WBBM Channel 2 - CBS Newsbreak with Marlene Sanders (1980)

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Description: Here's a CBS Newsbreak with Marlene Sanders as aired on WBBM Channel 2. The headlines are, as follows:

- Consumer prices rose 1 percent in September and inflation rose to a rate of over 12 percent (with food prices the main culprit, and housing second), in the last report issued prior to the upcoming election

- Iran's Hostage Commission to meet Sunday (the 26th) to set conditions for 52 hostages' release, but President Carter says the Iranian government sent no signals about such movement

- In the Iran-Iraq war, Iraq claims to have captured Iranian port city of Khorramshahr, a claim denied by Iran

- Earthquake hits Mexico southeast of Mexico City, killing at least 15

Newsbreak bumper

Commercial: GTE, which offers stockbrokers information (via computer systems) at the touch of a button (Featuring that memorable tagline, "Gee..." "No, GTE!")

Marlene then signs off with notice for "more news later on this CBS station"

"This is CBS" ID slide (voiceover by Pat Connell)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, October 24th 1980.

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