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#143331
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(White House: Brit Hume) Visit by President Bush to hurricane-struck south Florida and southern Louisiana featured; scenes shown. [In Florida, BUSH - says we are in for the long haul; authorizes federal assistance; adds that he is keeping it out of the political area.] [In Louisiana, BUSH - comments.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Homestead, Florida: Barry Serafin) Reaction of the people to Bush's visit to Florida featured; scenes shown. [PEOPLE - talk about his visit.] Aerial footage shown of damaged Homestead Air Force Base, Florida. Delay in setting up a camp tent city outlined; scenes shown. [Resident Blanca FIGUEROA - comments.] Potential health hazards from the garbage noted.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Damage estimate from the insurance industry cited.
(Kendall: Linda Pattillo) Damages to Florida homes from the hurricane despite the state's strict building regulations examined; scenes shown from the suburban community of Country Walk, Florida, to illustrate the weaknesses in the hastily constructed houses. [Resident Mr. LEWIS - speculates as to why his house survived.] [Structural engineer Win CHANG - points out absence of hurricane anchors.] [Developer Bud WELL - responds.] [Resident Mrs. BERGENDAHL - comments.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report from Congress that found the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is widely viewed as a "turkey farm" noted.
#143334
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Sacramento: Brian Rooney) Lack of agreement between California Governor Pete Wilson and the state legislature on how to cut educational aid so that a budget can be settled examined. [Assembly speaker Willie BROWN - talks about the education struggle.] [WILSON - responds.] [California controller Gray DAVIS - says there is not enough money.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Index of leading economic indicators for the month cited. "Stock Market Report".
#143336
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Newark, New Jersey: Jim Hickey) Theft of cars by the teens of Newark, New Jersey, featured; street scenes shown. [KID - comments.] Controversy over police's use of force against the young car thieves detailed. [Police department William CELESTER - comments.]
#143338
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Aboard the USS Independence: Bill Redeker) Findings of US Navy flights over the "no-fly" zone in southern Iraq featured; scenes shown of planes on the USS Independence. [Navy pilot Lieutenant Frank MORLEY, USS Independence Commander Tim HEELY - talk about the Iraqi planes.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Failure of Moslem fighters to break through Serbian lines around Sarajevo reported.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Surfacing of reclusive American chess player Bobby Fischer for his match with Boris Spassky reported; scenes shown from Montenegro.
#143342
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(No location given: Tim Johnson) Procedure by which new surgical methods are introduced in the United States without any investigation by governmental organizations like the FDA examined; case of a new back surgery procedure cited. [Back pain patient Steve FIGUERITO - talks about the experimental procedure called percutaneous discectomy.] Financial stake that many physicians have in procedures they develop detailed. [Back pain expert Dr. Arthur LIGHT - expresses concern about the "perc" procedure.] [Neurosurgeon Dr. Stanton SCHIFFER - backs the new procedure.] Need for better information about the safety and effectiveness of surgical procedures noted.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Tomorrow's American Agenda segment announced.
#143345
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(On the Beijing-to-Moscow express: David Ensor) Trip on the train from Beijing to Moscow featured; scenes shown of frenzied buying by Russians from the Chinese merchants on the train. [At one train station, POLICEMAN, Russian SHOPPER - (thru translator) bicker about the trading.
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