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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Moscow: Tom Pettit) Russian republic parliament, lead by President Boris Yeltsin, reported giving Russian laws priority over Soviet laws; scenes shown; Russian and Lithuanian independence moves compared. President Mikhail Gorbachev's many troubles examined; [At meeting with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, GORBACHEV - (thru translator) says he is so tired from his trip, he almost fell asleep.] [At interview with BBC, GORBACHEV - (thru translator) comments on perestroika.] [Two Russian MEN - (thru translator) comment on independence.] [MAN - says it is disintegration.] [GORBACHEV - (thru translator) responds.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Yeltsin's image and power examined. Interview presented with "Foreign Affairs Quarterly" editor, William Hyland. [HYLAND - says Yeltsin and Russian independence are real threats, comments on President Bush's endorsement of Gorbachev.] Continued violence in Uzbekistan and Kirghizia reported; Uzbek president noted asking Gorbachev for help.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Fred Francis) Pentagon reported removing short-range nuclear attack missiles from nuclear arsenals around US; safety concerns of SRAM-A missiles illustrated on screen; details given. [Nearby residents Sandra SINGMASTER, Julie BARNABY - comment on their fears.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Chemical plant explosion in Pearland, Texas, reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Michigan court reported barring Dr. Jack Kevorkian from further suicide assistance; case involving Alzheimer's victim recalled.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Police reported digging up bodies in nature reserve on Staten Island, New York; details given of possible organized crime link.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(New York: John Miller) Questioned sanity of Vincent "The Chin" Gigante featured; details given of last week's arrest for being mastermind of Genovese crime family; scenes shown of Gigante walking in bathrobe; historic scenes shown of Gigante's first famous arrest. [FBI Jules BONOVOLONE - comments.] [Assistant United States attorney Gregory O'CONNEL - says Gigante has been pretending mental illness for a long time.] [Lawyer Barry SLOTNICK - says he has been found mentally ill.] Scenes shown of organized crime figure John Gotti in expensive clothes; difference from Gigante's image noted. [Gigante's brother Louis GIGANTE - says brother hallucinates.] [BONOVOLONE - says Gigante's crazy like a fox.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) National commission findings on American teenage health outlined on screen.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) President Bush's statement regarding PLO leader Yasir Arafat's refusal to condemn last week's guerrilla raid examined. Bush quoted.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir reported announcing new coalition government; details given of right- wing nature; scenes shown of Shamir toasting government in Jerusalem, Israel; anticipated poor relations with United States mentioned.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Czechoslovakian parliamentary elections reported; details given.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Upcoming Peruvian presidential election reported; details given of United States military role in Peru's drug war. Report introduced.
(Lima: Ed Rabel) United States military role in Peru's drug war examined; scenes shown of helicopters over Huallaga, Peru; details given of drug growers' alliance with radical Shining Path terrorist movement and possible Vietnam war style intervention. United States agents noted locating drug labs but passing over coca farmers for political reasons. [US ambassador Anthony QUAINTON - comments on narcotics trade.] [Senator Christopher DODD - criticizes military confrontation.] Scenes shown of presidential candidates campaigning.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Comedian Bill Cosby quoted regarding college graduation. Report introduced.
(No reporter given) Montage presented of scenes of 1990 college commencement ceremonies. [At North Carolina State University, poet Maya ANGELOU, at Bard College, actor Chevy CHASE, at Mount Holyoke College, playwright Wendy WASSERSTEIN, at Hamline University, playwright August WILSON, at University of Miami, columnist Russell BAKER; at Johns Hopkins University, cartoonist Garry TRUDEAU, at Howard University, Children's Defense Fund Marian Wright EDELMAN, at Wellesley College, Barbara BUSH, at Sarah Lawrence College, actor Paul NEWMAN, at Villanova University, author Tom CLANCY - give speeches.] Joanne Woodward shown receiving diploma.