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Copyright (c) 1986 Educational Broadcasting and GWETA;
The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour
September 9, 1986, Tuesday Transcript #2857
LENGTH: 10214 words
PAGE . 192
HEADLINE: South Africa: Confronting Apartheid;
Holy War;
Campaign '85: Senate Sweepstakes;
Fumes at Work
BYLINE: In New York: CHARLAYNE HUNTER-GAULT, Correspondent; In Washington: JIM
LEHRER, Associate Editor; JUDY WOODRUFF, Correspondent; GUESTS: In Washington:
Sen. ORRIN HATCH, Republican, Utah; Sen. FRANK LAUTENBERG, Democrat, New Jersey;
ED ROLLINS, Political Consultant; KIRK 0'DONNECL, Political Analyst; In New
York: RAGHIDA DERGHAM, Middle East Magazine; REPORTS FROM NEWSHOUR
CORRESPflNDENTS: JAMES ROBBINS (BBC), in South Africa; LEE HOCHBERG (KCTS), in
Seattle
BODY:
Intro
JIM LEHRER: Good evening. inithe headlines today, another American was
kidnapped in Beirut. The Soviet U.N. official was indicted on espionage
charges, and the American.reporter jailed in Moscow expressed concern his case
was escalating dangerously. We will have the details in the news summary in a
moment. Charlayne Hunter-Gault is in New York tonight. Charlayne?
CHARLAYNE HUNTER-GAULT: The news summary tonight is followed by three focus
segments. We find out about the kidnappers who call themselves Islamic Jihad
and why they''re striking now. We'll hear how a first visit to South Africa
affected the views of two U.S. senators, followed by a documentary report on how
South Africa is planning to get around new sanctions. And finally, a look at
just what's at stake in upcomi'ng U.S. elections.
News Summary
LEHRER: His name is Frank Herbert Reed. He is a 53 year ol6teacher from
Maiden, Massachusetts, who is the director of the elementary department of a
small, private school in Beirut, Lebanon. This morning his car was stopped by
gunmen, and he was taken prisoner. A radical Shi'ite Moslem group called the
Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the action, as they have for the
kidnapping of at least four other Americans believed to be held captive
somewhere in Lebanon. In Washingtonj State Department spokesmaniBernard Kaib
said this:
BERNARD KALB, State Department: The U.S. embassy in Beirut Is In touch with
all who could be helpful In verifying Mr. Reed's whereabouts, and, if in fact he
has been kidnapped, obtaining his safe release. Once again, I'll do what you're
heard me do before and others have done before -- that we call on those who may
be holding Mr. Reed, as well as the other foreign hostages in Lebanon, to
release their captives immediately. We remind them further that we hold them
responsible for the well being of their captives.
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LEHRER: There is also an apparent Lebanon connection to the bomb yesterday at
the Paris post office that killed one person and injured:19. A group called
Partisan of Right and Freedom left a:statement in a mailbox in Beirut claiming
responsibility for the bombing.
And the death toll in the Pan Am hijacking went up two more today. Pakistani
officials said 20 people are now dead, and 31 others remain hospi'talized in
serious condition. Charlayne?
HUNTER-GAULT: A' federal grand jury in New York today i'ndicted 39 year oid~
Soviet physicist Gennady Zakharov on espionage charges. U.S. Attorney General
Edwin Meese, who announced the indictment in Washington, said Zakharov woul6be
prosecuted vigorously. Zakharov, a:United Nations employee, was charged with
conspiracy, obtaining classified documents, and attempting to communicate
material to a foreign government.
And in Moscow, the wife of jailed American reporter Nicholas Daniloff visited
him for the third time today and said that he believes the espionage charges
against him won't be resolved soon. Daniloff also said that he fears that
U.S.-Soviet tensions over his case are escalating dangerously. In Washington,
the White House briefed Congressional leaders on what steps it is considering if
Daniloff is not freed. Late today, the Senate unanimously passed a resolution
condemning Daniloff's arrest and warned that his continued detention could
threaten U.S.-Soviet relations.
Sen. ROBERT DOLE, Majority Leader: I'm certain there are some Russian Rambos
who think we've bluffing, who tell each other that the Americans are not going
to risk the summilt or trade, including sales of wheat, or the SALT agreement --
abiding by the SALT agreement -- or whatever it may be. They may be mistaken.
Sen. DANIEL P. MOYNIHAN (DY NewiYork: The Soviets have got to understand that
they can not do this and expect our relations to prosper in any way. They cani
not expect a summit meeting,, they can not expect an arms control agreement, they
can not expect subsidized wheat, and they can not expect expanded trade, they
can not expect credits, they can not expect accommodation of the sort whicKwe
had hoped for -- which.we do hope for -- if they persist in this foul and
detestable, contemptible act of a police state i'n view, of all the world.
HUNTER-GAULT: A spokesman for the Soviet foreign ministry told reporte rs
today that a mutual solution to the Daniloff case could be found, but declined
to be specific.
LEHRER: This was primary election day in nine states and the District of
Columbia. The mainiattractions were mostly U.S. senate nominations that will
set the players for the November general election, when the Republicans'
majority control of the Senate goes on the line.
President Reaganiused the day to talk about his new drug program with the
leaders of Congress. White House spokesmen said the pitcKwas for a plan tha t
will be formally unveiled Sunday In a nationally televised speech by President
and Mrs. Reagan. The Senate Minority Leader Robert Byrd came out of a White
House meeting with less than enthusiastic things toisay.
Sen. ROBERT BYRD, Minority Leader: I came away with the impression that the
administration doesn't have really any new far reaching proposaSs. I asked a
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question as to how much the administration's proposals could cost, and the
answer was something like a quarter of a billion dollars. It appears to me
that's not going to begin to:be enough.
LEHRER: A number of congressmen agree the President is not spending enoughh
money on the drug war. A House coalition wants to spend $700 million next year.
Rep. JIM WRIGHT, House Majority Leader: The bill will approach the job of
mobilizing our forces to make an assault on illegal drugs in five separate ways
simultaneously. First, to help with tools and equipment to eradicate supplies
b©th abroad and'here at home where they exist. Second, to interdict shipments
coming into the United States more effectively. Third, better to enforce the
laws that exist and some new laws that will help enforcement against laundering
of money by drug,dealers. Fourth, and probably here we get the biggest payoff
of all, anieducation program. And then, finally, an effort to help rehabilitate
those unfortunate individuals who have become addicted to this terrible menace.
LEHRER: Afterward, the Senate Republican leader weighed in with a new
approach to pay for the war on drugs.
