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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(White House: Kathleen deLaski) President Bush's message to President Mikhail Gorbachev about the pace of START negotiations featured. [On golf course, BUSH - says Gorbachev needs to energize his bureaucracy before a summit meeting.] The remaining arms control issues to be settled outlined.
#136181
(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Zagreb, Yugoslavia: Mike Lee) Breakdown of peace talks between Yugoslav government and the republic of Slovenia featured; details given of the negotiations; statements from Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic and Croatian head of the presidential council Stipe Mesic quoted about the tenuous cease-fire. Parade of diplomats from the USSR and the European Community to Yugoslavia noted.
#136182
(Studio: Carole Simpson) Arrival of another United Nations inspection team in Iraq to see if Iraqi President Saddam Hussein will let them see nuclear materials reported.
#136185
(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report in the "Los Angeles Times" that the Defense Department has finally acknowledged that the American pilots who battled Japanese invaders in China had the clandestine support of President Franklin Roosevelt's administration reported.
(San Diego: Gary Shepard) The 50th anniversary reunion for the Flying Tigers featured; historical film shown of the planes in action. [Flying Tigers Association president Dick ROSSI, squadron leader Tex HILL, Charlie MOTT - reminisce.]
#136186
(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(New York: Karen Burnes) Protest organized by NOW against the recent Supreme Court abortion decision prohibiting federally funded clinics from counseling women about abortion featured; scenes shown from New York City. [NOW's Robin TYLER, Rosemary DEMPSEY, Patricia IRELAND, two WOMEN - make speeches.] Issue of nomination of Clarence Thomas to Supreme Court raised.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Fort Worth, Texas, policeman reported charged with assault after he was videotaped beating a suspect.
#136188
(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Brian Rooney) New program in Los Angeles that teaches police the art of "verbal combat" as an alternative to weapons featured; scenes shown of lecture to police officers by George Thompson.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Financial trouble for the super collider research project that is to be built in Texas reported.
#136192
(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Crisfield, MD: Jeanne Meserve) Problems for the soft shell crab watermen of Chesapeake Bay, who have seen their business become unprofitable, featured; scenes shown. [Waterman Gene SMITH, Japanese DINER (thru translator), waterman Dave LAIRD - comment.] Japan's role in buying into the American crab business detailed. [Handy Company Terry CONWAY, watermen Buster NELSON, SMITH - comment.]
#136195
(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Studio: Ray Gandolf) Highlights of women's Wimbledon tennis final won by Steffi Graf over Gabriela Sabatini shown. Israeli tennis player Anna Smashnova's first trip to Wimbledon featured; scenes shown of her in London, practicing and playing at Wimbledon. [SMASHNOVA, coach Hans FELIUS - comment.] Cleveland Indians baseball team reported firing manager John McNamara.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Beijing: Todd Carrel) Actor Ying Ruocheng, who is pushing the limits of what is permissible in the socialist system of Communist China, profiled; scenes shown of him in the film "The Last Emperor" and directing a Chinese version of George Bernard Shaw's play "Major Barbara". [YING - comments.] Politics' dominance of art in China and the resulting cultural void recalled; troubled careers of recently imprisoned playwright Wang Taegung and rock star Sueh Jen noted. [YING - comments.]
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