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(Studio: Russ Mitchell) Report introduced.
(White House: Bob Orr) A vote to move President Clinton's crime bill to the floor in the House of Representatives for debate reported; scenes shown of weary Representatives working around-the-clock. [White House Chief of Staff Leon PANETTA - believes a compromise will end up making a much better bill.] The new crime bill outlined. [Representatives Bill McCOLLUM, Newt GINGRICH - comment.]
(Studio: Russ Mitchell; White House: Bob Orr) The next steps in order for the crime bill to pass and possible actions by Congress and the president discussed.
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(Studio: Russ Mitchell) Report introduced.
(Miami: Diana Gonzalez) Even further restrictions on US immigration policy for Cubans reported as the flow of refugees into Florida continues; scenes shown. [White House Chief of Staff Leon PANETTA, Cuban United Nations mission Abelardo MORENO, Senator Daniel Patrick MOYNIHAN - offer differing opinions on the actions of Fidel Castro and on the United States embargo.] Scenes shown from the south Florida detention center where refugees are being taken.
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(Studio: Russ Mitchell) Report introduced.
(Mexico City: Terence Smith) The closely contested presidential election in Mexico featured; scenes shown of Mexicans voting all over the country. [Institutional Revolutionary Party Angel GURRIA, Senator John McCAIN, Democratic Revolution Party Adolfo AGUILAR ZINSER - talk about a fair election.]
(Studio: Russ Mitchell; Mexico City: Terence Smith) The fear of violence after the polls close discussed.
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(Studio: Russ Mitchell) Report introduced.
(Baltimore: Randall Pinkston) The firing of NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) executive director Benjamin Chavis at the organization's board of directors meeting reported; last night scenes from Baltimore, Maryland, shown. [NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) chairman William GIBSON - comments.] Chavis's close connections with Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan noted. [CHAVIS - comments.] [Chavis supporter Darnell ARMSTRONG, NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) member Clarence MITCHELL III, WOMAN, CHAVIS - comment.]
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(Studio: Russ Mitchell) Prayer service for racial unity reported held in Wedowee, Alabama, where the high school was set on fire after the principal threatened to cancel the prom if interracial couples attended; scenes shown from the service.
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(Studio: Russ Mitchell) Death of 15-year-old liver transplant patient Bennie Agrelo, who refused anti-rejection medication, reported.
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(Studio: Russ Mitchell) Vice President Al Gore's Achilles' tendon surgery mentioned.
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(Studio: Russ Mitchell) The future for American farmers receiving government subsidies examined. [Soybean farmer Dorren ZIMBAUGH - talks about the negative aspects of subsidized farming.] Black and white film shown of Iowa farmers during the Depression era. [Farmers Ron SALOW, Leroy SCHNIEDERS - want to keep farm subsidies.] [Representative Jim NUSSLE, Senator Tom HARKIN, ZIMBAUGH - talk about the future for the farmers.]
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(Studio: Russ Mitchell) Report introduced.
(London: Cinny Kennard) The situation for Rwandans after the French peacekeeping troops left and Zaire refused to accept any more refugees reported; scenes shown of violence at the Rwanda/Zaire border.
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(Studio: Russ Mitchell) The Bosnian government reported capturing the last remaining stronghold of a rebel muslim commander.
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(Studio: Russ Mitchell) Report introduced.
(Moscow: Jonathan Sanders) The three-year anniversary of the failed coup attempt to overthrow then-soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev; scenes shown of people celebrating in Moscow. [GORBACHEV, "LUDMILLA", "ANNA" (thru translator); "Moscow News" Alexi PUSHKOV - talk about the government of President Boris Yeltsin.] [Russian analyst Michael McFAUL - analyzes the two governments.]
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(Studio: Russ Mitchell) The deadly crash of a Moroccan airliner reported.
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(Studio: Russ Mitchell) A ferryboat accident near Dhaka, Bangladesh, reported; scenes shown of rescue workers looking for bodies.
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(Studio: Russ Mitchell) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Sandra Hughes) The future of the California desert examined in the light of a state park bill up for vote in Congress; scenes and map shown of the Death Valley, East Mojave deserts and Joshua Tree monument. [Desert Studies Center director William PRESCH - talks about the possibility of the desert being made into a state park.] [Representative Jerry LEWIS, park opponent Marlene JOHNSON, park supporter Mike DOUGHERTY - offer differing opinions on the issue.]
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