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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(White House: Susan Spencer) White House Chief of Staff John Sununu's resignation featured; scenes shown of President Bush and Sununu in Bradenton, Florida. [SUNUNU - comments on being a political target.] [Vice President Dan QUAYLE - comments on Sununu.] Sununu's resignation shown and quoted; his unpopular activities recalled. [Representative Henry HYDE - comments.] Sununu said to stay on as a White House counselor until spring. Discussion held about who is likely to replace Sununu; Secretary of Transportation Samuel Skinner mentioned.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Moscow: Anthony Mason) Diminishing role of President Mikhail Gorbachev in the USSR featured; excerpt shown of his televised speech warning of the possible collapse of the USSR . Ukraine's vote for independence in Sunday's election recalled. [Newly elected Ukraine President Leonid KRAVCHUK - (thru translator) talks to President Bush who called to congratulate him.] Russian government bailout of Gorbachev's central government mentioned. [US ambassador to Soviet Union Robert STRAUSS - comments on power of Russian government, Russian President Boris Yeltsin.] Yeltsin's recognition of Ukrainian independence and plans to meet with Kravchuk.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Arrival of Arab delegations in Washington, DC, for the second round of Middle East peace talks, Israel's position on attending the talks reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Wiesbaden, Germany: Peter Van Sant) Release of Lebanon hostage Alann Steen featured; scenes shown of him at press conference in Damascus, Syria, and arriving in Wiesbaden, Germany. [STEEN - comments on his release.] Doctors' report on freed hostage Joseph Cicippio's health cited; excerpt shown of August 3, 1989, videotape of Cicippio. [United States Air Force Hospital Dr. Uwe FOHLMEISTER - comments on Cicippio's surgery in captivity.] Possibility that Lebanon hostage Terry Anderson may be released this week noted.
(Los Banos, California: Richard Roth) Reaction of Steen's family to his release featured; scenes shown. [Daughter Becky MONDAY, brother Craig STEEN, wife Virginia STEEN, daughter Jackie SCARDINO - comment.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(West Palm Beach: Bruce Morton) Second day of William Kennedy Smith's rape trial featured; scenes shown. [Alleged victim's friend Anne MERCER - gives testimony on the alleged incident, on amount she was paid to do interviews.] [Judge Mary LUPO - threatens to clear courtroom.] [Defense attorney Roy BLACK - questions Mercer.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Index of leading economic indicators, statistics on new home sales cited.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) United Nations General Assembly's election of Egyptian diplomat Boutros Ghali as Secretary General; African National Congress president Nelson Mandela's speech before the United Nations General Assembly; plans to reopen the Luby's Cafeteria in Killeen, Texas, where shooting spree occurred; removal of a humongous yellow jacket nest from a vacant home in Houston reported; scenes shown from the UN, Killeen, and Houston.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) FDA (Food and Drug Administration) reported making experimental Alzheimer's disease drug, THA, available to more patients.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Dallas: Scott Pelley) Use of MRI technology to detect breast cancer featured; scenes shown. [Breast cancer patient Tina CRADDOCK - comments.] [Baylor University Medical Center Dr. Steven HARMS - says MRI provides higher definition.] [Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Dr. Daniel HAYES - says MRI may enable better surgery.] Costs of MRI and mammography compared. [North Texas Cancer Center Dr. Jeffrey GREENBERG - talks about roles of mammography and MRI in detection of breast cancer.] Statistics on incidence of breast cancer in American women, doctors' recommendations on getting mammograms reported.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor 50 years ago recalled. Report introduced.
(Washington: Wyatt Andrews) Japan's dominance of United States manufacturing featured. [Go Video Terry DUNLAP - talks about difficulty getting his dual-deck VCR produced, Japan's destruction of America's manufacturing base.] [Economist Pat CHOATE - comments on Japanese subjugation of American industries.] Graph shown of Japan's share of the United States auto market; Japan said to dominate manufacture of machine tools, lap-top computers, computer screens and semi-conductors. [Economic Strategy Institution Kevin KEARNS - talks about foreign nations' annexation of US industries.] America's loss of high wage manufacturing jobs to Japan noted. [Former manufacturing worker Dave RAX - says we're giving away our economic strength.] [Economic Policy Institution Lawrence MISHEL, Japanese embassy Hiroshi HIRABAYASHI - comment.] [Representative Richard GEPHARDT - suggests solution to problem.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(New York: Richard Threlkeld) Baseball player Bobby Bonilla's contract with the New York Mets featured; basketball player Patrick Ewing's contract with the New York Knicks mentioned. [New York deli WORKER, Bonilla's high school coach Carmine COLASANTO, neighborhood young MEN - comment on Bonilla's salary.] Late baseball player Babe Ruth quoted; historical footage shown.
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