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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Chicago, Illinois: Bruce Morton) campaign. by Governor Michael Dukakis reported [DUKAKIS - comments on foreign aid to countries that import drugs into US.] Reagan administration noted continuing aid to Panama. [DUKAKIS - says Harry Truman would not have voted for Vice President George Bush and Senator Dan Quayle; comments on Kitty Dukakis' health.]
(Grand Rapids, Michigan: Bob Schieffer) campaign. by Bush reported [BUSH - praises Quayle.] Bush shown campaign with Gerald Ford. [QUAYLE - says woman raped by William Horton could have gone to hospital for D&C operation to prevent possible pregnancy.] [BUSH - comments on Dukakis.] Republican National Committee Chairperson Frank Fahrenkopf quoted.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Chicago, Illinois: Frank Currier) Vice President George Bush and Michael Dukakis reported vying for Illinois. [Institution for Public Policy spokesperson Paul GREEN - comments on Illinois.] Illinois economy discussed. [PEOPLE - comment on pols.] [Democrat mayoral candidate Tim EVANS - comments on Dukakis.] Illinois electorate outlined. [DUKAKIS - campaigns.] [Bush Illinois campaign director Ed MURNANE and Bush supporter Ed VRDOLYAK - praise Bush.] [Sociologist William SAMPSON - expects low black voter turnout.] Lyndon Johnson noted last Democrat to win Illinois.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Poll results for Michael Dukakis, Lloyd Bentsen, Vice President George Bush and Dan Quayle given.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(DC: Susan Spencer) American Medical Association reported petitioning states to stop sale of Premier smokeless cigarettes. [American Medical Association Dr. Alan NELSON - says cigarette is dangerous.] [R.J. Reynolds attorney Richard COOPER - defends cigarette.] AMA noted requesting that FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approve cigarette as such, or define it as a drug-administering device. Premier cigarette illustration [Addiction researcher Dr. John SLADE - says Premier is more addictive than other cigarettes.] [NELSON - says device could be used to smoke "crack" cocaine.] R. J. Reynolds spokesperson quoted.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(DC: Rita Braver) Reagan administration reported defending drug testing of customs agents &railway workers. [Attorney General Richard THORNBURGH - says he argued case himself before Supreme Court] Thornburgh and Justice John Paul Stevens quoted with regard to necessity of testing engineers after train wrecks. [Attorney Lawrence MANN - says testing violates Fourth Amendment rights.] [Customs inspector Tom CULLUM, Customs commissioner William VON RAAB - comment on drug testing.] Solicitor General Charles Fried quoted. Impact of decision discussed. (Artist: Don Juhlin)
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Commerce Department's home sales figs. illustration
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Tel Aviv, Israel: Bob Simon) Outcome of Israel's elecs. discussed. [MAN, Knesset member Dedi ZUCKER - comment on fundamentalist control of government] Prime Min. Yitzhak Shamir reported meeting with religion leaders to form government [Rabbi Schmuel GREISMAN - comments on conservatism.] [PEOPLE, Rabbi Avraham RAVITZ - comment on impact of conservative power in government] [Israeli journalist Amnon LEVY - says American-Israelis came to vote and then returned home.] Orthodox New York City rabbi noted endorsing Israeli party; details given.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) New York City judge reported accepting millions from tobacco heiress Doris Duke to pay Imelda Marcos' bail; details of latter's arraignment recalled.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Nicaragua reported requesting foreign aid due to economy crisis and Hurricane Joan aftermath. Report introduced.
(Tegucigalpa, Honduras: Juan Vasquez) Cond. of Nicaraguan Contras featured. [Inter-American historian Jaime SUCHLICKI - comments on Contra movement.] Neither campaign '88 candidate noted making Contra aid an issue. [Contra leader Alfredo CESAR - comments on Contras.] Contra supplies noted diminishing. [Assistant Secretary of State Elliott ABRAMS - urges aid to Contras.] Central American countries reported not allowing Contras refuge. [Honduras foreign min. Carlos LOPEZ CONTRERAS - says Contras aren't Honduras' responsibility.] [Contra leader Enrique BERMUDEZ - addresses his troops.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Shuttle Atlantis shown preparing for launch this month Shuttle's mission outlined. USSR compliance with arms control agreements mentioned.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(NYC: Richard Schlesinger) Victoria Herberta's pet pig "Jerome" featured; details given, scenes shown. [HERBERTA - says Jerome is a people pig.] Jerome's mother noted saving drowning child in 1984. Neighbor noted complaining with regard to 700 pound pig living in suburbs. [HERBERTA - cries.] Pig supporters shown protesting Jerome's banishment. [Houston city cnclman. John GOODNER - says a pig isn't a dog.] Jerome reported moving outside city limits.
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