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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Capitol Hill: Linda Douglass) The Senate's moves toward an end game for the impeachment trial of President Clinton featured; details given of the Republican plan to tape three witnesses, vote on the need for live testimony and vote within two weeks on whether to remove the president. [Senate chaplain Dr. Lloyd John OGILVIE - offers prayer.] [Majority leader Senator Trent LOTT - hopes for an expeditious conclusion.] [Senator Joseph LIEBERMAN - asks why continue.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings; White House: Sam Donaldson) The White House view on how the trial could be brought to an end via some kind of deal discussed.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Traveling with the pope: Bill Blakemore) The second day of Pope John Paul II's visit to Saint Louis featured; scenes shown of the pope and the crowd. [POPE - jokes about playing hockey.] The pope's speaking out against the death penalty noted.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Chaos in the aftermath of the earthquake in Colombia reported; scenes shown from Armenia, where looters ran through the streets.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The resumption of the cancer treatment for Jordan's King Hussein reported.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(New York: Ned Potter) Electronic drug delivery system examined; details given of a microchip system capable of sending drugs into the patient's system. [MIT John SANTINI, Michael CIMA - explain how the device could be used to deliver pre-programmed drugs.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The Transportation Department's new seat belt use advertising campaign reported; ad shown.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Some basic statistics on the telephone business cited.
(New York: Betsy Stark) American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T)'s new campaign for a flat rate long distance telephone service as an alternative of too confusing rate plans examined. [The Yankee Group Brian ADAMIK - assesses the American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T) business tactic.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Washington: Barry Serafin) investigation into whether "dial around" 10-10 long distance services really save the consumer money examined; details given of how the system works; television ads shown. [MCI Worldcom Brad BURNS, market analyst Fred VOIT, 10-10 user Shirley TYLER, Federal Communications Commission chairman William KENNARD - comment on 10-10 systems.] Examples cited of hidden costs in dial around services.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Some more comments on telephone services given.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The joining of the lawsuit against the gun manufacturers by Miami and Bridgeport, Connecticut, noted.
(Bridgeport, Connecticut: Aaron Brown) Moves to keep guns from criminals examined; details given of Bridgeport's concerns about gun violence. [Mayor Joseph GANIM, police chief Thomas SWEENEY - say we are telling the un industry it is responsible for distributing guns to criminals.] [Gary, IN, Mayor Scott KING - calls the manufacturers disingenuous.] [Gun industry lobbyist Bob RICKER - defends the industry.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Average hourly wage figures; drop in Army recruitment; Purdue/McGill University study on manager promotion while working less hours cited. Stock Market Report.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Journey to the South Pole by Peter Hillary, son of explorer Sir Edmund Hillary, reported; scenes shown from Scott Base, Antarctica. [Explorer HILLARY - comments.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Britain's television ads marketed to cats reported; ads shown. [Cat behaviorist Sandra McCUNE - says we know what cats respond to.]
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