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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(UN: John Dancy) USSR foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze's tough speech about Iraq examined. [SHEVARDNADZE - (thru translator) suggests UN might use force against Iraq.] United Nations Security Council reported voting for air embargo against Iraq; enforcement of air blockade outlined on screen. [Secretary of State James BAKER - addresses United Nations about Iraq.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(White House: John Cochran) President Bush's day reviewed; scenes shown of Bush meeting with Portuguese Prime Minister Cavaco Silva, who will allow United States to use NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) air base in Azores Islands and with Turkish President Turgut Ozal, who gained trade concessions from Bush. [BUSH - comments on aiding those who help against Iraq.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's videotaped message to America examined; excerpts shown. Iraqi military buildup in Kuwait illustrated on screen; Pentagon opinion mentioned. Report introduced.
(Jordan: Ed Rabel) Hussein noted showing no sign of backing down. Syrian President Hafez al-Assad reported persuading Iran to condemn Iraqi occupation of Kuwait and reject Iraqi oil offer.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw; UN: John Dancy; White House: John Cochran) Possibility of war analyzed; Bush's position considered. Pentagon figures on effectiveness of oil embargo cited.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Pentagon list of items troops would welcome mentioned. [Desert dispatches hello.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Robert Hager) United States Surgeon General Antonia Novello's annual report on tobacco examined; excerpts quoted; benefits of cessation for pregnant women and others illustrated on screen. [NOVELLO, smoker David MELLIS - comment.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Denver: Roger O'Neil) Opening day of Denver hearings for President's son Neil Bush reported; details given of charges involving loans to Bill Walters and Kenneth Good; scenes shown of Bush and former Silverado savings and loan head Michael Wise. [On May 22, BUSH - denies conflict of interest.] (Artist: Jeff Kandyba)
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Chicago: Ann Rubenstein) Chicago program to combat crime by holding midnight basketball games for young men featured; job counseling detailed; scenes shown. [Organizer Gill WALKER, player Kurt WILSON, food service company corporate sponsor Madeline MELOTA, police sergeant Stephen STEEL - comment.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Next week's segment previewed.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) First quarter Gross National Product (GNP) government figures cited. Report introduced.
(Washington: Irving R. Levine) Recession reported hitting construction and related industries; details outlined on screen. [Electrical contractor Ken BOMBRIA, United States League of Savings Insts. James CHRISTIAN, National Association of Realtors John TUCCILLO, carpet salesman Ed STEIN - comment.] Bargains for house hunters noted.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Pentagon's annual report on Soviet military power summarized; Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney quoted from report.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Dillon, MT: Diana Koricke) Japanese takeover of America featured reaching cowboys and cattle; scenes shown of Kazuhiro ("Kaz") Soma at Zenchiku cattle ranch in Dillon, MT. [Ranch president John MORSE - explains Japan's need for overseas ownership.] [RANCHER, SOMA - comment.]
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