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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Studio) Police brutality against Solidarity union members in Bydgoszcz, Poland, reported; films shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Bydgoszcz, Poland) Labor-government tension here examined; films shown. Condition of local union leader, named in report, discussed; photograph shown; arrival of national Solidarity leader Lech Walesa in effort to ease situation outlined. [Solidarity spokesperson Janusz ONYSZKIEWICZ - names the 2 groups he believes are responsible for current unrest.] Questions remaining unanswered from police attack mentioned.
REPORTER: Jerry King
(Studio) Today's meeting between Communist party chief Stanislaw Kania and West German for. minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher with regard to international issues and Poland's economy problems discussed; films shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(DC) Reagan administration said warning USSR to stay out of Polish affairs in face of combination of Warsaw Pact maneuvers in region and intensified unrest. [State Department spokesperson William DYESS - says intervention would have grave consequences.] Admin.'s interpretation of police attack outlined on screen, discussed.
REPORTER: Barrie Dunsmore
(Studio) Upcoming items announced.
(Studio) Item recapped at end of bdcast.
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(Studio) Jean Harris reported sentenced today for murder of Dr. Herman Tarnower.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(White Plains, New York) Efforts by Harris' attorney Joel Arnou to have mistrial declared mentioned; ctroom. statements of prosecutor Ceo. Bolin, Judge Russell Leggett and Harris reported Films shown.
REPORTER: Lynn Sherr {Unsigned sketches}
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(Studio) Arrest of military-clad group near Florida nuclear power plant reported.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Tampa, Florida) Group, carrying identification in both Arabic and Spanish, reported supplied with arms from USSR , Israel and Japan; details given, films shown. [Robert LISENBY, Major Joseph CAMPER - explain their purpose.] Group said advertising survival training course in "Soldier of Fortune" magazine
REPORTER: Rebecca Chase
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(Studio) Forest fire near Jacksonville, Florida, reported forcing evacuation of area residents.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Jacksonville, Florida) Current status of fire examined; films shown. [Chuck PITTS, Edna PEDDY - comment on their individual situations.] Speed with which fire is spreading noted.
REPORTER: Al Dale
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(Studio) President Reagan reported renewing his opposition to abortion in speech to conservative organization tonight; details given.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) USSR attack on United States foreign policy towards South Africa reported Nigerian President Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari, visiting in London, said threatening use of oil to force change in US-South Africa relations Details given. Similar criticism of United States policy towards Angola by Zimbabwe leader Robert Mugabe noted; general criticism of United States policy outlined.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(NYC) Importance to both United States and Vietnam of American fighter pilots noted; Communist propaganda film shown. [MIA (missing in action) father, Vincent DONAHUE - notes reasons Vietnam shouldn't release POWs.] Role Richard Nixon's letter to Vietnam Prime Min. Pham Van Dong in 1973 has possibly played in continued imprisonment of US POWs examined; letter quoted on screen. [Representative G.V. MONTGOMERY - acknowledges barrier letter has presented to solution of prisoners of war issue, as well as Nixon's inability to legally promise Vietnam money.] Vietnam publication released last year noted still concerned with United States promise of post-war recovery aid; question of obtaining POWs release discussed. [National League of Families spokesperson Ann GRIFFIThigh school - cites extremes of options available to US.] Details outlined on screen; possibility that 2 privately funded paramil. groups are planning rescue operations in S.E. Asia considered. [MONTGOMERY, State Department spokesperson John NEGROPONTE - claim United States has done all it can.] Vietnam noted indicating willingness to discuss MIA (missing in action) issue again. [Vietnam SPOKESPERSON - says they want to discuss MIA (missing in action) problem with Reagan administration at any time; remarks transcribed on screen.] Implications of Vietnam's statement considered; remaining questions discussed. [Resistance LDR. - claims Americans are still in Vietnam.] [House television tape, MONTGOMERY - says there's no evidence that Americans are alive.] [Representative Tennyson GUYER - believes there are live Americans] Guyer reported reopening investigation into situation.
REPORTER: Ron Miller
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Miahautlan, Mexico) Mexican migration of Monarch butterflies examined; films shown. Monarch's migration route illustrated-on map. [Zoologist Dr. Lincoln BROWER - notes reasons for butterflies coming here.] Monarch's life cycle described; impact of logging industry on insect noted. [BROWER - compares event with "Mona Lisa."]
REPORTER: Roger Caras
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