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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Fred Francis) Intelligence sources reported saying that a growing Kuwaiti resistance force, supported by CIA and Green Berets and operating out of Saudi Arabia, is going on daily guerrilla raids inside occupied Kuwait; details given; scenes shown of recruitment in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. [Kuwaiti ambassador Saud Nasir al-SABAH - comments.] [Former director, National Security Agency, retired Lieutenant General William ODOM - says United States can't cross into territory.] Administration reported telling allies of delay in arrival in Saudi Arabia of Army's main battle tanks. ...... (Studio: Tom Brokaw) White House noted receiving another unofficial suggestion of peace negotiations with Iraq. Officials reported searching wreckage of United States Air Force cargo plane which was bound for Persian Gulf and crashed after takeoff from Ramstein Air Force Base, West Germany; volunteer reservists noted killed; scenes shown. Iraqi ambassador to United States Mohamed Sadiq al-Mashat reported saying foreign men, as well as women and children, could leave Iraq if United States promises not to attack. Report introduced.
(Baghdad: Keith Miller) Airlift of foreign women and children from Iraq reported scheduled for tomorrow morning. [After meeting with Iraqi officials, British ambassador Harold WALKER - says it's a time for patience.] Iraqi President Saddam Hussein reported appearing in interview on French television; scenes shown; hostage Elie McCarvel mentioned. Police reported rounding up more Americans in Baghdad, Iraq.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) "Washington Post" reporter Caryle Murphy, escaped from Kuwait, featured. [From Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, MURPHY - comments on Kuwaiti resistance; says Iraqi troops not enthusiastic; describes ordeal.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Crest Hill, Illinois: Ed Rabel) National Guard and officials reported searching for victims of tornadoes in northern Illinois; scenes shown from Crest Hill, Illinois, and Plainfield, Illinois. [Lockport fire chief Dave MARTIS, teacher Janet FAZIO, RESIDENT - comment.] Illinois governor reported declaring area a disaster and seeking federal assistance.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Gainesville, Florida: Noah Nelson) Five gruesome murders in Gainesville, Florida, reported; details given; scenes shown. [Four STUDENTS - comment on fear and arming themselves.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(NIH, Bethesda, Maryland: Robert Bazell) Report in "New England Journal of Medicine" of first use of genetically engineered cells for treatment of fatal diseases in humans examined; muscular dystrophy and sickle-cell anemia mentioned. [National Cancer Institute Dr Steven ROSENBERG - comments.] Rosenberg's cancer treatment experiments detailed; scenes shown of two children (named), who suffer from inherited immune disorder and are waiting for FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approval of gene therapy.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Release of preliminary population count from 1990 census reported; figures used for allocating federal funds and Congressional seats cited.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) White House reported authorizing military sale to Saudi Arabia, bypassing normal Congressional approval. Report introduced.
(State Department: John Dancy) Other countries' aid in effort against Iraq examined. In response to pressure from United States ambassador Michael Armacost, Japanese Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu reported offering limited contribution; Japan's constitution noted forbidding sending soldiers or weapons. [International business specialist Ernest PREEG - comments on criticism within Japan of aid.] German parliament noted trying to change constitution to allow troops to go outside NATO area; German aid to Jordan detailed. French, British and Saudi Arabian military contributions noted. [State Department spokeswoman Margaret TUTWILER - comments on international response.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw; State Department: John Dancy) Kuwaiti funding to United States and Turkey noted.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) After OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) members agreed to boost production, oil prices reported dropping. Report introduced.
(New York: Mike Jensen) Gasoline pump prices noted remaining high. [Station manager Raul VILLALOBOS - comments.] [Right after Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, gas station manager Jay COLLARS, today, same station's ATTENDANT - comment on price increases.] [American Petroleum Institute William O'KEEFE - says price to oil companies had gone up two months prior to invasion.] [Consumer advocate Joan CLAYBROOK - comments.] Scenes shown from 1979 gas line and from OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) meeting in Vienna, Austria.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) "Stock Market Report".
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) President Bush's pep talk to troops in Saudi Arabia quoted. Report introduced.
(Saudi Arabia: Arthur Kent) What American troops expect from combat featured. [Three SOLDIERS - comment.] Inevitable accidents and mishaps noted; British casualties during 1982 Falkland Islands battle with Argentina recalled; scenes shown. [British Major Julian THOMPSON - says there will be errors.] [Two SOLDIERS - comment.]
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