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New 7 night scene is next. Tonight is Continental Airlines about to go under.
We'll find out the latest tonight.
Then America's commitment in Central America continues to grow.
Tonight part three of our series looking at the various factions involved.
Also tonight are we Coloradans as healthy as we think we are.
Startling new statistics on just how many of us are likely to get cancer.
And it was quite a week for James Watt. He's just part of Harry Smith's Week in Review.
It all starts 60 seconds from now on Night Scene.
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Now, Anne Wade, Chris Long, weather forecaster Mike Fenwick, and Steve Harms on sports.
This is New 7 Night Scene.
Good evening. Chris Long has the night off. Jim Redmond is sitting in.
Topping our news tonight, rumors of a possible Continental Airlines bankruptcy persist.
A number of the airline's employees, nervous about that situation, are reportedly calling in sick.
They're afraid of being marooned away from home if Continental shuts down tonight.
Company spokesmen in Houston, that is, continue to deny Continental is on the verge of filing bankruptcy
despite several years of serious financial reverses, including August passenger boardings,
which dropped 24 percent during a key tourist month.
Continental operates 91 flights a day out of Denver's Stapleton Airport,
but if the airline does collapse, an airport spokesman told Scott Sobel
that void would be filled very quickly.
Certainly other airlines will be able, would want to come in and pick up their gate space.
They have 23 gates out here plus six plane-made positions.
They have most of our C concourse.
Right now, Continental owes Stapleton Airport $165,000.
That's about half of one month's airport fees.
NBC and the Better Government Association may be sued as a result of a recent report.
On Sunday night, the network aired information about unsanitary conditions
at a plant that supplies meat to school lunch programs.
The firm, Cattle King Beef Packers in Adams County here in Colorado,
today produced a videotape of a former employee.
He says that he was misled by NBC and his comments were out of context.
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It never seemed to be important to the Better Government Association nor NBC.
It was never important that Nebraska Beef Processors was doing a good job
and in my opinion was doing a good job in the beef operation down there.
NBC says the network will stand by its report.
It's startling and scary, but it's fact.
A study released today about the cancer rate here in the Denver metropolitan area.
For years, studies showed that people living in Colorado had less of a chance
of getting cancer than the national average.
But the latest research now shows that Coloradans,
especially those in the Denver metro area,
have a greater chance than the national average of getting it.
The Denver residents getting cancer by age 75 is now 30 percent
or almost one in three persons.
Investigators at the AMC Research Center in Lakewood say they still haven't figured out
exactly why cancer has increased in Colorado.
But they say one of the major causes is that people in this state are smoking more.
Now, despite the report, the experts say they're not panicking.
That's because more has been learned in recent years about cancer.
Even though more people may contract cancer now, fewer people die from it.
Jim, Aurora City officials managed to save their innovative Cop on the Beat program tonight.
Thanks to thousands of signatures on petitions,
the city not only reinstated $500,000 for the PAR program's budget,
but also added five new officers to the program.
Now, the program puts policemen in neighborhoods,
and it's an idea obviously liked by the people who live in those neighborhoods.
As of midnight, the curfew for young adults in Glendale tightens tonight.
Kids under 18 no longer are allowed to stay on the streets until 1 a.m.
Police want them inside by midnight to control crowds that gather at the city's clubs and theaters.
Police say Denver kids head for Glendale because of a later curfew in Glendale.
This change should break up all that congestion.
When we come back on New 7 Night Scene, the crisis in Central America,
and this country's commitment to it, we'll examine that issue as our special series of reports continue.
First, though, just when everyone thought a truce was near,
there was a turn for the worse in war-torn Lebanon.
We'll have details for you after this.
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I'm not sure being a taxi dispatcher's enough to do the job.
So the Cavvies come up with a crazy idea.
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Artillery attacks are still rumbling in and around Beirut, Lebanon tonight.
Earlier today, U.S. peacekeeping troops here near the Beirut airport were hit hard by Syrian-backed Druze gunners.
Four Marines were wounded.
