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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) United States troops reported invading Panama; details given of efforts to apprehend Manuel Noriega; scenes shown. Report introduced.
(DC: Katherine Couric) Pentagon officials quoted with regard to offensive; details given; map of Panama shown. [Joint Chiefs of Staff chairperson General Colin POWELL, Lieutenant General Tom KELLY - explain objectives of offensive.] Rumors that Noriega's Dignity Battalions are terrorizing people noted.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw, Panama City, Panama: Fred Francis) Escape of Manuel Noriega discussed. Noriega reported probably escaping to Nicaragua or Cuba.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Pentagon statement with regard to number of Americans taken hostage in Panama reported; CBS News producer Jon Meyersohn noted among hostages. Report introduced.
(Panama City, Panama: Ed Rabel) Situation in Panama City, Panama, discussed; details given, scenes shown from Marriott Hotel there. [Voice of American busman. Roger SIZEMORE - describes fighting.] [Panamanian WOMAN - describes hostage incident.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) President Bush reported placing million dollar bounty upon Manuel Noriega. American general quoted with regard to Noriega. Report introduced.
(DC: John Cochran) Bush administration's defense of Panama offensive reported [Secretary of State James BAKER - says intelligence indicated that Noriega was planning to attack Americans living in Panama.] Violence of Dignity Battalions during last May's president elecs. recalled; scenes shown. [BUSH - says violence against American military personnel last wkend. was final act of abuse that he would tolerate.] President Jimmy Carter recalled signing Panama treaty in 1977. [Drug czar William BENNETT - comments.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) American wounded reported flown to hospital in Texas.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) USSR response to United States invasion of Panama reported Report introduced.
(DC: John Dancy) Venezuela and other countries reported condemning US invasion of Panama. [At OAS, Panama representative Jose CABRERA - (thru translator) condemns invasion.] [British Prime Min. Margaret THATCHER - defends President Bush's actions.] [British Liberal Democrats spokesperson David STEEL, USSR spokesperson Vitaly KOBYSH - criticize Bush.] [Secretary of State James BAKER - comments on public and private support of US; says Panama Canal had to be protected.] Excerpt from OAS charter read.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Peru's President Alan Garcia reported recalling his ambassador to US in protest to United States invasion of Panama.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(DC: Andrea Mitchell) Congress's response to President Bush's invasion of Panama examined. [Representative Thomas FOLEY, Senators John KERRY, Claiborne PELL, Jesse HELMS - comment.] Panama Canal Treaty outlined. Senator Edward Kennedy quoted re: invasion.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Studio: Brian Ross) Manuel Noriega's relations with United States reviewed; details recalled of Noriega's dealings with Fidel Castro, Colombian drug cartel and CIA, scenes shown. [Former federal prosecutor Richard GREGORY - explains Noriega's role in drug trafficking.] Noriega aide Michael Harari discussed; photo shown. Intelligence reported indicating changes in Noriega's behavior this month
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Pro-demo. demonstrations reported continuing in Romania; details given of violent government crackdown; scenes shown of Communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Denver, Colorado: Roger O'Neil) Americans' response to Panama invasion featured; details given, scenes shown. [Jackie WILLIAMS, soldiers' RELATIVES, Panamanian-in-exile Alexis MORALES, PEOPLE - comment.] "Boston Globe" headline shown on screen.
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