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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(New York: Ray Brady) The economy, unemployment and the job market for this year's college graduates examined; month's unemployment figures cited. [Economist Audrey FREEDMAN, graduating seniors Chris McGOWAN, Liezl GONZALES - talk about the job market.] Trend of graduates looking for jobs abroad mentioned.
(Los Angeles: Bill Lagattuta) Government figures and real unemployment compared. [Unemployed Tracy BARNES, economist Jack KYSER, furniture salesman Morton LARGE - comment.] Labor Department's "spin" on the new jobless figures and its admission of undercounting the jobless mentioned. [Labor Department Thomas PLEWES - comments.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Houston: James Hattori) Escalation of violent crimes by guns featured; scenes shown from Louisiana and Texas, where more are killed by guns than by traffic accidents. [CDC (Centers for Disease Control) Marcella HAMMETT - talks about firearms-related deaths as a public health problem.] Impact of gun deaths on African American males cited; scenes shown from Houston emergency ward. [Ben Taub Hospital Dr. Paul PEPPE - talks about increased shooting of children.] [Ben Taub Hospital Dr. Kenneth MATTOX - talks about need for gun control.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Announcement by Secretary of State James Baker that he will use commercial planes for private trips following reports of what the government spends on military planes for his trips reported.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(White House: Susan Spencer) Campaigning by President Bush in his role as the agent for change in government reform featured. [BUSH - calls for reform in Congress and the election system.] [Public Citizen Joan CLAYBROOK - defends public financing bill that Bush opposes.] [Common Cause Fred WERTHEIMER - talks about campaign finance.] Tenets of campaign finance reform bill cited. [Senator David BOREN - comments.] Bush's views on public financing mentioned.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(New York: Richard Threlkeld) Jerry Brown, the man behind the image and message, profiled; scenes of Brown and Governor Bill Clinton on the campaign trail shown; details given of Brown's changing views on various issues over the years. [In 1984 and 1992, BROWN - talks about trade with Mexico.] Clinton radio ad attacking Brown on the abortion issue played. Brown's political actions on behalf of a drug company recalled. Brown's politics, currently based on an attitude of outrage, outlined.
(Studio: Dan Rather) Results of Alaska Democratic caucus vote reported.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Announcement that Pope John Paul II will make his third visit to the United States next year reported.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Russian President Boris Yeltsin reported firing his third cabinet member this week.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Tbilisi: Anthony Mason) Return home to Georgia of former Soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze featured; scenes shown from Tbilisi, Georgia, damaged by the battle that drove Georgian President Zviad Gamsakhurdia from power. [National Democratic Party Irina SARISHVILI - describes the kind of leader that is needed.] [Marina LOLADZE - explains why Shevardnadze is now welcomed.] [Georgian foreign minister Aleksandr CHIKVAIDZE - comments.] Current status of the opposition and of Gamsakhurdia noted.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Deal in which a Japanese investment group will buy baseball's Seattle Mariners reported.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Washington: Bruce Morton) New charges of financial mismanagement directed towards former United Way president William Aramony examined; details given of United Way's internal report of Aramony's excessive personal expenses; figures outlined on screen. [Acting President Kenneth DAM - calls the conclusions disturbing; cites declining dues payments.] Letter from Aramony quoted.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Saint Joseph, Missouri: Bob Faw) Scandals in world of pro wrestling examined; histrionics at ringside shown. [On radio, former wrestler Barry ORTON; on television talk show, host Phil DONAHUE, two GUESTS; former wrestler Chris DUBE - raise allegation of sexual harassment.] Wrestling hero Hulk Hogan shown addressing group of kids. [One-time wrestler Dave SCHULTZ - says Hogan took steroids.] [World Wrestling Federation president Vince McMAHON - refutes charges.] Probability that wrestling will survive this scandal noted.
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