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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Johnson Space Center: Robert Bazell) Shuttle Columbia crew members reported retrieving satellite; roles of mission specialist Bonnie Dunbar and Commander Dan Brandenstein outlined; scenes shown from space.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Lithuania: Bob Abernethy) USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev reported attempting to stop Lithuanian secessionist movement by personally discussing issues with the people there; details given; scenes shown from Lithuania, USSR . [Soviet spokesman Gennady GERASIMOV - comments on possibility that Lithuania could leave union.] [Lithuanian LEADER - denounces Gerasimov's claims.] Lithuania's economic structure discussed. [PEOPLE - (thru translator) comment on Gorbachev.] [Independence leader Vytautas LANDSBERGIS - (thru translator) comments on situation.] Lithuanian situation noted possibly toppling Gorbachev.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Bucharest: Rick Davis) Pro-democracy demonstrations in Romania reported resulting in outlawing of Communist party; details given; scenes shown from Bucharest, Romania. Crowd noted demanding return of death penalty, law that National Salvation Front had revoked. [In prison, Nicolae Ceausescu's former BODYGUARD - (thru translator) says he was forced to serve Ceausescu; denies killing fellow Romanians.] Lack of trust in Romania discussed.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) East German Prime Minister Hans Modrow reported abandoning his plans to reorganize secret police; details given.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) "Stock Market Report". Inflation rate and wholesale figures illustrated. General Motors Corporation reported announcing layoffs.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(New York: Mike Jensen) Nissan Infiniti sales reported anemic; details given; scenes shown from car commercials that do not show the car. [MAN, auto industry analyst Harvey HEINBACH - comment on Infiniti.] [Ad agency executive Chuck KUSHELL, yoga instructor Hillary CARTWRIGHT, PEOPLE, Jay LENO - comment on car.] Ad campaign noted beginning to pay off.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) New Jersey reported suing Exxon for heating oil spill in section of New York Harbor. New York state attorneys reported also asserting that they will file suit against Exxon if company does not take responsibility for spill.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Studio: Brian Ross) Manuel Noriega's wealth examined; details given of German bank that has not frozen Noriega's account; scenes shown from Hamburg, West Germany. Bank official quoted regarding Noriega's money. Noriega's accounts reported frozen at banks in France and Switzerland. Noriega's account at Bank of Credit and Commerce International in Luxembourg discussed; subsequent money laundering investigation noted. Noriega's banker Amjad Awan discussed. [Investigator Jack BLUM - says Awan's testimony could affect Noriega's case.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Paratroopers reported returning to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, after completing their duties in Panama; details given; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Crash of Marine jet in Montgomery, Pennsylvania, reported; details given; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Defense Secretary Dick Cheney quoted regarding freeze in civilian hiring; details recalled from his plan to reduce Pentagon spending.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Studio: John Chancellor) Story from "Christian Century" magazine recounted; lessons to be learned from developments in Eastern Europe listed. Martin Luther King, Junior, quoted regarding nonviolent protest.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Last night's report examining controversial Goliath frogs that might be entered in Calaveras County, California, jumping contest recalled. Andy Koffman reported appearing on "The Tonight Show" with his frogs (shown).
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Shoshone, California: Bob Dotson) Susan Cerelle reported attempting to save Death Valley town of Shoshone, California, from developers; details given; scenes shown from the town. [CERELLE - comments on her life here and her efforts to keep community together.] [MAN, paramedic Tom MILLER - comment on town.] Cerelle's contributions to town listed.
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