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#184004
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Newport, Rhode Island: Lisa Stark) The painstaking investigation into the crash of EgyptAir Flight 990 featured; scenes shown of the search for the plane's black boxes; diagram shown of the flight's law few minutes based on radar data. [MIT Department of Aeronautics John HANSMAN - says the initial pitchover is key.] [ANC News consultant John NANCE - comments.]
#184005
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(New York: Betsy Stark) The bidding war for the giant pharmaceutical firm Warner Lambert between American Home Products and Pfizer, which made a last- minute bid, examined. [Drug industry analyst Kenneth NOVER - cites the competition for new drugs.] [AHP CEO John STAFFORD - admits size is a factor.] Hot sellers for all three drug companies listed.
#184007
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Initial public offering statistics and Dow Jones trademark action against the Small Street Journal for children cited.
#184010
(Studio: Peter Jennings) The life sentences given Aaron McKinney for his role in the murder of a Wyoming college student and a CDC (Centers for Disease Control) report on smoking rates in the 1990s reported.
#184011
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(New York: Aaron Brown) Indictments in New Jersey of boxing officials of the International Boxing Federation on charges of corruption and bribery examined; examples cited. [Robert CLEARY - says the IBF solicited bribes to move boxers up in the rankings.] [Boxing promoter Ron WEATHERS - says he had to pay bribes.] [Boxing promoter Don KING - says indictments are a way of life for him.]
#184012
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Death of civil rights figure Daisy Bates, who helped integrate the Little Rock, Arkansas, bus and school systems, reported.
#184015
(Studio: Peter Jennings) The 20th anniversary of the invasion of the American embassy in Tehran, Iran, by Iranian students recalled.
(Tehran: Bill Blakemore) Iran after the revolution featured; details given of the reform role of current President Mohammed Khatami, the people's link of revolution and Islam and the problem of balancing religious and democratic law. [Tehran University professor Sadegh Ziba KALAM - says the original aim was to get rid of the Shah.]
#184016
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Return to Korea of American veteran Edward Daily, who took part in the massacre of Korean refugees at No Gun Ri during the Korean War, reported; scenes shown of Daley meeting the Korean families.
#184019
(Studio: Peter Jennings) The impact of Hurricane Floyd on the hog farms in North Carolina recalled; statistics on the hog industry and its waste cited.
(Saratoga, North Carolina: Erin Hayes) The controversy over the hog industry's handling of the waste and its overflow examined; scenes shown of hog waste lagoons. [North Carolina division of water quality Dean HUNKLE - says lagoon pressure needs release.] [North Carolina Department of Environment Bill HOLMAN, Responsible Swine Industry Alliance Don WEBB - comment on the hog waste problem.] The industry's seeking of an exemption from federal clean water laws and for a billion dollar bailout from Congress detailed. [North Carolina Pork Council Beth Anne MUMFORD - hopes for grants for hog producers.] [Southern Environmental Law Center Derb CARTER - says the industry lobbied for lax regulations.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) The refusal of the North Carolina Congressional delegation to declare how much money the hog growers might get noted.
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#184023
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(New York: Ned Potter) The future of the silicon computer chip featured; details given of the "nano-computers" being developed with very small chips and the infinite users of this technology. [Computer researcher Agilent Technologies Stan WILLIAMS, Rice University chemist professor James TOUR - talk about the new chips.]
#184024
(Studio: Peter Jennings) The discovery of neck bones of a tall dinosaur reported; sketch shown.
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