Reports and commentaries on the week's national and international news items with host Everett Banning.~Trust Seizure. Update on the take-over and seizure of the assets of Greymac, Seaway and Crown trust companies. The impact this step will have on investor deposits is discussed. Footage includes scenes of locks being changed on Greymac building doors and provincial examiners investigating files.~Canadian Economy. Report on the state of the Canadian economy providing statistics and information on unemployment, inflation rates, interest rates, and government social assistance. Comments are made by Nelson Riis, NDP financial critic, and Thomas Maxwell of the Conference Board of Canada.~Worker Recalls. Report on the recall of workers at the General Motors plant in Oshawa and of lumber workers on the west coast. Comments by Rod Andrews of General Motors and by auto workers. Footage includes a British Columbia mill operation.~Edmonton Lay-Offs. Report on the Edmonton city lay-offs and the negotiation that took place between union and management. Footage includes a scene of the proceedings at Edmonton City Hall.~Worker Ownership. Report, including footage, on the purchase of the Georgetown, Ontario "Smith and Stone" factory by workers. Comments by Stan Tooke, President, and Allan Edwards, UAW Local 1421.~Far East Trip. Report on Prime Minister Trudeau's trade visit to the Far East to bolster Canadian exports. Footage of Trudeau being given an official welcome at a foreign airport.~Reaganomics. Report on President Reagan's assessment of his economic policies.~Joe Clark. Report on the Progressive Conservative Party leadership review at which Joe Clark's position as party leader was re-examined. Footage of Joe Clark's swearing in as Prime Minister; Brian Mulroney, Quebec executive, speech making; and Joe Clark being accompanied through crowds by his wife, Maureen.~James Endicott. Report on a past injustice, namely the condemnation of Reverend James Endicott as a communist stooge by Prime Minister St. Laurent (who threatened to try him for treason) after Reverend Endicott spoke out against CIA employment of germ warfare tactics to defeat the communist Chinese. Interview with Reverend Endicott.~Official Secrets Act. Report on the current questioning about the value of the Canadian Official Secrets Act. Comments by Chris Speyer, Tory justice critic. Footage includes a shot of Peter True, a Canadian scientist accused of spying.~International Ambassadors of the Way. Report on the claims of persecution by a religious Christian group in London, Ontario which calls itself the International Ambassadors of The Way. Their troubles with their neighbours and the matter of alleged violation of their civil liberties are examined. Comments by Jack Burghardt, London area politician; Reverend Charles Weston of The Way; and Joan Smith, London controller. Footage includes a scene of a religious meeting.~World Life Challenge. Report on the city of Vancouver's challenge to the city of Toronto to a "butt out the cigarette" contest between the cities' smokers. Comments by Mike Harcourt, mayor of Vancouver, and Art Eggleton, mayor of Toronto.~Prisoners Rights. Report on the Ontario Supreme Court ruling giving prisoners the right to a fair hearing when eligible for parole. Comments by David Cole, lawyer, and Don Sullivan, president of Victims of Violence. Footage includes a view of a prisoner being frisked by a prison guard inside a prison.~Ottawa River Ferry. Report on an Ottawa River ferry boat operator who uses modern technology to keep his Cumberland, Ontario - Masson, Quebec run free of ice.~Developments in the Middle East. Report on fighting among pro-Syrian Muslim factions in the town of Tripoli, Lebanon over continued Syrian presence in their country. Also, terrorist attacks against a bus in Tel Aviv and the ambush of Israeli troop in southern Lebanon is reported. Footage includes scene of Muslim fighters gathering at the top of a street; signs of destruction on a Tripoli street and a child-soldier bearing a machine gun while operations with adult fighters in Tripoli.~Announcements are made relating to a hostage-taking incident in an American penitentiary and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher visiting the Falkland Islands.~Sand Kirk. Report on the arrest of a Danish fishing vessel, the Sand Kirk, by the British navy, as it purposely made a trip just inside British waters, in order that the courts might decide on the validity of Danish fishing claims. Footage shows the Sand Kirk being boarded by the officers of the British navy.~Warsaw Pact. Report, including footage, on a meeting of Warsaw Pactg countries in Prague, Czechoslovakia where disarmament proposals were made to NATO. Shots of Yuri Andropov, Soviet leader, and André Gromyko, Foreign Minister.~Government Union in Poland. Report of the establishment of a new government union in Poland with rigid disciplinary regulations. Footage includes scenes of Polish workers in factories; a meeting of Polish bishops; and a Polish TV clip showing Polish workers joining the new government union.~Pope Paul. Report, including footage, on the elevation of some bishops and priests to the College of Cardinals, including Polish Archbishop, Jozef Glemp.~Swearing-In of Congress. Report on the swearing-in of the new US Congress with a comment on the need for compromise between Republicans and Democrats. Also, commentaries are heard regarding US tendencies towards protectionism and the American deficit. Footage of US Congressmen and their families following the ceremony in the House of Representatives.~Russian Satellite. Report on Soviet trouble with Cosmos 1402, a nuclear communications satellite, including a review of the events surrounding the clean-up operations in northern Canada after a Russian satellite crashed there in 1979. Comments are made by US Colonel Jerry May of NORAD space operations and Jim Grey of the Canadian Armed Forces. Footage includes scenes of the NORAD Colorado monitoring station located inside a mountain and the Canadian Forces operation to clean up the nuclear debris.~Satire and Music. Satirists and rock musicians comment through their work on Reagan's economic policies. Footage includes an excerpt of the Billy Joel rock video ALLENTOWN PA; excerpts of shows featuring comedian Argus Hamilton and Bill Grundfest; excerpts from the country and western song "Let the Hard Times Roll"; and rural civilians fighting police over a foreclosure.~China and Rock and Roll. Report on the People's Republic of China's new policy on western music that prohibits the playing of jazz and rock music, with a review of past interest in that music. Footage includes scenes of young couples dancing to western upbeat music and a jazz ensemble and dancing at a club in China.~Pay TV. Report on the arrival of Pay TV, with a close look at the mechanics of establishing pay television service. Comments by Bill Holmes of Skyline Cable TV; Michael Hind-Smith of the Canadian Cable TV Association; Ernie Steele of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters; John Meisel, Chairman of the CRTC; and Rose Potvin fo the Canadian Conference of Arts.