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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Washington: Barry Serafin) The confrontation between the United States and Iraq over President Saddam Hussein's decision to bar Americans from the United Nations weapons inspection teams featured; scenes shown of anti-American protests in Iraq. [Chief United Nations weapons inspector Richard BUTLER - talks about looking for Iraq's biological weapons program.] [US ambassador to the United Nations Bill RICHARDSON - says we want Iraqi compliance.] [Majority leader Senator Trent LOTT, Senator Tom DASCHLE - threaten Iraq.]
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) President Clinton shown arriving in Newark, New Jersey, to campaign for Democrats running for election.
(New York: Karla Davis) The debt held by the National Democratic Party and the consequent need for fund raising examined; scenes shown of Clinton campaigning with the Democrat vying for the seat vacated by Representative Susan Molinari and for Jim McGreevey, who is running against New Jersey Governor Christine Whitman.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Bellevue, Washington and Seattle: Judy Muller) The vote in Washington on a handgun initiative featured; scenes shown of picketing about the gun safety initiative that will be voted on Tuesday. [Initiative 676 co-sponsor Tom WALES, National Rifle Assn. Tanya METASKA, Charleton HESTON, former White House press secretary James BRADY - offer differing opinions on handgun licensing.]
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Announcement of an agreement between Amtrak and its maintenance workers reported.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(New York: Bill Redeker) The tracing of gold in the United States Federal Reserve to Nazi Germany examined; details given from Federal Reserve memos about the melting in 1951 of Nazi gold that may have come from Holocaust victims. [World Jewish Congress executive director Elan STEINBERG - comments on the documents and the issues of legal and moral accountability.] The transfer route of the Nazi gold briefly reviewed.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) The aftermath of the conviction of au pair Louise Woodward for the murder of the baby in her care reported. [Good Morning America, juror Stephen COLWELL - cites the limited choice open to the jury.] Church service in Woodward's hometown of Elton, England, shown.
(London: Sheila MacVicar) The concerns about the au pair system examined in light of the Woodward murder case; details given of the hopes of Debbie McKinstry, who wants to become an au pair in order to go to America. [Mother Helen McCRUM, au pair agency SPOKESWOMAN - comment.] ["Nursery World" editor James TWEED - cites Americans' expectations for a nanny.]
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) The last day of Chinese leader Jiang Zemin's visit to the United States reported; scenes shown from Los Angeles.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Boston: Beth Nissen) American adoption of Chinese baby girls featured. [Adoptive parents Alan WICHLEI, Melissa LUDTKE, Janis LITWIN - talk about their babies' background.] [Pediatrician Nancy HENDRY - says most Chinese babies are healthy and gain a family in the US.]
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Vancouver, Canada: Lisa Salters) The first two female referees in the NBA and the reaction to the breaking of another gender barrier featured; scenes shown of Violet Palmer and Dee Kantner on the basketball court. [PALMER, Chicago Bulls head coach Phil JACKSON, players Michael JORDAN, Dennis SCOTT, KANTNER, player Dennis RODMAN - comment on women in the pro game.]
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