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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Moscow: Anthony Mason) Soviet ruling council's unanimous decision today to recognize Baltics' independence during its first closed door meeting featured. [Russian President Boris YELTSIN (thru translator), two LITHUANIANS - comment.] [Soviet foreign ministry spokesman Vitaly CHURKIN - says the Baltics are now independent countries and will be dealt with in that manner.] Lithuanian President Vytautas Landsbergis' meeting with senior American envoys mentioned; scenes shown. Joseph Stalin's forcible annexation of the Baltics in 1940 recalled; historical footage shown. President Mikhail Gorbachev's stand against Baltics' independence last year and USSR troops' killing of Lithuanians at Vilnius, Lithuania, television tower last January recalled; graveside scenes shown. [Estonian Prime MINISTER (thru translator), Estonian envoy Endel LIPPMAA - comment on changes.]
(Studio: Dan Rather; Moscow: Anthony Mason) Discussion held on division of property in the USSR .
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Riga, Latvia: Peter Van Sant) Baltics' economy featured; current scenes and historical footage shown. [European trade unionist Markku JAASKELAINEN - says Baltics have much to learn and are very eager.] Interdependence of Communist economic system and Baltics' economic dependence on the USSR detailed. [Latvian auto plant WORKER, president of Latvia Anatolijs GORBUNOVS (thru translator), Lithuanian vice president Bronius KUZMICKAS - talk about the economy.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Russian legislature's decision to restore Leningrad, USSR , to its previous name of Saint Petersburg, USSR , reported.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Sargel: Tom Fenton) Medical effects of Soviet nuclear testing on people of northern Kazakhstan featured; historical footage and current scenes shown; details given. [Kazakhstan WOMAN - says they were used as guinea pigs.] [Kazakh research radiologist Dr. Saim BALMUKHANOV - estimates damage of testing.] High incidence of cerebral palsy, AIDS- like immune deficiency and dwarfism in villagers near atomic test sites noted. Soviet government's failure to protect Kazakhstan residents from effects of testing noted. [Sargel, Kazakhstan, USSR , Dr. Kuvanis TUZABAYEV - (thru translator) - comments.] Current ban on nuclear testing in Kazakhstan mentioned.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Washington: Rita Braver) Indictment of former CIA official Clair George on charges that he lied to Congress about the role of the CIA in the Iran/Contra affair featured; scenes shown. [Office of Independent counsel Craig GILLEN - details charges against George.] [GEORGE - comments.] Former CIA official Alan Fiers' guilty plea on similar charges earlier this year mentioned. Possible effect of George indictment on Robert Gates, President Bush's nominee for CIA director, mentioned.
(Studio: Dan Rather; Washington: Rita Braver) Discussion held about Gates' nomination and his position in the CIA during the Iran/Contra affair.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) President Bush's request that Congress delay action on Israel's request for new loan guarantees featured. Possible linkage between the loans and the upcoming Middle East peace conference mentioned. [BUSH - says we don't need acrimonious debate.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Delinquent mortgage payment and unemployment figures for the month cited. Report introduced.
(Studio: Ray Brady) Effects of the recession on employment featured; scenes shown. [Printing company owner Bill ROACH - comments.] Hold-off on hiring until economy turns around, number of new jobs created last month, record number of unemployed who may run out of benefits, estimated number of people who have given up job hunting reported. [Economist Audrey FREEMAN - says economic recovery doesn't seem to be solidly in place.] [At hearings, unemployed hotel manager Peggy QUIRK, Bureau of Labor Statistics Janet NORWOOD - comment.] Greeting cards for the unemployed mentioned.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Hurricane Claudette's possible threat to Bermuda mentioned; map shown.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Unisys Corp.'s guilty plea and record settlement on charges of fraud on defense contracts reported.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Hollywood: Richard Roth) Cola wars advertising battle between Coca- Cola and Pepsi featured; excerpts from commercials shown. Coke's hiring of Creative Artists Agency Michael Ovitz, a Hollywood agent, reported. Coke's superiority in soft drink sales and Pepsi's superiority in advertising reported. ["Adweek" Lawrence DIETZ, "Beverage Digest" publisher Jesse MEYERS - comment.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Jennifer Capriati's loss today to Monica Seles in the United States Open tennis semi-finals reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Seattle: Ron Allen) Emergency response systems for cardiac arrest examined; scenes shown; statistics on cardiac arrest cited. Details given of American Heart Association report critical of emergency response systems. Steps necessary for saving a victim of cardiac arrest outlined on screen. Cardiac arrest death of basketball player Hank Gathers during a game last year recalled; scenes shown. Importance of timely use of defibrillator emphasized; Heart Association's Emergency Cardiac Care Committee member Dr. Douglas Weaver reported saying that the first emergency rescue team at a scene only has a defibrillator half the time or less. [WEAVER - says with CPR alone chances of survival are almost zero.] [Seattle fire department Lieutenant Thomas WALSH - says all engine companies carry automatic defibrillators.] Cardiac arrest survival rate in Seattle compared to rest of country. [Cardiac arrest victim and his wife George and Kim BRACE - comment on his rescue.]
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