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(Studio: Dan Rather) Reports introduced
(DC: Wyatt Andrews) President George Bush's savings and loan bailout plan outlined on screen. [BUSH - discusses plan.] [Treasury Secretary Nicholas BRADY - comments on changes in system.] S&L insurance system noted merging into FDIC; details given of changes within Treasury Department [Senator Don. RIEGLE - fears that funds will be taken from other programs to solve S&L problems.]
(Studio: Ray Brady) Impact of Bush's decision upon solvent S&Ls discussed. [S&L executive James MONTGOMERY - comments on Bush's plan.] Effects of banks and S&Ls paying higher insurance premiums discussed. [S&L analyst Jonathan GRAY, S&L exec. Theodore ROBERTS - comment on S&L losses.] [Representative Charles SCHUMER - comments on impact upon taxpayer.] [BUSH - comments.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(DC: Rita Braver) Critics reported complaining that Justice Department has not imprisoned enough corrupt savings and loan execs. [President George BUSH - says Justice Department will have more funds with which to locate and prosecute S&L execs. who have mismanaged and embezzled funds.] FBI statistics given with regard to fraud and failed S&Ls. [Los Angeles, California, United States attorney Robert BONNER - comments on difficulty of prosecuting corrupt S&L execs.] [Attorney General Richard THORNBURGH - says Justice Department needed more money to prosecute perpetrators.] FBI agent quoted with regard to situation.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(DC: Bob Schieffer) Congress reported deciding to vote on controversial pay raise for themselves and federal empls. [Representative Barney FRANK - comments on situation.] [During Congress debate, Representatives Barbara BOXER, Arthur RAVENEL, Jim WRIGHT, Dan GLICKMAN - argue with regard to raise and vote.] Wright's critics quoted.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) President George Bush quoted with regard to his support of Defense Secretary- designate John Tower; details recalled of FBI's investigation into allegations of Tower's personal improprieties.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) President George Bush's ethics advisor C. Boyden Gray reported resigning from his family's communications corp.; details given, Bush quoted.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) USSR foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze quoted with regard to meeting in Pakistan with regard to war in Afghanistan. Report introduced.
(USSR -Afghan Border: Barry Petersen) Withdrawal of USSR troops from Afghanistan featured; details given, scenes shown. [SOLDIER - (thru translator) says it is good to be home.] [WOMAN - (thru translator) seeks her son among soldiers.] Remaining USSR soldiers discussed. Food shortages in Kabul, Afghanistan, discussed; scenes shown, soldier quoted.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Warsaw, Poland: Bert Quint) Solidarity leader Lech Walesa and Communist party officials reported meeting in Warsaw, Poland; details given, scenes shown. [Polish Communist Central Committee spokesperson Jan BISZTYGA - comments on situation.] Walesa quoted with regard to economy conds. and communism in Poland. Deaths of priests who were sympathetic to Solidarity union discussed.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Studio: Richard Schlesinger) Governor Michael Dukakis reported announcing that wife Kitty Dukakis will enter alcohol abuse treatment center [Michael DUKAKIS - blames stress of campaign '88 for wife's problem.] Dukakis noted entering Edgehill Newport clinic today. Dukakis' previous addiction to diet pills recalled. [Kitty DUKAKIS - comments on her problems.] [DUKAKIS - praises wife.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Pulitzer Prize winning author/historian Barbara Tuchman's death announced; details of her life and work given.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Paraguay's president Andres Rodriguez quoted with regard to allegations that he smuggled drugs; details of military coup recalled.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Panama City, Panama: Juan Vasquez) Elecs. in Panama reported set for May. General Manuel Noriega reported not seeking reelec.; details given, scenes shown. [V.p. candidate Aquilino BOYD - praises President George Bush.] US-Panama relations discussed. [Ex-amb. to Panama Ambler MOSS - says Reagan administration failed to effectively deal with Noriega.] Noriega noted claiming that US is imperialistic; Panama Canal mentioned. [BOYD - praises Noriega.] [Opposition candidate Ricardo ARIAS CALDERON -says Noriega is the regime.] Oppression of opposition discussed. Econ. problems in Panama noted.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Dovesville, SC: Peter Van Sant) Tree-climbing dog called "Flatnose", in Dovesville, SC, featured; details given, scenes shown. [Owner Barney ODOM - comments on dog's talent.] [Veterinarian Dr. Woody MORGAN - comments on dog.] Dog noted appearing on "The Tonight Show" and performing at sports events; scenes shown from Japanese television show. [ODOM - comments on Japan.] [WOMAN, dog's promoter David GODBOLD - comment on dog.]
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