This program is 27 minutes long
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(White House: Rita Braver) The movement of F-15 fighter jets to South Florida ahead of tomorrow's planned memorial at sea by Cuban exiles Brothers to the Rescue and the proclamation from the White House giving Secretary of Transportation Federico Pena extraordinary powers to keep US vessels from entering Cuban waters featured.
(Havana: Art Rascon) A statement from the Cuban government concerning the downing of two American planes outside Cuban waters outlined. Pilots Francisco Perez and Alberto Perez said to be the trigger men who shot down the two American planes; pictures shown.
(Miami: Diana Gonzalez) Brothers to the Rescue's preparation for their flotilla and fly-over memorial to their fellow pilots who were killed examined; scenes shown. [Brothers to the Rescue Jose BASULTO - says they need no military protection.] [US Coast Guard Admiral Roger RUFE - comments.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Washington: Jim Stewart) The United States government's new official list of countries deemed not doing enough to fight the war on drugs and which now face cuts in United States economic aid examined; scenes shown from recent drug busts in Mexico. [Assistant Secretary of State Robert GELBARD - reads the list.] [White House Press Secretary Mike McCURRY - comments on Colombia.] [Former DEA official Robert NIEVES - comments.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Bosnian Serbs shown burning their houses rather than handing them over to returning Muslims. The Hague's charging of a Serb general with war crimes briefly outlined.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The crash of a Boeing 737 in the Andes Mountains near Arequipa, Peru, reported.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Fort Bragg, North Carolina: David Martin) Results from the North Carolina NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) investigation concerning racism in the United States military that was sparked by a murder case at Fort Bragg, North Carolina given. [Police Captain Brad CHANDLER - describes the murder of a black couple by white soldiers.] [82nd Airborne attorney Lieutenant Colonel Robert McFETRIDGE - gives a warning to soldiers.] [Corporal Jamey HENDERSON, SOLDIER, sergeant Orner WALKER - comment on the racism issue.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) President Clinton's giving Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams permission to visit the United States on Saint Patrick's Day outlined.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The Republican presidential campaign trail updated; scenes shown of the candidates.
(Lake City, SC: Linda Douglass) The upcoming South Carolina primary and the politics of trade examined. [Apparel manager Mack TODD - comments on jobs.] Differing messages of candidates Pat Buchanan and Senator Bob Dole compared. [BUCHANAN, DOLE - campaign.] [Former South Carolina Governor Carroll CAMPBELL - comments.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Testimony by Dr. Jack Kevorkian in a Michigan courtroom presented. [KEVORKIAN - says he does not encourage his terminally ill patients to commit suicide.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Pittsburgh: Anthony Mason) Recovered cancer patient Mario Lemieux's comeback to hockey featured. [Trainer Tom PLASKO, Pittsburgh Penguins coach Ed JOHNSTON - comment on Lemieux.] [LEMIEUX - talks about lessons he learned.]
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