This program is 28 minutes long
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Hot Springs, Arkansas: Jim Wooten) Death of President Clinton's mother Virginia Kelley featured; several scenes shown of Clinton and his mother. [July 1992, CLINTON, KELLEY - talk about each other.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(State Department: John McWethy) President Clinton's foreign policy speech as delivered by Vice President Al Gore featured; the European issues of Bosnia and the future of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) outlined. [GORE - says Europe matters to United States policy.] [Former United States ambassador to Germany Richard BURT - assesses the administration's policy.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Moscow: David Ensor) Russian extreme right politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky's criticism of President Clinton's refusal to meet with him during his coming Russian visit featured. [ZHIRINOVSKY - (thru translator) says Clinton is scared.] Russian President Boris Yeltsin's opposition to the expansion of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) to include Eastern European nations noted. ["Moscow News" editor Alexander PUSHKOV - says expanding NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) would play into the hands of the Russian conservatives.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) President Clinton's administration reported reducing imports of clothing and textiles from China because of its violation of import quotas.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(White House: Tim O'Brien) The issue of President Clinton's Whitewater real estate papers examined; details given of Clinton's dealing with Jim McDougal in the land deal. [Senator Bob DOLE - says all the paper should be laid out.] [Attorney General Janet RENO - talks about the special prosecutor issue.]
#150756
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Detroit: Aaron Brown) Attack on American figure skater Nancy Kerrigan at a practice session featured; scenes shown of Kerrigan skating and after the attack. ["Pittsburgh Post Gazette" reporter Dana SCARTON - describes the attack.] Last year's attack on tennis star Monica Seles recalled.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Washington: Michele Norris) A conference on black-on-black violence hosted by Jesse Jackson and the Rainbow Coalition previewed; crime statistics cited. [Washington, DC, barber shop owner Pete STONE - worries about crime.] [JACKSON, young black man Herman HARRIS - talk about the crime problem.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The number of gang-related shootings in Joliet, Illinois, reported.
(Joliet, Illinois: Kathy Wolff) The legal tactic of using mass arrests of gang members in a recent crackdown against crime in Joliet featured; scenes shown of a home firebombed by gangs that precipitated this action. [Joliet Mothers Against Gangs Anita GARCIA - talks about the violence.] [Will County state's attorney James GLASGOW, police officer Lionel ALLEN, gang MEMBER - comment.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The near-riot by people in Belgrade, Serbia, tearing apart the longest loaf of bread baked by Serbian bakers shown as an illustration of the impact of economic sanctions against Serbia mentioned.
(Sarajevo: Jeremy Bowen) The terrible fighting and killing in Bosnia's capital featured; scenes shown of fires and shelling in central Sarajevo and from the hospital. [UN relief coordinator Larry HOLLINGSWORTH - comments.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Capitol Hill: Cokie Roberts) Death of former Speaker of the House Thomas "Tip" O'Neill, last of the old-style politicians, featured; scenes and photos shown from his political career while anecdotes are told. [O'NEILL - talks politics.]
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