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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Sarajevo: Sheila MacVicar) Fierce fighting in Sarajevo featured; scenes shown of nighttime bombing and daytime sniping; status of the airlift and distribution of relief aid detailed. [UN commander Major General Lewis MacKENZIE - comments.] [Bosnian REFUGE - says she was ordered to Sarajevo.]
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Faith, North Carolina: Kathleen deLaski) Campaigning by President Bush in the small-town South featured; scenes shown of Bush playing softball in the all-white town of Faith, North Carolina; the black reaction noted. [North Carolina NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) president Kelly ALEXANDER - reacts to Bush's action.] [BUSH - responds.] [Two white PEOPLE - says there is no racism here.]
(Studio: Carole Simpson) Tomorrow's topic on "This Week with David Brinkley" previewed.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Washington: Dennis Troute) The commissioning of the nuclear aircraft carrier USS George Washington featured. [In Norfolk, Virginia, Secretary of Defense Dick CHENEY - makes speech.] [Center for Defense Information retired Admiral Eugene CARROLL - criticizes spending on unneeded weapons.] Question of how many new carriers the Navy wants and will get noted.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Fort Irwin, California: Jim Hickey) Combined Army and Air Force exercises to prevent the problem of fratricide, or friendly fire, featured; scenes shown from Fort Irwin, California. [Air Warrior commander Colonel Steve LADD, US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Jim NELSON - comment.] Air Force plans to use a new multimillion-dollar system to track the simulated missiles and bombs in the exercises noted.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Swamping of cars in Daytona Beach, Florida, by a freak wave reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Celebration of the Fourth of July across the nation featured; scenes shown of flag on board space shuttle Columbia; start of the 1st annual around the world air rally by private planes; the Peachtree road race in Atlanta; annual Fourth of July parade in Washington, DC; symbolic ringing of the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia and annual hot dog eating contest at Coney Island, NYC, shown.
(Pittsfield, Massachusetts: Mike von Fremd) The parade in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, featured; scenes shown. [Resident Doris BURLEIGH, beauty QUEEN, former grand marshal Arlo GUTHRIE, "QUEEN of England" - comment.]
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Photo shown from the wedding of Senator Edward Kennedy and Victoria Reggie.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Rejection by African National Congress president Nelson Mandela of South African President F.W. de Klerk's call for political talks reported.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Blockading of roads in France by truckers protesting new driving regulations reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(In the Umpqua National Forest: Gary Shepard) Camping area in Umpqua National Forest, OR, set aside for the homeless featured; scenes shown. [Laurie and Randy LYSETT, Francis DAVIS, United States Forest Service Kent SMITH - talk about life here.]
5:48:50 "UPCOMING ITEMS (Studio: Carole Simpson, John Snyder)"
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Studio: John Snyder) Highlights shown from Wimbledon tennis final between Steffi Graf and Monica Seles and from semi-finals between Andre Agassi and John McEnroe. The All-American Girls Baseball League remembered; clip from film "A League of Their Own" and historical game film and photos shown. [Former pro baseball player Helen CANDAELE, her son major league player Casey CANDAELE - talk about playing baseball.]
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Operation Sail on New York's Hudson River, where ships honored the 500th anniversary of the voyage of Christopher Columbus to America, shown.
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