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#180950
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Philadelphia: Antonio Mora) The selection of actor Charlton Heston as president of the National Rifle Assn. featured; scenes shown from the convention in Philadelphia. [HESTON - jokes about gun owners in Hollywood and about President Clinton.] [National Rifle Assn. executive vice president Wayne LaPIERRE - says Heston will revise the NRA's image.] [Handgun Control, Incorporated Sara BRADY - comments on Heston.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) United Nations drug summit mentioned.
(White House: Sam Donaldson) The dispute between the United States and Mexico over the arrest of Mexican nationals accused of laundering drug money featured; scenes shown from the UN; details given of the United States secret sting operation that had not been revealed to Mexico. [President CLINTON, Mexican President Ernesto ZEDILLO (thru translator), Attorney General Janet RENO, Mexico legislator Jose CONCELLO, Majority leader Senator Trent LOTT - offer views on the drug raid secrecy.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Supreme Court hearing on whether independent counsel Kenneth Starr should be given notes from the conversation between the late White House lawyer Vince Foster and his lawyer introduced.
(Supreme Court: Tim O'Brien) The issue of whether the attorney-client privilege extends beyond the grave examined; courtroom sketches shown while the arguments by Starr's representative and Foster attorney James Hamilton is outlined. [HAMILTON - comments on their privileged conversations.] [Independent counsel assistant Charles BAKALY - comments.] Statements from Anthony Kennedy and Joseph Scalia quoted. [ABA President Jerome SHESTACK - outlines the attorney-client issue after death.] (Artist: Bill Hennessy)
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) FTC (Federal Trade Commission) vote to bring an antitrust suit against computer chip maker Intel reported.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The recall of the heart drug Fosicor because of dangerous reactions with other drugs reported.
#180957
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Thailand's approval of the first Viagra prescriptions reported.
(London: Richard Gizbert) The sale of fake and high-priced Viagra around the world featured; examples cited of how the drug is being marketed illegally. [Men's health issues specialist Dr. Richard PETTY - talk about the Viagra market.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Death of Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha reported.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The weekly look at how the government spends taxpayers' money introduced.
(Washington: John Martin) The outdated system by which the Forest Service leases federal land for low fees examined; scenes shown from Big Bear Lake, California. [General Accounting Office Barry HILL - says revenue is lost.] [Forest Service George LENNON - responds.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Major fines for Ford and Honda for violating air pollution standards reported.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Norwalk, Connecticut: Betsy Stark) The high rate of managed health care fees examined; statistics cited. [Klaff worker Melissa BOKIKIO, salesman Bill FELDMAN - list some medical items not covered in the new plan.] [Klaff CFO John PETTITO - calls it a juggling act for employers.] Study findings on the loss of numbers of Americans with health care coverage cited. [Families United States of America Ron POLLACK - predicts an acceleration of families losing coverage.] [Harvard University Dr. David HIMMELSTEIN - says managed care has been running a bait and switch operation.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Projection cited on how many more Americans will not be able to afford health care by 2002.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Survey findings on how many messages the average person gets per day cited.
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