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(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Report introduced.
(Baghdad: Sheila MacVicar) Inspection by the United Nations team of the Iraqi agricultural ministry building for weapons-related documents featured; scenes shown from Baghdad of the inspectors and from a demonstration against United States and President Bush. [UN team MEMBER, United Nations special commission ambassador Rolf EKEUS - comment.]
(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Report introduced.
(White House: Brit Hume) Political response to the crisis with Iraq that now appears over featured. [Representative Thomas FOLEY, Senator George MITCHELL - comment.] Statements from White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater and Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney about the agreement between Iraq and the United Nations reported. [CHENEY - says it is not a crisis.] View that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is still cheating on the UN resolutions with his approaches to Kuwait and Iraq's own citizens noted.
(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Reaction by Democratic candidates Governor Bill Clinton and running mate Senator Albert Gore to Bush's comments yesterday on foreign policy and the need to trust the president outlined.
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(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Report introduced.
(Washington: Stephen Aug) Reasons for Chrysler's soaring quarterly profits examined. [Auto analyst Maryann KELLER - says this does not indicate economy is recovering.] Findings of ABC News/"Money" magazine poll and The Conference Board on consumer confidence outlined. [Board's Fabian LINFEN - comments.] Reasons for the consumer's insecurity cited.
(Studio: Sam Donaldson) "Stock Market Report". Signing of contract by China to buy cars from the big three United States manufacturers reported.
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(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Report introduced.
(Washington: Bettina Gregory) General Accounting Office report on food safety and quality that is critical of the United States food inspection system examined; various scenes shown of food processing. [Consumer advocate Carol Tucker FOREMAN - cites problem with food-related bacterial infections.] [FDA Fred SHANK - defends FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and Agriculture Department systems.]
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(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Report introduced.
(New York: Ned Potter) FTC (Federal Trade Commission) guidelines on claims that companies can make about their products and the environment examined. [FTC Barry CUTLER, New York City consumer affairs Mark GREEN - comment.]
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(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Rap singer Ice-T reported asking his record company, Time Warner, to take the song "Cop Killer" off his album.
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(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Report introduced.
(Johannesburg: Don Kladstrup) Charges by African National Congress (ANC) president Nelson Mandela that South African police routinely kill prisoners in their custody featured; scenes shown. [Pathologist Dr. Jonathan GLUCKMAN - describes the beating of black boy Simon Ntemkulo and other police prisoners.] [Law and order minister Hernus KRIEL - says those arrested often die naturally or by suicide.]
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(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Update given on the health of Pope John Paul II, who recently had tumor surgery; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Report introduced.
(Fort Worth, Texas: Bill Blakemore) Experimental school program "Vital Link," which takes students into the workplace so that they will learn the relevance and importance of education, featured; scenes shown of students investigating how businesses actually work. [Burlington Northern Railroad Bruce GJERDE, Vital Link developer school superintendent Donald ROBERTS, student Kris SMITH, teacher coordinator Barbara BRUN, architectural historian Joseph MURPHEY - comment.] Development of cooperative program between the Fort Worth, Texas, school system and the community noted.
(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Tomorrow's segment previewed.
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(Studio: Sam Donaldson) Disappointing day at the Olympic Games for US swimmers Janet Evans and Matt Biondi reported.
(Barcelona: Dick Schaap) The American "dream team" basketball team featured; scenes shown of the players, practices and games in Barcelona. [Players Charles BARKLEY, Earvin "Magic" JOHNSON - comment.]
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