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(Studio) United States reported issuing warning to both USSR and Poland following today's events in Poland.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Studio) Polish unions reported proceeding with scheduled strike tomorrow; Polish television noted refusing to transmit United States reports today. Details given.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Warsaw, Poland) Possible motive of government accepting tomorrow's strike mentioned; Prime Min. Wojciech Jaruzelski incld. in report Solidarity's instructions to strikers discussed; films shown. Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski's efforts to mediate negotiations said having opposite effect; details given.
REPORTER: Jerry King
(Studio) Warsaw Pact maneuvers noted continuing in Poland; details given.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(DC) President Reagan's statement with regard to Polish issue, released following meeting with national security cncl., quoted on screen, discussed. National security adviser Richard Allen's reference to Warsaw Pact maneuvers and Poland's internal crisis reported.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Studio) Upcoming items announced.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Studio) Item recapped at end of bdcast.
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(Studio) Carol Burnett reported winning libel suit against "National Enquirer"; details given.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Los Angeles, California) [Jury FOREMAN - announces verdict.] Burnett's response to winning noted. [BURNETT - comments on type of attack against her.] "Enquirer" attorney William Masterson's criticism of verdict outlined. [MASTERSON - equates verdict with capital punishment.] [Juror Eloise WILLIAMS - cites basis of verdict.] Burnett's plans to give award to charity and probable future action of "Enquirer" mentioned.
REPORTER: Royal Kennedy
(DC) Possible psychological, rather than legal, impact of Burnett's victory examined; scenes from "The Carol Burnett Show" shown. Background to such libel cases recalled stemming from Supreme Court ruling and opinion written by Justice William Brennan in "Times" versus Sullivan suit; details given, opinion quoted on screen.
REPORTER: Tim O'Brien
(Studio) Further coverage of Burnett case on tonight's "20/20" announced.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Studio) Item recapped at end of bdcast.
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(Studio) FBI director William Webster said announcing progress in Atlanta, Georgia, child killings investigation; details given.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) [WEBSTER - is convinced more than 1 killer is involved.] His further assessment of city's murders outlined on screen; details given. Arrest in New York of Georgia man chgd. with kidnapping 9-yr.-old discussed as possibly relevant to Atlanta killings.
REPORTER: Susan King
(Atlanta, Georgia) Effort of city's schools to find killer examined. [Teacher Eva BRIDGES - asks students about strangers.] Special FBI questionnaire noted being used in schools; details given. [Student "ANDRE" - describes his experience when approached.] Similar experiences of other students noted; Timothy Hill, still missing said possibly being added to special task force list.
REPORTER: Bob Sirkin
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(Studio) OMB director David Stockman's warning to Congress with regard to President Reagan's tax cut plan reported.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Secretary of State Alexander Haig's Capitol Hill appearance today noted less abrasive than yesterday's. [HAIG - comments on crisis management issue.] His defense of authority outlined. [HAIG - claims continued power with President; makes a pun on "Bush."] Newspaper accts. today of attacks on Haig by alleged White House sources shown.
REPORTER: Barrie Dunsmore
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(Studio) Congress Black Caucus reported calling for dismissal of United Nations ambassador Jeanne Kirkpatrick due to her meeting with South African military officials; details given.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(London, England) Prime Min. Margaret Thatcher's criticism of "Daily" Mail's claim that former intelligence agency head Sir Roger Hollis was USSR agent reported coming in today's appearance before Parliament. [Voice of THATCHER - notes lack of evidence; defs. Hollis.] ["Mail" spokesperson Chapman PINCHER - claims Hollis was double agent for both Michigan-5 and KGB.]
REPORTER: Mike Lee
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(Studio) Formation of third party in England, Soc. Democratic party, by former cabinet members reported; details given, films shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
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(Studio) Barbados court reported delaying decision on possible extradition to England of Great Train Robbery participant Ronald Biggs; details given, film shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
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(Studio) Case of amnesia victim known as "Jane Doe" recalled.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(No location given) Background to woman's situation outlined; her appearance on "Good Morning America" in February recalled. ["Jane Doe" - says she can't remember.] Discovery that she is Cheryl Ann Tomiczek reported; photos shown. [Mother, Irene TOMICZEK - notes her reaction to finding daughter.] Daughter said still unable to remember mother. ["Jane Doe"/ Cheryl Ann TOMICZEK - wants time to recall family.]
REPORTER: Steve Shepard
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(Studio) Postponement in 2nd part of Special Assignment series on oil exploration on federal land announced.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
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(Studio) Representative Tom Lantos reported introduction legislature to make Raoul Wallenberg an honorary United States citizen; Lantos said among those Wallenberg helped escape from Nazis in World War II.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Studio) [Israeli Prime Min. Menahem BEGIN - praises Wallenberg.] Wallenberg's background and effort to save Hungarian Jews during World War II examined; films, photos shown. Franklin Roosevelt's War Refugee Bd., Adolf Eichmann incld. in report [Tommy LAPID - recalls being saved by Wallenberg.] Wallenberg's photos of Eichmann's ordered death marches of Budapest Jews shown, discussed. [Miriam HERZOG - notes psychological effect of Wallenberg's actions.] No. of Hungarian Jews saved by him prior to USSR occupation of Budapest cited; his imprisonment by Sovs. reported [Eichmann's prosecutor Gideon HAUSNER - says Wallenberg fell victim to USSR 's inability to comprehend his behavior.] Witnesses' accts. of Wallenberg's presence in USSR prisons long after Sovs. claimed he was dead discussed; Andrei Gromyko's statement in 1957 recalled. Testimony of Anna Bilder's father, Jan Kaplan, with regard to his prison experience with Wallenberg noted; remaining questions outlined. International move for Wallenberg's release or confirmation of accurate death-date cited; his sister quoted.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
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