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[Bypassed introduction] Tom Brokaw (New York)
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(No location given: Robert Bazell) Troubles with the mirrors of the Hubble Space Telescope examined; animation shown of how mirror works. [NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Edward WEILER - says scientists are frustrated.] [NASA Lennard FISK - says NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) will overcome challenge.] Method and cost of repairs cited.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Response from Danbury Optical Systems, Incorporated, which made the mirrors, reported.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: George Lewis) Heat wave in Southwest featured; scenes shown of people in the heat, of forest fire in Arizona and of way people sought relief. [Two PEOPLE - comment.] [Boysenberry farmer Ben HILLENBRECHT, ice WORKER - comments.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Temperatures in Phoenix, Arizona, and Denver noted.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(US District Court in Washington: Carl Stern) Testimony by former model Rasheeda Moore at Washington Mayor Marion Barry's drug trial about his drug use featured; photos and courtroom sketches shown. Moore's testimony about their sexual relationship and drug use detailed. (Artist: Betty Wells)
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(US Capitol: Andrea Mitchell) Budget summit in Washington featured; scenes shown from United States Capitol; details given of proposals to cut taxes and spending to battle the deficit. [Senator James SASSER - talks about reducing entitlements.] Tax options outlined on screen; details given of mobilization of special interest groups and political interests. Representative Newt Gingrich noted sending out newsletter urging opposition to any tax increase.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Supreme Court decisions on testimony in child abuse cases reported.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Robert Hager) Storm of controversy over NRC decision to let industry dispose of some radioactive waste featured; details given of proposal to allow disposal of least dangerous waste in regular landfills. [NRC's Robert BERNERO - defends policy.] [Representative George MILLER - says it is a bad idea.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Proposal by President Bush of creation of free trade zone to help economies of Latin America and to forgive repayment of some United States government loans reported.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Berlin: Mike Boettcher) The challenge for a reuniting Germany in rebuilding East Germany featured; examples cited of German discipline. [Track athlete Thomas SCHUNDELE - (thru translator) says sports were strictly organized.] [West German Edith LINEDECKER - (thru translator) says Easterners want what we got through hard work.] [US ambassador to West Germany Vernon WALTERS - recalls anecdote about German life among the sea of rubble after the war.] Scenes shown of the devastation in postwar Germany.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Tomorrow's segment previewed. Statistics of medals won by the two Germanys in 1988 Olympics outlined on screen.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Visit by Nelson Mandela to grave of Martin Luther King, Junior, in Atlanta shown. Report introduced.
(Greenwood, Mississippi: Kenley Jones) One Southern town's view of Mandela featured; scenes shown from Mississippi delta town of Greenwood, Mississippi. [In June 1966, Stokely CARMICHAEL - says "we want black power."] [City council's David JORDAN - says Mississippi delta and South Africa have a lot in common.] [Publisher John EMMERICH - comments on different views of Mandela by black and white Americans.] [Seven black PEOPLE - respond to question about who is Mandela.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) United Nations statistics on world population reported.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) New contract for baseball player Jose Canseco reported.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(London: Charles Althorp) Ninetieth birthday celebrations for England's Queen Mother featured; scenes shown of pomp and circumstance in London. [Three WOMEN - praise the "Queen Mum."]
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