That prompted U.S. Navy warships to once again retaliate.
There was also talk today that a ceasefire might be close at hand,
but Syrian officials set new conditions for the troops, ending hopes of peace for the region anytime soon.
America's commitment in the crisis in Central America continues to grow.
More aid, both economic and military, and now the involvement of American troops there.
In part three of this special assignment series, News 7's Tom Bearden shows us the confusing factions involved in that troubled region.
People are dying in El Salvador. Government troops, guerrillas, civilians.
Our government says the guns that fuel the guerrillas are being supplied by Cuba and the Soviet Union, funneled through Nicaragua.
The president says the Sandinistas are shipping weapons and ammunition to the Fernando Martí Liberation Front through Honduras and by sea through the Gulf of Fonseca.
Our government says the revolution has its headquarters somewhere in or near Managua.
Nicaraguan Interior Minister Tomas Borje and his government have always denied such shipments.
He told me he would close down that alleged headquarters if the U.S. could prove it existed.
Time magazine reported in May that a U.S. congressman offered to provide an exact address, and the subject was abruptly changed.
Many people in Nicaragua privately admit the Sandinistas are providing support to the FMLN, but say the U.S. reaction to it is unjustified.
This is part of the reaction. Almost 600 GIs from Fort Carson's 43rd Support Group are settling down for a six-month stay in Honduras.
They're here to provide support for maneuvers dubbed Big Pine II, the largest ever held here.
Many Americans see an incipient Vietnam in those maneuvers.
We found considerable support for the presence of American soldiers here among the people we talked to on the streets of Tegucigalpa.
That acceptance seems to mirror a poll which recently showed overwhelming public support for the maneuvers.
In Central America, we have problems, all Central America, and I think with the presence of the Americans right now, it's very good for Honduran,
because we feel better, we feel protected, and we feel much security.
Protection from who? Hondurans are afraid of the large Sandinista Army forces stationed along their border.
The Sandinistas assert those troops are there to fight off invasion from counterrevolutionaries who are armed, supplied, and paid by the CIA.
The Tegucigalpa embassy won't comment on those charges.
They are about as believable in that as the Sandinistas are when they deny helping the Salvadoran guerrillas.
Sixty miles away, the Colorado military group is pleased with their reception.
The people, to me, they seem just super friendly.
You think they support your presence here?
I believe they do. Just by the cadets on the camp here and the people downtown I've seen so far, I think they do.
Support is not unanimous, however. Some critics say the maneuvers are a match in a gas tank that will explode into a general Central American war.
The sabers of both sides have been rattling loudly.
In Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Tom Bearden, News 7 Night Scene.
On Monday, crisis in Central America continues with a report on the accomplishments and the repression of the Sandinista government.
In other world news tonight, it was a tragic end for 112 people near Abu Dhabi on the Persian Gulf.
They were all killed when a Gulf Air 737 they were in developed engine trouble and burst into flames.
It then crashed into a nearby mountain.
The plane was on its way from Pakistan when that accident happened.
One American was among the passengers killed.
A spokesman says that he has no plans to resign, but the pressure continues tonight for James Watt to either quit or be fired.
That, of course, for making a joke at the expense of four minority groups.
Today, another key Republican senator jumped on the bandwagon urging the Interior Secretary to step down for the comments that he made about one of his advisory panels.
And while President Reagan refused to respond to that situation, the one person recently hired by the GOP to improve his image, his daughter, did respond.
My sadness about Mr. Watt is that from what I have seen over the last couple of years, he must have sent enough apologies to the President to paper a wall.
Why doesn't he just send his resignation?
White House officials say no action will be taken on Watt for several more days or so while he tries to ride out the storm.
And some officials say they don't want to push him. They want him to jump.
And on the economic side of things, despite a slight rise in last month's consumer price index, White House officials say inflation is under control.
Figures released today show the index up four-tenths of a percent in August.
That increase is the same as July's and amounts to a 5.3 percent annual inflation rate.
