Description: Pres. Ronald Reagan press conference on Central American policy. Refers to military training exercises in Honduras and 55 non-commissioned US officers training Salvadoran army. Supports Contadora peace process. Says situation bears no comparison to Vietnam; plans no intervention in regional hostilities. Utters characteristic “There you go again” to a reporter's question.
Description: Comparison of Reagan and F.D. Roosevelt in context of respective stock market crashes; how Reagan reassured the nation about the state of the economy.
Description: Reception at Park Plaza for Archbishop Bernard Law welcoming him to Boston. Interviews with William Bulger and Ray Flynn. Sen. Edward Kennedy and son Patrick meet Law. Law's view of abortion as sin: “This is not some weird Catholic notion out of the Middle Ages.”
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Description: Robert Reich dispels the myth that military spending plays a major role in economic growth; defense contracts will not pull state out of a recession. A-10 warthog plane.