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Introduction bypassed. (Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Washington: Bettina Gregory) Call by FDA (Food and Drug Administration) for a moratorium to further assess the medical dangers of silicone breast implants featured; details given of safety issues raised during lawsuit filed against the manufacturer, Dow Corning by a woman whose implants leaked. [Mariann HOPKINS - describes her medical symptoms.] [FDA commissioner Dr. David KESSLER - comments on moratorium.] [American Society of Plastic Surgeons Dr. Norman COLE - calls for the FDA's data.] [Dow Corning Corporation Robert RYLEE - responds to FDA (Food and Drug Administration) decision.] Representative Ted Weiss recalled writing the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) about Dow Corning's research. [Public Citizen director Dr. Sidney WOLFE - says FDA (Food and Drug Administration) should have recalled implants.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings; Boston: Tim Johnson) Advice for women with, or about to have, breast implants and the need for long-term research data discussed.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Seoul: Brit Hume) Stopover by President Bush in South Korea to reaffirm the American military commitment featured; scenes shown. [While wearing Army jacket, BUSH - warns North Korea that United States will resist any aggression.] Bush shown talking with President Roh Tae Woo about keeping the Korean peninsula nuclear free and about trade issues. [BUSH - hopes for real peace; talks about the problems in doing business in South Korea.] Japan noted now seemingly willing to let in more United States cars and parts.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Figures on American car sales for 1991 noted.
(New York: Bob Jamieson) Sale of American cars in Japan examined; Japanese concessions of its regulations for autos entering the country outlined. [Auto analyst Stephen GIRSKY - analyzes increased United States access to the Japanese market.] Shortcomings of the big three auto makers in dealing with the Japanese market detailed. [Economic Strategy Institution Clyde PRESTOWITZ - says issues should have been addressed sooner.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Tokyo: Bill Redeker) Image of Chrysler chairman Lee Iacocca, who is travelling with President Bush, in Japan examined; scenes shown from his anti-Japan ads. [Trade minister Noboru HATAKEYAmerican Medical Association - criticizes Iacocca.] Comparison given of salaries of Japanese auto executives and Iacocca. [Business professor Haruo SHIMADA - says Iacocca gets paid a lot while company is not doing well.] Japan- bashing Cadillac ad shown. [Auto analyst Steve USHER - explains Japanese auto makers' success in US.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Salaries of chairmen of General Motors Corporation and Ford, Robert Stempel and Harold Poling, cited.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Senate Judiciary Committee statistics on murders in the United States in 1991 reported.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) United Nations Security Council vote to condemn Israel for its decision to deport Palestinians reported.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Tbilisi, Georgia: Sheilah Kast) Success of Georgian factions aligned against President Zviad Gamsakhurdia, who was forced to flee the capital, featured; scenes shown from Tbilisi, Georgia. [In the streets, two GEORGIANS - talk about what has happened.] Christmas Eve service in a Georgian Orthodox Church shown.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Celebration of Christmas as a holiday in the Russian Orthodox Church reported; scenes shown from services in a Moscow church.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report in "Washington Post" that an Air Force advisory panel is telling President Bush that the United States can do without half of its nuclear warheads noted.
(Pentagon: Bob Zelnick) Potential cutbacks in weapons designed to combat the Soviet threat featured; details given of potential cuts in programs to develop F-22s, the B-2 bomber, Seawolf attack submarines, helicopters, nuclear bombers, etc. Questions addressed as to whether cutbacks would affect United States military readiness and hurt the economy. [Senator Sam NUNN, "Decisions for Defense" co-author John STEINBRUNER - offer differing opinions about the military preparation issue.] [Representative Les ASPIN, former assistant Secretary of Defense Larry KORB - talk about the economic issues.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Tomorrow's coverage of budget cuts in US Navy aircraft carrier battle groups previewed.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(State Department: John McWethy) Release by government of an exchange of letters between President John F. Kennedy and USSR leader Nikita Khrushchev written in the immediate aftermath of the Cuban missile crisis in 1962 featured; scenes shown; details given of some contents of the letters. [KENNEDY - comments.] [American University historian Philip BRENNER - explains what letters indicate about both men.] Role of Cuban leader Fidel Castro mentioned.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Electrical blackout at the State Department noted.
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