This program is 28 minutes long
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(Studio: Peter Jennings ) Report introduced.
(DC: Brit Hume) President Bush's plan for solving savings and loan crisis reported; details given of proposals. [At press conf., BUSH - explains plan that will not include fee for depositors; comments on issue of passing costs on to consumers.] Congress reaction noted. [Two CONGRESSMEN - comment.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings ) Report introduced.
(DC: Stephen Aug) Who will pay for S&L bailout reported; details given of S&L fees. [American Bankers Association Edward YINGLING - explains how cost may be passed on to consumer.] [US League of Savings Institution Barney BEEKSMA - comments on banking market] Treasury Department bond sale to financial bailout outlined on screen; explanation from Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady noted.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings ) President Bush's comments at press conference about government workers and ethical issues outlined; details given concerning appts. of Secretary of Defense- designate John Tower and White House cnsl. C. Boyden Gray. [BUSH - talks about impropriety and conflict of interest issues.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings ) President Bush reported still supporting pay raise for members of Congress Report introduced.
(DC: Sheilah Kast) House of Representatives reported agreeing to vote on pay raise; scenes shown from House [Representatives Thomas TAUKE, Howard COBLE, John DINGELL - debate issue of voting on pay raise.] [Representative Jim WRIGHT - says there will be vote in House tomorrow.] Likely defeat of pay raise noted.
(Studio: Peter Jennings ) History of Congress salaries reviewed. Report introduced.
(DC: John Martin) Costs facing Congressmen having to maintain second home in Washington, DC featured; details given, scenes shown. [Real estate broker Pat DIXSON - says Congressmen said they could not afford this house.] [Representative Michael PARKER - discusses housing costs.] [Son Adrian PARKER - comments.] [Congress wife Janis BERMAN - comments on Congressmen having to share "crummy house."] Housing situations of Senator Wyche Fowler and Representative Dick Armey detailed; scenes shown. Fate of Congress great, Dan. Webster, who voted for pay raise and lost his seat, recalled.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings ) Governor Michael Dukakis' wife Kitty Dukakis reported checking into alcohol treatment program.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings ) Report introduced.
(Soviet-Afghan border: Jim Laurie) Last major Soviet convoy out of Afghanistan reported crossing border into USSR ; scenes shown from Soviet celebration in honor of Soviet soldiers. [Soviet soldier Pel GUNYEV - (thru translator) says war was Leonid Brezhnev's mistake.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings ) Report introduced.
(Peshawar, Pakistan: Mike Lee) Current status of anti-government rebel forces featured; details given of mujahedeen fighters reentering cntry. from Pakistan; scenes shown of battle for city of Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Rebel unit profiled.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings ) Solidarity leader Lech Walesa reported meeting with Polish government leaders for face-to-face talks about economy reform and legalization of Solidarity labor union; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings ) Report introduced.
(No location given: Bill Blakemore) NYC's "City as School" education program of learning by doing through apprenticeship, featured; details given of program in which high school senior Tony Perez apprentices at New York City brokerage firm, scenes shown. [PEREZ - says he learns about econs. here.] [BROKER - says it helps his business and is fun.] [Fashion wholesale house EXEC. - comments on student working at her store.] [School principal Cecilia CULLEN - says students do well outside of their peer group and see themselves functioning in society.] [City as School founder Fred KOURY - discusses program.] Apprenticeship program in Manteca, California, bank and old folks home explained; scenes shown. [STUDENT, student Ray GUEVARA, WOMAN - comment.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings ) "Learning triangle" of education explained.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings ) Death of author/historian Barbara Tuchman reported; details given of her literary success; scenes and photos shown.
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