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(Salt Lake City: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: David Martin) The critical, but resigned, view from Congress towards President Clinton's plans to send United States peacekeeping troops to Bosnia featured. [Representatives Christopher SMITH, Jim LEACH, Dan BURTON, Secretary of Defense William PERRY, Senator Bob DOLE - state their positions on the mission.]
(Brcko: Bob Simon) Efforts by the United States military to get the air strip in Tuzla, Bosnia, ready for the incoming troops featured; scenes shown from the airport. [Bosnian SOLDIER - says they will welcome the Americans; comments on his daughter, who was killed by Serbs.]
#360883
(Salt Lake City: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Belfast: Rita Braver) Visit by President Clinton to Northern Ireland presented; scenes shown of the enthusiastic reception he received in Belfast, Northern Ireland, including him meeting with Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams and later lighting the Christmas tree. [In factory reception, 8-year-old Catherine HAMILL - remembers the death of her father and hopes for peace.] [In two speeches, CLINTON - wants honest dialogue leading to peace.]
#360886
(Salt Lake City: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Washington: Bob Orr) Justice Department's statement that Cadillacs violating the Clean Air Act must be recalled reported; details given of the recall. [Attorney General Janet RENO - says the cars pour carbon monoxide into the air.] [EPA Steve HERMAN - comments on the pollution factor.]
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(Salt Lake City: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Renton, WA: John Blackstone) The easing of rain and flooding in Washington state reported; aerial and ground scenes shown of flooded areas in Mt. Vernon, WA. [RESIDENT - comments on the flood.]
#360890
(Salt Lake City: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Washington: Eric Engberg) Federal Election Commission finding that House Speaker Newt Gingrich received improper financial help from his own political action committee, GOPAC, five years ago in a tight election race reported; details given of evidence in the Federal Election Commission civil lawsuit that question the Speaker's ethics. [GINGRICH - calls the allegations phoney.] [Representative David BONIOR - says GOPAC is Newt's multi- million dollar slush fund as well as a back door channel for donors to funnel millions to Gingrich for political favors.] Documents exchanged between Gingrich and campaign donor Miller Nichols cited as an example of a shaky ethical deal.
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(Salt Lake City: Dan Rather) The denial of survivor's benefits by a Social Security panel to a little girl conceived after her father's death by artificial insemination due to the fact United States laws have failed to keep up with modern medicine outlined.
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(Salt Lake City: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(New York: Dr. Bob Arnot) Reasons for the exodus overseas of America's best medical manufacturers and researchers examined. [Paul CITRON - comments on the shift of the leadership in medicine to Europe.] [New Ventures medical researcher Tom BAKER - says his company moved to Holland due to the more progressive atmosphere in Europe.] Industry CEO's citing of too quick to sue lawyers, government managed health care plans that will not pay for experimental technology and the slow FDA (Food and Drug Administration) as the major problems driving them abroad stated. [Senator Bill FRIST, FDA (Food and Drug Administration) Susan ALBERT, Cleveland surgeon Toby COSGROVE, Oxford Dr. Steve WESTERBY - comment on the issue.]
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(Salt Lake City: Dan Rather) Federal health officials' admission that their AIDS awareness commercials may be a bit too frank reported; scenes shown of the commercials.
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(Salt Lake City: Dan Rather) The secret taping of thousands of private telephone calls in New England without customer knowledge by Nynex Corporation telephone companies for what they explained as "quality control" stated.
#360898
(Salt Lake City: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(New York: Edie Magnus) Overnight billionaire Steven Jobs, his company Pixar Animation Studios and his new movie "Toy Story" featured. [JOBS - comments on the new technology in his animated characters.] [Technology industry analyst Bob AUSTRIAN - says investors love the new computer and software stocks.]
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