waldron@newport.rutgers.edu (James Waldron) (10/11/89)
*PRIME TIME TELEVISON NEWS: NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
Posting Date: 10/09/89 Copyright UNITEX Communications, 1989
UNITEX Network, USA ISSN: 1043-7932
ABC World News Tonight Thursday October 5, 1989
Tibet's Dalai Lama Wins 1989 Nobel Peace Prize
Morton Dean New York, NY
The 1989 Nobel Peace Prize has gone to the Dalai Lama, the exiled
leader of Tibet. The award was meant to send a message to
China, as well. The Dalai Lama is a farmer's son and Buddhist
monk who was chosen at age 5 as the reincarnation of Tibet's
god-king. The DALAI LAMA says he considers himself a human
being, one of the 5 billion human beings. There was a Chinese
military takeover of Tibet in 1950, and, since then, there have
been demonstrations, violence, and blood shed. Since 1959, when
the Dalai Lama fled to India and set up a government in exile,
he has campaigned internationally for Tibetan freedom. However,
he has refused to waiver from preaching peace and compassion.
EGIE AARVIK, Chairman, Oslo Nobel Committee, says the Dalai
Lama, in his struggle for the liberation of Tibet, consistently
has opposed the use of violence. Aarvik suggested it was a
double edged award with prestige for the Dalai Lama and a
message to China about Tibet and Tiananmen. China has denounced
the Dalai Lama's prize as interference in internal affairs.
CBS Evening News Thursday October 5, 1989
Tibet's Dalai Lama Wins 1989 Nobel Peace Prize
Jerry Bowen Los Angeles, CA
Today, the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Dalai Lama,
the exiled Buddhist leader who has lead a long, non-violent
struggle to free his country, Tibet, from rule by Communist
Chinese leaders. The Nobel committee indicated the choice was
also meant to deliver a message of support to the pro-freedom
and democracy movement inside China. The Dalai Lama was in the
US today. The DALAI LAMA said when he heard the news, he didn't
have much reaction. He is concerned that China is trying to
eliminate the Tibetan people and that his followers may resort
to violence. The DALAI LAMA said if Tibetans took up arms, it
would be like suicide. The Dalai Lama was a young boy when
Buddhist monks choose him as the next god-king. In 1950, the
same year the Dalai Lama assumed control of his remote kingdom,
it was occupied by Chinese troops. Nine years later, the Dalai
Lama and 100,000 followers fled to India and established their
government in exile, leaving his 1,000 room palace and a country
occupied by 300,000 Chinese troops. Nobel committee chairman,
EGIL AARVIK, said the Dalai Lama, in his struggle for the
liberation of Tibet, consistently has opposed the use of
violence. Aarvik also said that today's award could be seen as
encouragement for pro-democracy in China. Others say that Tibet
is the winner, that it is a great reward after 40 years of
occupation and repression. China has protested the award. The
Dalai Lama says he remains optimistic about the future of his
former kingdom.
NBC Nightly News Thursday October 5, 1989
Tibet's Dalai Lama Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Tom Brokaw New York, NY
Today, the Dalai Lama of Tibet was awarded this year's Nobel
Peace Prize for his nonviolent struggle to liberate his homeland
from Chinese rule. Driven from Tibet, the Dalai Lama was praise
for advocating peaceful solutions based upon tolerance. The
Dalai Lama is revered in Tibet as a living god, the latest in a
long line of reincarnated Buddhist rulers. When the Chinese
rulers crushed the Tibetan independence movement 30 years ago,
the Dalai Lama was forced to flee to India where he has lived in
exile. Two years ago, the Chinese said he was welcome in
Beijing in a religious post. At that time, the DALAI LAMA said
his concern was his whole country and its culture, not his own
self. In recent years, the Dalai Lama has embarked on a
worldwide campaign to reclaim a place for Buddhist rule in
Tibet, even if it means sharing power with the Chinese. Today,
he left no doubt how he feels about Chinese leadership following
the Tiananmen massacre. The DALAI LAMA said he wanted to show
his solidarity and sympathy with the freedom fighters, the
Chinese students. Chinese leaders said that awarding the Peace
Prize to the Dalai Lama was clear interference with China's
internal affairs.
*PRIME TIME TELEVISON NEWS: EAST GERMANY
Posting Date: 10/09/89 Copyright UNITEX Communications, 1989
UNITEX Network, USA ISSN: 1043-7932
ABC World News Tonight Thursday October 5, 1989
8,000 More East Germans Welcomed In West Germany
Jim Hickey Hof, West Germany 2:15
(11%) The fortieth anniversary of the East German Republic is
being marked by the worst crisis since the Berlin Wall was
built. Mikhail Gorbachev is going to arrive there tomorrow.
