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(Nagano: Peter Jennings) Response of President Clinton to the Mississippi River flooding reported. [CLINTON - reads statement directed to flood victims.]
(Studio: Diane Sawyer) Map shown of the area along the northern Mississippi and its tributary rivers that have been affected by the floods.
(Saint Charles, Missouri: Erin Hayes) The overflowing rivers featured; scenes shown from Saint Charles, Missouri, Grafton, Illinois, and other areas. [Two WOMEN, American Red Cross Barbara BROWN, Grafton MAN, Mayor Gerald NAIRN, MAN - comment.]
(Charles County, Illinois: Kathy Wolff) Preparations in Hannibal, Missouri, for the coming flood waters featured; scenes shown of one man building his own earthen levee. [Hannibal resident Mark BONDAHAR, WIFE - comment.]
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#149200
(Nagano: Peter Jennings) Elements of the last day of the economic summit introduced.
(Tokyo: Brit Hume) President Clinton's performance at his first international event featured; scenes shown of him greeting several G-7 leaders; details given of the group's statement about the war in Bosnia. [Treasury Secretary Lloyd BENTSEN, CLINTON - talk about aid to Russia.]
#149201
(Nagano: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Moscow: David Ensor) The problem of the housing shortage in Moscow featured; scenes shown of the victim of an "apartment murder," in which people are murdered for the opportunity to sell their apartments. [Moscow police department Insp. Dmitri BAZHANOV, accused MURDERER, police Colonel Viktor KASYANINKO, apartment holder Dmitri LONGINOV - (thru translator) comment.]
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(Studio: Diane Sawyer) Report introduced.
(No location given: Ron Claiborne) Freeing of Kevin Harris and Randy Weaver, two white separatists, after their trial for killing a federal agent during a siege at Weaver's mountain cabin examined; scenes shown from the site of the confrontation last August. [Weaver's attorney Gerry SPENCE - comments on the decision.] The trial reviewed; artist's sketches shown. [University of California at Los Angeles law school professor Peter ARENELLA, jury foreman Jack Harris WEAVER - comment on the verdict.] Similarity of this case to the federal siege of the Branch Davidians compound in Waco, Texas, noted.
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(Studio: Diane Sawyer) Report introduced.
(No location given: Jim Hickey) The Powerball lottery drawing featured; scenes shown from the Fond du Lac, WI, grocery store where the winning ticket was purchased. [Store manager Dave CROUCH, Wisconsin gaming commission Steve MADSEN - comment.] Earlier lottery jackpots in and around Fond du Lac noted.
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(Nagano: Peter Jennings) Map shown of ABC's stops this week in Japan.
(Nagano: Bill Redeker) The agricultural phenomenon of Japanese food self-sufficiency examined; farm scenes shown. [Economist Noburo KAWAI; rice farmer Kinowea SHINOHARA, his businessman son Iichi SHINOHARA (thru translator) - comment.] The Japanese government's ambitious campaign to attract young people back to the farms outlined. [New farmer Matzukazo ONO - (thru translator) comments.]
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(Nagano: Peter Jennings) Japan's ability to keep overseas agricultural products out of the Japanese market examined in light of the Washington state apple crop; scenes shown from Japanese orchards near Nagano, Japan, to show how the Japanese apple is coddled on the tree. [Washington apple growers' Tom HALE - talks about the difficulties set up by the Japanese.]
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