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(Studio: Arthur Kent) The European Union said still considering a worldwide ban on British beef products due to "mad cow disease." [British health secretary Stephen DORRELL - explains how the beef problem is being handled.]
(Bishopstone, England: Rob Reynolds) The market in Britain for the organically raised cattle of Wiltshire featured; scenes shown from Bishopstone, England. [Organic farmer Helen BROWNING - says industrial farming meddled with nature.] [British Safety Council Dr. Douglas LATTO - says we made cows into carnivores!] [Animal Aide Andrew TYLER - blames exploitation of animals.]
(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) Theory held by University of Wisconsin professor Richard Marsh that a strain of mad cow disease called "downer cow syndrome" may exist in the United States noted. [MARSH - says cows are being fed to cows in the US, too.]
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(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) Charges from Cuba that two United States planes violated its airspace this weekend with denials from the United States government and the Cuban exile group Brothers to the Rescue reported.
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(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) National Science Foundation study on the ranking of United States students in math and science as compared to other nations reported; scenes shown from an educational meeting of the governors and business executives in Palisades, New York.
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(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) The governor of Okinawa, Japan, said refusing to sign renewal leases for American military bases on the island.
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(Studio: Arthur Kent) The status of relations between Taiwan, China and the US following China's ending of war games after Taiwan's presidential elections updated; details given of evidence that China may have violated US law by exporting nuclear technology to Pakistan.
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(Studio: Arthur Kent) Stop by First Lady Hillary Clinton in Turkey on the third day of her European tour reported; scenes shown from Ankara, Turkey.
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(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) Report introduced.
(UN: Richard Roth) The reaction of individual Americans to the failure of the United States to pay its dues to the United Nations examined. [UN Secretary General Boutros BOUTROS-GHALI - worries about financial collapse.] [UN spokeswoman Sylvana FOA - thanks the countries who paid.] [UN spokesman Ahmad FAWZI, UNA-USA chairman John WHITEHEAD, United Nations supporter Emily KENNEDY - cite Americans' enthusiasm for the UN.]
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(Studio: Arthur Kent) Dispute over the presence of Iranian soldiers in Bosnia reported.
(In the Hadzici area: Jackie Shymanski) The slow investigation of war crimes that occurred during the Bosnian civil war featured; scenes shown from Hadzici and Grivici, where body parts and clothing were unearthed. [Hadzici resident Hasnija MILOSEVIC, Grivici resident Mahir COVIC - (thru translator) describe what happened.]
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(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) The situation in a remote part of Montana in which federal agents are facing off against members of an anti-government Freemen organization reported; scenes shown from near the Jordan, MT, farmhouse.
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(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) A manmade flood in the Grand Canyon to restore the ecosystem taken away by the Glen Canyon Dam reported; scenes shown from Page, Arizona; map shown.
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(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) Presidential primaries in some Western states reported. [In Senate, Senator Bob DOLE - reads statement about the late Senator Edmund Muskie.] Statement from contender Pat Buchanan that he would consider running as Dole's vice president noted.
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(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) Report introduced.
(Bogota: Lucia Newman) The investigation of the campaign finances of Colombia President Ernesto Samper, who denies charges that he knowingly accepted drug money, that has plunged the nation into a political crisis examined; scenes shown from Bogota, Colombia. [Congressional commission member Francisco CANOSSA; political analyst Hernando GOMEZ (thru translator) - comment on the investigation process.]
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(Studio: Arthur Kent) Report introduced.
(Rio de Janeiro: Marina Mirabella) The role of Brazil's favorite prime time soap opera "Explode Coracao" in helping with social problems by highlighting the issue of missing children examined; scenes shown of a mother reunited with long missing her son. [Mother Rosemary PEDROSA (thru translator) thanks the television show.]
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(Studio: Arthur Kent) Charges from Cuba that two United States planes violated its airspace this weekend recapped. [Brothers to the Rescue Jose BASULTO - offers denial; accuses Fidel Castro of another ploy.]
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(Studio: Arthur Kent) Russian President Boris Yeltsin reported initialing a joint declaration with Norway to establish an international fund to dispose of nuclear waste; scenes shown from the ceremonies in Oslo and of protests outside against the war in Chechnya.
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(Studio: Arthur Kent) Russian President Boris Yeltsin said scheduled to announce details of a new peace plan for Chechnya; scenes shown from Grozny.
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(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) The focus of an Israeli inquiry into the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on security lapses on last November 4 reported; scenes shown from the attack by confessed assassin Yigal Amir. A Jordanian baby named after Rabin as a show of support for the peace process shown. Appearance by Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres on Wednesday's "Larry King Live" announced.
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(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) Report introduced.
(Hebron: Walter Rodgers) The stalling of the Israeli army's withdrawal from the Palestinian West Bank city of Hebron because of the recent terrorism in Israel featured; scenes shown of Jewish settlers and Palestinians. [Palestinian businessman KHALID Osaily - says it is an election year in Israel.] [Hebron settler Noam ARNON, Israeli SOLDIER, settler David WILDER - comment on the situation in Hebron.]
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(New York: Valerie Morris) The business report presented: Stock Market Report, the holding steady of interest rates by the Federal Reserve Board, Fed chairman Alan Greenspan's denial of a Senate report accusing the Fed of mismanagement, treasury bond figures and agreement between France and the United States to settle air route conflicts.
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(Studio: Arthur Kent) Interview held with Robert Kaplan, author of "The Ends of the Earth: A Journey at the Dawn of the 21st Century", which explores ethnic conflicts around the globe. [KAPLAN - explains his approach to trying to determine the trouble spots in the next decades; says the nation state is not working because economic problems are undermining traditional institutions leaving the middle class sealed off in their own world; points out that our leaders deal with the world's elite, not the real people; says AIDS is spreading rapidly in Southeast Asia.]
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(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) The resolution of the dispute between the United States and France over transatlantic air flights reported.
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(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) The story of a man who fell overboard from a cruise ship off Puerto Rico and swam to shore reported.
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(Studio: Mike Galanos) Victories by Steffi Graf over Kimiko Date and Arnaud Boetsch over Stefan Edberg at the Lipton tennis tournament reported; tennis scenes shown.
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(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) Report introduced.
(Chicago: Lisa Price) The performance in Chicago of Richard Wagner's opera "The Ring of The Nibelung" in its 15-hour entirety featured. ["The Ring" Graham CLARK, Jane EAGLEN, Lyric Opera of Chicago Ardis KRAINIK, fans Irv and Reva HORWITZ - talk about the compelling appeal of Wagner.]