Sen. DOLE: One more thing we might do is to have a voluntary checkoff omyour
tax return. There's so much interest in the drug problem by people all across
the country, we're looking at an optional tax checkoff that we believe woul6
bring in millions and'millions -- hundreds of millions of dollars a year. We
certainly are working together. We don't -- we're not throwing any cold water
on the House plan. We hope that we can finally get together.
HUNTER-GAULT: Under pressure from South African black leaders, Coretta Scott
King today cancelled a meeting with that country's president, P. W. Botha.
Anti-apartheid activists Alan Boesak and Winnie Mandela had criticized the
meeting and said'they would not meet with Mrs. King if it went forward. In a
last minute cancellation of the Botha meeting, the w1dow of slain civil rights
leader Martin King, Jr., said that she needed more time to acquire a better
understanding of the complex problems in South Africa.Meanwhile, the South
African government executed three black guerrillas convicted of murder. Chie had
been found guilty of the December bombing at a shopping center near Durban in
which five people were killed and 48 others wounded. The other two had been
convicted of killing a suspected government informant. The men, members of the
outlawed African National Congress, were hanged after refusing to seek clemen cy.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu said he was surprised by the government's action.
Archbishop DESMOND TUTU: I would have thought that with our situation as
tense as it is, a conciliatory move on the part of the government would do a
great deal to create a climate that would make people a little more responsive
to wanting to negotiate.
LEHRER: Also overseas today, Chile's President Augusto Pinochet declared war
against Marxism. He said, °The war is going to start from our side." Pinoche t
spoke before attending the funeral of five bodyguards who died when his
motorcade was attacked Sunday. Also, the editor of a magazine banned by the
government was found dead today. He was taken from his home yesterday by
unidentified men who claimed they were police officers. Police officials today
denied involvement in the killing.
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And in Israel, officials said a summit meeting with Egyptian President
Mubarak was cancelled. Mubarak and Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres were to
meet thils weekend. An Israeli spokesman said i't was called off after a failure
to settle a longstanding border dispute.
HUNTER-GAULT: And finally in the news, Delta Airlines agreed to acquire
Western Airlines for $860 million. If the merger goes through, Delta will
become the second largest passenger carrier in the country.
Still ahead on the News Hour, who are the Islamic Jihad kidnappers, and~why
are they striking now? Two U.S. senators talk about how their first visit to
South Africa affected their views. And we find out about the high stakes in the
upcoming '86 elections.
Sou th Africa: Confronting Apartheid
LEHRER: Now a Senate debate about South Africa. Not between two longtime
experts on, frequent travellers to or noted cause leaders about South Africa:,
but between,two United States senators from different poles of U.S. politics who
just returned from their respective first visits to that strife-torn nation t hat
has suddenly become so prominent in their worlds as United States senators.
They are Senators Frank Lautenberg, Democrat of New Jersey; and Orrin Hatch,
Republican of Utah.
First, gentlemen, let me establish before we get to the debating, establish
where you stood on your views toward South Africa before you left. Senator
Hatch, how about you? What was your view on sanctions? How did you vote, etc?
Sen. ORRIN HATCH (R) Utah: Well, of course something has to be done abou t
apartheid. It is a bad practice, and we all admit and agree with that. But I
have not been for punitive sanctions, such as advocated by Senators Kennedy and
Cranston and congresspeople in the House. But I did vote for the limited
sanctions, the modest sanctions, for the purpose of sending a message and, of
course, doing what we can do to prod the South African government into making
the necessary reforms.
LEHRER: That's where your views were before you went. All right, Senator
Lautenberg, how did you feel before you went?
Sen. FRANK LAUTENBERG, (D) New Jersey: Well, I went with somewhat of a bias,
but I was willing to find out, see if what was being said was true. I voted f of
sanctions. I even voted for harsher sanctions. And I did it with --
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LEHRER: For the Kennedy bill.
Sen. LAUTENBERG: For the Kennedy, for the Cranston proposal. And I woul&
support harsher sanctions. And I did i't with some considerable isgiving, I
must tell you. I come from,the corporate world. That was my experience before.
And I know:a lot of corporate leadership in the country, particularly in my
state, where there are installations in South Africa. And they are good
companies. These are companies that are very progressive, that have worked hard
to advance the black individual working there and have contributed to schools
and so~forth. But after searching for another way to get this message across,
which I think is essential for the United States at this point -- the moral
message -- there was no other way. And I went to talk to people to see if
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they had anything else to say.
LEHRER: All right, now let's -- both of you went. Who did you talk to,
Senator Hatch?
Sen. HATCH: Well, I chatted witKan awful lot of government leaders, from P.
W. Botha to members of his party to the finance minister, the minister of
edu cation, to a number of progressive party leaders who, of course, have been
fighting apartheid for a long time. I met with black leaders, I met with Chief
Buthelezi, who is the chief minister of the Zulu tribe,, the largest black group
in all of South Africa -- 7 million of them that he presides over. I met with a
number of black businesspeople, eight black union leaders, and very small
buslnesspeople, and people who work for -- blacks who work for -- and Indians
and coloreds -- who!work for -- as they call them over there -- who work for the
American companies. I also met with the people who monitor the Sullivan
principles that Americam companies have subscribed to and'learned quite a bit
from them. I met with others as well.
LEHRER: All right. Now, who did you talk to, Senator Lautenberg?
Sen. LAUTENBERG: I met with quite a few people from the black community,
including Bishop Tutu!. I attended his last service as a bishop before he was
Installed as archbishop. I met with white businesspeople. There are no black
businesspeople to speak of. I met with Dr. Motlana, who is a prominent
physician who deals very much with the social issues concerningi the Soweto
community. I was in Soweto. I went to church where Tutu preached his last
sermon. I was in Crossroads. I've talked to the orginary people, the
squatters. I've talked to people from business. I've talked to people from the
university, from the Afrikaans University, Stallenbasch. I've talked to the
president and director. I've talked to three eminent professors. I've talked
to people who were in the progressive party who have resigned'from the party
because they felt the parliament was absolutely ineffective. I spoke to Helen
Suzman, who has a long!record of opposition of apartheid. I met with the
defense minister, who was the only minister they could kind of squeak out for me
to see.I wasn't particularly interested in meeting Mr. Botha, because I'd gotten
his message very clearly from the South African embassy before we left.
LEHRER: All right. Now, what happened to your views, if anything -- Senato r
Hatch, to you first -- as a result of your visit?
