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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(State Department: John Dancy) Postponement by Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine of release of American hostage in Beirut, Lebanon, because United States would not send State Department official John Kelly to Middle East to coordinate measures featured; details given of US preparations in case either Robert Polhill, Jesse Turner or Alann Steen is released. [State Department spokeswoman Margaret TUTWILER - says US does not deal.] [President BUSH - says we have been disappointed before.] [Turner's mother Estelle RONNENBURG - responds to delay.] [Hostage Terry Anderson's sister Peggy SAY - criticizes Bush.] Role of Syria in negotiations explained.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Damascus: Rick Davis) Meeting in Damascus, Syria, about hostages examined. [US ambassador to Syria Edward DJEREJIAN - comments on his talks with Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Sharaa.] [SHARAA - comments on hostage release.] Reports of Sharaa's talks with Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani and brokerage role of Syrian President Hafez al-Assad noted.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Number of western hostages still in Beirut recalled; release of David Jacobsen in 1986 mentioned.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Moscow: Bob Abernethy) Impact of Soviet blockade on Lithuania featured; details given of cutting off of natural gas and oil supplies; various scenes shown from Lithuania. [Soviet spokesman Vadim PERFILIEV - (thru translator) says there may be more restrictions; calls sermons from United States unacceptable interference.] President Mikhail Gorbachev noted meeting with representatives of Estonia and Latvia to discuss their status in a possible loose confederation of Soviet republics if they give up idea of independence.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Lithuanian prime minister reported in Norway seeking special oil deal. [During meeting with French Prime Minister Francois Mitterrand, President BUSH - expresses concern about Soviet escalation against Lithuanians.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Approval rating for President Bush in NBC News/"Wall Street Journal" poll outlined on screen.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Cincinnati: James Polk) Charges against Pete Rose for cheating on his taxes featured; details recalled of his gambling problems that led to his troubles with baseball and with his income tax. [On August 30, 1988, witness against Rose, Paul JANSZEN - comments on Rose's taxes.] Possible penalties faced by Rose noted.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Ouster of Frank Lorenzo as head of Eastern Airlines reported; machinists' strike mentioned.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Fining of Phillips Petroleum Company by federal government for safety violations in explosion and fire at its chemical complex reported; scenes shown from October 23, 1989, blaze. Statement from Labor Secretary Elizabeth Dole quoted.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Managua: Ed Rabel) Cease-fire between Sandinistas and US-backed Contras in Nicaragua examined; details given of what Contras must do following peace accords; scenes shown of pro-Sandinista protest in Managua, Nicaragua, against arrival of assistant Secretary of State Bernard Aronson for meetings with outgoing and incoming governments of Daniel Ortega and President-elect Violeta Chamorro. [ARONSON - comments.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Speech by South African President F.W. de Klerk pledging major changes in country's apartheid system and announcing that all whites will have veto power over constitutional changes reported; details given of killing of four black demonstrators by police.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Announcement from administration officials that development of new Lance missiles launchers for West Germany will be postponed reported. Speech by Senator Sam Nunn on how to cut defense budget noted.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Call given for Senate to stop passing useless resolutions that hamper foreign affairs; details given of Senator Robert Dole's calling of Senate to task for non-binding resolutions proclaiming Jerusalem the capital of Israel and supporting Lithuania.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) President Bush's administration reported opposing House of Representatives resolution denouncing Iraq for human rights abuses because it might antagonize President Saddam Hussein.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Findings of NBC News/"Wall Street Journal" poll on American views on environment outlined on screen.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Keith Morrison) Environmental problem of how to dispose of old tires featured; details given of one company's conversion of burning tires into energy; scenes shown of three tire fires. [Greenpeace Joe THORNTON - says burning tires emit toxic pollutants.] [Oxford Energy Company Robert GRAULICH - comments on energy through tires.] [Stanislaus County, California, air pollution controls district's Mark BOESE - talks about environmental standards for recycling tires.] [THORNTON - says tires can't be burned safely.]
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