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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(White House: Brit Hume) Current review of President Bush's handling of the economy, his Asian trip and campaign '92 featured; scenes shown of Bush with the corporate executives who will accompany him on the trip. [BUSH - says he will carry the message of freer trade.] [Chrysler Corp. chairman Lee IACOCCA - backs the president.] Exclusive coverage of Bush's day at the White House by WMUR-TV in New Hampshire, where Bush will be challenged in first '92 primary by Patrick Buchanan, shown. [In meeting with Vice President Dan Quayle, BUSH - talks about the transportation bill.] [In exclusive interview, BUSH - talks about the economy in New Hampshire.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Unemployment filing claims and Veterans Administration mortgage rate figures cited.
(New York: John McKenzie) Economic significance of refinancing of mortgages to homeowners and banks examined; cases detailed. [Mortgage holder Steve POLING, Mrs. SINGLENBERG, Mortgage Bankers Association Warren LASKO - talks about refinancing.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) headquarters in Brussels: John McWethy) Report from Secretary of State James Baker to NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) about the visit to the Soviet republics to talk about getting rid of their nuclear weapons featured; map shown of region; position of Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Russia on nuclear weapons noted. [BAKER - states stance on denuclearization.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Interview held with military consultant. [Anthony CORDESMAN - talks about status of long-range nuclear weapons and tactical weapons systems in the USSR ; says it is critical for United States to get these weapons under control.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) reported announcing a new aid program for the Soviet union and stating that recognition of the independent republics could come soon.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Moscow: John Donvan) President Mikhail Gorbachev, Russian President Boris Yeltsin and the last days of the Soviet union featured; scenes shown from Moscow, where Yeltsin's Russia is taking control away from the central government. [Gorbachev aide Andrei KREYEV - comments.] Gorbachev's insistence on continuing to fulfill his legal duties as head of the union recapped.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Washington: Walter Rodgers) Agreement by BCCI to plead guilty to racketeering and fraud charges featured; details given of legal settlement. [US Attorney General William BARR - says BCCI is forfeiting its assets.] Where BCCI's assets will go outlined on screen. [Deputy US Attorney General George TERWILLIGER - says individuals will be brought to justice.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report from UNICEF on the state of the world's children reported.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Portland: Carole Simpson) Program to get welfare-dependent young mothers into a position of self-sufficiency examined; details given of this "New Chance" pilot project that provides support services to welfare mothers; classroom scenes shown. [On '92 campaign trail, Republican David DUKE, Governor Bill CLINTON - call for revision of welfare.] [New Chance students, in Lexington, Kentucky, Tanya TURLEY, in Portland, OR, Kathleen HARE, Manpower Demo Research Group Judith GUERON - talk about the program.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Chicago: Chris Bury) Innovative billboard artist Mark Heckman featured; scenes shown of his billboards on issues of the homeless, race, environment etc. [Two PEOPLE - decipher billboard message.] [HECKMAN - talks about the aims of his art.]
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