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(Studio: Peter Jennings ) Japan's security preparations for Emperor Hirohito's funeral reported; details given, scenes shown.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings ) Report introduced.
(DC: Barry Serafin) Opening of trial of Oliver North for his role in Iran/Contra affair reported Report introduced.
(DC: Tim O'Brien) Outlining of chgs. against, and defense for, North featured; details given of opening stmts. from prosecutor John Keker and defense attorney Brendan Sullivan; sketches shown. Rel. between North and late CIA director William Casey recalled. [Harvard law school Laurence TRIBE - says no one has license to obstruct justice.] Firing of North by then-Attorney General Edwin Meese and statement to North from President Reagan noted.
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(Studio: Barry Serafin) Report introduced.
(DC: Brit Hume) Status of likely confirmation of Secretary of Defense- designate John Tower for Defense Department post now that FBI report is in reported [At news conf., President BUSH - says Tower has been treated unfairly and that there is no evidence of alcoholism.] [Senator Sam NUNN - says you have to look at record.]
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(Studio: Barry Serafin) Stmt. from President Bush about his reasons for his opposition to David Duke, who was elected to Louisiana legislature, reported
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(Studio: Peter Jennings ) Report introduced.
(DC: John McWethy) Iran reported withdrawing dipls. from 12 European Community countries in response to Europe's reaction to Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini's death threat against Salman Rushdie, author of "The Satanic Verses".; details given of statement from Iranian parliament leader Hashemi Rafsanjani in support of Khomeini. [President BUSH - says Iran will be held accountable if any actions are taken against American ints.] Questioning of Secretary of State James Baker by Congress detailed. [Representative Stephen SOLARZ, BAKER - discuss possibility of taking steps through UN.] US-Iran-Europe relations concerning situation reviewed.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings ) Two of black activist Winnie Mandela's bodyguards reported charged with murder by South African officials in case of 14-yr.-old boy who was beaten to death.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings ) The Japanese way of social interchange and its impact on business practices featured; details given of ways in which American and Japanese busmen. interrelate; scenes shown of traditional tea ceremony and of American and Japanese busmen. together. [Motorola representative Mark TESTA - explains subtlety of doing bus. with Japanese.] Byzantine nature of Japanese business system explained. [Kodak executive Bill JACK - says we do things the Japanese way.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings ) Japanese ability to get Americans to play by Japanese rules in US noted. Report introduced.
(Smyrna, Tennessee: Chris Wallace) Japanese investment and business dealings in US featured; details given of Japan's method of building plants in rural areas to get "cooperative" workers. [Yamakawa executive vice president Minoru TAKEUICHI - says co. is like a family.] Labor-management relations in Japanese auto plant in Smyrna, Tennessee, cited as example [Nissan Motor Company, Limited auto worker John SPENCER - says he is being worn out.] Discrimination by Japanese employers against minorities noted; findings by United States government of discrimination by Nissan, Honda, and Toyota companies explained. [University of Michigan professor Don. DESKINS - says race is a consideration in Japan's auto industry] [Nissan's American boss Jerry BENEFIELD - says Japanese society has no minorities.] Incentives by American states to lure Japanese companies detailed. [Tennessee Senator Jim SASSER - says American taxpayers are subsidizing Japanese business] [Tennessee Governor Ned McWHERTER - says deal with Japan is not one-way street.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings ) President Bush's statement about concern that Japan owns too much of US stated. Great Britain and Netherlands reported owning more in United States than does Japan.
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(Studio: Barry Serafin) Report introduced.
(DC: Stephen Aug) Federal Reserve Bd. chairperson Alan Greenspan's concern over inflation reported; scenes shown from Congress [GREENSPAN - talks about inflation.] Projected economy growth rate figs. from board and from President Bush admin. compared. [GREENSPAN -talks about Bush budget and inflation.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings ) Presence of Nintendo video games in both United States and Japan featured; details given of Japanese improvement of the video game, an American invention; scenes shown. [American and Japanese KIDS - comment.] Nintendo game based on Battle of Midway cited as example of game not sold in Japan.
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