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(Studio) American Chester Bitterman said found shot to death in Bogota, Colombia.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(Lancaster, Pennsylvania) Bitterman said seized as hostage of guerrilla group M-19. Group's seizure of Dominican Republic embassy in Bogota, Colombia, recalled. Captors' demands that Summer Institution of Linguistics, a missionary group that employed Bitterman, be forced to leave Colombia noted. [Wycliffe Bible Translators director Bernie MAY - says organization is not affiliated with CIA and that Bitterman was not a spy; says group provides written languages for people whose only languages are oral.] [Father Chester BITTERMAN, Junior - comments with regard to son's death.] Reagan administration reaction to death noted.
REPORTER: Stephen Frazier (WGAL-TV newstape)
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(Studio) Release of 4 more passengers being held aboard hijacked Pakistani airliner in Kabul, Afghanistan, reported Released passengers said ill Pakistani men and 2 American women. Women named as Deborah Weisner of Auburn, ME, and Charlotte Hubbell, wife of millionaire Fred. Hubbell. He said still aboard plane.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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(Studio) Chester [ed.: Gerard] Dupre reported recaptured by French police following his escape from Paris prison using a-helicopter.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(DC) Reagan administration rules change with regard to pollution regulations for new plant construction in areas considered already overpolluted described. [National Clean Air Coalition spokesperson Richard AYRES - criticizes change.] Admin. belief changes will help oil refiners, steel industry, and auto companies cited. [President aide Richard WILLIAMSON - hopes change will help create jobs.] Rules change said not requiring congress action. Reagan administration reported planning to ask Congress for changes in some pollution legislature
REPORTER: Robert Hager
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(Studio) OMB director David Stockman's order for spending freeze in some fed. agencies whose budgets are being cut reported Reason said to prevent last min. spending sprees. Econ. Dvt. Admin., EPA, Youth Conservation Corps and National Consumer Cooperative Bank listed as affected by freeze.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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(Studio) Chgs. by Democratic party leader Senator Robert Byrd that Reagan administration has no energy policy and that increase energy costs are cause of inflation cited.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(DC) OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) said blamed by previous presidents for increase energy costs. [File tape, President Richard NIXON, Gerald FORD and Jimmy CARTER - speak re: energy problems.] Carter energy plan and Reagan energy plan contrasted. Prod., conservation, price controls, synthetic fuels, nuclear plants, drilling on federal lands, and windfall profits tax mentioned. [Interior Secretary James WATT - criticizes federal lands policy of Carter administration] Roles of OMB director David Stockman and Energy Secretary James Edwards noted. [Senator Edward KENNEDY - criticizes administration for putting too much money on nuclear power and ignoring alternatives.]
REPORTER: Andrea Mitchell
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(Studio) Reagan administration plan to give Saudi Arabia F-l5 fighters greater range and fire power said opposed by members of Senator Threats to Israel mentioned. Plan said expected to pass in spite of opposition.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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(Studio) El Salvador defense minister Colonel Jose Guillermo Garcia quoted with regard to El Salvador army ignoring thinly veiled call for coup by right wing military and that military will guarantee free elecs. in El Salvador when they are held. Current guerrilla activity in El Salvador reported.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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(Studio) Report with regard to killing of another black child in Atlanta, Georgia, introd.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(Atlanta, Georgia) Body of Curtis Walker said found. Site shown and investigation described. [Uniden. WOMAN - says she saw 2 white men trying to entice black child into their car.] Men said chased by several local blacks. One black said arrested for aggravated assault after shooting at the 2 men. [Uniden. PEOPLE - complain about black's arrest and release of 2 white suspects.] Latter said questioned by special task force.
REPORTER: Kenley Jones (WXIA-TV newstape)
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(Studio) Auto accident resulting in death of 8 teenagers in Scranton, Pennsylvania, reported.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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(Studio) Report with regard to California trial on teaching of evolution in public schools introd.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(Sacramento, California) Trial said won by state, but fundamentalist got point stressed that evolution is a theory. [Kelly and Kasey SEGRAVES - testify.] State position outlined. [Bio. Sciences Curriculum Dr. William V. MAYER - comments with regard to continue battle by fundamentalists against theory of evolution.]
REPORTER: David Burrington
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(Studio) Tass publication of report of Polish government action against 4 dissidents cited. Threat of Polish union Solidarity to strike in Lodz because of arrests noted.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(Poland) USSR tourists in Warsaw shown. Poland said missing usual numbers of Americans and West European tourists, with their money. [Uniden. American travel AGENTS - say Americans are afraid of Polish turmoil.]
REPORTER: John Cochran
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(Studio) 3 new earthquakes reported in Athens, Greece.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(DC) Report with regard to switch of 3 black politicians to Republican party introduced [Massachusetts state senate Bill OWENS, Pennsylvania state senate Milton STREET, and Cincinnati, Ohio, Mayor Ken BLACKWELL - explain their switch in terms of ambitions for their constituents and themselves.] Issue of Roxbury Community College in Owens' Massachusetts district cited. Party switches of Strom Thurmond and Ronald Reagan recalled.
REPORTER: Ken Bode
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