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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(West Palm Beach: Bruce Morton) William Kennedy Smith's testimony at his rape trial today featured; scenes shown. [SMITH - testifies about his sexual encounter with the alleged victim, about her calling him Michael and him calling her Kathy.] [Defense attorney Roy BLACK, prosecutor Moira LASCH - question Smith.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Keene, New Hampshire: Eric Engberg) Political impact of commentator Patrick Buchanan's announcement that he will run against President Bush in the Republican presidential primaries featured. [Unemployed New Hampshire truck driver Frank COPPILLANO - comments on Bush.] New Hampshire economy mentioned. [BUCHANAN - comments on Bush administration's denial of recession.] Scenes shown of Bush and Barbara Bush in New Hampshire in 1988, and of Buchanan there today. [Buchanan campaign Paul NAGY, "Manchester Union Leader" publisher Nackey LOEB - comment on Bush and conservatives.] Conservatives' complaints against Bush listed. [Representative Newt GINGRICH - comments on potential embarrassment for Bush in New Hampshire.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Statements about the economy today from President Bush and the head of the Congressional Budget Office reported.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Richard Roth) Rising health care costs featured. [Hollywood Fast Delivery messenger service EMPLOYEE - tells why he dropped his company insurance.] [Company president Leo FRISCHMAN - comments on rise in insurance premiums.] Figures from Families USA report on percentage of average family income spent on health care in 1980, 1991 and likely to be spent in 2000 illustrated. [Families United States of America Ron POLLACK - says health care is a middle-class issue.] [Southern California Edison employee Kris SHOVEL - comments on health care costs.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) USSR situation following Sunday's announcement by leaders of Russia, Byelorussia and the Ukraine of a new commonwealth of independent states featured; scenes shown of President Mikhail Gorbachev; map shown. [Gorbachev spokesman Andrei GRACHEV - comments on Gorbachev's position.] [CIA director Robert GATES - predicts civil disorder in the USSR .] Scenes shown of Yeltsin's vice president Aleksandr Rutskoi, who may emerge as a political leader. [US ambassador Robert STRAUSS - comments on Rutskoi.]
(Studio: Dan Rather; Moscow: Anthony Mason; Pentagon: David Martin) Discussion held about Rutskoi's break with Yeltsin, uncertainty over what the Soviet military will do, and the role of the Asian republics.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Coalition of health groups' call on the federal government to outlaw a Camel cigarettes ad campaign which features cartoon camels reported; Camel ad shown.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Federal safety experts' statement on car air bags and rear-facing infant seats reported; excerpt shown from test tape.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) European Community meeting in the Netherlands; second round of Middle East peace talks in Washington, DC; awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is under house arrest; arrival of freed hostage Terry Anderson in US reported; scenes shown from the Netherlands, Washington, Oslo, Norway, and New York City. [ANDERSON - comments on coming home.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Conviction of four teenagers in last year's New York City subway station murder of Utah tourist Brian Watkins; photograph of Watkins shown. (Artist: Sharon Falk)
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Supreme Court: Rita Braver) Supreme Court ruling striking down a New York law which allowed state seizure of a criminal's profits from books and films about their crimes featured. Admitted mobster Henry Hill's profits from the book "Wiseguys" and film "GoodFellas" mentioned; scenes of Hill, excerpt from the film, and scenes of the Supreme Court shown. [Motion Picture Association of America Jack VALENTI - comments on ruling.] Law recalled enacted to prevent serial killer David "Son of Sam" Berkowitz from cashing in; historical footage of Berkowitz shown. Movement by state to seize profits from Hill, Scarsdale diet doctor killer Jean Harris, and robber whose story became the movie "Dog Day Afternoon" noted; historical footage of Harris, excerpt from the movie shown. [Former chairman, New York City crime victims board Catherine ABATE - says ruling sends the wrong message to victims.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Ron Allen) High incidence of dog bites in the Los Angeles police department K-9 unit featured; March 1989 police training video excerpt of police dog attacking fleeing suspect Dromico Kendell, photos of dog bites shown; incidence of bites noted. [Former director of police, Newark, New Jersey, Hubert WILLIAMS - comments on bite incidence.] [Victim's attorney Donald COOK, former stolen car passenger Chris BRAEZELL - comment on police use of dogs.] Police report regarding Braezell's dog bite shown. [Braezell's attorney David MARGULIES - comments on character of police officers.] [Los Angeles deputy city attorney Mary Thornton HOUSE - denies that dogs are rewarded by being allowed to bite suspects.] [Police commissioner Willie WILLIAMS, K-9 unit Captain Ronald McCLANE - comment on Philadelphia police dog bites.]
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