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#70700
(Studio) USSR reported incring. pressure on Poland's labor unions by extending presence of Warsaw Pact maneuvers in Poland; details of BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) report given.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Warsaw, Poland) Efforts of Solidarity union leader Lech Walesa and Polish government to avert ntnwide. strike discussed; Polish television film of Warsaw Pact maneuvers noted following bdcast. about labor unrest. Implication of situation considered; Walesa's mtgs. with Prime Min. Wojciech Jaruzelski cited.
REPORTER: Jerry King
(Studio) Walesa, in interview, reported intending visit to United States in near future; details given.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
#70702
(Studio) Japanese auto industry reported willing to vol. curb exports to US; Nissan pres. noted spking. for industry
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(DC) Reagan administration's position on issue considered. [UAW president Doug FRASER - thinks Japanese imports here are too large.] [Courtesy CBS, Fad. Reserve Bd. chairperson Paul VOLCKER - notes our vulnerability if we insist on vol. restraints.] [Courtesy "Issues and Answers", OMB director David STOCKMAN - says federal government doesn't have responsibility to supplement income of poor.] Admin.'s continuing efforts to cut future budgets outlined.
REPORTER: Barry Serafin
#70703
(Studio) Efforts to resume negotiations between UMW (United Mine Workers of America, International Union) and soft coal industry with regard to new contract reported; UMW (United Mine Workers of America, International Union) president Sam Church quoted.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
#70704
(Studio) Arrival in El Salvador of Green Berets reported; details given.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
#70705
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(DC) Apparent problems in Reagan administration over formation of foreign policy examined; conflict between Zbigniew Brzezinski and Cyrus Vance recalled. Power struggle between Secretary of State Alexander Haig and remainder of Reagan's staff examined. [January 22, HAIG - says President has given him clear role as vicar of foreign policy.] Haig's role with Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) recalled; details with regard to his current power thrust outlined on screen. Recent "Time" magazine cover shown; criticism of State Department by Press Secretary James Brady quoted on screen. Continued criticism arising from Reagan's recent Canadian trip and Vice President George Bush's role over Haig now discussed. [HAIG - claims Nicaragua has been lost to Communists] [Following day, HAIG - retracts statement with regard to Nicaragua.] Reagan administration's foreign policy strategy outlined; potential for future conflict noted.
REPORTER: Barrie Dunsmore
#70706
(Studio) Gerald Ford's arrival in Peking, China (PR) today with message re: US-China relations and Taiwan from President Reagan reported; details given.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
#70707
(Studio) 2 Cosmonauts, 1 a Mongolian, reported launched today; details given.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
#70709
(Studio) Apt. building fire in New Orleans, Louisiana, reported.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(New Orleans, Louisiana) Circumstances surrounding fire examined; films shown.
REPORTER: Richard Anderson (WVUE film/tape)
#70710
(Studio) Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne reported moving into tenement.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Chicago, Illinois) Byrne's decision to move into hsing. project examined; films shown. Recent death of Larry Potts noted. [Shooting VICTIM - comments on possible reason for shootings.] Criticism of Byrne's campaign pledge to clean up neighborhoods and her claim that move isn't political noted. [BYRNE - suggests critics move next door to her.] [PEOPLE - note the mayor's wealth and color.]
REPORTER: Carol Bogart (WLS film/tape)
#70711
(Studio) Arrest of men undergoing guerrilla training near nuclear power plant in Florida last week recalled.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Troy, North Carolina) Robert Lee Lisenby's background as survivalist examined; his mbrship. in paramil. orgs. such as Christian Patriot Defense League and American Pistol and Rifle Association noted. [LISENBY - calls for "getting right with God" and arming selves against the rest of humanity.] His training of wife Cathy and son Jamie noted.
REPORTER: Tom Ferguson
#70713
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Studio) IN-LA State, LSU-Wichita State basketball games reported; films shown, courtesy NBC Sports. Virginia-North Carolina game cited. Individual players mentioned. Brigham Young-Notre Dame basketball game discussed; player Danny Ainge featured. His "perfect" life with wife Michelle and daughter Ashley detailed. [Coach Frank ARNOLD - notes Ainge's zest.] [AINGE - displays modesty; comments on decision to enter baseball.] Ainge's baseball experience outlined. [Toronto coach Bobby DOERR - hopes Ainge can be good hitter.] Ainge's performance in game yesterday against Virginia reported [Michelle AINGE - reacts to end of husband's basketball career.] Ainge reported going with Toronto Blue Jays. Brooks Robinson mentioned.
REPORTER: Dick Schaap
#70715
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Arlington, Texas) Rita Cohen's success in raising rare variety of orchid noted; current orchid market examined. [George VASQUEZ - notes beauty of orchid.] [Fred FUCHS - comments on plant.] Fuchs family's experience with orchids outlined. [Bob SCULLY - discusses different orchid hybrids.] Importance of Miami, Florida, orchid show noted. [American Orchid Society judge Milton CARPENTER - lists qualities judges look for.]
REPORTER: Charles Murphy
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