EYEWITNESS NEWS. 18/05/1987

Current Affairs.

Fiji - (i) Confusion in Fiji where both the rebels and the Governor-General are claiming to be in control, and claims that Rabuka has been sworn in as Gov.-Gen.; (ii) Reaction from the NZ Government and options for NZ; (iii) Reaction of Fiji troops in the Lebanon to the coup; (iv)Studio discussion on events today(i) Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau (Governor-General of Fiji); Ministry of Information Spokesperson in Suva; Richard Harmen (Correspondent in Suva); (ii) Rob Neale (Reporting from the Beehive; David Lange (NZ PM); (iii) Lt. Col. Zeek Savua (Speaking from Tel Aviv); (iv) Rishi Shankar (Fijian MP); Dr Rod Alley (VUW Political Scientist).

US frigate has been hit by an Iraqi missile in the Persian Gulf George Schultz (US Secretary of State).

Middle East peace proposals (2 Reports) Shimon Perez (Israeli Foreign Minister); George Schultz (US Secretary of State); Yitzhak Shamir (Israeli PM); Ehud Ohmert (Knesoet member); Amnon Rubenstein (Israeli Minister of Communications); Moshe Shahal (Labour Party member).

South Korea - violence erupts in Kwang Ju

Rubbish bags stuck with no place to go in New York Claire Schulman (Queens Borough Resident); Ed Koch (Mayor of New York); Frank Jones (Islip Town Supervisor).

British Election Campaign - (i) Allegations of a sex scandal involving David Steel; (ii) A profile of Margaret Thatcher; (iii) BBC compilation of some of the best British hecklers and the best way of dealing with them. (i) Norman Tebbit (Conservative Party Chair); Bryan Gould MP (Labour Campaign Co-ordinator); (ii) Margaret and Denis Thatcher (GB PM & husband.