Sen. HATCH: We1L, I was amazed really at how little support the re is f or
sanctions, and especially disinvestment, on the part of any black Africans, as ~
well as all Africans -- whites, coloreds, Indians and blacks. As a matter of Q
fact,, I did meet with some black small businesspeople who do owrt their own ~
businesses. There aren't very many. I have to admit that. And to a person, N
almost all of them were totally against any type of sanctions. They feel that ~
the sanctions approach has been somewhat counterproductive. They kind of have ~
been developing a siege mentality over there in the government, and even:i'n the ~
non-government circles -- that basically they think sanctions are going to come. N
They're taking the attitude, "It's us against the world."'And what has really ~
been a remarkable series of reforms -- not enough, but nevertheless significan t ~
reforms for the last number of years -- they've basically been coming to a halt.
and it's a very serious problem. So I have real misgivings as to whether
sanctions are going to be productive or counterproducti've -- even moderate
sanctions. But somethzng has to be done. Apartheid'is an evil practice. It
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is something that has to be -- has to be pushed out.
LEHRER: Well, are your misgivings such, Senator, that if you had to vo te
again, you would not vote even for the limited sanctions that the Senate passed?
Sen. HATCH: Well, I do believe something has to be done, but I think to go
beyond the limitedy tailored sanctions that we have is a mistake. But I think
what really needs to be done is I think -- you know, I had an amendment to the
Senate sanctions bill that woul6double the amount of money to g4Q million that
would really go to help with vocational education, with free trade unionism,
with training black leaders and helping small businesspeople and helping them to
grow and progress andito bring about positive change. And one of the things
that I found over there, and it was significant to me, is that from P. W. Botha
to the very liberal progressive party leaders, they basically said, "Look, we --
LEHRER: The white leaders?
Sen. HATCH: White leaders and black leaders. And black leaders. Buthelezi
Is totally oppose6to apartheid -- Chief Buthelezi, the chief of the Zulu Indian
-- the Zulu tribe, I should say -- but he doesn't want sanctions, because he
feels blacks are the people who are going to be hurt. And what they said to me
is they said, "l:ook,, you Americans are treating this like an American civi'1
rights controversy. This is very complex." It is complex. It isn't just like
an American civil rights controversy. It's a lot more complex than that. And
they said, "Look, what we need is we need positive assertions. Tell us what you
would like us to do, so that we can at least points towards that, and we'll do
something about i't."' Chief Buthelezi, for instance, convened:an Indaba -- an
Indaba of all the black leaders and other leaders throughout his area, his
province. And what they di6is they came up with a bill of rights that really
is remarkable. He's talked about executive power sharing. And he's doing some
very constructive things. They're almost completely ignored by the
international media in their devotion to Bishop Tutu, Boesak and the African
National Congress, which are the more radical sections of South Africa.
LEHRER: Senator Lautenberg, what did you find, if anything, that surprised
you or caused you to change your views on things?
Sen. LAUTENBERG: Obviously, I differed with my distinguished colleague's view
on things. I hardly spoke to a black person, including Bishop Tutu -- I'm
talking;about people in responsible positions of leadership -- who didn't cry
out for sanctions -- cried out for something to make a difference. Yes, I met
Buthelezi too, and he was opposed to sanctions. But there's a question about
what his role is in this whole thing. And though he's purported to represent 6
million people in the Zulu tribe, there's a question of how deep his support is.
He i's a lovely gentleman. I didn't hear him offer any solutions. As a matte r
of fact,, when I spoke to responsible businessmen, including the chairman and
chief executive of Anglo American and other high level businesspeople, they
said, "Well, we disapprove of sanctions." Then I'd say, "Well, what's the
alternative? What do you offer?" There's nothing. Just silence. "Well, give
this thing a chance to work out." An6they talked, as Senator Hatch said, about
the remarkable progress. All you have to do i;s look at how people are required
to live. I don't care how successful a black person is; he goes back into that
dungeon when his day's work is done.
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LEHRER: Was that worse than you expected?
Sen. LAUTENBERG: Far worse.
LEHRER: Was it?
Sen. LAUTENBER6: Far worse. It's inhuman. It truly is. Where people are,
if they live in a so-called house, it might be a two room house or a four room
house. Whatever size it is, it's totally inadequate. No plumbing, with rare
exception, no electric, no heat, no sanitation facilities. It's disgraceful.
And I was with people who were willing to squat under the very nose of the
administration, because they said, "They have to understand -- they the white
government - that we are going to stay here, and we're going to live here, and
we're going to resist." And these are not vengeful nor violence-bent people.` '
LEHRER: Senator Hatch, how about you? You clearly must have had something in
your mind, as we all would, as to what you expected to see about what the lif e
of a black is in South Africa. How didlit strike you?
Sen. HaTCH: Well, I actually went into the worst war-torn part of all South
Africa, according to them, and that was Alexandra. It was -- it was pathetic.
It was a very -- they were very hard living conditions. We went out to Chief
Buthelezi's region, and I differ with my good friend Frank Lautenberg, because
he has done some very positive things.He not only presides over 7 million Zulus,
but he did:convene an indaba -- or a convention. He did'bring these people
together. He did come up with a bill of rights. He has made a suggestion on
how to power share. He is a remarkable leader. But before him, since he's beenn
against apartheid', before he was the most publicized man in many ways in Sout h
Africa, but when he came out against sanctions, he's been basically ignored,
even though he probably represents the biggest constituency. Now, one thing I
did find that was amazing to me is that I -- you know, I admire Bishop Tutu as a
human being. He's humorous, he's articulate, he's bright. There are a lot of
good things about him. But I found very little support -- constituent support
-- for Bishop Tutu over there.
LEHRER: And --
Sen. HATCH: Let me just say this.
LEHRER: Sure.
Sen. HATCH: Bishop Tutu has an international media constituency, but he did
not have among black religious leaders that we met wi'th, among; many other
leaders throughout the country, he did not have the support within the country
that the, I think, international press leaves the impression that he has.
LEHRER: Did you find that to be the case?
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Sen. LAUTENBERG: No, not at all. Sure, there are some doubters. But
basically, through the black community, Bishop Tutu, among other leaders -- it's
not a monolithic community. There is no single person that has a command --
Buthelezi included. There's Mandela, respected, by the way, I must tell you,
among many whites as well as the blacks -- a leader who is rotting in jail and
doing the white cause more harmithan good. The ANC will be driven to full
communism i'f we continue our resistance to it. We had one of our ambassadors
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meet with these people. They want to make change. They want to make it at a
reasonable pace. The white community is absolutely resisting any change. And
i'f you saw~the emergency rules that they have -- you can be arrested for now
cause at all, not charged, withheld typically in solitary confinement. I have a
newspaper here. It said, "Children jailed for public violence." The judge said
these people are, for the purposes of sentencing, are first time offenders, a nd
they sentenced 13 year olds to ten years In jail.