Today, the government told dissidents that if they interfere
with the Gorbachev visit they will be crushed ruthlessly. Today,
8,000 more East Germans finally arrived in the West. Crowds of
West Germans at the train stations made them feel welcome. The
East Germans were exhausted after their 12 hour journey. They
had suffered long delays in East Germany as police fought with
thousands of others to prevent them from jumping on board. The
worst violence occurred as the train neared Dresden.
Afterwards, a British businessman described the station as being
strewn with broken glass, clothing, and blood. Along the train
route, there were lines of East German policemen at every train
station. The East German government hopes today's refugees are
among the last and has begun to seal its borders.
ABC World News Tonight Thursday October 5, 1989
Parallels Between East Germany, Czechoslovakia
John Donvan Prague, Czechoslovakia
In Poland today, East German refugees in the West German embassy
were told trains would soon take them to the West, arriving
tomorrow. Despite East German efforts to seal the border with
Czechoslovakia, hundreds of East Germans are still arriving at
the West German embassy in Prague. The latest arrivals broke
the rules and crossed the border without permission. For days,
the Czech media has reported the events at the embassy with
casual neutrality, never suggesting that the events might reveal
anything about Czechoslovakia itself. Czech TV anchorman
OLDRICH VEJVODA says it's strictly a matter between West Germany
and East Germany. Government television never showed how
hundreds of Czechs gathered yesterday to cheer East Germans who
departed for the West. Like East Germany, Czechoslovakia is run
by a government that has resisted change, where marching for
democracy is against the law. Young Czechs march anyway, and,
this week, Czech Communists have not missed the parallel with
East Germany. Newspaper editor ZDENEK PORYBNY says when it
settles down, everyone should think about restructuring. Some
people were encouraged when the Czech Red Cross was sent to help
the refugees and when police didn't try very hard to stop people
from reaching the embassy. Skeptics say the Czech leaders are
only giving the appearance of change to persuade the West that
they deserve its economic support.
ABC World News Tonight Thursday October 5, 1989
East German 40th Anniversary Celebration Begins
Peter Jennings West Berlin, West Germany
Today in East Berlin, they began the formal celebrations of East
Germany's fortieth anniversary. They were lead by party leader
Erich Honecker, 77, who is said to be so ill that East Germany
has not only a refugee crisis but a leadership crisis as well.
Today, they paid tribute to those who had fallen against the
Nazis in World War II and those who had built the socialist state
ever since. The major celebrations will begin when Gorbachev
arrives tomorrow.
ABC World News Tonight Thursday October 5, 1989
East German Family Believes In Freedom To Leave
Barry Dunsmore Dresden, East Germany
East Germany presents itself as a workers' paradise. The workers
in one factory in Dresden earn about $500 a month. All their
medical bills and education costs are paid. The women are
provided with a day care center for their children. Christian
Haas, 46, is a foreman. He puts in a 40 hour week and gets 4
weeks vacation. HAAS says his family would not leave the
country because he grew up there and is established. Like many
East German workers, he has the classic East German car that has
2 cylinders, costs about a year's salary, is made of a kind of
cardboard, and takes 13 years to get when ordering a new one.
Haas' family lives in a modest little house outside Dresden with
a large garden and without indoor plumbing. They say they live
comfortably, but they disagree with their government's attitude
about those who want to leave or travel to the West. HAAS says
everyone who would like to leave the country should have a
chance. His daughter, Christine, 20, is curious about the
West. CHRISTINE says she'd like to visit it, and see for
herself how things are before she decides whether to leave. The
reporter's visit to the family was arranged by the East German
government, who said they are typical. If typical families feel
this way about freedom to leave and travel, it's small wonder
that East Germany has a problem.
ABC World News Tonight Thursday October 5, 1989
East Germans Talk About Their Dissatisfaction
Peter Jennings West Berlin, West Germany
In 1961, when he was secretly preparing to build the Berlin Wall,
today's German leader, Erich Honecker, said the wall and time
would produce a generation unflinchingly loyal to the German
Democratic Republic. The wall was built because, in 1961 alone,
207,000 East Germans fled to the West. In East Berlin today,
people are surprisingly candid about the current situation. The
level of frustration has led people to stand up in public and say
they want change. People were openly critical about their
government. One man says he is planning to go West. It seems
as if Gorbachev's visit tomorrow has given people a window of
opportunity to speak their minds. Today, there was no need to
meet the dissidents secretly. At a church in East Berlin, they
had gathered to hold a vigil in full view of the police. They
wanted to reprimand their government for arresting East Germans
simply because they had asked for political reform. These
people don't wish to leave their country, they want to make it
more democratic. One woman is fasting in the church in protest.
Most of the people feel pain at seeing their friends leave for
the West. Most East Germans do not complain about the material
quality of their life. Overall they have the highest standard
of living in all of Eastern Europe. Yet more than a million
people have applied to leave the country. A teacher at the
Berlin Wall, tells her students about the defeat of Hitler and
the creation of their nation, but doesn't mention why their
country is still divided. And the police tell Jennings he can
take pictures, but he is not allowed to talk with anyone.
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