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(Studio) Govt. of Pakistan reported conceding demands to hijackers of Pakistani airliner, currently in Damascus, Syria; details given.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Damascus, Syria) Terrorists' threat to kill Americans aboard and resulting events outlined; films shown. [Voice of HIJACKER - threatens severe results.] Details of deal outlined.
REPORTER: Fred Francis
(Studio) Ransom demand of terrorists noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Studio) President Reagan's response to hijacking incident cited.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Reagan's remarks, made after visit with hospitalized Senator Robert Dole, outlined; film shown. [REAGAN - comments on Pakistan's concessions; calls for means of protecting selves from terrorism.] White House reported denying participation in negotiations.
REPORTER: John Palmer
(Studio) White House press office's later statement outlined.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Largest drug bust in United States history reported under way since last night; details given.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Miami, Florida) National and international scope of arrests noted; films shown. Details of operation outlined. [DEA spokesperson Peter BENSINGER - notes extent of orgs. control on marijuana smuggling into US.] Size of bail set for principle suspect Jose Antonio Fernandez mentioned.
REPORTER: Phil Bremen
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(Studio) California supreme court ruling upholding antibusing legislature reported; details given. Los Angeles school board's response noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Los Angeles, California) Los Angeles' mandatory busing program recalled. [School board president Roberta WEINTRAUB - reacts to decision.] [Bd. mbr. Rita WALTERS - concedes battle, but not the war.] [NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) spokesperson Joseph DUFF - notes reaction of communities to situation.] Future course of controversy outlined.
REPORTER: David Burrington
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(Studio) Reagan administration's efforts to deemphasize El Salvador reported; details given. Cuba mentioned.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(El Salvador) Current status of war examined; films shown. [Govt. SOLDIER - comments on battle.] Weapons demonstration by army said attended by United States military advisers; army's need for United States helicopters discussed. Guerrilla defector's story outlined.
REPORTER: Ike Seamans
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(Studio) Continued battle in Afghanistan between rebels and USSR occupiers reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(London, England) Iranian cameraman's film of Afghanistan guerrillas narrated.
REPORTER: Martin Fletcher
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(Studio) Strike threats of Solidarity union in Poland reported; government's continued harassment of dissidents noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Criticism of President Reagan's economy plan by economists from Data Resources and Chase Econometrics reported.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Studio) Criticism of Reagan's proposed budget cuts from Puerto Rico politicians, US mayors and Senator Budget Committee outlined.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) OMB director David Stockman's defense of proposed tax cuts against criticism of Senator Don. Riegle examined. [STOCKMAN - reinterprets chart.] [Senator Howard METZENBAUM - accuses Stockman of cruelty and inhumanity.] [RIEGLE - chastises Stockman for his lack of preparation.] [STOCKMAN - responds.] [Senator Daniel MOYNIHAN - calls tax shelters cheating.] [STOCKMAN - defs. self.]
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(Studio) Census Bureau's assessment of extent of federal benefits programs in US, especially Medicare and Medicaid, reported.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Latest scandal involving lobbyist Paula Parkinson and numerous Representatives examined; her recent spread in "Playboy" magazine recalled. Films, photos shown. "Pent house" magazine mentioned. Representative Philip Crane's call for Justice Department investigation noted; Crane's letter and reply from Attorney General William French Smith shown, discussed. Extent of Parkinson's Capitol Hill entertainment and question of her possible influence on voting mentioned.
REPORTER: Robert Hager
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(Studio) House and Senator rejection of federal pay raises reported; details given.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Drop in prime lending rate by New York's Chemical Bank reported; details given.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) AFL-CIO's method of dealing with criminal elements examined; incring. control of AFL-CIO by organized crime discussed. Alleged link between union official Jackie Cerone explained. [Uniden. federal WITNESS - discusses "money store" scheme.] Confidential Justice Department re: domination of Teamsters, Laborers International Union, Hotel Restaurant Employees and Bartenders Union, and the International Longshoremens Association by the Mafia quoted in part on screen, discussed. [AFL-CIO president Lane KIRKLAND - denies that organized crime in labor is serious problem.] AFL-CIO exec. council members Angelo Fosco, Thomas "Teddy" Gleason and Edward Hanley said allegedly mob-controlled; details given. [Labor relations Prof. Herbert HILL - condemns AFL-CIO's failure to take action as encouraging underworld control.] AFL-CIO's apathy regarding International Longshoremen's Assn. (despite convictions of that union's top officers), the numerous Mafia figs. running Laborers Union and long history of violence in construction unions noted; attack on TV cameraman by mobsters following indictment of union figs. shown. Expulsion of Teamsters in 1957 said last anti-mob action taken by AFL-CIO; Teamsters noted rejoining union.
REPORTER: Brian Ross (WABC-TV newstape)
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