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(Studio: Connie Chung) Report introduced.
(Bucharest: Betsy Aaron) New protests by the opposition in Romania featured; scenes shown from streets of Bucharest, Romania. [MAN - says it is a peaceful demonstration.]
(Studio: Connie Chung) Church ceremonies in Timisoara, Romania, where the revolution broke out, reported.
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(Studio: Connie Chung) Report introduced.
(London: Anthony Mason) Discussion in East Germany of immediate unity with West Germany featured; scenes shown from special joint session of the parliaments of East and West Germany and of protests in East Berlin by Communist demonstrators opposed to unity. Decision by East German Prime Minister Lothar de Maiziere to put immediate merger on hold noted. [Institution for Contemporary German Studies Jack JANES - says East Germans want what West Germans already have.] Increasing tempo of move toward unity reiterated; West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl mentioned.
(Studio: Connie Chung) Possibility that USSR may compromise on question of a united Germany in NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) noted; upcoming meeting between West German foreign minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher and Soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze mentioned.
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(Studio: Connie Chung) Arrival of black South African leader Nelson Mandela in Canada reported; details given of his continued push for sanctions against the white minority government.
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(Studio: Connie Chung) Report introduced.
(Konming: John Sheahan) Heroin problem of epidemic proportions in province of Hunan, China, featured; details given of work of American Monsignor William O'Brien in rehabilitating drug addicts; scenes shown from grim hospital for addicts. [Hospital director professor WAN Wenpeng - says we don't have a rehabilitation system.] [O'BRIEN - says we will help.]
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(Studio: Connie Chung) Report introduced.
(Shadyside, Ohio: Edie Magnus) Impact of flash flood on town of Shadyside, Ohio, featured; scenes shown. [Father Frank MANIERI, Reverend G.C. SIMON - talks about loss and the disaster.] [Resident Sally DUNDEE - talks about her destroyed house.] [Federal Emergency Management Agency Al HAHN - comments on rain.]
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(Studio: Connie Chung) Report introduced.
(Chicago: Frank Currier) Thunderstorms and tornado watches in Midwest featured; scenes shown of flood damages around Bettendorf, Iowa, and Des Moines, Iowa, and tornado damages in town of Beresford, SD. [Mike NELSON - describes storm.]
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(Studio: Connie Chung) Report introduced.
(Galveston: Scott Pelley) Dangers from oil spill from tanker Mega Borg, which caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico, examined; scenes shown of efforts to protect marine life from oil. [NOAA researcher Gregg GITSCHLAG - says team wants to catch turtles to protect them until spill is gone.] [Two FISHERMAN - talk about the shrimp crop.] [NOAA scientist Jerry GALT - says it will not be a difficult spill to clean up.] Dolphins noted able to steer clear of this trouble.
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(Studio: Connie Chung) Statements from Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady about escalating cost of bailout of savings and loan reported. [In exchange with anchor, Representative Jim LEACH - discusses who should get the blame for the S&L scandal, President Bush's role in pushing for fraud prosecution, idea of an income tax surcharge and the public response to the crisis.]
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(Studio: Connie Chung) Opening of government hearing on crash of Avianca Flight 52 in New York reported; details given of published report that air traffic control supervisor recommended lower flow of planes for Kennedy airport for that day.
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(Studio: Connie Chung) Report introduced.
(Washington: Susan Spencer) Issue of health care for company retirees examined; details given of case in which General Motors Corporation changed its mind about its program. [Retiree Bob SPRAGUE - says General Motors Corporation gave its word.] [Retiree Bob BENSON - says he felt betrayed when benefits were taken away.] [National Association of Manufacturers Jerry JASINOWSKI - says we will all have to tighten our belts in health care area.] [American Association of Retired Persons Horace DEETS - cites financial choices facing retirees.] [Wife Marlene BENSON - says now we have time, but no money.]
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(Studio: Connie Chung) Report introduced.
(Omaha: Bruce Hall) Mad Dads project in Omaha, Nebraska, in which volunteers patrol crime-infested neighborhoods and act as fathers for troubled youth, featured; scenes shown. [Mad Dads president Eddie STATON - says aim is to try to rebuild family unit.] [KID, three Mad DADS - comment.] [University of Nebraska at Omaha Samuel WALKER - says community pressure is needed.] [President BUSH - calls group "a point of light."]
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