EYEWITNESS NEWS. 24/09/1987

Current Affairs.

ICI and Govt sign a contract to produce an imflamable plastic, DureneIan Miller (Scientist); David Butcher (Minister of Energy); Ron Arbuckle (ICI Man.Dir.).

What committment will the Govt make towards the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland ? Shortage of money threatens the readiness of Auckland to host the Games. Barry Curtis (Mayor, Manukau); Assid Corban (Mayor, Henderson); Sir Earl Richardson (Commonwealth Games Organiser); John Banks (Opposition Spokesperson, Sport & Rec); Brendan Telfer (TVNZ Sports Commentator).

Britain orders Iran to close its arms procurement office in London Akhundzadeh Basti (Iranian Charge d' affaires).

Britain calls for an arms embargo on Iran, at the UN. USSR and Iran respond. 2 stories. Ali Khamenei (Iranian President); Sir Geoffrey Howe (British Foreign Sec); Gennady Gerasimov (Sov Foreign Ministry Spokesperson).

3 boys with the AIDS virus in Florida are forced to change schools Louise Ray; Clifford Ray (Boys' Parents).

Research into the AIDS virus Micheal Gottlieb (LA Medical Centre); John Dwyer (University NSW); Malthilde Krim (US AIDS Research Foundation); Robert Gallo (US Cancer Institute); Elizabeth Taylor (AIDS Campaigner.