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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Ron Allen) Los Angeles district attorney's announcement that he wants to retry police officer Laurence Powell, accused in the beating of motorist Rodney King, featured; scenes shown of recent Los Angeles violence. [Los Angeles County district attorney Ira REINER - says healing begins with justice.] Charges against the men arrested for beating of trucker Reginald Denny listed; scenes of the beating, arrests shown. [Greater Watts Justice Center Troy SMITH - comments on arrests.] Excerpt shown of the videotape of the King beating. [US attorney Lourdes BAIRD - comments on not filing federal charges in the King beating.] Scenes shown of Los Angeles police chief Daryl Gates arresting a suspect in the Denny beating. [Compton city council Patricia MOORE - comments on Gates.]
(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(White House: Susan Spencer) President Bush's urban agenda featured; details given; scenes shown of him speaking in Baltimore, MD; his announcement of additional funds to help Los Angeles noted. [BUSH - talks about action needed to help cities.] [Housing Secretary Jack KEMP - talks about need for urban prosperity.] [Economic Policy Institution Jeff FAUX - comments on enterprise zones, other Bush proposals.] [Mayor of Boston Raymond FLYNN - notes lack of solid programs.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) During a visit to Japan today, Vice President Dan Quayle reported saying the Los Angeles violence will not be an important issue in the presidential campaign; results given of poll on who would win a presidential election in California if election were held today.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Washington: Mark Phillips) Last month's improvements in car sales and retail sales featured; scenes shown from car lot. [Business analyst David JOHNSON, auto sales manager Hook PAGNOTTA - comment on consumer spending.] [Two PEOPLE - say why they're car shopping now.] [National Auto Dealers Association Tom WEBB - comments on sales improvement.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(New York: Edie Magnus) Shortage of nicotine transdermal skin patches for smoking cessation featured. [Terry BACON - comments on difficulty obtaining patches.] Excerpt shown of Habitrol patch commercial; animation shown illustrating how transdermal patches work; results given of studies on the effectiveness of the patches in helping people quit smoking. [North Shore University Hospital Dr. David COOPER - comments on benefits of patches.] [Medicine Shoppe pharmacy Pat FINKE, WOMAN, Ciba-Geigy drug company Charles GORODETZKY - comment on shortage of patches.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Head of the United States Archives reported saying today that he will certify that the newest amendment to the Constitution about Congressional pay raises has been adopted; Congressional reaction to the amendment noted.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(No location given: Ray Brady) Tips on avoiding financial abuse by divorce attorneys featured; example given of the divorce case of Connie Piarcorski. [PIARCORSKI - talks about fees to her divorce attorney.] Results given of New York department of consumer affairs study of financial abuse of women by divorce lawyers. [Consumer advocate Mark GREEN - advises getting things in writing.] [Divorce attorney Howard BENJERMAN - comments on Piarcorski case.]
(Studio: Dan Rather) Tomorrow's Money Crunch segment previewed.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Today's three-man spacewalk by space shuttle Endeavour astronauts attempting to retrieve a communications satellite reported; scenes shown of Monday's retrieval attempt.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Dallas: James Hattori) New Nex Rad (Next Generation Radar) designed to improve weather forecasting, featured; scenes shown of thunderstorm damage in Ellis County, Texas, Nex Rad in action. [MAN - describes tornado touchdown.] February scenes shown of Los Angeles flooding. [National Weather Service Todd MORRIS - talks about difficulty in grasping intensity of storms.] Scenes of tornado shown; criticisms of Nex Rad noted. [KWTV meteorologist Gary ENGLAND - says Nex Rad isn't perfect.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Queens, New York: Giselle Fernandez) Relocation of New York City Taystee bakery plant to Pennsylvania featured. [Two PEOPLE - talk about New York manufacturing.] [Taystee employees Otis SMITH, Lynn BELL - comment on the relocation.] [Taystee workers' campaign Stephen STRAhigh school - comments on motivation of Stroehmann company, which purchased the Taystee bakery.] [Stroehmann Bakeries David ALLSHOUSE - talks about expansion.]
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