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Well, Michael just put a crimp in my Sunday. He says no ultralighting on Sunday. The raindrops will be coming down, right?
Well, I don't want to blow your whole weekend. Looks like there will be some showers on Sunday, but probably not as many as tomorrow.
So, I'd rather go Saturday.
No, I wouldn't want to go ultralighting anyway. Sounds dangerous to me.
There have been a few showers around the area tonight, and it looks as though tomorrow those showers are going to increase.
As a matter of fact, western slope tomorrow could get some pretty good downpours and the possibility of some very spotty, but still the possibility of some flash flooding.
And we'll talk more about that in a second. Let's go outside tonight. Real nice night.
With the moon still out there full, 68 degrees, humidity at 37 percent, southeasterly winds at 7, and the barometer rising now, 30, 10.
And the high today got to 81 degrees, a few degrees above normal, the normal today being 75, and last night down to 39, the normal low, 45.
Our pollution count acceptable today. And we had a little problem with our satellite map just a couple minutes ago, so we can't show you that.
If you could, you'd see clouds over most of Colorado associated with three little things that are going on that I'll explain to you in a second.
You can see up just about at Fort Morgan, a little bitty shower passed through Brighton a little earlier, moving out to the northeast, and that's about the only thing going on along the front range.
Anything else is too light to be picked up on radar.
As far as what is happening tonight, we have three classic elements that give us that chance of rain.
What we have is moisture coming up out of the southwest. We also have, in addition to that, a little bitty trough just to the east in Colorado.
And then we have an area of low pressure behind us, and that's setting off shower and some thunderstorm activity this afternoon around the Grand Junction area.
So showers could pop up tonight during the early morning hours, and it looks like tomorrow on and off shower activity.
The little cold front that was out to the west will move down, connect with the low, will still be in a good pattern of moisture.
And I think a little sunshine around tomorrow, but also a pretty good chance of some showers and thunderstorms.
The only good news is that high pressure will start to move in, and by Sunday should kind of nudge some of this moisture out to the east of us.
So maybe Sunday will be a better day and we'll have a little bit more sunshine.
Around the country, good shower activity from Colorado all the way back, but very heavy thunderstorm activity and very, very heavy rain down in southern Utah and northern Arizona.
Flash flood watch out for both of those areas for the rest of tonight.
Some storms down in Florida and some showers up in the northeast.
Otherwise, that big mound of high pressure with cold air in the nation's midsection.
And for temperatures around the country this afternoon, a lot cooler in the eastern part of the country as that big area of cool air that passed through here continues its trek of the east.
And down in the southwest, 90 degree temperatures and those warm air flows are coming back up into Colorado.
So we'll at least be mild over the next couple of days despite the showers.
79 in Denver tomorrow, good chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm tomorrow afternoon.
In the mountains, 60 to 70 degrees. Get up there and despite the few showers and see the Aspen, which are beginning to change.
And in the west, looks like a rainy day with the possibility of some flash flooding on the western slope.
Metro for tonight, there's a chance of showers a little bit later.
Very widely scattered, very cloudy skies and a low of 48.
We'll get that mixed in for tomorrow, partly sunny, scattered showers mainly in the afternoon, high 79, low 48.
And on Sunday, maybe a little bit better with only occasional showers and partly sunny skies, high though 80 degrees.
By next week, looks like we're going to have another system come through here, a nice Arctic one.
Remember Monday? Looks like we could cool off considerably on Wednesday.
So have a good weekend.
Maybe skiing in a couple of days.
Skiing?
Thanks.
Still ahead on Night Scene.
The next episode of Watts Week is just one part of Harry Smith Week in Review.
Before that though, a Denver police officer who struggled to survive a serious accident.
We'll have her story for you when we come back.
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She, of course, is the Denver police officer who was injured two weeks ago.
She was helping a motorist in a tunnel on I-70.
She suffered several broken bones and internal injuries when another vehicle slammed into her from behind.
Doctors had been trying to save that leg.
