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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: John McWethy) The broadening of the investigation into sexual harassment charges against the Army's sergeant/Major Gene McKinney first brought by sergeant/Major Brenda Hoster and against other Army instructors examined. [University of Maryland professor David SEGAL - cites the failures in the military system and the resulting demoralizing effect.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Visit by President Clinton to the Capitol to talk to Congress about the budget shown.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport: Dean Reynolds) The prospects of a pilots' strike against American Airlines featured; scenes shown from the pilots' labor headquarters in Dallas. [Allied Pilots Association Captain Matthew FIELD - criticizes American CEO Robert Crandall.] [American Airlines president Don CARTY - opposes higher salaries.] [Allied Pilots Association Captain Jim PHILPOT - comments.] The pilots' opposition to the purchase of commuter jets, which would be flown by lower paid pilots from a different union, noted.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Washington: Barry Serafin) The television industry's new content rating system examined; details given of a critical conservative media group's study. [Media Research Center chairman Brent BOZELL - calls the system meaningless.] [White House press secretary Michael McCURRY, Senator Joseph LIEBERMAN - offer views on television rating systems.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Chicago: Erin Hayes) How the ratings system is working at youth's homes examined; scenes shown from a middle school in Chicago. [Five eighth grader STUDENTS, algebra TEACHER, three KIDS - discuss the ratings system.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Vote by the Serbian parliament that the opponents of President Slobodan Milosevic really did win in the elections noted.
(Belgrade: Jim Wooten) The parliament's actions and the possible consequences for Serbia featured; scenes shown of whistle-blowing marchers in Belgrade. [Political analyst Bratislav GRUBACIC, opposition leader Zoren GINGHIC (thru translator); two MARCHERS - comment on the situation.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The leaving of the Japanese diplomatic compound in Lima, Peru, by Tupac Amaru terrorist leader Roli Rojas Fernnadez to meet with Peru's negotiator shown.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) People shown waiting for food rations an a Red Cross station in North Korea.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The problem of the cost of highway construction introduced.
(Albany, New York: Jack Smith) A solution to the nation's crumbling concrete infrastructure by using high performance concrete featured; details given of how industrial waste (flyash and micro silica) is used to strengthen concrete. [Engineer Don STREETER - talks about the test results for the concrete formula.] [Cornell professor Ken HOBER - shows how the concrete is "densified."] The ancient Romans use of high performance concrete that included volcanic ash noted. [Engineer Paul ST. JOHN - comments on this reinvention.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Tomorrow's segment on cellular phones previewed.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The conclusion of the O.J. Simpson story at last examined; details given of the ongoing enthusiasm and media coverage of the case, which created an industry for experts. [Two Simpson NEIGHBORS, three MEN, NBC reporter Pauline DOMINGUEZ, ABC News legal analyst Jeffrey TOOBIN - offer views on the O.J. story.]
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