The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

NewsHour Productions · March 13, 1986

7pm This episode's headline: News Summary; Robert Packwood: Taxing Proposal; Football Fracas; Abetting the Bettors; Halley's Comet: Close Encounter. The guests include On Capitol Hill: Sen. ROBERT PACKWOOD, Republican, Oregon; In Miami: PETE AXTHELM, NBC SportsfiNewsweek; In Dallas: KERBY ANDERSON, Columnist; In Pasadena: Dr. DONALD YEOMANS, Astronomer; Reports from NewsHour Correspondents: ELIZABETH BRACKETT, at Cape Canaveral; CHARLAYNE HUNTER-GAULT, at the University of Georgia; DOUG LOONEY (Sports Illustrated). Byline: In New York: ROBERT MacNEIL, Executive Editor; In Washington: JIM LEHRER, Associate Editor; JUDY WOODRUFF, Correspondent