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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Washington: Jackie Judd) The release by the House Judiciary Committee of telephone tapes of conversations between Monica Lewinsky and Linda Tripp about President Clinton featured; several sample excerpts played; Tripp- Lucianne Goldberg tape also played.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Testimony by independent counsel Kenneth Starr before the House committee on Thursday noted.
#177075
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(New York: Bob Jamieson) Federal Reserve Board's lowering the discount and federal funds rates examined; details given of concerns about Asia's economic troubles. [US Chamber of Commerce Martin REGALIA - explains the Fed's viewpoint.] The likelihood that home mortgage interest rates will remain unchanged noted.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Consumer price index and gas price figures cited.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) General Accounting Office audit findings that 5.3 million dollars has been stolen by IRS (Internal Revenue Service) employees reported.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The return of United Nations weapons inspectors to Iraq reported.
(Pentagon: John McWethy) The ramification of high-level United States talks to overthrow Iraqi President Saddam Hussein featured; details given of one opposition leader's proposal to Congress. [Iraqi National Congress Ahmad CHALABI - comments.] [November 12, Senator Richard LUGAR - says the removal of Saddam would require ground troops.] [Royal Institution of International Affairs George JOFFE - outlines the chaos among the Iraqi opposition.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Pentagon estimates of "contingency costs" to contain Saddam since the Persian Gulf war noted.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The meteor storm caused by the crash of cosmic dust particles into the earth introduced; scenes shown.
(New York: Ned Potter) The return of the Temple-Tuttle comet 30 years after its last sighting featured; details given of the concerns that satellites would be affected. [NASA/Jet Propulsion Lab Donald YEOMANS - comments on the phenomenon.] [The Gartner Group Bob EGAN, Aerospace Corp. William AILOR - cite the systems dependent on satellite-based communications.] Solar flares on the sun also mentioned as a threat to circling electronics.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Lack of reports of any damages from incoming meteors noted.
(Denver: Tom Foreman) NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) research to protect satellites featured; scenes shown of an experiment on what would happen were a meteorite to collide with a satellite. [University of Denver Joel WILLIAMSEN - shows how aluminum foam works as a protective shield.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Washington: Barry Serafin) Report on the rise in smoking among college students examined; details given of the link to cigarette company advertising. [Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Bill NOVELLI, two SMOKERS, Harvard School of Public Health Henry WECHSLER - comment on smoking and the ads.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Federal judge's order that Microsoft change its Windows 98 system due to its handling of Java reported.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(New York: Michele Norris) The business approach to the millennium featured; many sample products shown. [Countdown Clocks International Budd GOLDMAN - says it is an entrepreneur's dream.] [Batesville Casket Company Jeffrey SEELEY - shows the millennium casket.] [WalkerGroup/Designs Kenneth WALKER, Class of 2000 Ody DETETRIADI, Planet Marketing Robert GUBERMAN - comment on marketing approaches.] [Saatchi and Saatchi analyst Myra STARK - says consumers are merely yawning!]
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