LEHRER: Finally, in a word, Senator Hatch, do you want to go back sometime?
Sen. HATCH: I think it's worthwhile for us to go back. I think i'f more
members of Congress were to go back, they would realize how counterproductive
these calls for punitive sanctions really are. And I think -- I think really we
can do many more constructive things that would help there and get rid of
apartheid.
LEHRER: Senator Lautenberg?
Sen. LAUTENBERG: I was totally depressed by the circumstance iniwhich 22
million or 24 million blacks are asked to live. I don't want to go back to t hat
country'until there is positive change being made. Right now it's an animal
house. These people are caged. They're kept under wraps, and it's not a pla ce
for us to be visiting.
LEHRER: Gentlemen, thank you both very much.
South Africa: Skirting Sanctions
HUNTER-GAULT: As politicians around the world debate what sanctions their
governments should apply to South Africa, South! Africans themselves a re figu ring
out ways to get around any new sanctions that may be imposed. James Robbins of
the BBC tells the story of these sanctions-busters.
JAMES ROBBINS (voice-over): The story of Armscor is becoming well known --
Armscor, the state arms corporation which reacted to the United Nations eeba rgo
an weapons sales to this country nine years ago by going it alone.
(clip from Armscor film)
Announcer: It's been a long, hard slog countering external pressures and a
United Nations imposed arms embargo. And though much of what we use along ou r
borders still comes from abroad, a great deal i's now being manufactured or
assembled locally.
ROBBINS (voice-over): And the story of Armscor is the best clue how South
Africa means to beat wider trade sanctions.Before the 1977 arms embargo, South
Africa was genuinely self-sufficient only in small arms and ammunition; reliant
on the outside world. Now Armscor is a major weapons exporter. Research,
adaptation of foreign product and secret deals overseas have pushed Armscor into
the big~league, now considered among the top ten arms producers in the world.
State President P. W. Botha was proud to unveil a fighter to match Soviet
aircraft in the region -- South Africa's update of the French Mirage, the
Cheetah, a fierce, hybri6animal born of adversity, bearing~its own message to
the world.
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P. W. BOTHA, president, South Africa: The Cheetah demonstrates, once again,
our response to the imposition of sanctions against us. If it is expected of us
to forego other essential goods which we can not manufacture or build, let us
obtain it by exploiting the self-interests of others.
ROBBINS (voice-over): Self-interest. Conventional businessmen know if they
are forced to give up a deal under pressure of sanctions, someone else is always
waiting to step in.
KEN OWEN, editor, Business Day: I do believe that we are going into~an era of
surreptitious trade, of smuggling, of dummy companies and false bills of lading,
false certificates of origin. I think a great many people, and most of them.
crooked, are going to make an enormous amount of money out of it.
ROBBINS (voice-over): And they are the sanction-busters, trading in the
shadow of international disapproval, secrecy their great protection. This
little man works from home and reckons there are 100 others like him, buying and
selling for clients worldwide, disguising the true origins of South Afi rica's
exports, the true destination of her imports. This promises to be a booming,
high tech, cottage industry. All you need: a computer linked to a telephone, a
range of offshore bank accounts, and':perhaps a map of the world.
South African trader: Traders are not politicians. Their job is to buy goods
and supply goods to everybody's advantage. How else do we eat?
ROBBINS (voice-over): Working, in favor of the sanction-busters, dozens of
South African ports, large and'small, scattered along 2,000 miles of coast. T&
most, a naval blockade i's unthinkable. Add to that the hunger of shipping
companies in recession saddled1with massive over-capacity, and business -- any
business -- is welcome. Shippers find it easy to cover their tracks. Cargos
can be sold'between nations several times while still at sea.
South African~trader: Probably the goods would be sent to, let's say, the
likes of Russia, Madeira, transshipped, put onto different vessels.
Letterheads, Invoices and so on would be prepared. A Mickey Mouse country of
origin would'be devised, and it's safe and away.
ROBBINS {voice-over}: But working against the sanction-busters, some
commodities har6toadisguise, like coal. Laboratory analysis can quickly
isolate Its true country of origin. Last year's coal exports, 44 million tons
-- almost a billion pounds in foreign exchange -- could be cut in half,
threatening the jobs of 30,000 to 40,000 mine workers.
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in the sanction business. You must question the reasons, particularly
Australian and Canada. I mean, they aren't the front there, but they're going
to benefit., But of course, they play very low key when they're trying to sel l
us wheat shipments. You prabably understand that, don't you.
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ROBBINS:' No, I don't.
Mr. CORBIN: Oh, yes. If they've got a cargo that they want to sell to us,
they make perfectly sure that sanctions don't apply to that particular
commodity.
ROBBINS {voice-over}: The sanction-busters both enjoy and despise politics,
believing their first law, supply and demand, will triumph i'n the end. A
shadowy trader cites one of his recent deals: a shipment of South African
sorghum seed for the Marxist government of Ethiopia, ravaged by famine, but
ideologically dead set against such a trade. It was done like this: the money
from a North American relief agency was laundered through Europe and sent to
South Africa.The grain was shipped direct from the South African port of Durban,
only the paperwork was doctored to make it look as though it came from Marxis t
Mozambique. Did the relief agency know what,was going on? Of course, says the
trader.
South African trader: They were aware of the truth, but they wanted'to get
this seed to Ethiopia, and therefore they went along with the slight bending of
the rules. Most of them, thank God, are pragmatists and not politicians.
Mr. CORBIN: We will not have any difficulty at all. I have no doubt about
that. And we will be able to select the origin of the goods, the type of the
goods, exactly what we want. If one's got money, one can buy anything.
Holy War
HUNTER-GAULT: Terrorism~and kidnappings continue to dominate the news today.
Frank Reed, that American kidnapped in Beirut, was abducted as he was drivingm from his home in
Moslem West Beirut to play golf. A group calling itself the
Islamic Jihad or Holy War has claimed responsibility. Calling Reed a new agent
for American intelligence, the group said he was arrested in West Beirut withh
documents that indict him. That brings to five the number of Americans believed
held'by the Islamic Jihad. The others include journalist Terry Anderson,
American University Hospital director David Jacobsen, and American Unilversity
agriculture dean, Thomas Sutherland,. The Islamic Jihad'has claimed that they
executed a fifth American captive, diplomat William Buckley. The body has ne ver
been found. Today's kidnapping brings back into focus questions that we pursue
now with a Middle East watcher. She is Raghida Dergham, a New York
correspondent for the London-based Middle East magazine.
