This program is 28 minutes long
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(Studio: Harry Smith) A power failure in 17 western states reported; diagram shown of the states affected. The cause of the blackout said unknown.
#370558
(Studio: Harry Smith) Report introduced.
(Phoenix: Jerry Bowen) The investigation into the so-called Viper Militia's activities in Arizona featured; details given of the extensive arsenal of firearms the group possessed and of the extent of its organization. [ATF agent Steve OTT - talks about the leader Gary Bauer.] [NEIGHBOR, neighbor Keith HOWLAND - comment.] Arraignment of members of the Viper Militia for conspiring to blow up federal buildings in Phoenix, Arizona, noted.
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(Studio: Harry Smith) The meeting of Federal Reserve Board members to discuss whether to raise interest rates stated. Leading economic indicators given.
(New York: Ray Brady) New home sales examined and discussion of the current economy featured.
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(Studio: Harry Smith) Announcement of layoffs by the Digital Equipment company because of low computer sales reported.
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(Studio: Harry Smith) Report introduced.
(Johnson Space Center: Scott Pelley) The awarding to Lockheed Martin of a contract to build the successor to the space shuttle featured; scenes shown of what the X-33 rocket will look like. [Vice President Al GORE - predicts the spacecraft will reconfigure the space industry.] [NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Gary PAYTON - comments.]
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(Studio: Harry Smith) Arrival at Andrews Air Force Base of those wounded in the bombing in Saudi Arabia shown. The United States said offering a 2 million dollar reward for information leading to the bombers.
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(Studio: Harry Smith) Visit by First Lady Hillary Clinton on her overseas trip to the concentration camp in Auschwitz, Poland, shown.
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(Studio: Harry Smith) Report introduced.
(White House: Rita Braver) Representative William Clinger's letter to President Clinton raising new questions about the hiring of former White House security director Craig Livingstone, who resigned amidst the FBI files issue, examined; details given of Livingstone's relationship to senior advisor to the president George Stephanopoulos. [Clinton campaign SPOKESPERSON - says they are on the right track.]
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(Studio: Harry Smith) Former Colorado governor Richard Lamm reportedly will seek to be the nominee for Ross Perot's Reform Party in the '96 election stated.
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(Studio: Harry Smith) The life sentences for brother Erik and Lyle Menendez, convicted of murdering their parents, reported.
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(Studio: Harry Smith) The electricity reported to be back on in the West now with the exception of parts of Idaho.
#370572
(Studio: Harry Smith) Report introduced.
(Moscow: Tom Fenton) Tomorrow's presidential run-off election in Russia outlined; details given. [General Alexander LEBED (thru translator) - denies the rumors that he is power hungry.] Questions concerning President Boris Yeltsin's health and whether Lebed may become his successor outlined.
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(Studio: Harry Smith) Report introduced.
(Washington: Jim Stewart) The growing militia movement in the United States featured; scenes shown from the Des Moines militia bank robberies, the Omaha, Nebraska, bombing of a strip mall, Reno, NV, bomb that federal agents exploded and various other incidents around the nation. Questions as to whether these incidents are isolated or part of a larger conspiracy outlined. [Representative Charles SCHUMER, counter-terrorist specialist Buck REVELL, militia task force Joe ROY - comment on the terrorist groups.]
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(Studio: Harry Smith) Report introduced.
(Ho Chi Min City: Barry Petersen) The return visit to Vietnam by former Vietnamese refugees who found asylum in the United States after the evacuation featured. [Former refugees Cari LARSON, Luan SHELLENGER, Cari's adoptive mother Pam LARSON, Sister Mary Nell GAGE - talk about the trip, its meaning and the search for clues to the past.]
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