And a Denver District Court judge is under fire for declaring a mistrial in a rape case.
A group calling itself Striking Out Against Rape says Judge John Sanchez has been thoughtless toward the victim in the case.
She will now be forced to testify in a new trial.
Meantime, extradition was waived by this woman in Denver District Court today, Karen Descambe, to face Florida,
kidnapped charges for allegedly stealing one of her children from her ex-husband.
He recalled Descambe was the woman who was handcuffed to her hospital bed last spring when she was in labor with her youngest child.
This morning in Lakewood, 27 students were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes.
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The children who attend Bethlehem Lutheran School were taken to St. Anthony Hospital.
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James Watt's bad joke, some reflections on the changing seasons, and the scandal that rocked Aspen,
those are just some of the things Harry Smith looks at in his Week in Review.
Summer, for another year, is once again history.
It's finally fall, my favorite season of the year.
The rustling leaves.
The beautiful skies, nature's changing colors all add up to one thing for me, and that's melancholy.
Nothing better than a lonely walk in the park to remind you of what might have been and the failures of the past.
Yep, fall's just about my favorite time of year.
I have a black, I have a woman, two Jews and a cripple.
Interior Secretary James Watt told an inexcusably bad joke in front of cameras this week,
and suddenly even Republicans aren't laughing anymore.
There's a double standard hidden behind the outrage.
Had Watt made his comment behind closed doors, one can only guess the same people who are now acting shocked would have chuckled.
Republicans are not concerned, it seems, with Watt's baffling ineptness, so much as the fact he displays it in public.
Last week, President Reagan was worried about a major political tussle with the Congress over the War Powers Act.
This week, the Congress, in a hawkish mood, felt it was better to fight in Lebanon than fight with the President,
so they gave him 18 months to do his bidding with our peacekeeping force there.
This week, that included U.S. Navy support shelling of Lebanese Army troops.
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No, we're not going to get pushed around anymore, and I know that makes all of us sleep better at night.
The most earth-shattering local news this week comes from Aspen.
Aspen, you see, is about to get a McDonald's, and it's driving the people there crazy.
Aspen, the citadel of hip and conspicuous consumption, is about to be tainted, and that makes me happy.
It proves there is some justice after all.
I'm Harry Smith. News have a night scene.
McDonald's now has to be everywhere that chain can possibly be, period.
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Up next on Night Scene, a big night in sports, as the Major League pennant races come into the home stretch.
Also, high school football action was hot and heavy tonight.
Steve Harms with all the action after this.
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And for the last few weeks, there's been a lot of talk in the sports world about the National League East.
But Steve Harms says things are really getting going in the West.
Stephen?
I'm supposed to do this after Harry Smith stands there in his tie and shorts?
I'll try.
Los Angeles Dodgers went into Atlanta tonight, number one and number two in the National League West.
When the shootout was over, the Dodgers had cut their magic number to five games.
I'll show you what happened down at Fulton County Stadium.
Dodgers leading two to nothing in the third when Mike Marshall sent one to the wall in right center field.
Two runs come in to score, a triple for Marshall.
The Dodgers were leading by a score of four to nothing.
In the fourth, Atlanta finally gets on the board.
Dale Murphy's single brings home Glenn Hubbard, and it was four to one, L.A. on top.
Then it was all Dodgers leading four to two.
Ken Landrow, a two run shot to right, six to two.
Dodgers on top.
And then in the sixth inning, two men on.
Dusty Baker tags one, a three run.
Homer, ten to two.
The Dodgers on their way, leading Atlanta.
Eighth inning, they round out the scoring on another home run.
This solo shot by Pedro Guerrero.
Dodgers go on to win it, eleven to two.
And as I said, they cut down their magic number to five.
L.A., eleven, Atlanta, two.
Philadelphia gets the win, the story there.
Steve Carlton, the victory, his 300th major league career victory.
Pittsburgh over Montreal, ten to one.
Expos in trouble.
Chicago beats New York.
It was at San Diego over Cincinnati.
San Francisco just by Houston.