Raghida, just who is the Islamic Jihad?
RAGHIDA DERGHAM, Middle East Magazine: That is the question everybody is
trying to answer. It is a shadowy organization, after all, and we don't know
the identify of this Islamic Jihad organizati'on. It could be sub-organizations,
It could be front for other organizations. And It's widely associated with t he
Shi'ites of Lebanon, but it does not represent all the Shi''ites of Lebanon.
There are other organizations, amongst which Amal Is probably the most famous to
you. Dnsofar as they do have a relationship with the Shd'ites of Lebanon, I'd
like to point out a little bit -- a very short history of the fact that the
Shi"ites had been underdogs in Lebanon, and they had suffered a lack of
recognition. They looked for identify in other places, such as Iran, because
they lacked it in Lebanon. They have -- a majority or a great number of the
Shi'ites lived in Southern Lebanon, whereby they'd been exposed to consistent
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Israeli raids, so they have suffered quite a lot. But havi'ng"said that, the
Islamic Jihad and such organizations are accused of several things,, amongst
which that in seeking Iranian Identification, it is done at the expense of their
Lebanese nationalism. They're also accused of having -- of seeking hegemony
over the other groups in Lebanon. And Lebanon, as you know, Is a number of
minorities where, if one of the minorities seeks hegemony over the others, it is
a non-starter to begin with, and It blocks any reconciliation.
HUNTER-GAULT: But basically they are associate6with or tied to Iran?
Ms. DERGHAl4: It is widely understood to be so. But since we don't know the
exact identity of the organization, then, again, other possibilities exist. Eu.t
it is widely assumed and understood that they are associated with Iran.
HUNTER-GAULT: And they are one group. I mean, we heard about Islamic Jihad
last year and other times when,there've been these kidnappings. Is there the
sense that these are all the same or that there are various cells independently
operating?
Ms. DERGHAM: Well, again, because we don't know enough, I can not answer this
question. And perhaps especially, I don't know enough, but I also have heard
the Islamic Jihad is not exclusive to Lebanon -- that there are other groups
which have operated outside of Lebanon in the Islamic world which claimed
association with Islamic Jihad.
HUNTER-GAULT: What seems to be their goal?
Ms. DERGHAM; Several, I suppose. I suppose you are asking me in terms of the
particular kidnapping. They have identified the United States very much with
Israel, due to the policies of the United States government on Middle East
Issues. So it could be that they are seeking attention. It could be that they
are seeking revenge. It could be that, for example, there have been rumors that
Israel has -- is planning another offensive in Lebanon. It could be so that --
to shift that tension. I really don't know the answer to the exact motive, but
what I can understand is that they have grievances, and yet the expression of
these grievances -- the way they're portraying i't, in a way -- in many cases it
has defied their own purposes.
HUNTER-GAULT: It's been more than a year since there's been any kind'of
kidnapping of an American citizen. Do you sense that there might be some N
connection between the recent terrorist incidents in Turkey and Pakistarr, which Q
is why this happened now? Or is to totally coincidental? N
Ms. DERGHAM: Even the State Department -- I watched the briefing today -- and ~
even the State Department has said that they don't know the identify of the ~j
people who have committed the Tu!rkey incident and Pan Am. So I don't really
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HUNTER-GAULT: It's not -- ~
Ms. DERGHAM: I can not possibly speculate on that.
HUNTER-GAULT: I know you said that there were a number of groups and!they
were shadowy and so on, but is there any sense that inside Lebanon -- that in
Lebanon, there is support for their actions, support for the group?
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Ms. DERGHAM: Maybe there is support for some of the causes they stand for,
when it comes to the Middle East issues.Some of them, for example, if it is t he
plight of the Lebanese themselves, for example, being tired of consistent
Israeli raids or for the Palestinian issue itself, is that I think there Is as
euch -- if there is association with them,on these issues, there is also -- in
general, the Lebanese are rather unhappy withithis blanket attack against
American cultural institutions - academic institutions. I've heard many
Lebanese -- the majority, I believe -- they object to this -- to the killing, of
American culture, academic institutions, because it defies the character of
Lebanon.
HUNTER-GAULT: But what --
Ms. DERGHAM: Of Beirut, in particular.
HUNTER-GAULT: Excuse me. What about the Lebanese government? I mean, do
they have any control at all or any role to play in moderating or --
Ms. DERGHAM: A role -- everybody could have a role. Everybody could
contribute. But the Lebanese government, as you know, lacks authority these
days. And there is many, many Shi'ites who are operating on their own. And
there is an attempt, twmever, at reconciliation -- reforms, political reforms.
Yes, in terms -- Lebanese, amongst themselves, must start tolwork this out, and
they have to start first. But also what is needed is support and contribution
from other regional and internati'onal powers, including the superpowers, for
these efforts at reconciliation.
HUNTER-GAULT: I was about to say that, you know, in the past it's been said
that Syria has a lot of authority in the region. What about powers like Syria,
like Libya and so on? Do they have any authority, any role?
Ms. DERGHAM: I don't believe Libya has any political authority -- political,
I said'-- In Lebanon. But Syria, yes. Syria is closely associated with
Lebanon, and it is trying. And it is the only player, in.fact, on the political
front that is trying to play a role in bringing the Lebanese parties together --
factions -- and trying to find a solution for the Lebanese internal problem.
But then again, if you point out the Syrian element, again, there is -- the
Lebanese themselves must cease to have these marriages of conveniences of
several different points. So it Is a contribution of the Lebanese which should
be the paramount one in reaching anything for Lebanon. ~~
HUNTER-GAULT: Just very briefly, since the U.S. seems to be such a target O
here, what Is it that your sense is that they might be expecting from the United:
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States now? ~
Ms. DERGHAM: Oh, they want -- I mean, I know what they would -- not only this ~
particular group, but I know the majority of the Middle East; governments,
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people, organizations -- they want a different United States policy on the N
issues related to the Middle East. I mean, the United States is perceived as ~
the godfather of Israel. Isreal launches all its attacks and offenses with ~
American weapons. So all the masses of the Middle East and governments would
like to see a more sympathetic U'.S. position towards their causes; not only an
adoption of Israeli positions -- blanket adoption. So I don't know if this is
the way that this is what they are trying to say to the United States or not. I
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government. I don't know if this is the way to tell it.
HUNTER-GAULT: All right. Thank you, Raghida Dergham, for being with us.
