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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Cape Canaveral, Florida) Arrival here of astronauts in preparation for Friday's scheduled launch of space shuttle Columbia reported.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Kennedy Space Center, Florida) Space experience of John Young and Robert Crippen, currently in medical isolation, noted; film shown. [YOUNG, CRIPPEN - appreciate coverage, feel optimistic about flight.] Details of their preparation for - launch given.
REPORTER: Rebecca Chase
(Studio) Lack of problems in launch, include revised weather outlook, reported Upcoming items announced.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Studio) Upcoming items announced.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Studio) Item recapped at end of broadcast
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(Studio) Secret Service director Stuart Knight reported feeling there's no connection between John Hinckley, accused of shooting President Reagan last wk., and Ed Richardson, arrested last night in New York City for threatening President's life; Reagan's continued progress and anticipated return to White House this wkend. mentioned.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#71484
(Studio) Report introduced.
(Studio) Sexy. State Alexander Haig's claim of success of his Mideast tour of Arab ntns. and Israel noted countered by Saudi Arabia's foreign minister's disagreement over whether USSR or Israel is primary threat to Mideast stability. Film shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#71485
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Beirut, Lebanon) Continued intensification of Lebanon's war between Syrian troops and Christians, known here as Phalangists examined; films shown. Concern that Israel and PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) will enter conflict noted.
REPORTER: Chris Harper
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(Studio) NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) meeting in West Germany reported agreeing on modernization of West Europe's nuclear weapons; apparent success of Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger's efforts with group mentioned. Impact of possible USSR invasion of Poland on arms limitation talks noted. Films shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(W. Germany) Warning issued to USSR from NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) defense mins. reported; implications for Weinberger's capabilities cited. His later tour of American-manned outpost examined; films shown. [WEINBERGER - thinks situation with USSR and Poland is remaining unchanged.]
REPORTER: John McWethy
(Studio) Belief among some Europeans that USSR invasion of Poland would be seen as having silver lining by Reagan administration reported; basis of this assessment explained. El Salvador mentioned.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
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(Studio) Despite end to Warsaw Pact maneuvers yesterday, USSR bloc forces in and around Poland reported continuing intensive military activities; State Department spokesperson William Dyess' analysis of President Leonid Brezhnev's speech yesterday in Prague, Czechoslovakia, noted.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) Iran's Prime Min. Mohammad Ali Rajai said apparently victim of arms swindle.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(DC) Iran reported creating private firm, Interparts, in 1980 to circumvent difficulty in obtaining arms for its war with Iraq due to continued imprisonment of United States hostages. Details of swindle, apparently perpetrated by Lebanese arms dealer (name given), with possible involvement of Interparts agent (name given) explained; role of Iranian charge d'affairs in Madrid, Spain, noted. News of swindle said kept from Ayatollah Khomeini so far; Iran's legal actions today mentioned.
REPORTER: Pierre Salinger
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(Studio) West diplomats in India and Pakistan reported claiming USSR has sent additional occupation troops into Afghanistan; details given. Neither State Department nor Pentagon said confirming reports
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
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(Studio) Continued USSR concern over United States space shuttle reported; director of Soviet space program quoted.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
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(Studio) US-USSR cooperation in 1975 Apollo-Soyuz space mission recalled.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Kennedy Space Center, Florida) Role pols. played in diminishing United States space program from that NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) envisioned following Apollo moon missions examined; films shown. [Former Air Force Secretary Hans MARK - notes options available at the time.] Space shuttle said only viable project remaining for NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) after congress budget cutbacks. [Senator Harrison SCHMITT - comments on lack of interest in `70s.] Possible impact of Congress's cutbacks in shuttle funds on project's success discussed. [Former NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) administration Thomas PAINE - thinks system is less capable now than that originally planned.] [SCHMITT - outlines effect of underfunding.] Allegations of possible misconduct in NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) awarding contract to Rocketdyne, a division of Rockwell International, rather than to Pratt and Whitney, discussed; Richard Nixon mentioned. NASA's defense of Rockwell contract outlined; apparent disagreement within ind. over contract award's effect on shuttle's completion on time mentioned. Astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen said incld. in tomorrow's report
REPORTER: Jules Bergman
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(Studio) Conflicting versions of deaths in San Salvador, El Salvador, suburb recently noted.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(San Salvador, El Salvador) Witnesses' account of massacre by government troops outlined; government noted claiming only terrorists were killed.
REPORTER: Timothy Ross
(Studio) House foreign affairs subcommittee reported blocking Democrat attempt to halt all mil. aid to El Salvador and force withdrawal of all United States military forces there.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) House Democrats reported issuing declaration of Democrat economy principles re: possible impact on middle and low income Americans
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(NYC) Results of ABC "News-Washington Post" poll on inflation's economy and psychological impact on United States examined; details outlined on screen.
REPORTER: Barry Serafin
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(Studio) Report introduced.; 1976 Olympics in Montreal, Canada, recalled.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Defection of Nadia Comaneci's coach Bela Karoly, his wife, and choreographer Geza Pozsar examined; films shown. [Romanian defector Dumitri OLTEAN - notes criticism of Karoly following Moscow Olympics.] [Gisela OLTEAN - says their lifestyle was final decision for friends' defection.] Congress efforts to get children of Karoly and Pozsar out of Romania noted; possible impact on American gymnasts cited.
REPORTER: Bettina Gregory
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