In the American League, Baltimore over Milwaukee, four to two.
Tigers, seven to nothing over Boston.
New York, seven to four over Cleveland.
It was Kansas City over Minnesota.
Texas just gets by Seattle.
Sixth inning, Chicago two to one over California.
And in the sixth inning also it is Oakland, one to nothing over Toronto.
Lots of high school football around the area, as is always the case on Friday night.
Jeff Thomas standing by live now in the newsroom.
And Jeff's got the high school football report.
Jeffrey?
Steve, seems like we just got started, but we're already nearing the halfway point of the nine week regular season.
Let's take a look at some of the things that happen as we finish up week number four.
First of all, over at Overland High School today, you're looking at the eight man football team from Aurora Christian.
They're in their very first year of a high school program.
They are 3-0 going into this game against Temple Baptist and it's homecoming.
But it's spoiled.
Ladd Bristow to Jim Gishwiler.
This play covers 42 yards, sets the ball up at the Aurora Christian 20.
David Valentine takes it in on the next play.
And guess what?
The homecoming was spoiled by a score of 84 to 6.
No, it was not Nebraska playing in town today.
Now over at Cherry Creek High School tonight, you're going to see one of the great old timers.
15 years in the game, Sam Pagano.
His team's in the thick of the fight in the Centennial League.
One loss, that's to Cherry Creek, but tonight he's taking on unbeaten Smokey Hill.
Smokey Hill leads 7-6 at this point when Jeff Nobishu carries the ball 15 yards down to the Fairview 14.
Then Jeff Beatty, little counter play, takes it down 13 yards to the one yard line, first and goal.
And in the next play, Smokey Hill, which is unbeaten and one of the top 10 rated teams, carries it in 14-6.
And that's a final.
Fairview falls to Smokey Hill.
At Mullen High School, a dandy tonight.
We get their final five minutes.
Mullen has the ball, nursing a slim 19-14 lead.
And they give up the football.
And it looks like Arapaho may come up with it.
But instead the ball bounces the Mustangs way for a first down inside Arapaho territory.
Quarterback Alan Strait, one of the best passers in the state, shows he can also do it on the ground.
And he puts Arapaho away with his 39-yard dash to the end zone.
26-15.
Mullen knocks off Arapaho and ends their unbeaten record at 4-0.
Here's the scoreboard.
There's the Temple Baptist final.
We told you it was 84 points.
Tomorrow Holy Family hosts Clear Creek because the field was not available tonight.
Likewise, Mapleton will play at Highland High School because of problems with the Falcons field today.
Regis now 3-1, beating Greeley Central.
Ponderosa was defeated by Englewood, but we have no final on it.
There's the Mullen-Arapaho score.
Cherry Creek stays unbeaten.
Smokey Hill over Fairview, as we told you.
Gateway shut out Heritage.
East, for real, beating Lincoln.
Kennedy shut out South.
Northglenn defeated Fort Collins.
Ranham shut out Pooter.
No final between Thornton and Arvada.
Alameda nicked by Arvada West.
Wheatridge defeated Green Mountain.
Longmont, Greeley, Loveland and Overtime over Brighton.
Those are the other winners tonight in high school football, Steve.
Live in the newsroom, Jeff Thomas for News 7 Night Scene.
All right, Jeff, thank you very much.
Speaking of battles, the Broncos' Raiders wore just two days away.
And anyone who has been around for any length of time knows how tough the Raiders can be.
This year, they come at a mile-high stadium with a defense ranked number one.
And that defense has been a major factor in the Raiders' undefeated season.
Now, if the Broncos are to have any success against L.A., they'll have to neutralize the Raiders' defense.
I mean, they really put good pressure on you.
And with Ted Hendricks out there, and he's playing well as usual,
and Lyle Alzado and the rest of the boys there, they're putting good pressure on quarterbacks nowadays.
If we can cut that rush down and get that ball into people's hands, then we can do things with that ball.
But unless we cut that rush down, it's going to be a long day.
