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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(London: Sheila MacVicar) The health scare in Britain resulting from the government's admission that "mad cow disease" can be passed on to humans featured; details given of McDonald's decision to stop selling hamburgers in Britain until meat is imported from Europe. [McDonald's-UK president Paul PRESTON, WOMAN, agriculture minister Douglas HOGG - talk about issue of confidence in British beef.] The likelihood that a large number of Britain's dairy and beef cattle will have to be slaughtered noted. [University of Leeds professor Richard LACEY - sees it as a nationwide experiment.]
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) The infectious disease tuberculosis that remains widespread especially in the developing third world featured. [Ex-American Lung Association president Dr. Lee REICHMAN, British Lung Foundation chairman Dr. John MOORE-GILLON - say Tuberculosis is treatable and preventable, but ignored.]
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Meeting in Washington, DC, of legal representatives of 15 states to discuss litigation against tobacco firms reported.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(No location given: Bill Blakemore) The arrival via the space shuttle Atlantis of astronaut Dr. Shannon Lucid at the Russian space station Mir featured; scenes shown of Lucid's training to prepare her for working the Russian way during her long stay at Mir. [LUCID - talks about learning conversational Russian.] The space station in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey and the real one at Mir shown for comparison.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Republican presidential candidate Senator Bob Dole shown campaigning in California before next Tuesday's primary. Announcement by Ralph Nader that he will appear on the California ballot for the Green Party reported.
(San Jose, California: Bob Zelnick) The ongoing campaign of Republican contender Pat Buchanan featured; San Jose, California, campaign scenes shown. [BUCHANAN - campaigns and comments on staying in the race.] [California Republican Party chairman John HERRINGTON - speculates as to why Buchanan stays in the race.] [Buchanan SUPPORTER - says Pat should back Dole.]
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) First Lady Hillary Clinton's trip to Bosnia to visit the troops reported; scenes shown of her arriving in Ramstein, Germany with daughter Chelsea.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) The newly designed hundred dollar bill said going into circulation tomorrow in an effort to counter high-tech counterfeiters; bill shown.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) The annual convention in Washington, DC, of elementary school principals and the governors' national education summit reported.
(Le Sueur, Minnesota: Deborah Amos) The experimental charter school in Minnesota visited; scenes shown from Le Sueur, Minnesota, of this non-traditional school, where the teachers decide how to spend the money. [Teacher Cindy REINITZ, students Graham WIGLEY, Rashad LEWIS, charter school adviser Joe NATHAN - talk about the emphasis on new technology in this alternative school.]
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Hollywood: Brian Rooney) Call from Jesse Jackson for picketing of this year's Academy Awards because of the lack of black nominees and against the Hollywood system, which excludes blacks, featured. [JACKSON - speaks out.] ["Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored" producer Tim REID - says the black middle class is missing in television and movies.] ["House Party" director Reginald HUDLIN, producer Quincy JONES - comment on the race issue.]
(Studio: Carole Simpson) "Nightline" coverage of the issue of racism in Hollywood announced.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(No location given: Jeff Greenfield) The second annual report on the politics behind the Oscars presented; film clips shown of "The Postman", "Apollo 13", "Braveheart", "Sense and Sensibility" and "Babe", while the movies are aligned along the left-to-right political spectrum.
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