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#70851
(Studio) Differences between Reagan administration and El Salvador defense minister's versions of that nation's current civil strife outlined.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) [Courtesy CBS and Walter Cronkite, President REAGAN - discusses El Salvador and United States intervention.] President's efforts to clarify Secretary of State Alexander Haig's recent remarks on United States-Cuba relationship reported; Vietnam mentioned.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(DC) Haig's Capitol Hill lobbying for incrd. United States military involvement in El Salvador examined; films shown. [Senator Howard BAKER - doesn't think it's a quagmire.] House speaker Thomas O'Neill's position noted; House television tape shown. [Representatives Michael BARNES, Gerry STUDDS - debate United States aid.] Concern by some that President needs War Powers Resolution prior to sending in aid noted. [Senator Paul TSONGAS - thinks Congress will give President whatever he wants.]
REPORTER: Charles Gibson
(Studio) International significance of El Salvador's civil war mentioned.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Background to United States, Cuba, USSR involvement in El Salvador's internal problems examined; details listed on screen. [State Department spokesperson William DYESS - states formal perimeters of United States military advisers.] Implications of official United States position discussed; modern-day domino theory as it relates to Cuba's alleged involvement explained. Vietnam mentioned. [Former ambassador Robert WHITE - criticizes government terrorism.] Latin American soc.-demos., meeting in Panama, said proposing mediation effort headed by Willy Brandt; details given.
REPORTER: Barrie Dunsmore
(Studio) Upcoming items announced.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Studio) Item recapped at end of bdcast.
#70853
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Incr. in Defense Department's budget examined; focus of Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger's testimony on Capitol Hill tomorrow outlined on screen, discussed; criticism of military spending by outgoing comptroller Elmer B. Staats noted.
REPORTER: David Ensor
#70854
(Studio) Navy Secretary John Lehman's position on naval strength of United States versus USSR , SALT I reported.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#70855
(Studio) Ending of Communist party congress with remarks on detente and arms race by President Leonid Brezhnev reported; details given.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Moscow, USSR ) Results of Politburo's election of USSR leaders discussed; films shown. Question of Brezhnev's successor considered.
REPORTER: Anne Garrels
#70856
(Studio) Moscow, USSR , meeting today of Poland's Prime Min. Wojciech Jaruzelski and Soviet prime minister reported.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#70857
(Studio) United States Agriculture Department's assessment of Poland's grain situation noted.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Warsaw, Poland) Implementation of food rationing program here examined; films shown. Poland's general food shortage and resulting soc. problems discussed; Solidarity union mentioned.
REPORTER: Mike Lee
#70858
(Studio) Chun Doo Hwan reported officially sworn in as president of South Korea; details given, films shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#70859
(Studio) Cairo, Egypt, funeral for defense minister General Ahmed Badawi and senior officials killed in recent plane crash reported attended by President Anwar Sadat; details given, films shown. Badawi's role in 1973 war with Israel recalled.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#70860
(Studio) United States reported selling wheat to Iran; details given. Trade restrictions imposed by United States after seizure of hostages noted excluding food; dock workers' refusal to load food for Iran-bound ships recalled.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#70862
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Sacramento, California) Today's testimony of Kasey Segraves, plaintiff's son in suit challenging teaching of evolution in California public schools, reported [Kasey SEGRAVES and ATTYS. - discuss textbooks.] Basis of plaintiff's challenge outlined. [Plaintiff Kelly SEGRAVES - says teaching evolution forces children to challenge authority.] Implications of case discussed.
REPORTER: Ken Kashiwahara
#70863
(Studio) Supreme Court reported hearing case involving networks' responsibility for airing political ads; case recalled arising from Jimmy Carter's campaign committee 's efforts in 1979 to run ads. Details given.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#70865
(Studio) Representative Robert Edgar's claim that he's received information concerning impact of President Reagan's recommended budget cuts on Veterans Administration outlined; details given. Federal Reserve Bd. chairperson Paul Volcker's call for budget cuts noted.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#70866
(Studio) Personal bankruptcies for 1980 reported.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Denver, Colorado) Impact of new bankruptcy legislature examined. [Attorney Edward COHEN - recalls devastation to indivs. in past.] 1979 law explained; Harold and Judy Allen's case cited as example [Harold ALIEN - notes benefit from new law.] Chap. 13 of legislature outlined on screen, discussed as it pertains to the Allen's. [National Consumer Fin. Association spokesperson Walter KURTH - explains present situation.] [Attorney Hugh SLATE - notes public's ignorance of new legislature] Implications of new law mentioned.
REPORTER: Dan Cordtz
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#70869
(Studio) Explosion on bridge linking Florida mainland with lower keys reported; details given, films shown.
REPORTER: Max Robinson (WPLG film/tape)
#70870
(Studio) Orange carnival in Italy reported; films shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#70871
(Studio) Saint Paul's cathedral wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer reported set for July; details given, films shown. Architect Sir Christopher Wren and recent birthday service for Queen Mother in Saint Paul's recalled. Westminster Abbey mentioned; Lady Diana's possible title noted.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
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