NBC Nightly News - 1980-12-25
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[0:05] This is NBC Nightly News with John
[0:08] Chancellor in New York.
[0:11] >> Good evening. New pictures of the
[0:13] hostages in Iran were released today by
[0:15] Iranian television, which sold them to
[0:17] Western networks. The Iranians say
[0:20] Christmas services were attended by 49
[0:22] hostages at a secret location, while a
[0:24] separate service was held for three
[0:26] others in detention in the foreign
[0:28] ministry. George Lewis has been
[0:29] examining the pictures and here is his
[0:31] report.
[0:34] >> The Iranians released four and a half
[0:36] minutes of silent film showing 16 of the
[0:39] hostages meeting with Catholic
[0:40] clergymen. With the help of State
[0:43] Department representatives, we have
[0:44] tentatively identified 15 of the
[0:47] Americans. Marine Sergeant Paul Lewis
[0:49] from Homer, Illinois. Bert Moore from
[0:52] Mount Vernon, Ohio. Marine Sergeant
[0:55] Kevin Hermaning from Oak Creek,
[0:57] Wisconsin. Philip Ward from Culper,
[1:00] Virginia. Army Colonel Charles Scott,
[1:03] Stone Mountain, Georgia. Donald Sherer,
[1:06] Falls Church, Virginia. Army Captain
[1:09] Regis Reagan, Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
[1:12] Richard Morfield, San Diego, California.
[1:16] We're not sure who this man is. We
[1:18] believe this is Marine Sergeant Gregory
[1:21] Persinger of Seaford, Delaware.
[1:24] Donald Cook, Arlington, Virginia. Joseph
[1:27] Hall, Bend, Oregon. Marine Sergeant
[1:30] Steven Curtley, Little Rock, Arkansas.
[1:33] And the two women among the 52 hostages,
[1:35] Elizabeth Anne Swift of Washington, DC,
[1:38] and Katherine Cobb of Fairfax, Virginia.
[1:41] These are the first pictures of the
[1:43] hostages since Easter. Back then,
[1:46] Katherine Cobb talked about losing
[1:47] weight.
[1:49] >> Food is go