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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Supreme Court: Tim O'Brien) Supreme Court decisions on child abuse examined; details given of case of Sandy Craig, who was convicted of molesting children at her day care center, and issue of Sixth Amendment guaranteeing one's rights to face accusers. Majority opinion by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor allowing use of closed-circuit TV testimony outlined on screen. [Harvard Law School professor Alan DERSHOWITZ - supports ruling.] Second case involving testimony by doctor in place of daughter who was raped by mother Laura Wright's boyfriend explained; O'Connor's opinion quoted. Implications of decision noted. (Artist: Dan Verkouteren)
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Washington: Bettina Gregory) Findings of federal advisory board on child abuse cases reported; photos shown of abused children. [Advisory board vice chairman Howard DAVIDSON - says resources are going for investigation, not services.] [Board chairman Dr. Richard KRUGMAN - says many children have been reabused.] Panel's recommendations to deal with this national emergency cited.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Supreme Court reported affirming FCC policy of giving preference to minorities in awarding licenses for radio and television stations. Dissenting opinion of Justice Anthony Kennedy quoted.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Goddard Space Flight Center, MD: Jim Slade) Focusing problems of orbiting Hubble Space Telescope featured; animation shown to illustrate problem with telescope's two mirrors. [NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) project scientist Edward WEILER - comments on corrections.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Record-setting temperature in the Southwest reported; scenes shown from beaches in Los Angeles, California.
(Phoenix: Brian Rooney) Impact of heat wave on Phoenix, Arizona, featured; scenes shown from city and of forest fire outside Phoenix. [MAN - comments.] [US Forest Service Jim PAXON - talks about fighting the fire and the weather.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Findings in "Los Angeles Times" survey that Americans under age 30 know less about what is going on in the world than any generation in the last 50 years reported; statistics reviewed on group's reading of newspapers and watching of television news.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Washington: Walter Rodgers) Testimony by former model Rasheeda Moore at Washington Mayor Marion Barry's drug trial about his drug use featured; government exhibit photograph and courtroom sketches shown. Tomorrow's evidence previewed. (Artist: Carole Kabrin)
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Index of economic indicators figures cited. "Stock Market Report".
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Suggestion by President Bush that the economies of Latin American nations can be helped by creating one large free trade zone and forgiving foreign debts if countries save their natural resources reported.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Diplomatic reports out of Thailand about major military gains made by Khmer Rouge in Cambodia reported. Decision by House of Representatives to continue sending aid to the non-Communist resistance in Cambodia noted.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(San Francisco: Ken Kashiwahara) Invasion of national parks by mountain bikes featured; scenes shown of bikers on mountain trails. [Hiker Mel BECK, park ranger Gordon HASLER - talks about injuries caused by bikes.] [Bikers David MARTEL, Brent VOROUS - comment.] Banning of bikes or setting of speed limits in some parks noted. [Bicycle Trail Council Angela DIMEGLIO - says problem has been blown out of proportion.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) American Peace Corps volunteers reported being pulled out of Philippines due to threats from guerrillas.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Stop by Nelson Mandela at Martin Luther King, Junior's grave in Atlanta shown. Report introduced.
(No location given: James Walker) The toughness Mandela has shown during his United States tour examined; scenes shown of Mandela's ride through the streets of New York City. [At White House, MANDELA - says violence will be used if there are no other alternatives.] [On "Koppel Report", MANDELA - says PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) leader Yasir Arafat, Libyan leader Muammar el-Kadhafi and Fidel Castro support our struggle.] [Representative Larry SMITH - says he disagrees with Mandela.] Reaction to Mandela's position noted. [Political consultant Doug BAILEY - talks about Mandela and his cause.] [MANDELA - says it would be improper for him to deal with United States racial problems.] Mandela's special invincibility noted.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Critical statement from South African Zulu leader Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi about Nelson Mandela's position on use of violence against government noted.
(Johannesburg: Don Kladstrup) Diversity of opinions of black South Africans about Mandela and the African National Congress (ANC) featured; scenes shown. [Two MEN, political analyst Oscar DHLOMO, two PEOPLE, newspaper editor Thami MAZWAI - comment on ANC, Mandela and South African government.] Clash between rival black gangs in Natal, South Africa, recalled; scenes shown. Issues dividing blacks in South Africa reviewed.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Nelson Mandela's itinerary reviewed; controversy in Miami over his comments about Fidel Castro noted.
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