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#132987
(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Report introduced.
(Damascus: Charles Glass) Release of Terry Anderson, the last American held hostage in Lebanon, featured; scenes shown. [In Damascus, Syria, ANDERSON - expresses thanks; describes his last day in captivity.] The remaining prisoners mentioned.
(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Reaction of Anderson's family and friends featured; scenes shown. [Brother John ANDERSON, COUSIN, Associated Press COLLEAGUE - comment.] Report introduced.
(New York: Morton Dean) Anderson's kidnapping and captivity reviewed; scenes shown of Anderson before the kidnapping on videotape; conditions described under which Anderson and fellow hostages (named) were held; photos shown of Anderson's relatives. Role of his sister Peggy Say in lobbying for his release noted. 1988 and 1991 videotapes of Anderson shown.
#132988
(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Report introduced.
(State Department: John McWethy) The undeclared war between United States and Iran since the 1979 taking of hostages at the United States embassy in Tehran reviewed; scenes shown to illustrate the events of America's "war" with Iran, 1979-1991; major events of that time period reviewed. [Former State Department spokesman Hodding CARTER - talks about the "war" with Iran.] [Former hostage in Iran Moorhead KENNEDY - says obsession against United States is easing because Iran needs Western aid.]
#132991
(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Report introduced.
(West Palm Beach, Florida: Mark Potter) Testimony by the accuser at the rape trial of William Kennedy Smith featured; scenes shown of the woman on the witness stand in West Palm Beach, Florida, courtroom. [With face disguised, WOMAN - describes what happened prior to, during and after being raped.]
#132992
(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Banker Charles Keating reported found guilty of securities fraud for his role at the Lincoln Savings and Loan Association
#132994
(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Report introduced.
(Boston: Tim Johnson) Report in "New England Journal of Medicine" that aspirin may help prevent colon cancer reported; details given of why this may be. [Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Dr. Sidney WINAWER, National Cancer Institute Dr. Peter GREENWALD - comment.]
#132995
(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Report introduced.
(Washington: George Strait) Study in "New England Journal of Medicine" on impact of restrictive gun control law in Washington, DC, on the rate of homicides featured. [University of Maryland Colin LOFTIN, "New England Journal of Medicine" Dr. Jerome KASSIRER - comment.] Lobbying efforts of doctors and the National Rifle Assn. mentioned.
#132998
(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Announcement by David Duke that he will take on President Bush for the '92 Republican presidential nomination reported; scenes shown of Duke.
#132999
(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Pessimistic tone from President Bush about the economy noted.
(Washington: Stephen Aug) Shutting down of Pan Am airlines featured; details given of its financial problems, especially after Delta Air Lines backed out of a deal to help keep it going. [Stranded PASSENGER, employee Agnes BOWLES, airline analyst John PINCAVAGE - comment.] Slowing down of the economy as illustrated by a new figure, the gross domestic product, noted. [Undersecretary of Commerce Michael DARBY - talks about the economy.]
#133001
(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Postponement of scheduled American Agenda segment announced.
#133003
(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Report introduced.
(Pearl Harbor: Ken Kashiwahara) One man's pilgrimage to the monument of the battleship USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor featured; scenes shown of the ship being bombed and from the monument today. [Home in Missouri and later in Hawaii, USS Arizona gunner's mate Howard BURK - recalls the bombing.]
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