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(Studio: Dan Rather) President Clinton's upcoming visit to the Middle East for the signing of the Israel-Jordan peace treaty introduced.
(White House: Rita Braver) Clinton's report on the budget deficit before he leaves on his Middle East trip featured. [Before chart, CLINTON - draws a budget graph.] [Representative Martin HOKE, CLINTON - offer differing opinions on economics of the Republican "Contract with America."] [Secretary of State Warren CHRISTOPHER - seeks legislation preventing terrorist groups like Hamas, responsible for the bombing of a bus in Tel Aviv, Israel, from getting support from the US.]
(Jerusalem: Connie Chung) Israel's resumption of peace talks with the PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) noted.
(Hebron: Bob Simon) The situation in the Middle East, where the people seem far removed from the peace process of their leaders, reviewed; scenes shown of the preparations for Wednesday's peace celebration, of anti-US, anti-Israel demonstrations in Amman, Jordan, of unrest on the West Bank and from Hebron, where the killing continues in the "bloody peace." [Hebron PALESTINIAN - comments.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The status of jury selection in the O.J. Simpson murder trial updated; positions of prosecutor Marcia Clark, defense attorney Johnnie Cochran and Judge Lance Ito about the jury and publicity outlined.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The latest legal ruling in the trial of Paul Hill, who shot and killed an abortion doctor in Pensacola, Florida, reported; scenes shown of Hill in court.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Studio: Ray Brady) Settling of a Texas class action lawsuit against polybutylene plastic plumbing pipes made by Shell Oil, Du Pont and Hercht Celanese featured; leaky home pipes shown. [Law professor John COFFEE - talks about the financial settlement.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The announcement from New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani that he is crossing party lines to endorse Mario Cuomo in the governor's race reported.
(San Francisco: Linda Douglass) The tight, free-spending Senate race between incumbent Dianne Feinstein and Representative Michael Huffington featured; negative campaign ads shown. [VOTER - comment.] [FEINSTEIN, HUFFINGTON - campaign.] The two candidates' differing philosophies on government reiterated.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide reported nominating businessman Smarck Michel to be his prime minister.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(New York: Deborah Norville) The medical consequences of the cosmetic procedure of using alpha hydroxy acid on the skin examined; consumer complaints to the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) detailed. [WOMAN, FDA's John BAILEY, makeup artist Victoria GRECO, dermatologist James LAYDEN - talk about alpha hydroxy use.] The use of these chemical for more intensive medical procedures, such as chemical peels, explained. [Peel patient Jean CUMMINGS, dermatologist Bruce KATZ, peel victim Pam SOBER, reconstructive surgeon Pamela LIPCHIT - talk about chemical peeling.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Death of actor Raul Julia reported; clips shown from his stage and screen work.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Death of former CBS News president Bill Leonard reported.
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(Jerusalem: Connie Chung) The struggle through the ages for control of the golden city of Jerusalem featured; scenes shown of the holy city, claimed by Israelis and Palestinians. [Israeli Mayor Ehud OLMERT, Palestinian lawyer Jonathan KUTTAB - talk about Jerusalem.] Jordan's King Hussein said to be given control of the Moslem holy sites in Jerusalem in the soon-to-be signed Israeli-Jordan peace treaty. [KUTTAB - explains how Israelis want to make it a Jewish city; says the Arabs will not give up East Jerusalem.] [OLMERT - says the Palestinians have no historical precedent for any political status in Jerusalem.]
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