sawyer
(Studio) Reagan said briefed on Poland tonight; State Department's reiteration of warning about any military intervention there noted. West German foreign minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher reported meeting with President Leonid Brezhnev in Moscow with regard to Poland situation.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(Moscow, USSR ) Implications of eventual USSR intervention reported appearing in Soviet press; "Pravda" quoted. Genscher-Brezhnev meeting mentioned.; photograph shown.
REPORTER: Gordon Joseloff
(Poland) Situation in Poland near USSR border examined; films shown.
REPORTER: Bert Quint
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(Studio) President Reagan's progress today mentioned.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(DC) White House photograph of President and wife Nancy shown; his condition since Monday's assassination attempt noted. His hospital mtgs. today with aides Michael Deaver, James Baker, Edwin Meese, Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of State Alexander Haig, Vice President George Bush discussed. Films shown. [HAIG - replies to question about his behavior following shooting.] [MEESE - claims someone was always in charge] Path of bullet hitting Reagan and President's complications today outlined. [Dr. Ben AARON - claims President's recovery is good; outlines prognosis for his immediate activities.] No. of cards and letters arriving at White House mentioned.
REPORTER: Bill Plante
(Studio) Reagan's blood loss Monday reported confirmed by Aaron; details given. Bullets used noted special devastator type designed for use by sky marshals.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(DC) Bullets' design and function explained. [FBI laboratory division chief Thomas KELLEHER - notes agency's unfamiliarity with bullet.] Specifics of bullet's design given; Press Secretary James Brady said only one wounded by bullet's actual explosion. Concern over President's future condition due to bullet noted. [KELLEHER - claims inability to determine at this time the full impact on President] Bullets' manufacturer, Bingham, Limited, reported no longer producing them.
REPORTER: John Ferrugia
(Studio) John Hinckley, Junior, accused of Monday's shooting, reported undergoing psychiatric exams at North Carolina federal prison; visit there by his parents today mentioned. Films shown, details given. Correction to Associated Press photograph of Saint Louis Nazi rally, mistakenly identification another neo-Nazi as Hinckley, announced.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
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(Studio) White House efforts to strengthen Secretary of State Alexander Haig's public image noted.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(DC) Haig's alleged response to French ambassador's informing him of France's intended grain sales to USSR outlined; Haig said denying comment. Details given. Potential diplomatic issues involved in situation described.
REPORTER: Phil Jones
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(Studio) Secretary of State Alexander Haig reported leaving tonight for Mideast trip due to incring. United States concern over USSR involvement in region.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(London, England) Issues Haig will discuss with Egypt's President Anwar Sadat, Israel's Prime Min. Menahem Begin, Jordan's King Hussein outlined; concern over USSR threat to West oil supply due to their presence in Afghanistan and Persian Gulf examined. Haig's desire, A win over Pakistan's Zia ul-Haq, Iraq's Saddam Hussein and Turkey's cabal of gens. to allied status noted; importance of Saudi Arabia to US discussed. Saudi perspective on situation detailed.
REPORTER: Tom Fenton
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(Studio) Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger reported leaving tonight for trip to Britain, West Germany and Italy on lobbying mission for NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) missile agreement.
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(Studio) Wholesale price index for March reported.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(NYC) March activity of wholesale energy and food as they relate to inflation rate examined; details outlined on screen.
REPORTER: Ray Brady
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(Studio) Coal miners' strike last week recalled; strike's impact on Norfolk and Western RR, UMW (United Mine Workers of America, International Union) reported; hiring freeze and budget cuts ordered by West Virginia Governor Jay Rockefeller due to strike noted.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
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(Studio) March auto sales for Chrysler, General Motors and Ford reported.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
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(Studio) Death of Pan Am World Airways founder Juan Terry Trippe reported; details given.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
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(Studio) Controversy surrounding Karen Anne Quinlan recalled.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(No location given) Devotion of Quinlan's parents to her examined; films shown. [Julia QUINLAN - states reasons for her continued commitment.] [Father, Joseph T. QUINLAN - expresses faith in daughter's situation.] Background to controversy surrounding family's plight recalled. [Julia QUINLAN - notes society's refusal to face reality of death.] Legal issues arising from Quinlan case outlined; map shown. [Society for the Right to Die spokesperson Sidney ROSOFF - notes impact of Quinlan case on movement] [Americans United for Life spokesperson Dennis HORAN - expresses concern that euthanasia will be encouraged by poorly written legislature] [Julia QUINLAN - expresses her continued commitment to Karen Anne.]
REPORTER: Bernard Goldberg
#276831
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(DC) Traditional tourist sites here said now include George Washington Univ. Hospital, Washington Hilton Hotel due to attempted assassination of President Reagan; details given, films shown.
REPORTER: Bruce Morton
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