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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(White House: Ann Compton) Agenda for President Bush's trip to the Far East that will emphasize economic issues featured; details given of his focus in Australia on selling farm products, in Singapore, South Korea and Japan, where United States auto makers will push for more imports. [Representative Vic FAZIO - says Bush must make the American domestic economy his priority.] [Commerce Secretary Robert MOSBACHER - says we can create jobs by going to Japan.] [On Friday, BUSH - says we will talk about markets that shut out American products.]
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Washington: Steve Shepard) American auto industry's concern that consumers still think Japanese cars are better featured; scenes shown from Washington's international auto show. [GM salesman Mal WHITMAN - says business is bad.] [CONSUMER - comments.] Sizzling sales of the civilian version HUMVEE noted.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Human stampede at rap musicians' charity basketball game for AIDS featured; scenes shown of gym auditorium in New York City.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Tbilisi, Georgia: Sheilah Kast) Breakdown of cease-fire between warring groups in the former Soviet republic of Georgia featured; scenes shown from Tbilisi, Georgia, where opposition forces continue to call for the resignation of President Zviad Gamsakhurdia, still in the parliament building. [Chief of state Merab KLEMIASHVILI - comments.]
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Moscow: Jim Laurie) Russian President Boris Yeltsin's annual year end address in which he warned that things will get worse featured; details given of planned radical economic moves in Russia. Difference of opinion between commonwealth members Russia and Ukraine over military forces noted.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Map shown of flooded regions in Texas.
(Austin: Mike von Fremd) Impact of the floods examined; scenes shown of flooded areas of Dallas and Austin. [Two Dallas housing project RESIDENTS, Austin residents Bill KOPEC, two MEN - complain.]
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Research findings by British scientists that drug Acyclovir may help AIDS patients reported.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Washington: Bettina Gregory) Public Citizen Research Group's report on the nation's "medically indigent," those without medical insurance due to out-of-control medical expenses, examined. [Injured woman with no insurance Carolyn DUNAWAY - describes her case.] [Public Citizen's Dr. Sidney WOLFE - talks about the problem.] Need for national health insurance noted.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Studio: John Snyder) Highlights from pro football playoff game between Dallas Cowboys-Chicago Bears and college football bowl game between University of Georgia-University of Arkansas shown. Report introduced.
(Studio: Ray Gandolf) Review given of both the year's highlights and the intrusion of reality into the world of sports in 1991; scenes shown of victorious basketball teams Duke University and the Chicago Bulls and the announcement from Earvin "Magic" Johnson that he has the AIDS virus; of football Super Bowl win by New York Giants and deaths of football greats Harold "Red" Grange and Paul Brown and injury to player Mike Utley; of baseball records set by Nolan Ryan and Rickey Henderson, World Series win by Minnesota Twins and drug problems of players Otis Nixon and Steve Howe; of hockey victory by Pittsburgh Penguins, whose coach Bob Johnson, soon died; of rape indictment of boxer Mike Tyson and auto accident that crippled jockey Bill Shoemaker; of tennis players Jimmy Connors and Monica Seles; of record-breaking performances in track and field by sprinter Carl Lewis and long jumper Mike Powell; of golf wins by John Daly, Meg Mallon and Pat Bradley and of gymnastic performance by American Kim Zmeskal.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Gainesville, Florida: Jed Duvall) Holding of Sunday services by the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in the First Methodist Church building in Gainesville, Florida, featured; scenes shown of Episcopal church on fire last January. [Episcopal minister David PITTMAN, choir member Jerry LANGFORD, Methodist minister Jim MARTIN - comment on the situation.]
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