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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Miami: Juan Vasquez) Death of anencephalic baby Theresa Pearson, whose parents were fighting to have her declared legally dead so that her organs could be donated, featured; March 26 scenes of her shown. [Grandmother Susan CLARKE - talks about Theresa.] [Broward General Medical Center Dr. UDELL - comments on ethical issue presented by the case.] [University of Miami Les OLSON - comments on organ donation.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Washington: Bruce Morton) Agriculture Department report on meat and poultry inspections featured; report quoted. [Former Carter agricultural official Carol FOREMAN - comments on labels on meat and poultry, standards.] [Public Voice Ellen HAAS - talks about inspection methods.] [Food Safety and Inspections Service H. Russell CROSS - comments on reforms needed.] [American Meat Institute James MARSDEN - defends inspection methods.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) President Bush reported announcing another package of economic aid to Russia and other former Soviet republics.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) United Nations estimate of unemployment in Russia reported. Report introduced.
(Moscow: Anthony Mason) Moscow street vendors featured; scenes shown of street's black market street capitalism. [Street vendors "VIKTOR", "LENA" and "YURI" - (thru translator) comment.] [POLICEMAN - (thru translator) talks about disorder.] [MAN - comments on change.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) New York City reported adding anti-gun education to the public school curriculum; similar programs in Miami and Los Angeles mentioned.
(Minneapolis: Jacqueline Adams) Police programs across the country to get teens to turn in their guns by offering cash bounties featured; various scenes shown of shooting victims. [MAN - comments on number of guns in the US.] [Minneapolis, Minnesota, police department Rowena HICKS - talks about kids carrying guns.] Success of gun buyback program in Minneapolis reported. [Hennepin County district attorney Mike FREEMAN - talks to class about guns.] Criticisms of gun buyback programs noted. [Two MEN, TEEN - criticize programs.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Pistol used by Jack Ruby to kill alleged John F. Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald reported seized from a sightseer by United States Capitol police this weekend; historical footage of the murder, photograph of the gun shown.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Texas billionaire H. Ross Perot reported naming retired United States admiral James Stockdale as the temporary running mate in his presidential campaign; scenes of Stockdale shown. Report introduced.
(White House: Bill Plante) Presidential Victory Committee Floyd Brown's plans to raise funds to make "comparative ads" for the '92 campaign reported; his involvement in President Bush's 1988 Willie Horton ad recalled; excerpt from Horton ad shown. [BROWN - says Governor Bill Clinton is vulnerable.] Assistant press secretary Judy Smith reported disavowing Brown's committee and demanding that he stop soliciting funds. [Former Michael Dukakis campaign official Wendy SHERMAN - implies Brown is connected to Bush.] [CLINTON - comments on Bush.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Oracle, Arizona: Bob Faw) Criticisms of Biosphere 2 featured; Biosphere explained; scenes of it shown. [Biospherian Mark NELSON - comments on operations, accomplishments.] [Documentary filmmaker Lou HAWTHORNE - comments on not being allowed to film dead hummingbirds in Biosphere 2.] [Former Biosphere architect Robert COUSINS - talks about air conditioning required to cool the Biosphere 2 project director Margaret Augustine.] [AUGUSTINE - says there is no fraud involved.] Augustine's questionable credentials mentioned. [University of Arizona Medical School Dr. Andrew WEILL - talks about odd dinner with Biosphere group, misrepresentation of Biosphere 2.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Hollywood: Bill Lagattuta) Current popularity of animated films featured; excerpt shown from the Academy Award nominated animated film "Beauty and the Beast". ["Beauty and the Beast" animator Glen KEANE, producer Don HAHN - comment on the film.] Excerpt shown of the animated films "Cool World" and "FernGully". ["Cool World" director/animator Ralph BAKSHI, "FernGully" director Bill KROYER - talk about popularity of animation.] Excerpt shown of Bugs Bunny cartoon. [Cartoonist Fris FREELING - comments on "Beauty and the Beast"'s Oscar nomination.] Amount of money grossed thus far by "Beauty and the Beast" noted.