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(Studio: Forrest Sawyer) Report introduced.
(Capitol Hill: Sheilah Kast) Damage control efforts by members of Congress who bounced checks at the House bank featured; case of Representatives Gary Ackerman, James Scheuer and Robert Mrazek cited. [SCHEUER - denies bad checks.] [Two PEOPLE - comment.] [On "This Week with David Brinkley", Representative Newt GINGRICH, Tom FOLEY - attack each other.]
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(Studio: Forrest Sawyer) Report introduced.
(Washington: Ann Compton) Perquisites and the Congressional lifestyle examined; perks listed. [Representative Frank RIGGS - says House bank scandal indicates abuse of privilege by Congressmen out of touch with the people.]
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(Studio: Forrest Sawyer) Findings of "Time" magazine poll that President Bush and Governor Bill Clinton would be a tie in an election held today outlined; scenes shown of Clinton campaigning at a black church.
(Chicago: Mike von Fremd) The campaign of Paul Tsongas in the Midwest featured; scenes shown. [TSONGAS - talks about Clinton and options at the convention.] Importance of Illinois primary for Tsongas's future in the Democratic race detailed.
(Detroit: Linda Pattillo) The campaign of Jerry Brown in Michigan featured; scenes shown of him campaigning in a state hit hard by the recession. [In Detroit, BROWN - campaigns.] Endorsement of Brown's campaign by Detroit Representative John Conyers noted. The problem of Brown's lack of funds cited.
(Studio: Forrest Sawyer) Report introduced.
(Chicago: Jack Smith) View of the campaign as seen by Chicagoans featured; scenes shown from Lou Mitchell's Coffee Shop. [Seven DINERS, two WAITRESSES - talk about Clinton, Tsongas and Brown, Bush and Patrick Buchanan.]
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(Studio: Forrest Sawyer) Report introduced.
(London: Mike Lee) The British political system examined; scenes shown from Parliament, where the prime minister must slug it out twice weekly with his main rival. [In Parliament, British Prime Minister John MAJOR, Labour Party leader Neil KINNOCK - exchange views.] [TV commentator Sheena McDONALD, London "Times" columnist Matthew PARRIS - defend the political system.] [KINNOCK, MAJOR - offer differing opinions on holding a televised debate before the April elections.]
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(Studio: Forrest Sawyer) Second earthquake in Turkey reported; scenes shown from Erzincan, Turkey, of rescue teams searching for bodies and survivors.
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(Studio: Forrest Sawyer) Report introduced.
(Johannesburg: Mark Litke) Tuesday's referendum in South Africa in which the white minority voters will decide on South African President F.W. de Klerk's campaign to end apartheid featured; scenes shown from impoverished black township of Soweto. [Two black MEN - talk about political and economic conditions.] [African National Congress president Nelson MANDELA - says there will be a hard time if the vote goes for oppression.]
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(Studio: Forrest Sawyer) Report introduced.
(Studio: Ray Gandolf) Highlights from college basketball games that decided conference championships between Purdue University- Indiana University, Duke University-University of North Carolina and Syracuse University-Georgetown University shown. The story of boxer Frankie Mitchell and his battle with drugs featured; scenes shown from Philadelphia and of his comeback bout last week. [MITCHELL - describes what happens at a crack house, his life as a homeless street person, his addiction to cocaine and his new life free from drugs.]
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(Studio: Forrest Sawyer) Report introduced.
(West Lafayette, IN: Charles Murphy) The Rube Goldberg contest at Purdue University visited; scenes shown of engineering students' homemade machines and of a Rube Goldberg cartoon. [University of Arkansas Craig DEATON, University of Wisconsin/Milwaukee Tom HOFFMAN - comment.] [GOLDBERG - describes one of his devices.]
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