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(Studio: Garrick Utley) Report introduced.
(Beijing, China, PR: Tom Brokaw) China's government reported requesting that US turn over dissident Fang Lizhi and his wife, who have been granted sanctuary by American embassy in Beijing; details given in audio report Astonishing change in Beijing since recent massacre reported; scenes shown from city and from Chinese television of arrests of "counterrevolutionaries." Incident in which Chinese television intercepted transmission by ABC of interview with man critical of Chinese government noted; scenes shown of his arrest.
(Studio: Garrick Utley) Explanation given of new policy for NBC's interviews with Chinese due to danger to those speaking out.
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(Studio: Garrick Utley) Report introduced.
(Bonn, West Germany: Bob Abernethy) Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's impending visit to West Germany featured; details given of popularity of Gorbachev in West Germany and of President Bush's recent troop reduction proposals. [Soviet deputy foreign minister Viktor KARPOV - says Bush's suggestions were in response to Soviet proposals.] Gorbachev's idea of the "common European home" explained; details given of its appeal to West Germans.
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(Studio: Garrick Utley) Vice President Dan Quayle's visit to Central American previewed.
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(Studio: Garrick Utley) Report introduced.
(Buenos Aires, Argentina: Ed Rabel) Threats to democrat and freedom in Latin American featured; details given of attacks by communist-led rebels; scenes shown from assault in San Salvador, El Salvador. [American Univ. professor William LeoGRANDE - says economy is problem in all of Latin American] Rel. of economy problems and threat to political democrat reviewed; scenes shown of looters in inflation-torn Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Brazil. [LeoGRANDE - discusses possibility of return to authoritarian rule.] Plummeting of approval rating of President Alan Garcia of Peru noted. Riots in Venezuela in response to hike in bus fares recalled. [Institution for International Econs. John WILLIAMSON - says there is a thirst for democrat in Latin American] Latin American's foreign debt problem noted. [LeoGRANDE - says United States will have to address debt burden.]
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(Studio: Garrick Utley) Officials in Argentina reported stating that incoming President Carlos Menem is working out agreement with outgoing president Raul Alfonsin to take over power this summer due to economy chaos there.
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(Studio: Garrick Utley) Announcement by Jerry Falwell that he plans to dissolve his Moral Majority movement reported
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(Studio: Garrick Utley) Growth of negative pols. noted; cases of attacks on John Tower and Representative Thomas Foley cited. Report introduced.
(DC: Douglas Kiker) Attempt by Republicans to link Foley with homosexuality reported; details given of efforts by Representative Newt Gingrich's staff assistant, Karen Van Brocklin, and Republican national committee communications director Mark Goodin to do so. [In interview prior to his election as speaker, FOLEY - says there is no misconduct in his background.] [Senator Robert DOLE - discusses inference in Republican national committee memo.] [Ex-Democratic national chairperson Robert STRAUSS - calls it dirty pols.] [Representative Robert MICHEL - comments.] Reactions of Goodin, Gingrich, Republican national committee chairperson Lee Atwater to aftermath of memo detailed. [President BUSH - comments on Atwater.] [STRAUSS - criticizes Atwater.] [DOLE, STRAUSS, MICHEL - comment on distastefulness of incident.] Atwater and Bush shown playing guitars.
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(Studio: Garrick Utley) Report introduced.
(Paris, France: Dick Enberg) American tennis player Michael Chang reported defeating Stefan Edberg at French Open tennis tournament; match scenes shown as narrated by NBC announcer. [CHANG - expresses thanks.]
(Studio: Garrick Utley) Yesterday's win by Arantxa Sanchez noted.
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(Studio: Garrick Utley) Report introduced.
(Beijing, China, PR: Tom Brokaw) Efforts of one Chinese family in US to get son, Eli Wang, who had been staying with grandparents, out of Beijing featured; details given, scenes shown. [PARENTS - express happiness.]
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