Chronicle - Hostages

DateJanuary 20 1983

Can DescriptionsChronicle Thursday January 20, 1983 Hostages

AbstractChronicle; Hostages: Bargaining with Lives; Jeanne Blake and Peter Mehegan host; intro music and graphics, history of recent hostages; the questions around when to negotiate and who should do the negotiations are reviewed; black screen breaks with some audio and video interruptions; the activities of hostage negotiators are observed; what can be learned about those who take hostages when hostages are taken is discussed by William Uri; he suggests being nice to the person but hard on the problem; upcoming stories are noted; credits, music and graphics; teaser for upcoming show;

OtherIn the studio Jeanne Blake, Peter Mehegan, Rory O'Connor, Ron Blau, Daphne Abeel;