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(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Report introduced.
(Moscow: John Donvan) Reaction of President Mikhail Gorbachev to the Slavic republics' commonwealth agreement that virtually replaces the central Soviet government featured; details given of yesterday's announcement of the forming of a new commonwealth between the Soviet republics of Ukraine, Russia and Byelorussia; map shown. Smaller republics, including Kazakhstan, led by President Nursultan Nazarbayev, noted supporting a union headed by Gorbachev. [On train, SLAV - (thru translator) says Slavs can live by themselves.]
(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Report introduced.
(State Department: John McWethy) Issue of whether the central government or the republics will control Soviet nuclear weapons and the army featured; position of Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk on weapons noted. [State Department spokeswoman Margaret TUTWILER - says US opposes independent nuclear states.] [Kennan Institution director Blair RUBLE, "Jane's Intelligence Review" Henry DODD - address the problem of control.] Concern that nuclear weapons would become the prize if a civil war broke out cited; Secretary of State James Baker's plans to visit the Slavic republics to push for demobilization of the nuclear forces noted.
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(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Decision by a federal judge that Pentagon can ban homosexuals from serving in the military reported; details given of case of Naval Academy midshipman who was forced to resign because of his homosexuality.
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(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Report introduced.
(Washington: George Strait) First meeting of President Bush with AIDS commission featured; scenes shown. [BUSH, National Commission on AIDS chairman June OSBORN, FDA (Food and Drug Administration) commissioner Dr. David KESSLER, HHS Secretary Louis SULLIVAN - exchange views about the AIDS issues, including that of the status of the nation's blood supply.]
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(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Introduction given to week-long coverage of the issue of the American health care system.
(Wauchula, Florida: Al Dale) The high cost of health insurance to American families examined; two case studies cited. [Family man with no employee medical coverage Eric RITCHIE - expresses fears about not having insurance.] [Child Janelle WELLS, MOTHER - talk about medical treatment and its cost.]
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(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Push for Supreme Court to review Pennsylvania's restrictive abortion law reported.
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(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Testimony by defense witnesses at William Kennedy Smith's rape trial featured; scenes shown from the courtroom.
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(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Report introduced.
(Denver: Tom Foreman) Investigation of the Resolution Trust Corp. (RTC) investigators who were looking for missing assets from failed Western savings and loan featured. [RTC spokesman Kevin SHIELDS - says we are cleaning up the mess.] [RTC task force Representative Bruce VENTO - criticizes RTC.]
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(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Investigation of roles of Kevin and Ian Maxwell in the financial empire of their father Robert Maxwell, who may have been skimming money from his companies before he died, reported.
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(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Report introduced.
(Maastricht, Holland: Jim Bittermann) Impact of the move to a united Europe featured; scenes shown from a French soft cheese factory and from the European Community meeting in Maastricht, Netherlands. [Brie MAKER - says new health standards will shut out small farmer.] [French senator Jean FRANCOIS-PONCET - talks about importance of the union.] Decisions that the European leaders must make reviewed. [American Chamber of Commerce Ed STREATOR - talks about European-US relations.]
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(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Report introduced.
(Delpark, South Africa: Don Kladstrup) Building of a wall by the white community to separate itself from the black community in one town in South Africa featured; scenes shown from Delpark, South Africa, and of black squatter camps on its edges. [White WOMAN, MAN, Delpark citizens committee Frank LAMONT - comment.] [White couple Mr. and Mrs. PETERSON - (thru translator) talk about the wall.] [Two white MEN - talk about the noisy blacks.] [White WOMAN; black WOMAN - (thru translator) oppose the wall.] [White MAN, WOMAN - oppose racial mixing.]
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(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Judy Muller) Drive-thru businesses in California featured; scenes shown of different kinds of drive-in businesses, from stores to churches. [Five DRIVERS - praise the convenience.] Cars using drive-thrus noted contributing to air pollution. [Air quality district Allan LLOYD - cites carbon monoxide.] Scenes shown of nation's first drive-thru tree.
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