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(Studio: Jeanne Meserve) The ruling by a British court upholding the arrest of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet for extradition to Spain reported; scenes shown of celebrations in Madrid, Spain.
(London: Margaret Lowrie) The court decision examined; scenes shown from the legal debate and of demonstrations in London by relatives of Pinochet's victims. [British barrister Geoffrey ROBERTSON, British Parliament member John WILKINSON - offer views on Pinochet's crimes.]
(Studio: Jeanne Meserve) The diplomatic dispute between Italy and Turkey over the fate of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan reported; scenes shown of protests in Diyarbakir, Turkey. The collapse of Turkey's government following a no-confidence vote over allegations of corruption reported.
(Studio: Jeanne Meserve) Interview held with NYU Law School professor Andreas Lowenfeld. [LOWENFELD - comments on the British court ruling on the issue of immunity for Pinochet; expresses doubt that this extradition ruling will affect other dictators; says the Turkey-Italy extradition case is a different one.]
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(Studio: Jeanne Meserve) Michigan's charging of Dr. Jack Kevorkian with murder for administering a lethal injection to terminally ill Thomas Youk reported; scenes shown from the Pontiac, Michigan, courthouse. [KEVORKIAN - responds to the charges.] [Prosecutor David GORCYCA - reads a statement about charging Kevorkian with violating the law.] Kevorkian's background with doctor-assisted suicide reviewed; scenes shown of Kevorkian in the recent past explaining how his "suicide machine" works.
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(Studio: Jeanne Meserve) Report introduced.
(White House: Wolf Blitzer) President Clinton's schedule for preparing answers to the House Judiciary Committee's questions about the Monica Lewinsky affair outlined; scenes shown of the Clinton family leaving the White House. Today's meeting of the national security advisers about relations with Iraq explained.
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(Studio: Jeanne Meserve) The United Nations plans to send more weapons inspections teams to Iraq reported.
(Baghdad: Ben Wedeman) Iraq's agreement to a renewal of the United Nations oil-for- food program examined; scenes shown from Baghdad; details given of an Iraqi newspaper calling for the end of oil for food instead of the lifting of sanctions. [UN humanitarian coordinator Hans von SPONECK - comments.] The issue of Iraqi refusal to hand over documents requested by chief United Nations weapons inspector Richard Butler noted.
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(Studio: Jeanne Meserve) Report introduced.
(New York: Bruce Francis) Pakistan's agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank on an economic bailout package and the "Stock Market Report" reported.
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(Studio: Jeanne Meserve) The first official flight from the new Palestinian airport in Gaza by Palestinian Authority president Yasir Arafat, who flew to meet with French President Jacques Chirac; historic trip to Japan by Chinese leader Jiang Zemin; the coming ruling by a Japanese court on whether World War II prisoners of war are due compensation reported.
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(Studio: Jeanne Meserve) Announcement by television and movie star Michael J. Fox that he has Parkinson's disease reported.
(New York: Steve Salvatore) Parkinson's disease examined; details given of the symptoms of the disease, the drug and surgical treatment, such as the cryothalamotomy procedure that Fox had.
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(Studio: Jeanne Meserve) The health of former baseball great Joe DiMaggio following lung cancer surgery updated.
(No location given: Jim Huber) A tribute to the hero Joltin' Joe presented; film, photos and video shown of his career and life after baseball; author Ernest Hemingway and singer Nancy Griffith quoted. [In June 1991, President George BUSH - reminisces about DiMaggio, Ted Williams and the summer of '41.]
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