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(Studio: Garrick Utley) Report introduced. [NOTE: local weather bulletin shown on screen for first two minutes of report.]
(Camp David: John Cochran) Continuation of summit meeting between President Mikhail Gorbachev and President Bush at Camp David, MD, featured; scenes shown from photograph opportunity. [GORBACHEV - (thru translator) says we will talk about regional issues.] [BUSH - says today's talks are in a relaxed environment.] Pro-Lithuania demonstration protesting trade agreement signed yesterday noted; scenes shown from Washington, DC. [At protest, Senator Alfonse D'AMATO - says USSR should not get most favored nation status.] [Representative Dante FASCELL - says it will be difficult to get approval of trade pact while Lithuania is under embargo.] [Senator Robert DOLE - talks about Baltic situation.] Issue of Lithuania and Germany noted not raised at today's talks. White House photograph shown from Camp David. Next week's meeting of Secretary of State James Baker and Soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze mentioned.
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(Studio: Garrick Utley) Report introduced.
(Berlin: Mike Boettcher) Reaction of Germans to the summit and to the question of the reunification of Germany reviewed. [Two GERMANS - talk about nation's future.] [Communist party leader Gregor GYSI - (thru translator) says the reunified Germany should be demilitarized.] [West German foreign minister Hans-Dietrich GENSCHER - (thru translator) says a reunified Germany will be in NATO.] [In Berlin, Soviet STUDENT - (thru translator) says it will be better for Europe if the troops stay in Germany.] Upcoming meeting of West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl in United States with President Bush mentioned. Future for a more politically oriented NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) discussed.
(Studio: Garrick Utley) City of Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany, reported voting to restore city's original name of Chemnitz, East Germany.
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(Studio: Garrick Utley, Tom Brokaw) Problems facing President Mikhail Gorbachev at home discussed; details given of political opposition from Boris Yeltsin, a Soviet Huey Long, and of economic restructuring. Further summit coverage previewed.
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(Studio: Garrick Utley) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Don Oliver) Democratic primary fight for gubernatorial candidacy in California between Dianne Feinstein and John Van de Kamp featured; scenes shown from the campaign trail. [FEINSTEIN, VAN de KAMP - campaign.] Negative television campaign ads shown. Republican candidate Senator Pete Wilson reported already campaigning against Feinstein. [WILSON - comments.]
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(Studio: Garrick Utley) Report introduced.
(Washington: Lisa Myers) Issue of the flight of Jews from the USSR and the turning away of the emigres by United States featured; scenes shown of Soviets lining up outside United States embassy in Moscow hoping for a chance to emigrate to the US. [Soviet television commentator Vladimir POSNER - says US should let them all come.] Reasons why President Bush's administration has restricted numbers of Soviet Jewish and other immigrants outlined on screen. [Assistant Secretary of State Richard SCHIFTER - explains policy.] [Soviet critic Dimitri SIMES - wonders how United States can turn its back on these people.] Two recent precedents for removing quotas cited. [Council of Jewish Federations Mark TALISMAN - comments.] Israel noted seeing arrival of Soviet Jews there as a way to offset growing Arab population. Rationale for linking trade agreements to citizens' right to emigrate from USSR explained.
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(Studio: Garrick Utley) Efforts by Chinese government to blur memories of last year's massacre in Tiananmen Square reported.
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(Studio: Garrick Utley) Report introduced.
(London: Fred Briggs) Impact of bovine spungiform encephalopathy (BSE) on cattle in Great Britain and resulting ban on British beef in several European nations featured; scenes shown of "mad" cow. [Microbiologist professor Richard LACEY - say BSE could infect meat.] [FRENCHMAN - says English beef is not good.] [British agricultural minister John GUMMER - defends beef.] [National farmers union Sir Simon GOURLAY - comments.] Previous problems with other British foods cited.
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(Studio: Garrick Utley) Report introduced.
(New York: Stan Bernard) Death of actor Rex Harrison reported; scenes and photos shown from his career, including his Oscar-winning role as Henry Higgins in "My Fair Lady" and from "Night Train to Munich". [In interview, HARRISON - says he prefers stage acting.]