[applause] ms. ridings: good evening from the municipal auditorium in kansas city. i am dorothy ridings, the president of the league of women voters, the sponsor of this final presidential debate of the 1984 campaign between republican ronald reagan and democrat walter mondale. our panelists for tonight s debate on defense and foreign policy issues are georgie anne geyer, syndicated columnist for universal press syndicate; marvin kalb, chief diplomatic correspondent for nbc news; morton kondracke, executive editor of the new republic magazine; and henry trewhitt, diplomatic correspondent for the baltimore sun. edwin newman, formerly of nbc news and now a syndicated columnist for king features, is our moderator. ed. mr. newman: dorothy ridings, thank you. a brief word about our procedure tonight. the first question will go to mr. mondale. to have minutes to reply. then the panel member who put the question will ask a followup. the answer to that will be limited to 1 minute. af
reagan and george h.w. bush defeated one for multiple walter mondale. this debate from kansas city is just under an hour and a half. [applause] ms. ridings: good evening. good evening from the municipal auditorium in kansas city. i am dorothy ridings, the president of the league of women voters, the sponsor of this final presidential debate of the 1984 campaign between republican ronald reagan and democrat walter mondale. our panelists for tonight s debate on defense and foreign policy issues are georgie anne geyer, syndicated columnist for universal press syndicate, marvin kalb, chief diplomatic correspondent for nbc news, morton kondracke, executive editor of the new republic magazine, and henry trewhitt, diplomatic correspondent for the baltimore sun. edwin newman, formerly of nbc news and now a syndicated columnist for king features, is our moderator. ed. mr. newman: dorothy ridings, thank you. a brief word about our procedure tonight. the first question will go to mr
this is an hour and a half. [applause] ms. ridings: good evening from the municipal auditorium in kansas city. i am dorothy ridings, the president of the league of women voters, the sponsor of this final presidential debate of the 1984 campaign between republican ronald reagan and democrat walter mondale. our panelists for tonight s debate on defense and foreign policy issues are georgie anne geyer, syndicated columnist for universal press syndicate, marvin kalb, chief diplomatic correspondent for nbc news, morton kondracke, executive editor of the new republic magazine, and henry trewhitt, diplomatic correspondent for the baltimore sun. edwin newman, formerly of nbc news and now a syndicated columnist for king features, is our moderator. ed. mr. newman: dorothy ridings, thank you. a brief word about our procedure tonight. the first question will go to mr. mondale. he ll have 2.5 minutes to reply. then the panel member who put the question will ask a followup. the answer to t
states security interest was not fully recognized and supported. that s why we say mutual and verifiable freezes. now, why do i support the freeze? because this ever-rising arms race madness makes both nations less secure. it s more difficult to defend this nation. it s putting a hair-trigger on nuclear war. this administration, by going into the star wars system, is going to add a dangerous new escalation. we have to be tough on the soviet union, but i think the american people - mr. newman: your time is up, mr. mondale. mr. mondale: and the people of the soviet union want it to stop. mr. newman: president reagan, your rebuttal? pres. reagan: yes, my rebuttal, once again, is that this invention that has just been created here of how i would go about rolling over for the soviet union no, mr. mondale, my idea would be with that defensive weapon that we would sit down with them and then say, now, are you willing to join us? here s what we give them a demonstration and
walter mondale. our panelists for tonight s debate on defense and foreign policy issues are georgie anne geyer, syndicated columnist for universal press syndicate, marvin kalb, chief diplomatic correspondent for nbc news, morton kondracke, executive editor of the new republic magazine, and henry trewhitt, diplomatic correspondent for the baltimore sun. edwin newman, formerly of nbc news and now a syndicated columnist for king features, is our moderator. ed. mr. newman: dorothy ridings, thank you. a brief word about our procedure tonight. the first question will go to mr. mondale. he ll have 2.5 minutes to reply. then the panel member who put the question will ask a followup. the answer to that will be limited to one minute. after that, the same question will be put to president reagan. again, there will be a followup. and then each man will have one minute for rebuttal. the second question will go to president reagan first. after that, the alternating will continue. at the
brought a rapid demobilization of our armed forces, including the seabees. there were a mere 3,000 down from 125,000 at the height of the war. what happens to these guys? seabees were originally a temporary organization, but then very quickly they realized, you know what, these guys did a really good job for us and maybe we should keep them around. and so 1947 they became a perfect part of the navy. 25 june 1950, over 100,000 communist north korean troops storm across the 38th parallel, invading the democratic south. on september 15, 1950, seabees of amphibious construction battalion 1st brought the first marine division ashore at inchon. battling treacherous 30-foot tides, they built a pontoon causeway and helped land 30,000 of general mcarthur s marines and soldiers. a curious incident occurred. great seabee train robbery is a piece of seabee lore. as they were landing in inchon, the equipment was backing up because there was nowhere to take it. so the seabees w
and 10 minutes. the timing of this symposium is intentional. 75 years ago next week, general macarthur was recalled from retirement to u.s. service, starting a road that defined him and asia are many years. world,rstand the modern you have to understand to understand much of the modern world, you have to understand the stories we are exploring today. in the memorial building next to us, the general is buried with his wife. we also have a temporary exhibit new the theater to your left on the liberation of the philippines, which i incurred you to explore. take times during the breaks. the museum and this building will be open until 5:00 today. this symposium is another great partnership between the city of norfolk and that general macarthur foundation to provide key support for the memorial and its programs. i would like to recognize them for their support. we have several board members here. i would like to recognize them for their support. also might staff who are here to
bridge this saturday morning. temperatures, bay area wide, mid-50s, temperatures a bit below average heading into the hold weekend. visibility-wise, not too bad, reduced visibility at hmb. low clouds not as far inland as we have seen them on recent weekends. we ll start off with cloud cover along the coast. clear skies right now, napa, santa rosa. later today, everybody should see sunshine. in fact temperatures will stay cool but it will be a pleasant weekend with mild temperatures starting off with the morning clouds, afternoon sun, not as chili next week show. we begin to warm up as we head into your workweek he and i ll have details coming up on that in a bit. back to you. a bay area police union says it s not happy about colin kaepernick s protest during the national anthem. the santa clara police officers association is threatening to boycott home games. a letter to the team s president takes offense of the quarterback s protests and his comments. the police associatio
surrounding myself with those who have perfect resumes but very little to brag about, except responsibility for a long history of failed policies, and continued losses at war. .e have to look to new people we have to look to new people because many of the old people frankly don t know what they are doing even though they may look awfully good writing in the new york times or being watched on television. finally, i will work with our allies to reinvigorate western values and institutions instead of trying to spread universal values that not everybody shares or wants, we should understand that strengthening and promoting western civilization and its accomplishments will do more to inspire positive reforms around the world than military interventions. these are my goals as president. i will seek a foreign policy that all americans, whatever their party, can support. so important. and which our friends and allies will respect and totally welcome. the world must know that we do
reporter: shinjuku station is the busiest in the world according to the world records. it s estimated more than 3 million people pass through each day which can be daunting for visitors. the transport ministry spent more than $600 million to make navigation easier. a new terminal integrates bus stops that have been spread around the station. translator: it s so convenient. i used to have to walk all over looking for the right bus stop. reporter: nearly 120 operators will run the routes across japan, including two and from international airports. this new information center offers typical services. but the staff speak english, chinese and korean to serve the increasing number of foreign tourists. good morning. may i help you? reporter: some foreign tourists have come to ask for help. great. we had a great service, great information. she took all the time she needed to give us the information. we don t speak japanese. it was good to have somebody speaking to commu