Television News Coverage, 30 April - 15 June 1990

Item — cassette: 17

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Scope and Contents

1. 4/30/90 - KSL - 6:30 PM - Novatek believes in cold fusion
2. 5/3/90 - KSL - 6 PM - Institute concerned about funding
3. 5/3/90 - KTVX - 5:30 PM - Institute gives quarterly report
4. 5/8/90 - KUTV - 6 PM - Institute willing to sell future profits to raise money now
5. 5/11/90 - KUTV - 6 PM - Institute releases memo to raise money
6. 5/14/90 - KUTV - 6 PM - Wayne Owens trying to raise money from Congress
7. 5/18/90 - KSL - 6 PM - Possible conflict of interest, Pons attorney working on patent
8. 5/31/90 - KSL - 6 PM - Anonymous donation from U. of Utah
9. 5/31/90 - KUTV - 10 PM - Anonymous donation from U. of Utah
10. 6/1/90 - KSL - 10 PM - Peterson's involvement with donation
11. 6/1/90 - KUTV - 5 PM - Scientists angry about funding
12. 6/1/90 - KUTV - 6 PM - Scientists angry about funding
13. 6/1/90 - KUTV - 10 PM - Funding frozen pending audit
14. 6/1/90 - KTVX - 5:30 PM - Peterson asked to resign, donation
15. 6/1/90 - KTVX - 10 PM - Peterson asked to resign, donation
16. 6/3/90 - KSL - 5:30 PM - Fusion to undergo audit
17. 6/4/90 - KSL - 6 PM - Peterson asked to resign, fusion failing
18. 6/4/90 - KSL - 6 PM - Peterson, funding
19. 6/4/90 - KUTV - 5 PM - Peterson requested to resign
20. 6/4/90 - KTVX - 5:30 PM - Advisory council calls for audit, Fritz recommends return of money
21. 6/4/90 - KTVX - 10 PM - Peterson requested to resign
22. 6/5/90 - KSL - Noon - Board of Regents to discuss fusion
23. 6/5/90 - KSL - 6 PM - Board of Regents to discuss fusion
24. 6/5/90 - KSL - 6:30 PM - Board of Regents to discuss fusion
25. 6/5/90 - KUTV - Noon - Peterson not talking about fusion
26. 6/5/90 - KUTV - 5 PM - Peterson to be reviewed
27. 6/6/90 - KSL - 10 PM - Hugo Rossi resigns
28. 6/6/90 - KUTV - 6 PM - Hugo Rossi resigns
29. 6/6/90 - KTVX - 5:30 PM - Hugo Rossi resigns
30. 6/6/90 - KTVX - 10 PM - Interview with Hugo Rossi
31. 6/7/90 - KSL - 6 PM - Fusion Advisory Committee (FAC) expands investigation
32. 6/7/90 - KUTV - Noon - FAC meeting
33. 6/7/90 - KUTV - 5 PM - Rossi speaks against secret funding
34. 6/7/90 - KUTV - 6 PM - FAC expands investigation
35. 6/7/90 - KTVX - 5:30 PM - FAC expands investigation
36. 6/8/90 - KSL - 6 PM - Texas A & M claims contaminated research
37. 6/8/90 - KUED - "Off the Record," fusion and the University of Utah
38. 6/8/90 - KUTV - 6 PM - Good and bad news for U. of Utah
39. 6/8/90 - KTVX - 5:30 PM - Labs retract fusion claims
40. 6/14/90 - KSL - 10 PM - Testing set up at Texas A & M
41. 6/14/90 - KUTV - 6 PM - Possible fraud at Texas A & M
42. 6/14/90 - KTVX - 10 PM - Possible fraud at Texas A & M, Jones not surprised by outcome of fusion
43. 6/15/90 - KSL - 10 PM - Director of Fusion Institute angry at Science magazine's errors
44. 6/15/90 - KUTV - 5 PM - Texas A & M defends experiments
45. 6/15/90 - KUTV - 6 PM - Texas A & M defends experiments
46. 6/15/90 - KTVX - 5:30 PM - U. of Utah fusion supporters defend Texas A & M

Dates

Creation: 30 April - 15 June 1990

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