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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Jamie McIntyre) Suicide of Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jeremy "Mike" Boorda after allegations that he has misrepresented his service record by wearing unearned valor medals featured; scenes shown of President Clinton receiving news of Boorda's death. [CLINTON, Secretary of Defense William PERRY, Secretary of the Navy John DALTON - praise Boorda.] Statement from Newsweek magazine about the investigation of Boorda outlined.
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(Studio: Fionnuala Sweeney) United States modified guidelines for its land mines policy reported. [President CLINTON - calls for an international ban; says US will use "smart" mines, which pose no threats to civilians, until then.] The worldwide problem with land mines discussed with a United Nations official. [UN demining adviser Tore SKEDSMO - outlines where the land mines are; explains how self-destructing "smart" land mines work.]
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) The inquiry into the crash of ValuJet Flight 592 into the Florida Everglades reported; scenes shown of pieces of the jet that have been recovered by heavy duty helicopters. [ValuJet president Lewis JORDAN - warns against prejudging the cause of the accident.] The questions about the oxygen generator canisters that were on the plane reviewed.
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(Studio: Fionnuala Sweeney) The continued fighting in Liberia between tribal factions reported.
(Freetown, Sierra Leone: Bob Coen) Telephone report on the status of Liberian refugees who have been allowed to land in Ghana after seven days at sea presented; scenes shown of the refugees and from the fighting in Monrovia.
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) The swearing in in India of Atal Behari Vajpayee, from the BJP party, following the elections in which the long-ruling Congress Party was defeated reported.; scenes shown from New Delhi.
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(Studio: Fionnuala Sweeney) Election in the Dominican Republic to name a successor to seven-time President Joaquin Balaguer reported.
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) A string of attacks from Republican presidential candidate Senator Bob Dole against President Clinton reported. [DOLE - campaigns for decency and to restore the strength of the US.] Clinton's praise of business noted. [At Washington conference, CLINTON - speaks about the private sector.]
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(Studio: Flip Spiceland) Weather forecasts for the US, Europe and Asia presented; weather maps shown.
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Report introduced.
(Beijing: Andrea Koppel) The 30th anniversary of the cultural revolution examined; scenes shown from a Beijing theme restaurant that remembers this period of history in the 1960s and 1970s and of memorabilia sold to tourists. [Cultural revolution survivor ZHU Kunian, film director JIANG Wen -(thru translator) comment on the past.]
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(Studio: Bernard Shaw) The 29th anniversary of Israel's capture of East Jerusalem in the Six Day War reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) The inquiry into the crash of ValuJet DC-9 Flight 592 into the Florida Everglades recapped. [ValuJet president Lewis JORDAN - warns against prejudging the cause of the accident.]
(Dade County: Susan Candiotti) The recovery of parts of the downed plane and human remains from the crash site featured; scenes shown of sections of the plane. The ongoing search for the cockpit voice recorder noted.
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) The rescue in Indonesia of hostages, who had been held by rebels, reported.
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(New York: Myron Kandel) The business report presented: Stock Market Report, housing starts and treasury bond figures, drop in Hewlett Packard stock.
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) International peace envoys said urging Serbia to turn Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic over to the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal. Interview held with a United Nations official about the refugee situation in Bosnia. [UN Commission for High Refugees Sadako OGATA - says over four million people were displaced; recounts her visit to Bosnia, where the situation is now better for the people, but many cannot go home because of the division of the country; talks about the refugee problem in Africa, especially Liberia and Rwanda.]
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(Studio: Fionnuala Sweeney) Pledge from Russian President Boris Yeltsin, who is running for reelection, to end military conscription by the year 2000 reported.
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(Studio: Fred Hickman) Victory by Stefan Edberg at the Italian Open tennis tournament, a hole-in-one by golfer Nick Faldo at the International Open in Thames, England, and two home runs in one inning for Chicago Cubs baseball player Sammy Sosa reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Slowing down of an express train in Morocco due to snails on the tracks reported!
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Report introduced.
(Paris: Peter Humi) The presence of traditional British taxicabs in the streets of Paris, France, featured; scenes shown. [Entrepreneur David LEE - comments on his quest to get permission to bring over English cabs.]
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