This program is 28 minutes long
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Overturning by appeals court of the conviction of Joseph Hazelwood, captain of the Exxon Valdez tanker that spilled oil along the Alaska coast, reported.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(New York: James Walker) Jury decision against Pan Am in the case of the bombing of Flight 103 in 1988 examined; details given of victims' relatives lawsuit against the airlines for negligent security. [Plaintiff's attorney Lee KREINDLER - comments.] [Aviation security expert Frank McGUIRE - cites implications of the ruling for airlines security.]
#142234
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Ron Claiborne) Jury damage award in case of collapse of savings and loan headed by Charles Keating featured; details given of bondholders' lawsuit. [Bondholder Mike LAPPIN - comments.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Miami: Mark Potter) Sentencing by Judge William Hoeveler of former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega for his drug trafficking convictions examined; details given of arguments by both sides and Noriega himself at today's hearing in Miami. (Artist: Carole Kabrin)
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Statement from candidate Governor Bill Clinton about his role for running mate Senator Albert Gore reported; scenes shown.
(Helsinki: Brit Hume) President Bush's campaign featured. [White House spokesman Marlin FITZWATER - says "they're the new generation and we are the real thing."] Ad campaign created by conservative activist Floyd Brown that focuses on Clinton's past and Gennifer Flowers outlined. [In PBS interview, BUSH - disavows Brown's ad campaign.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Lansing, Michigan: Morton Dean) Efforts by undeclared candidate Ross Perot to mend fences with the homosexual community featured. [In past interviews with Barbara Walters and Katherine Couric, PEROT - talks about issue of homosexuals in his cabinet.] [Perot campaign chairman Tom LUCE - clarifies position on gays.] [Today, PEROT - waves off press.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Wholesale price figures for the month cited. "Stock Market Report".
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Japanese dairy rancher's use of beepers to get his cows to come home reported.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Sarajevo: Sheila MacVicar) Continued fighting in Sarajevo between Serbians in the hills and Bosnians in the streets featured; scenes shown from a street known as the "bowling alley" and from a mixed neighborhood of Moslems, Croats and Serbs, where the people still get along. [MAN, TEEN - comment.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Position of President Bush on the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina clarified.
(Pentagon: Bob Zelnick) Options for aiding Bosnia that are being considered by the administration reviewed; positions of the military and Pentagon compared to that of National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft on the importance of protecting relief shipments to Sarajevo.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(New York: John McKenzie) Preparations in New York City for next week's Democratic national convention featured; scenes shown from the city streets. [Three TOURISTS - point out the city's problems.] ["New York Daily News" columnist Ken ALETTA - says the convention can improve the moral and image of the city.] Economic impact of the convention on the local economy noted. [Chamber of Commerce Ron SHELP - recalls the '76 convention.] [Convention organizer Henry MILLER - comments.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Teenager with AIDS, John Keets, who was named extraordinary teen of the year by Noxzema and "Teen" magazine for his fund-raising efforts, profiled; scenes shown of march for AIDS organized by Keets in his hometown of Canton, Illinois. [KEETS - comments.] [John's MOTHER - comments.] Keets' background reviewed; photos shown. [KEETS - says he got AIDS through a blood transfusion; talks about learning to live with AIDS and talking to fellow teens about its dangers.]
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