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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Washington: Phil Jones) Announcement by Whitewater independent counsel Kenneth Starr of a reversal of his decision to leave his job as Whitewater special prosecutor due to intense criticism reported; details given of his previous plans to leave his job to become dean of Pepperdine Law School. [STARR - says his departure was a mistake.] [Senator Arlen SPECTER - says he is pleased Starr decided to stay on.]
(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(White House: Rita Braver) The White House reaction to Starr featured; no comment said given by officials.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The threat by Republicans investigating Democratic fund raising practices of holding two former Clinton administration officials in contempt of Congress following news that Webster Hubbell and John Huang have refused to turn over documents reported.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Washington: Jim Stewart) The accusation by a former Philip Morris researcher that he was ordered by the company to shred documents on the cancer threat from cigarettes outlined; details given of Dr. William Morgan's testimony concerning nicotine levels. [Texas attorney general Dan MORALES, anti-smoking activist Matthew MYERS - comment on the effort of tobacco companies to manufacture false test results.] The implications of this news for state-level legal actions against the tobacco industry noted.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(The Citadel: Jim Axelrod) The change in battle strategy by the The Citadel concerning two female cadets who quit the school accusing abuse by upper classmates featured; details given of the administration's new "fight back campaign". [Citadel spokesman Colonel Terry LEEDOM, woman's attorney Tim CULP - comment on the harassment issues at The Citadel.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) A follow-up on the story concerning former Nazis who have taken up residence in the United States and who still receive pensions from Germany featured; details given of Germany's cancellation of former Nazi Casus Ciurinskas' service pension due to the CBS report.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The pre-dawn landing of the space shuttle Discovery shown.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Secretary of State Madeleine Albright shown meeting with Russian President Boris Yeltsin to talk about the expansion of NATO.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Statements by China's new leader Jiang Zemin concerning the state of China in the wake of the death of former leader Deng Xiaoping reported.
(Boston: Anthony Mason) The reaction to Deng's death from Chinese Americans featured; scenes shown from the Boston outpost of these exiles. [Democracy for China president XIANG Tong, former reporter in China LIU Binyong, Human Rights Watch Mike JENDRZEJCZYK - say now China has hope for change; comment.]
(Studio: Dan Rather) Discussion with expert Sidney Rittenburg about the new Chinese leaders presented; his background in China reviewed. [RITTENBURG - says the leaders are more worried about challenges; comments on the reform movement.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Boulder: Diana Olick) The latest developments in the police investigation into JonBenet Ramsey case featured; details given of the death of JonBenet's half sister Elizabeth Ramsey in a car accident in 1992. [Police spokesman Kelvin McNEILL - says the sister's death records are irrelevant to the JonBenet murder case.] [Former FBI profiler Greg McCRARY - comments on these kinds of cases.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The lockdown at the New Mexico state penitentiary due to dangerous overcrowding reported; scenes shown of the discovery of an escape tunnel in Santa Fe..
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The quitting of heavyweight boxer Riddick Bowe from the Marine Corps after only three days reported.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Research on running conducted at Harvard with a turkey on a treadmill shown.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Oregon City: Harry Smith) The best girls' high school basketball team in the country, the Oregon City Pioneers, featured; scenes shown of the team playing ball. [Coaches Brad SMITH and Carl TINSLEY, players Ashley SMITH, Sara WARNOCK, Lindsay YAMASAKI - comment on the game and the team.]
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