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(Studio: Hilary Bowker) The spate of killings in Algeria since the start of Ramadan reported; scenes shown from Relizane Province; details recalled of the government's overturn of elections in 1991 that has led to six years of war by Moslem militants. [State Department spokesman James RUBIN - calls on the Algerian government to allow investigations of human rights issues.]
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(Studio: Bernard Shaw) The approval by United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan of a new Iraqi oil-for-food program reported.
(Baghdad: Ben Wedeman) The situation in Iraq reviewed; scenes shown from Baghdad of Army Day celebrations led by President Saddam Hussein on television; details given of the issue of United Nations weapons inspections. [Iraqi minister of defense Lieutenant General Sultan HISHAM - (thru translator) comments on the army's will to fight.] [State Department spokesman James RUBIN - views Iraq as a grave threat.] The status of US-Iraqi relations noted.
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(Studio: Bernard Shaw) The second day of jury deliberations in the penalty phase of the trial of James Nichols for his role in the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, bombing reported.
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(Studio: Bernard Shaw) Monday's bizarre turn of events at the trial of accused Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski reviewed; courtroom sketches shown. (Artist: Vicki Behringer)
(Studio: Hilary Bowker) Report introduced.
(New York: Brian Jenkins) The issue of the takeover of their trials by defendants examined; details recalled from the World Trade Center bombing trial of Ramzi Yousef. [Defense attorney Roy KULCSAR - comments on Yousef.] [Defense attorney Ron KUBY - compares political principle and paranoia.] [In court, Long Island Colin FERGUSON - presents his own case.] [Columbia Law School professor Vivian BERGER - comments on the issues.] (Artist: Christine Cornell)
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(Studio: Bernard Shaw) Report introduced.
(South Lake Tahoe, California: Don Knapp) Death of Representative Sonny Bono in a skiing accident featured; scenes shown of the tree he hit; map shown of the Orion trail in South Lake Tahoe. [Douglas County, NV, Sheriff Ron PIERINI - notes Bono's injury.]
(Studio: Bernard Shaw) Statement from President Clinton saluting Bono reported; scenes shown of ex-wife Cher in London. [In 1996, CHER - recalls her relationship with Sonny.]
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(Studio: Hilary Bowker) The delay of the launch of the Global Hilton balloon to be manned by Dick Rutan reported; scenes shown from Albuquerque, New Mexico. [RUTAN - explains the decision not to take off.]
(Grechanaya Balka, Russia: Betsy Aaron) The end of the flight of Steve Fossett's balloon flight around the world updated; scenes shown from the Grechanaya Balka, Russia, field where he landed. [FOSSETT - talks about other projects.] The reaction of local Russians outlined.
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(Studio: Hilary Bowker) The delay of the launch of NASA's lunar prospector to explore the moon reported; scenes shown from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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(Studio: Bernard Shaw) The first major snowfall in Japan, where the Winter Olympic Games will be held, reported.
(No location given: Nick Charles) The record number of countries set to compete in the Olympics featured. [NAOC director general Makoto KOBAYASHI - (thru translator) says Nagano will be the biggest ever games.]
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(Studio: Hilary Bowker) The celebration of Christmas according to the Eastern calendar reported; scenes shown from Bethlehem, West Bank and Moscow, Russia.
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(Studio: Bernard Shaw) Trip by United States Middle East envoy Dennis Ross to the region to lay the groundwork for President Clinton's meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority president Yasir Arafat noted.
(On the West Bank: Jerrold Kessel) The Middle East peace process examined; scenes shown of Ross with Arafat; details given of the issue of corruption in Arafat's administration. [Palestinian Authority Saeb EREKAT - comments on the corruption.] [NETANYAHU - comments on Ross's visit.] [In interview, NETANYAHU - says he wants to move forward if the other side complies.] [EREKAT - responds.]
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(Studio: Hilary Bowker) The casualties in the massacres in Algeria since Ramadan updated.
(No location given: Tim Lister) The undeclared hidden civil war in Algeria featured; scenes shown of the killing sites in western Algeria; details given of the 1991 elections that led to the war between the government and Islamic militants that now victimizes the common people in random savagery. The lack of options for the outside world noted.
(Studio: Bernard Shaw) Interview held with Georgetown University professor John Ruedy on the violence in Algeria. [RUEDY - agrees that the 1991 elections would have gone to the Moslems; explains the role of United States and France policies on the Algerian crisis and the government; asserts that the opposition is unlikely to overthrow the government, but that chaos will continue; explains that it is difficult to place blame for the killing because the opposition is not organized.]
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(Studio: Hilary Bowker) The humanitarian catastrophe in North Korea, which is suffering from drought and famine, updated. [World Food Program director Catherine BERTINI - says this will be the largest food aid program in our history.]
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(Studio: Hilary Bowker) New concerns about the health of Russian President Boris Yeltsin outlined.
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(Studio: Bernard Shaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Jeff Levine) Medical research published in the "Journal of the National Cancer Institute" on stress and the immune system in cancer patients examined; details given of the study indicating high anxiety weakens the immune system. [Cancer patient Jill SIGAL - cites her anxiety and explains how she handled her fears and concerns.] [Ohio State University Barbara ANDERSEN - outlines stress levels in women with breast cancer.]
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(Studio: Bernard Shaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Gene Randall) President Clinton's suggestion that Medicare be expanded to cover younger people featured. [Ill and uninsured Theodosia WHITE, Ruth KAIN - question the restrictions of the health care system.] [Health and Human Services Secretary Donna SHALALA, American Association of Retired Person John ROTHER - defend this early Medicare option.] Groups that would be covered by Clinton's proposal listed.
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(Studio: Hilary Bowker) The second decapitation of the Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen, Denmark, reported; scenes shown from the crime scene.
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(Studio: Hilary Bowker) Report introduced.
(Paris: Peter Humi) The announcement of a Paris concert by the three tenors featured. [Tenors Luciano PAVAROTTI, Jose CARRERAS, Placido DOMINGO - comment on music and soccer.]
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(Studio: Bernard Shaw) President Clinton shown handling a confrontation between his dog Buddy and the White House cat Socks.
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