This episode of The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour reports on the following major stories. The program begins by covering the backlash surrounding Russias decision to shoot down a Korean airliner. Judy Woodruff complements the coverage with a profile of Andrei Gromyko, Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Soviet Union. The back half of the program focuses on two more stories: the killing of three French peacekeepers in Lebanon, and a trip by United States Defense Secretary Casper Weinberger to El Salvador.