This program is 27 minutes long
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Yesterday's nuclear accident in Japan introduced.
(Tokyo: Mark Litke) The aftermath of the accident in Tokaimura, Japan, featured; details given of the people's concerns about radioactive contamination and of what is being acknowledged about the accident at the uranium plant. [Greenpeace Japan Shaun BURNE - says the Japanese government does not understand nuclear safety.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The taking of hostages at the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, to try to force the military rulers in Burma to release political prisoners reported.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Beijing: Deborah Wang) The ceremonies in Beijing, China, on the 50th anniversary of the communist revolution featured; scenes shown of the parades while party officials watched the lavish display.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) China's announcement that it will not share profits from a joint telecommunications venture and announcement by Hewlett Packard that sales will be down due to the earthquake in Taiwan reported. Stock Market Report. The 20 percent drop in average stock prices cited.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The dissent within the Reform Party over Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura's "Playboy" interview and Michigan's requirement linking welfare payments to passing drug tests reported.
#183205
(Studio: Peter Jennings) The constitutional issue of race as a factor in college admissions outlined.
(Atlanta: Rebecca Chase) Announcement by the University of Georgia that admissions will continue to be linked to race in order insure diversity featured; details given of the admissions point system. [University President Michael ADAMS - defends this course of action as the "right thing."] [Students Omar SIMS, Aimee BOGROW, plaintiff's attorney Lee PARKS, Junior - offer differing opinions on the admissions policy.] The likely legal outcome of the university policy noted.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Brian Rooney) The veto of gun control legislation by California Governor Gray Davis despite his support of gun control measures examined. [Riverside County district attorney Grover TRASK - says the law was too complex.] [Gun Owners of California Sam PAREDES, Colorado House majority leader State Representative Douglas DEAN - comment on approaches to gun control.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The purchase of the only hospital in Gilroy, California, by a Catholic organization reported.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Brooklyn, New York: Ned Potter) The continued use of old technology, such as the typewriter, despite the computer revolution, featured. [In his factory, Ko-Rec-Type Victor BAROUH - talks about the typewriter supply business.] [Release 1.0 managing editor Kevin WERBACH - comments on change.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The status of flood waters in North Carolina updated; flood scenes shown.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The most fearful scientific discovery of the 20th century--the splitting of the atom-- featured; historical film shown of atomic testing. [Physicists Robert CHRISTY, Hans BETHE - say the view was no one would live to see nuclear energy.] [Physicist Freeman DYSON - talks about fission and the bomb.] The Manhattan Project to develop an atomic weapons before Adolf Hitler did detailed; scenes shown of testing in the New Mexico desert in 1945. [Project director Robert OPPENHEIMER - comment.] [Survivor Junji SARASHINA - says the bomb wiped out the entire town of Hiroshima.] [Historian John HORGAN - talks about postwar love for the atom.] The mixed blessing of nuclear power reviewed.
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