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(Studio) United States concern over possible USSR invasion of Poland said fueled by President Leonid Brezhnev's arrival in Prague, Czechoslovakia, for mtgs. with Communist party leaders there, and intensified USSR troops mvts. in and around Poland.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Moscow, USSR ) Brezhnev's arrival here and implications for Poland examined; Brezhnev said allegedly wanting to replace Polish Communist party leader Stanislaw Kania with Prime Min. Wojciech Jaruzelski. Continued attacks on Solidarity by "Pravda" noted.
REPORTER: Anne Garrels
(London, England) Status of USSR troops near and in Poland examined; Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger noted accusing Sovs. of violating 1975 Helsinki agreement; details given, films, maps shown. Possibility that USSR will pull troops from Afghanistan for restationing elsewhere considered.
REPORTER: John McWethy
(DC) Implications of United States message to Poland discussed. [Courtesy NBC's "Meet" "the Press", United Nations ambassador Jeane KIRKPATRICK - interprets USSR military build-up.] Assessment of situation by Soviet experts here outlined.
REPORTER: Jack Smith
(Studio) Anchor and reporter summarize situation.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson, Jack Smith
(Studio) Response of Poland's population to current events examined; films shown.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
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(Studio) President Reagan's continued progress reported.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(DC) Reagan's current condition examined. [Dr. Dennis O'LEARY - discusses recent x-rays.] [Vice President George BUSH - notes his briefing with President on Poland.] [-National Urban League president Vernon JORDAN - discusses his and President's common feelings.] Nancy Reagan's arrival shown; prognosis for President's return to White House mentioned.
REPORTER: Susan King
(Studio) Press Secretary James Brady's continued progress reported; psychiatric testing of John Hinckley, Junior, noted resuming tomorrow. Details given.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(NYC) Secret Service's update of preventive profile of assassin examined. [Dr. Joseph ENGLISH - outlines characteristics of probable assassin.] Those traits making Reagan vulnerable as a victim listed.
REPORTER: David Garcia
(Studio) Dick Maurice, television talk show host, reported admitting hoax involving psychic Tamara Rand's alleged prediction of assassination attempt against Reagan; details given.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
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(Studio) Concern over possible fate of Lebanon due to continued conflict there between Syrians and Christian militia reported; details given.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
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(Studio) Secretary of State Alexander Haig's departure from Egypt for Israel on current Mideast trip announced.
(Jerusalem, Israel) [HAIG - outlines purpose of his trip; notes US concern over USSR involvement in area.] Egypt President Anwar Sadat's position on relationship with United States and United States presence in region outlined. [SADAT - praises Haig.] Israeli objection to United States arms sales to Saudi Arabia discussed.
REPORTER: Barrie Dunsmore
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(Studio) Possibility of incring. United States military presence in Mideast mentioned.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(New Mexico-Texas Border) Formation of rapid deployment force with exercises such as Operation Border Star examined; films shown. [SOLDIERS - comment on operation's progress so far.] Similarity between conditions here and those in Mideast outlined; cost of war games mentioned. [Col Richard BEAUDRY - notes expense of losing real war.]
REPORTER: Mike von Fremd
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(Studio) Gotham Stakes horse race reported; performances of Jacinto Vasquez, on Cure the Blues and Jeffrey Fell, on Proud Appeal, noted. Films shown. Secretariat mentioned. Nancy Lopez-Melton's win of Colgate-Dinah Shore golf open reported; films shown, courtesy NBC Sports. President Reagan noted unable to open baseball season as planned; presence of former Iran hostages mentioned. Pete Rose's quest for hit record and concern over sale of Philadelphia Phillies discussed; film of 1980 World Series shown, courtesy NBC Sports. [Phillies owner Ruly CARPENTER - cites escalation in player salaries as reason for sale.] [ROSE - denies-pressuring management J - [CARPENTER - criticizes salaries for poor players.] [Player's union exec. director Marvin MILLER - notes Carpenter's asking price for team.] Implications of team sales in recent years for Carpenter mentioned; current status of player-management conflict outlined. [ROSE - doesn't think former team should have been compensated for his loss.] [Baseball cmsr. Bowie KUHN - expresses concern over sport.] [Yankees' owner George STEINBRENNER - denies baseball has more problems than other business concerns.] [Braves' owner Ted TURNER - jokes.] Darrell Porter's personal problems recalled. [PORTER - calls baseball a phony world.]
REPORTER: Dick Schaap
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(No location given) Possible role of antique weather vane in American Revolution's battle of Lexington recalled; importance of determining accuracy of weather vane's history in light of Caneen family's auctioning of it through Phillips Art Auctioneers explained. [Museum of American Folk Art director Robert BISHOP - says it's example of American metalsmithing.] Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said inspired by weather vane when writing "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere"; details given. Weather vane's failure to sell noted; Catherine Caneen's response mentioned. [American expert William KETCHUM - anticipates eventual sale.]
REPORTER: Tom Hoving
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