Rick Uppchurch off to one of the best starts in his career.
He's pulled in eight catches in the first three games.
He's been part of the offense that works.
He's confident the others are catching up.
I think every week we've improved a little bit more in certain areas.
And then once again, you have to come back and reassess yourself and sharpen yourself in other areas.
And, you know, it's just a timing type of thing that will probably come maybe within the next couple of weeks.
And I think that the offense will start putting points on the board because we do have the people to do that.
And on News 7 at 5, you saw Red Miller pick the Raiders to be the Broncos 14-10 tonight.
Red has these comments on Sunday's game.
In Sunday's matchup, we have the Denver Broncos against the L.A. Raiders.
Still the Oakland Raiders to me.
I don't know why, but I can't get away from calling them that.
This is traditionally a well-played, hard-fought defensive battle with close scores.
I don't look for this game to be any different.
It could be a long afternoon, however, if the Broncos get behind quick because the Oakland Raiders, as I'll call them still,
have a tremendous pass rush with Lyle Alzado leading the way.
However, the Oakland Raiders are on the road after a tough Monday night game.
Really not too tough because they defeated Miami quite handily.
But it will be a well-played contest and a close contest in my opinion.
Pretty good opinion.
One other note tonight. Jerry Coetzee beats Michael Dokes for the WBA Heavyweight Championship of the World tonight in Richfield, Ohio.
I can't think of a better place to lose a fight.
Slide that in on a Friday night. Thank you, Stephen.
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There are closeout sales and there are announcement sales, but at your Colorado Pontiac dealer, it's the best of both worlds.
We're specially pricing our 84 Pontiacs as they come off the truck, like luxurious Grand Prix in Bonneville,
front-wheel drive Sunbird in $6,000, full-size Parisienne, legendary Firebird, and an all-new Pontiac you'll have to see to believe.
Plus, we've got the lowest prices of the year in our few remaining 83s.
So while others are just showing their new cars, we're sale pricing ours. It's the best of both worlds.
Now at your Colorado Pontiac dealer.
Cut your energy costs this year.
Check our tabloid in Sunday's paper.
You'll find Macklinburg-Duncan 25-year caulk, the long-lasting answer to energy-leaking gaps around doors, windows, anywhere.
Guaranteed to maintain an airtight, moisture-proof seal for 25 years. Now just $1.99 a tube.
Add MD Jam-Up Weather Strip. Easy to install on wood or metal doors, just $2.95.
Right now at Pay Less Cash Ways building materials.
Pay Less Cash Ways.
Hi, I'm Jake Jabs, and we've marked stuff crazy prices for our big grot sale on right now.
This Astro recliner in a Herculon cover is now only $88.
Or this handy magazine rack-table combination is now only $18.
Or this heavy 2x6 bunk bed is now only $149.
Or with the bedding as shown, it's only $229 complete.
Or this Shelby five-piece dinette is only $99 without the cougars.
Don't miss our big furniture sale on right now here at American Furniture Warehouse.
It's Friday, and that means newsreel.
Tonight, a look at how a friendly little chicken shelled out some thrills downtown today.
Here's newsreel.
For some of the contestants, it was truly egg-sasperating.
As they tried to catch an egg, dropped 29 stories in downtown Denver.
The contest, sponsored by KIMN, is held annually.
An event dreaded by chickens everywhere, except the KIMN chicken.
Governor Lamb took pen in hand today to proclaim Health Promotion Week in Colorado
for October 2nd through the 9th.
The promotion is co-sponsored by Channel 7.
And Seeger Daniel has been delighting his neighbors for seven years,
cutting his shrubs into sculptures.
He even has the three monkeys.
Hear no evil, see no evil, and speak no evil.
Photographer Rich Toslund visited the summit of Mount Evans recently,
normally a very solitary place.
There, he found a few graceful surprises.
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Thanks for joining us this Friday.
We'll see you again on Monday.
In the meantime, join our weekend team, okay?
And have a great weekend.
The Big 84 Truck Blitz.