Review of the week's national and international news introduced by Bruce Garvey. 1. POLAND. Report on the political situation in Poland and announcement of end to martial law. Translated comments by Solidarity member, Bogdon Lis. Footage shows Solidarity leader, Lech Walesa attending a church service and shots of Jerzy Urban and Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski in the Polish Parliament. 2. ANTI-NUCLEAR PROTEST. Report from Washington, D.C. on the fatal protest by long time anti-nuclear protestor, Norman Mayer of Miami. Footage shows Mayer keeping guard beside a truck in front of the Washington Monument; hostages inside the monument being released; police opening fire on Mayer and later retrieving his dead body. Excerpt of Sandra Alley from the National Park Service, reading Mayers demands. Comments by Lynn Herring, U.S. Park Police Chief; William Webster, FBI Director; and Gordon Frost, hostage. 3. MX MISSILE. Report on U.S. President Reagan's "dense pack" deployment strategy for the MX missile. Comments by Congressmen, Joseph Adabbo and Edward Markey. Excerpt of session between the Senate Arms Committee and U.S. Secretary of Defense, Caspar Weinberger, with comments by the following: Sen. Dan Quayle; Sen. Jeremiah Denton; Sen. Henry Jackson; and Caspar Weinberger. Clips of sit-in demonstrations where protestors are literally dragged away by police; and of Vietnamese soldiers and civilians. 4. MX MISSILE. Report on the developments of the MX missile through three different presidential terms. Included are: animated sketches of the MX missile & the Minuteman Missile; footage of former Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter; excerpt of President Reagan (Oct. 2, 1981) announcing his options for the MX missile. Animated sketches illustrate the dense pack strategy announced by Weinberger. Comments by: Stansfield Turner, former CIA Director; Barry Carter, arms control expert; Richard Garwin, weapons designer; and Dr. George Keyworth, science advisor.~5. COSTA RICA. Report on the continuing American pressure on Costa Rica to arm itself against communism and to establish a democracy, with some focus on Costa Rica's ailing economy. Footage includes: news clips of President Kennedy's visit to Costa Rica (March 18, 1963); and of President Reagan's visit (Dec. 1982) with excerpts of their speeches; shot of Costa Rican President Luis Alberto Monge; and anti-American demonstrations in Costa Rica. Comments by Jose Miguel Alfaro, former Costa Rican Vice-President; Rodolfo Silva, Finance Minister and former ambassador to the U.S.; and by Richard Feinberg, U.S.-Latin American advisor under President Carter. 6. SECRET. Report on the Canadian government's withholding of information with respect to Hugh Hambleton, a Canadian economist accused of spying for the Soviets. Footage of Opposition Leader, Joe Clark, questioning Solicitor General, Robert Kaplan; and of Hambleton, along with courtroom sketches. 7. UAW STRIKE. Report on the settlement of the United Automobile Workers strike against Chrysler of Canada. Shot of Bob White, UAW President and comments by strikers. 8. CLARK. Report on the continuing support of Joe Clark as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party. Comments by Clark on the strength of the party. Included are poll statistics on the popularity of the three federal parties, and shots of Conservatives David Crombie and Brian Mulroney, and of Liberals Pierre Trudeau and Marc Lalonde. 9. AUDITOR GENERAL REPORT. Report on Auditor General, Kenneth Dye's criticism of government spending, focusing on such specific areas of poor financial management as: Petro Canada; Via Rail; Air Canada; immigrant loans; and unclaimed bets. Comments by Kenneth Dye. 10. TRUEMAN'S COMMENTS. Editorial comments by Global's managing editor, Peter Trueman, on the harsh realities of unemployment in Canada. 11. TOXIC POISONING. Report on the dioxin pollution discovered in Imperial, Missouri. Scenes of masked officials~digging up test samples of soil from the area. Shot of Love Canal, New York in June 1980. Comments by: Rita Lavelle, Asst. EPA Administrator; Art Spratlin, EPA official; Kenneth Rothman, Missouri Lieut. Governor; Russell Bliss, waste hauler; and Dennis Lynch, Imperial resident. 12. CHRISTMAS PETS. Report on Christmas purchasing of pets which are later returned. Seq. on dogs and cats in a pet shop and in an animal protection shelter. Comments by: Ron Udin, pet shop manager; John F. Kullberg, Executive Director of the ASPCA (American Society for the Protection and Care of Animals); Phyllis Wright, Vice-Presidesnt of the Humane Society of the U.S. 13. LAUREL AND HARDY. Report on the retrieval and conservation of old "Laurel and Hardy" comedy films by archivists. Very brief clips of Laurel and Hardy films, SONS OF THE DESERT; LA VIDA NOCTURNA; and DO DETECTIVES THINK. Footage shows old European film posters advertising Laurel and Hardy productions. Comments by Mark Lipson, studio archivist.