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(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) Report introduced.
(Jerusalem: Walter Rodgers) The aftermath of the crash of two Israeli military helicopters that were bound for south Lebanon examined; scenes shown from the funeral services. [At the crash site, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin NETANYAHU - talks about sacrifices.] [EYEWITNESS - describes what happened.] [Two ISRAELIS - comment.]
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(Studio: Fionnuala Sweeney) The death of United States ambassador to France Pamela Harriman reported.
(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) Some remembrances of Harriman presented. [President CLINTON, Secretary of State Madeleine ALBRIGHT - praise Harriman.]
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(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) The conflict between North Korea and United States over starting previously scheduled peace talks examined. [North Korean ambassador to United Nations KIM Hyong U - says the United States must keep its promise of food aid.] [State Department spokesman Nicholas BURNS - responds.] [Defense Intelligence director General Patrick HUGHES - testifies about North Korea's missile capabilities.] The issue of a North Korean split between its diplomats and military leaders over policy towards the West outlined.
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(Studio: Fionnuala Sweeney) The political upheaval in Albania touched off by the collapse of financial pyramid schemes reported; scenes shown of unrest in Vlore.
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(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) The next phase in the O.J. Simpson civil trial after the jury verdict previewed; details given of the coming testimony about the value of Simpson's estate and his earnings potential.
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(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) Interview held with Pie Friendly about the late US ambassador to France Pamela Harriman. [FRIENDLY - recalls her initial meeting with Harriman, the role of her husband Averell Harriman, her "engaging" personality and her emergence as a political fund-raising figure in Washington, DC.]
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(Studio: Flip Spiceland) Weather forecasts for the United States and Europe presented; weather maps shown.
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(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) The beginning of President Clinton's campaign to raise learning standards reported; scenes shown of his visit to Augusta, Georgia.
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(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) Former President Ronald Reagan shown waving to the camera on his way to his Los Angeles office the day before his birthday.
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(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) National Institute on Aging Report projecting the number of Americans who could suffer from Alzheimer's disease reported.
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(Studio: Fionnuala Sweeney) The debate about global warming updated; scenes shown from the Antarctic ice shelf, which is cracking.
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(Studio: Fionnuala Sweeney) Report introduced.
(Atlanta: Ann Kellan) The discovery in 1995 of a new comet by two amateur astronomers, Alain Hale and Tom Bopp, featured; comet pictures shown from Orange County astronomer Wayne Johnson and David Hannon. [HALE, BOPP - comment.]
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(Studio: Fionnuala Sweeney) The death of United States ambassador to France Pamela Harriman recapped.
(Paris: Jim Bittermann) Harriman's death and life reviewed. [US embassy David BANDLER, French President Jacques CHIRAC - praise Harriman.]
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(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) Report introduced.
(State Department: Steve Hurst) The meeting of Vice President Al Gore and Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin, who have developed a warm relationship over the last few years, to discuss NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) expansion featured. [State Department spokesman Nicholas BURNS - comments on the Russia-US issues.] [Secretary of State Madeleine ALBRIGHT - wishes Russian President Boris Yeltsin a speedy recovery, but the government goes on.] [Russia expert Greg GUROFF - says Chernomyrdin represents a solid center.]
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(Studio: Fionnuala Sweeney) Vote in Russia's parliament to make it more difficult to return "trophy art" looted at the end of World War II reported.
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(New York: Myron Kandel) The business report presented: Stock Market Report, Federal Reserve's decision to leave interest rates alone, treasury bond figures and the merger of Morgan Stanley and Dean Witter to form the world's largest security firm.
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(Studio: Fionnuala Sweeney) Suspension by the International Red Cross of activities in Rwanda due to attacks on human rights monitors and word that refugees camped in southern Zaire are on the move reported.
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(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) The appeal from the United States for non-interference in the fighting in Zaire, which has trapped the refugees from Rwanda, reported. [State Department spokesman Nicholas BURNS - says stay out of Zaire.] [Ugandan President Yoweri MUSEVENI - says Ugandan troops have not entered Zaire; reviews the situation in the east/central region of Africa; suggests that the government and the rebels in Zaire hold talks; offers views on the issue of micro-credit.]
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(Studio: Terry Baddoo) The firing of Jim Lynam as coach of pro basketball's Washington Bullets, the withdrawal of golfing sensation Tiger Woods from a tournament in Thailand due to heat exhaustion and the 600th career goal for hockey player Mario Lemieux reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Ralph Begleiter) The punitive damages phase of jury deliberations in the O.J. Simpson civil trial noted.
(Studio: Fionnuala Sweeney) Report introduced.
(Washington: Bruce Morton) The news coverage last night of the both the stories of President Clinton's State of the Union address and the verdict in the Simpson civil trial reviewed; scenes shown to illustrate how the networks and the newspapers handled the two stories.