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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Wiesbaden: Peter Van Sant) Release of Lebanon hostage Terry Anderson featured; scenes of him at Damascus, Syria, press conference, excerpt of videotape showing Anderson reading statement from his captors, scenes of freed hostages Joseph Cicippio and Alann Steen shown. [ANDERSON - talks about his captivity.] [CICIPPIO - comments on Anderson's release.] [US Air Force Hospital Dr. Uwe FOHLMEISTER - talks about Steen's medical condition.]
(New York: Richard Threlkeld) Celebration of Anderson's release at AP headquarters, at Mass by former hostage Father Lawrence JENCO, and in Anderson's home town of Batavia, New York, featured; scenes shown. [AP William AHEARN, JENCO - comment on Anderson's release.] [Cousin Tom ANDERSON - expresses anger toward captors.]
(Studio: Dan Rather) Anderson said to have no news about two German hostages still held. Report introduced.
(Pentagon: David Martin) Favorable political climate enabling the release of the hostages featured; recent changes in the Middle East and USSR reviewed. [Middle East expert Geoffrey KEMP - comments on desire of Syrian President Hafez al-Assad and Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani to ingratiate themselves to the Western world.] State Department quoted saying United States release to Iran of millions of dollars at the time of the hostage releases was "coincidence." [On "CBS This Morning", former National Security Adviser Gary SICK - comments on coincidence.] State Department reported denying Iran's claim that the US promised not to retaliate against the hostage holders. [In January 1989, President BUSH - says "good will begets good will."] Deal between Israel and the kidnappers mentioned.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) When the Israelis failed to show, Arab delegates reported leaving the State Department where the Middle East peace talks were to be held today; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(New York: Ray Brady) Implications of third quarter gross domestic product (GDP) and gross national product figures featured. [Crate company owner Steve GLIEBER - comments on sales.] [Economist Philip BRAVERMAN - comments on recession.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Pan Am airlines reported running out of money and stopping all flights today; scenes shown of stranded passengers at New York's Kennedy Airport.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Charles Keating reported found guilty on state charges of security fraud related to the savings and loan scandal.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(West Palm Beach: Bruce Morton) Testimony by the alleged victim at William Kennedy Smith's rape trial featured; scenes shown. [Alleged VICTIM - testifies about the alleged rape, what she did afterwards.] Details given of defense attorney Roy Black's cross-examination.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Confusion in the White House following White House Chief of Staff John Sununu's resignation reported; possibility that Transportation Secretary Samuel Skinner will replace Sununu noted.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Washington: Eric Engberg) Defeated Louisiana gubernatorial candidate David Duke's announcement that he will run in Republican presidential primaries featured; scenes shown. [DUKE - comments on Republican Party.] President Bush's use of the Willie Horton case in his '88 campaign recalled; excerpt shown from Bush campaign advertisement. [Democratic pollster Mark MELLMAN - comments on race issue.] States Duke will likely target outlined on screen; scenes shown from past GOP convention; historical footage shown of then presidential candidate George Wallace. [Emory University Merle BLACK, Clinton campaign adviser James CARVILLE, Republican strategist Eddie MAHE - comment on Duke.] Possibility that Duke will make a third party bid noted.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Studio: Edie Magnus) American Cancer Society study on aspirin and colon cancer published in today's "New England Journal of Medicine" featured. [American Cancer Society Dr. Michael THUN - gives study results.] Graph of results shown. [Dartmouth Medical School Dr. John BARON - comments on study.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(No location given: Charles Kuralt) "Letter" to freed hostage Terry Anderson about world events since his kidnapping featured; scenes shown.
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