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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Review given of day's events in Persian Gulf crisis. Reports introduced.
(Kennebunkport: Brit Hume) Announcement by President Bush of one-day summit meeting with President Mikhail Gorbachev reported. [BUSH - says there is no special agenda related to the Middle East; criticizes Iraq's brutality in regards to the hostages.] [Earlier, National Security Adviser Brent SCOWCROFT - denies meeting, then changes mind.] Importance of meeting of Gorbachev, former ally of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, with the opposition, Bush, noted.
(Moscow: Rick Inderfurth) Soviet view of one-day summit featured; scenes shown from Soviet TV; details given of topics they will discuss: gulf crisis and troubled Soviet economy. [GORBACHEV - (thru translator) says we are promoting a common goal; talks about serious economic problems.]
(Studio: Carole Simpson) Interview given with expert on Soviet affairs. [Columbia University professor Robert LEGVOLD - says Middle East will be the principal issue at meeting; analyzes Soviet diplomatic position in regards to Iraq; lists other issues that may be discussed.]
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(Studio: Carole Simpson; Baghdad: Morton Dean) Audio report given on release of 26 hostages, including 9 from the United States embassy, in Kuwait during Jesse Jackson's trip to region; details given of the leaving and of how Kuwait City, Kuwait, looks.
(Studio: Carole Simpson) Process Westerners went through in order to leave Baghdad reported; scenes shown from the airport.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Amman: Jim Bittermann) Ending of talks in Jordan between UN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar and Iraqi foreign minister Tariq Aziz aimed at resolving the Persian Gulf crisis featured; scenes shown following their meeting. [AZIZ - says situation calls for quiet diplomacy.] [University of Jordan Kamel Abu JABER - says talks buy time.] [On Thursday, PEREZ de Cuellar - says he has a cold.] [Jordanian parliament Taher al-MASRI - says the two problems are Iraq in Kuwait and United States in Saudi Arabia.]
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) State Department protest to Iraqi ambassador Mohamed Sadiq al-Mashat about detention in Kuwait of ten additional foreign men reported. His appearance on tomorrow's "This Week" noted.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Saudi Arabia: John McKenzie) Visit by 14 Senators to Saudi Arabia to see the American forces and be briefed by General H. Norman Schwarzkopf on the military operation featured; scenes shown of senators greeting the troops. [Senator John GLENN - responds to soldier's question.] [Senator Alan CRANSTON - says United States should make weaponry available to Saudi Arabia, as well as Israel.]
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report in "New York Times" that President Bush's administration is preparing to send weapons to Israel as a signal to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein noted. Bush said also considering forgiving Egypt's debt to United States in recognition of its critical role in supporting the embargo against Iraq.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report from South African judge that police acted without cause in firing on anti-apartheid demonstrators detailed.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Grounding of space shuttle Columbia for at least a week reported.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Studio: Ray Gandolf) Today's play at United States Open tennis tournament reviewed; scenes shown from wins by Amos Mansdorf and Jennifer Capriati. Tennis player Zina Garrison profiled; scenes shown of her teaching kids and playing tennis. [GARRISON - talks about being a role model, her problems after her mother's death, playing at Wimbledon and being a black tennis player.] Garrison's background reviewed; photos shown. [Husband Willard JACKSON - comments.]
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