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(Studio) [President REAGAN - notes intentions once he gets home.] [VOICE - announces tomorrow's launch of space shuttle Columbia.] Films shown.
REPORTER: No reporter
#516148
(Studio) President Reagan's discharge from George Washington Univ. Hospital reported; his parting remarks quoted.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(DC) Reagan's discharge and security at hospital noted; films shown. [Dr. Dennis O'LEARY - praises his condition.] White House photograph shown; President's statement to hospital staff reported Nancy Reagan and daughter Patti Davis said accompanying President home. [REAGAN - says he feels good; comments on arriving home.] Reason for aides selecting different limousine mentioned; White House reception for President shown. Mary Bonner Baker, daughter of chief of staff James Baker, shown greeting Reagan; President's immediate plans outlined. Reagan said visiting Press Secretary James Brady in near future; Brady's continued progress noted.
REPORTER: Bill Lynch
#516149
(Studio) Space shuttle Columbia reported scheduled for launch tomorrow; details given.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(Houston, Texas) Complexity of shuttle's computers and yesterday's problem discussed. [Shuttle official Arnold ALDRICH - claims problem won't recur under normal procedures.] Astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen mentioned. y (Cape Canaveral, Florida) Resumption of countdown and preparations for launch examined; films shown. Pre-launch activities of Young and Crippen mentioned. [Launch director George PAGE - comments on tomorrow's weather.] Alternative launch if weather doesn't permit one tomorrow noted.
REPORTER: Roy Neal, Robert Bazell
(Studio) Anniversary tomorrow of USSR cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's 1st manned space flight noted. Coverage of tomorrow's launch announced.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
#516151
(Studio) Secretary of State Alexander Haig reported meeting with West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt prior to leaving Bonn; his assessment of United States concern over Poland - mentioned. [HAIG - says Brezhnev's recent statement relieved some anxiety.]
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
#516152
(Studio) Criticism of Polish unrest by E. German leader Erich Honecker reported.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(E. Berlin, East Germany) Opening of E. German's Communist conference noted focusing on Poland's situation; Honecker's remarks about Solidarity reported Presence of Communist ideologist Mikhail Suslov mentioned; possible implications of today's speech considered.
REPORTER: Gene Randall
#516153
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(Warsaw, Poland) Ceremony today commemorating students involved in free speech movement 10 years ago at Warsaw University featured; films shown. [PROFFESSOR - says event couldn't have occurred 1 year ago.] Growth of independent student groups discussed.
REPORTER: Jim Bittermann
#516155
(Studio) West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt's concern over recent remarks in Bonn of Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger concerning USSR and detente discussed.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(W. Germany) West Germany's economy problems examined; incring. labor tension discussed. Individual worker named; role of Japan and United States in situation noted. [Salesman Reinyard CHILLIAN - calls for harder work; comments on Japanese competition.] Concern here over dvts. between USSR and Communist bloc neighbors discussed.
REPORTER: Fred Francis
#516157
(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
#516158
(Studio) President Reagan reported sending Japan his regrets about recent sinking of Japanese freighter by United States nuclear submarine; United States said offering to pay damages. Details given.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
#516159
(Studio) Riots in south London today reported.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(London, England) Rioting in Brixton, beginning yesterday, examined; films shown. Effect of economy problems considered.
REPORTER: Dianne Wildman
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(Studio) Beginning of Writers' Guild strike today reported; details given
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
#516161
(Studio) Efforts of National Zoo officials to mate pandas Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing recalled; "prognosis of panda propagation" - reported in light of current relationship between Ling-Ling and Chia-Chia.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
#516163
(Studio) Discharge from hosp. of police ofr. Thomas Delahanty, wounded during attempted assassination of President Reagan, reported.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch
(DC) Delahanty's discharge from hospital featured. [DELAHANTY - thanks nation for its response.] Extent of his wound recalled.
REPORTER: Susan Peterson
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