Campaign '86: Senate Sweepstakes
LEHRER: Now to some talk about U.S. politics and what is at stake In this
off-year year of U.S. Senate and other important contests. Judy Woodruff has
more. Judy?
WOODRUFF: With this year's elections only nine weeks away, candidates across
the country are already deeply engaged in their campaigns. The races getting
most of the attention are those for the U'.S. Senate, because of the possibility
that Democrats could'win back Senate control from the Republicans. To do so,
Democrats would have to have a net gain of four seats.
(voice-over) Of the 34 Senate seats up this year, 22, or two thirds, are held
by Republicans, leaving them heavily exposed. Among the most vulnerable is
Senator Paula Hawkins of Florida, who is facing a stiff challenge fromthe
current Democratic Governor Bob Graham. And in South Dakota, Republican Senator
James Abdnor is lagging behind Democratic Congressman Tom Daschle, who is
pressing hard on farm issues. Among the 12 Senate seats currently held by
Democrats, there are also some vulnerable spots, particularly in those states
where the Democrat incumbent Is retiring. In Missouri, the race to replace
Senator Thomas Eagleton is now leaning~in favor of the former Republican
Governor Kit Bond over Democratic Lieutenant Governor Harriet Woods. Meanwhile,
in California, Democratic incumbent Alan Cranston is facing his toughest
opponent in four elections -- Republican Congressman Ed Zschau.
(on camera) Senate Republicans who need his help can virtually all count on a
visit from President Reagan. With some 18 political road trips already under
his belt, most of them for Senate candidates, the President made an appearance
this week in California for Congressman Zschau.
Pres. REAGAN: The election of Ed Zschau and control of the United States
Senate is absolutely critical to the future of this country. If there was ever
time for a maximum effort, that time is now.
WOODRUFF: On his way back from California yesterday, the President stopped in
Colorado, where Republican Congressman Ken Kramer is in a dead heat with
Democratic Congressman Tim Worth In the race to fill the seat being vacated by
Democratic Senator Gary Hart.
Pres. REAGAN:. I didn't go to Washington to be a six year President. I didn't
seek reelection just to protect the gains of the first term. There are too many
exciting challenges still before America and too much business that stilL must
be completed in these next two years. And I don't want my hands tied by a
totally hostile Congress.
WOODRUFF: To help us look at some of these races and the rest of the
political landscape this fall, we have joining us two veteran political
observers.First, Ed Rollins,, who managed President Reagan's reelection campaign
in 1984 and is now~a private Republican consultant. An6Kirk O'Donnell,
president of a Democratic think tank called the Center for National Policy. Hp
was formerly the chief political adviser to House Speaker Tip O'Neill. Well,
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gentlemen, when the President talks about a totally hostile Congress, he's
saying, that is, if the Senate goes Democratic, as the House is certain to go
once again. What are the chances the Senate's going to go Democratic? Ed
Rollins?
ED ROLLINS, political consultant: Well, I think it"s certainly going to be a
very difficult, uphill battle for the Republicans to hold control. If the
election were held today, they'd probably have a one or two seat margin. But
with eight or nine weeks to go and with so many incumbents to protect, they've
got to win those open seats the Democrats have In order to maintain that
control.
WOODRUFF: So you're saying if the election were held today, the Republicans
would come out ahead, but -- Mr. ROLLLNS: It would be very slim.
WOODRUFF: Kirk O'Donnell?
KIRK O'DONNELL, political analyst: Well I would say that if the election were
held today, that the Democrats would probably come out ahead by a very slim
margin.
WOODRUFF: What about on election day?
Mr. 0'DONNELL: Well, I think i't's a toss up.
WOODRUFF: What difference does it make if the Senate goes Democratic?
Mr. 0'DONNELL: I think it makes a big difference in terms of se tting t he
agenda. Namely, the Democratic Senate could set the agenda in the same way that
the Democratic House does today. For example, the President talked about a
hostile Congress, but he came back to Washington to meet wi~th the leadership of
the Democratic House, the bipartisan leadership from Congress. And the House ws
already moving on a bipartisan drug bill that's going to be considered tomorrow.
So setting the agenda on issues li'ke arms control would be very important.
WOODRUFF: How important is it that the Senate stay in Republican hands?
Mr. ROLLINS: Well, I think it's very, very important. I think, you know,
first of all, Ronald Reagan is going to continue to try and set the agenda
whether he has a Republican Senate or not. But I think it is very, very
important to have allies in the Senate, to have the leadership of the
committees, in order to try and move his agenda. If we had to deal only with
the Democrats in the House and like-minded people in the Senate, I think the
President would have had a great deal of difficulty in achieving some of the
great successes that he's had over the last six years.
WOODRUFF: I'm asking, because there's at least one political analyst who's
been quoted in the last week or so as saying that it doesn't really make all
that much difference, because whoever's elected'-- Republican or Democrat -- is
going to be reflecting the views of the same constituents.
Mr. ROLLINS: Oh, I don't think that's true at all. I think those committee
chairmanships are so very, very Important. You know, youlcan just imagine the
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President trying~to get through the Supreme Court nominations with Senatar
Kennedy from Massachusetts being the chairman. It would be very, very
difficult. And I just think it's just crucial for us to hold that Senate.
WOODRUFF: Let's talk about some of the important races. Kirk O'Donnell,
where would you say the Republicans -- which seats woul6you say the Republicans
have the most to worry about in the Senate?
Mr. 0'DONNELL: Well, I would agree with your assessment of the two seats in
terms of Florida and South Dakota. I think they have to worry about North
Carolina. They have to worry about Nevada. They have to worry about an open
seat in Maryland. They have to worry about Idaho. I think Oklahoma and 6eorgi'a
are looking much~better for the Democrats these days.
WOODRUFF: Would you buy that list?
Mr. ROLLINS: I would buy that and maybe add one or two more. But I do want
to state this: as of today, in any polls -- public polls or private polls -- the
two incumbents that you mentioned are trailing. Both are very strong candidates
and, I think, can come back. The three open seats on the Democratic side --
Missouri, Colorado, Louisiana -- are crucial to the Republicans holding the
Senate. Today,, I would say we"re ahead in.two -- close margins -- and dead!even
in one.I think there's no question the Republican open seats -- Nevada, Maryland
-- are going to be very, very tough battles, but we have some outstanding
candi'dates there, and I think we have some chances there.
WODDRUFF: Do you two agree on the seats the Democrats have got to hang onto?
Mr. 0'DONNELL: Sure. Start with,all the incumbents.
Mr. ROLLINS: First of all, I think one of the great disappointments to us Is
that there aren't more Democratic incumbents who are up~this time, and certainly
those who are are in pretty good shape. There's not a Democratic incumbent
behind today, which is unfortunate.
WOODRUFF: Is there --
Mr. O'DONNELL: That's your point of view.
WOODRUFF: What was that? I missed that.
Mr. O'DONNELL: He says it's unfortunate.
WOODRUFF: Is there an overriding national issue or issues that will affect
most or many of these races?
Mr. ROLLINS: To date there is not a national issue. In eight weeks, nine
weeks, a lot can occur. I think the key concern of most Republicans is If the
economy is perceived as going into a stale period and the Democrats can make
that an issue -- that we're going to go back i'nto recession, even though we're
not -- that may have an effect on one or two percentage points. And really all
you're talking about Is a change In the environment of one or two percentage
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WOODRUFF: Do you buy that, Kirk?
Mr. O'DONNELL: Clearly, the Democrats are trying to focus and regionalize, at
least in those states -- maybe 31 states -- that are suffering from sluggish
economy at the moment a message. And the theme being that you don't need more
of the same. You don't neet someone who's going to come to Washington and
follow the leader. This is an effort that has just begun over the last couple
of weeks, and I think it will be critical to Democratic success in November.
WOODRUFF: Do you -- is that a smart --
Mr. ROLLINS: Well, it's certainly -- it's a good strategy, but I'm not sure
it's a strategy that will work. You take one of the most heavily economically
stressed areas of the farm community of this country. Someone like Bob Dole.,'
someone like Chuck Grassley have been extremely effective spokespersons for
their point of view and have differed with the President sometimes on
agricultural issues, and I think are going to win overwhelmingly. So I don't
think in every area it's going to work.
WOODRUFF: But in some.
Mr. 0'DONNELL: Clearly, it's a major factor in North.Dakota, and it's a major
factor, obviously, in South Dakota. An6it can be a factor throughout a11 the
farm states. I would like to make the point that Ed Rollins did a terrific job
in 1984 in putting,forward a national theme -- that It was morning in America.
In 1982, the Republicans had a clear national theme -- stay the course. In
1980, they had a strong theme, whi'ch was vote Republican for a change. I thin k
in 1986, running theme-less, they've given advantage to the Democrats, because
Democratic strength is, by definition, local strength in this country. And
their inability to come forward with a theme is a serious deficiency in this
election.year.
WOODRUFF: Are the Republicans running theme-less, Ed Rollins?
Mr. ROLLINS: Well, I think the President's agenda clearly is the theme tha t
most Republicans are running on across the country. But I think the advantage
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WOODRUFF: Well, wait a minute. Let me stop you there. Is that a plus or a
minus? N,
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very high popularity numbers. Traditionally, iathe sixth year, an incumbent (~
President usually is a draw on the ticket -- a drag on the ticket. This ~
President is very popular, and I think that his ability to raise money and his ~
ability to campaign -- he will probably save one or two incumbent senators by N
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Mr. ROLLINS: Well, his programs are, and I think --
Mr. O'DONNELL: Well, but his -- the situation he has at the moment is that
he"s seeking bipartisan sup ort for his revenue prog ram, which is tax reform.
You have bipartisan cooperation in Congress on spending. So the refrain that
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you've heard for years, which is an effective refrain -- tax and spend -- is not
available to him as he travels around the country this time.
Mr. ROLLINS: Well, I think there's no question, Kirk, if the Speaker and you
were still setting the agenda, we'd still be spending more and taxing more. But
I think the key thing is that the President's popularity has got the Republican
pool of support higher than It's ever been before. And I think it becomes ve ry,
very Important that he mobilize voters. And I think the key to this election is
going to be what kind of turnout is there? Is there any great enthusiasm, on t he
part of your voters or our voters? And if there is not, then who knows what's
going to happen?
WOODRUFF: Is he going to go around and help every single Republican senator?
Mr. ROLLINS: Well, he can't possibly help every Republican senator, but he'is
WOODRUFF: Well, I mean the ones who are in tough races.
Mr. ROLLINS: There"s no question. He already has. He has done more than anyy
president inimodern history. In '82 he had done more. He exceeded that in
early `85. '86 he's already surpassed that. So I think there's no question
he's going~ to go to the maximum.
Mr. O'DONNELL: Well, he did it in '82 in North Carolina, and it didn't have
Mr. ROLLINS: Did i't in Nevada in '82, and --
Mr. 0'DONNELL: -- the sort of effect he'd like. And he won 377 House
districts in the campaign that you managed in 1984. And he had virtually no
coattails. So as long as he's going out and personalizing it, as he has in his
speeches so far, I think he's missing the boat.
Mr. ROLLINS: Well, I don't think he's -- I think that he clearly is going to
help some incumbents, and that's the key factor. He has raised -- one of the
advantages that certainly is going to make a difference is the fund-raising
ability of the President, and he went out and raised a million and a half
dollars for Ed Zschau the other day, put some momentum in his campaign, raised
$800,000 for Ken Kramer yesterday. That certainly is going to have anieffect.
Mr. 0'DONNELL: Sure does.
WOODRUFF: You don't dispute that. What about --
Mr. 0'DONNELL: I would make a point -- that that fund raising isn't going
into generic advertising by the Republican party to put forward a theme in this
campaign.
WOODRUFF: Generic -- you mean national.
Mr. 0"DONNELL: Right.
WOODRUFF: What about -- a:couple of people have -- it's been written recently
that this anti-drug effort that's underway, both on the part of the Democrats
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and the Republicans, may turn out to be an issue. Do you -- either one of you
think it will?
Mr. ROLLINS: There's a tremendous concermamong the American.public among
drugs. I think both Democrats and Republicans are out there advocating toughh
drug programs, and so I don't think, unless an incumbent member of Congress or
challenger has a record of weakness somewhere and supported legalizing mari'ju ana
or not tough on drug enforcement, will It be an advantage to anyone.
WOODRUFF: rou go along with that?
Mr. 0'DONNELL: I think it will be local. And I think, again, this is another
example of how differences are not being defined between Republicans and
Democrats -- namely, that this i's a bipartisan approach that Congress i's taking,
and therefore doesn't lend itself to a national theme.
WOODRUFF: And you're saying neither side really helps in that.
Mr. ROLLINS: We feel bipartisanship works much better if we have a Republican
Senate.
Mr. 0"DONNELL: We like it with a --
WOODRUFF: Ed -- we know what you were going to say. Ed Rollins, Kirk
O'Donnell, thank you both for being with us.
Mr. 0'DONNELL: Thank you very much:.
Fumes at Work
LEHRER: Finally tonight, a report on!the ongoing!battle between smokers and
nonsmokers. It's over turf -- specifically, efforts to ban smoking! in the
workplace. One sharply fought battleground is in the state of Washington. Lee
Hochberg of public station KCTS, Seattle, has more.
LEE HOCHBERG {voice-over}: On an average workday in Seattle, white collar
workers cluster onithe sidewalk, forced out of their offices to light up outside insurance companies
and hospitals and television stations. N
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Smoker: I don't mind. It's cut down my smoking.
HOCHBERG: It has cut down your smoking.
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Smoker: Cut it in half. ~
Smoker: I don't think it's a very professional look for the company to have ~
people huddlediaround smoking outside. I think it's very juvenile, actually. (~
Reminiscent of high school days.
HOCHBERG: What if they forced you outside to smoke?
Smoker: Somehow or another, that never has seemed to me to be constitutional.
It's a legal activity. It's not illegal.
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HOCHBERG (voice-over): That's the position of the tobacco industry, as
suggested by a spokeswoman on a recent Seattle television program.
(clip from HightSight)
ANN BROWDER, The Tobacco Institute: We're saying it's a legal and lawful
product, and anyone who chooses to use the product should be able to use the
product. That's all that we're saying. We're saying that there should be
efforts within the workplace, consideration given to the smokers as well as the
nonsmokers. An6that's a situation that should be worked out within the
indivi'dual workplace. We don't think that there should be any type of uniform
law restricting the use of tobacco products.
HOCHBERS (voice-over): But legal experts say companies are within their :,
rights to force cigarette smokers outdoors. The constitution prevents states
from acting in certain ways, but not private employers.
CORNELIUS PECK, University of Washington: We all admire those wonderful, free
spirits who feel so good and happy when they work that they love to whistle
while they work, but if the employer decides that that interferes too much with
the production In the plant, the employer most certainly may say, "There's no
whistling while you work in this plant." They say the same thing about smoking.
HOCHBERG voice-overl: With the law on their side, hundreds of Seattle
companies have snuffed out smoking. The Northwest's largest employer, the
Boeing Aerospace Company, is gradually Imposing a total ban on smoking for its
1:12,000 workers. At the Seattle Times news room, cigarettes, cigars, pipes have
been prohibited ever since these two reporters pushed for a no smoking policy
two years ago. They say they were fed up with their colleagues who refused to
use desk-top air purifiers provided by the management.
CAROL OSTRQf1y Seattle Times: You know, I don't want to work -- have to be
sick iniorder to work. I don't think the Times wants me to have to be sick to
work either.
HOCHBERG (voice-over): The Times say there's no indoor space with,adequate
ventilation to serve as a smokers lounge. So now Times journalists who smoke
have to find another way to work off news room tensi'on, like chewing gum. Or
they have to find their way to the fire escape. Here, accompanied by the whir
and whine of motors and air compressors, they can enjoy a quick smoke. And
smoking on the fire escape can mean braving rafn, snow and wind.
RICK RAPHAEL, Seattle Times: In the winter, this is really rough out here.
The only salvation for us Is this. This is exhaust, and It gets warm, radiates
heat, so we stay warm out here.
HOCHBERG: So you huddle close to the chimney here.
Mr. RAPHAEL: Oh, yeah. It's funny. It's really funny, you know. You get
out here, and there will be five or six people out here smoking,cigarettes, and
they're jockeying for space up against the wall to stay warm.
HOCHBERG (voice-over): But, even banished to the fire escape, some smokers
see a positive result.
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Mr. RAPHAEL: I was smokingitwo packs of cigarettes a day when I got here.
I'm smoking about a pack of cigarettes a day now.
HOCHBERG: So it's helped.
Mr. RAPHAEL: Oh, it's helped. Yeah.
.RICK ANDERSON, Seattle Times: Every step like this reduces the
attractiveness, the attraction of smoking. Every step like this adds to the
sort of psychic costs of the habit.
HOCHBERG (voice-over): By discouraging employees from smoking, theSeattle
Times says it's saving on health care costs, though it doesn't yet know how
much. Its smoking policy does help it retain its preferred status on property
casualty insurance, and that saves the paper upwards of $200,000 a year.
Therapist: How bad is it?
Smoker: It's awful. Disgusting.
HOCHBERG (voice-over): The benefits to employers are so great that many of
them are spending thousands of dollars to help their employees kick the habilt.
They're employing the whole gamut of treatment programs: hypnosis,
psychoanalysis andy here at the Schick Center in Seattle, aversion therapy. In
this program, a smoker is shut into a dirty, smoky, little both. Electrodes
clipped to an arm deliver electric shocks as the smoker is required to
quick-puff cigarettes until her mouth is uncomfortably hot. It's all intended
to associate smoking with unpleasant sensations, so the smoking employee loses
the craving to smoke.
Therapist: Is the impulse on your arm strong enough? Is it irritating?
Smoker: I probably could use it a little higher.
Therapist: Okay.
HOCHBERG (voice-over): More than 20 companies around Seattle are putting
employees through the program at $345 per person. In just one year,
corporations have paid Schick $130,000 to get their employees off smoking. And,
bizarre as the treatment may be, Schick says more and more employees are lining
up to take it. That may be the most surprising part of this anti-smoking trend
-- how willing smokers have been to accept the no smoking policies; indeed, to
take advantage of them to help them break the habit. It's an attitude that
makes anti-smoking crusaders like Bill Weiss and Bob Rosner confident tha t
smoke-free workplaces wi1L soon be the rule; not the exception.
BILL WEISS, Smokin Policy Institute: The notion that there are a bunch of
militant. you know, fist-pounding smokers out there screaming rights issues is a
fallacious notion. a simpZy is not tne case.
BOB ROSNER, Smoking Policy Institute: This is somethin
that
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oino to have to get used to -- that the ashtraY in the corporate environment is
going to be as rare as the spittoon~i
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HUNTER-GAULT: Again, today's top news stories. Another American, 53 year old
Frank Reed, the director of a small, private.school in Beirut, has been
kidnapped. It brings to five the number of Americans belfevEd held by the
Islamic Jihad, or Holy War. A Soviet physicist working for the United:Nations
was formally indicted in spying charges by a grand jury in New York. And the
American correspondent in Moscow apparently being held in retaliation on similar
spy charges told his wife he fears Soviet-American tensions are escalating
dangerously. Good night, Jim.
LEHRER: Good night, Charlayne. We'll see you tomorrow night. I'm Jim
Lehrer. Thank you and good night.
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