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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(New York: Mike Jensen) GM's planned cutbacks featured; scenes shown from announcement by General Motors Corporation chairman Robert Stempel. [STEMPEL - gives details of cutbacks.] General Motors Corporation closings and job eliminations over the next four years listed. [MAN - comments.] United States auto industry losses cited. "Car and Driver" magazine list of the ten best cars of the year mentioned; effect of General Motors Corporation cutbacks on auto-related industries noted.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) General Motors Corporation reported saying it will consolidate facilities in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and Arlington, Texas. Report introduced.
(Dallas: Jim Cummins) Arlington union workers' vote on whether to reopen their contracts to make concessions to General Motors Corporation in hopes of saving their jobs featured. [UAW Mike SEILER, Floyd BRADLEY, Michael BENITZ; STEMPEL - comment.] General Motors Corporation said to deny pitting unions against each other, or whipsawing; UAW (United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America) statement on the General Motors Corporation announcement quoted.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Dallas: John Cochran) President Bush's visit to Dallas to sign the new transportation bill featured; scenes shown of him dining with and talking to workers; number of jobs Bush says will be created by the transportation bill noted. [BUSH - makes speech about jobs.] Bush said to have decided to sign the bill in Texas rather than Virginia because of the presence of Democratic presidential candidate Virginia Governor L. Douglas Wilder; scenes shown of Wilder, and of Barbara Bush in New Hampshire to place Bush's name on the primary ballot. [Barbara BUSH - comments on Congress.] Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan reported contemptuous of White House plan to give taxpayers rebates. [Representative Richard SCHULZE - comments on rebate plan.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Lisa Myers) Results given of National Institute on Drug Abuse survey on the number of American cocaine users, incidence of overall elicit drug use, and elicit drug use by adolescents and those over 35. [American Council for Drug Education Lee DOGOLOFF - comments on increased cocaine use.] [National Drug Control Policy director Bob MARTINEZ - says this is a relapse.] Cutbacks in drug programs noted; example given of Maryland Second Genesis, program which may close in spring. [Second Genesis PARTICIPANT - comments.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(New York: Brian Ross) Investigation of American ambassador to Bahrain, Charles Hostler, in the BCCI scandal featured; member of the ruling family of Bahrain said to be one of the owners of BCCI; 1989 scenes shown of Hostler in Bahrain. Hostler's denial of wrongdoing, investigators' statement that Hostler has had a relationship with bankers at BCCI going back to 1982 noted; details given of investigation of Hostler's past involvement in possible land scam site in Sherman, Connecticut. [Sherman town official Ken GRANT - comments on investigation.] Hostler's financial disclosure form and letter regarding BCCI shown and quoted. [Connecticut real estate appraiser Curtis HAGEN - says Hostler took his orders from alleged BCCI agent Mohammed Hamud.] Photo of Hamud shown; Hostler reported to acknowledge dealing with Hamud but not with BCCI. [Senator John KERRY - comments on Hamud and Hostler.] State Department statement on Hostler noted.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(No location given: Robert Bazell) False positive AIDS tests of flu vaccine recipients featured; impact on blood donations noted; scenes shown from testing and blood banks. [Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. James MASON - says vaccine and blood supply are safe.] Testing problems detailed. Discussion held about how long flu vaccine recipients will receive false positive results.
Tomorrow's "Daily Difference" segment previewed.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Kiev, Ukraine: John Dancy) Secretary of State James Baker's meetings with Byelorussian leader Stanislav Shushkevich and Ukraine President Leonid Kravchuk about the dismantling of their republics' nuclear weapons featured; scenes shown. [KRAVCHUK - (thru translator) sets disarmament goal.] [BAKER - expresses satisfaction with meetings.] President Mikhail Gorbachev reported urging the Supreme Soviet to hold a final session to transfer power to the republics. Growing economic crisis and tension within the new commonwealth noted; scenes shown of people waiting in line. Russian vice president Aleksandr Rutskoi reported saying that no one knows Russian President Boris Yeltsin's ultimate goal.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Ending of the second round of Middle East peace talks in Washington, DC, today reported; details given; scenes shown; talks said set to resume January 7th.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Fort Campbell, Kentucky: Fred Francis) Operation Desert Stork wherein "Baghdad babies" are being born 9 months after their fathers' return from the Persian Gulf war featured; scenes shown of babies and families at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, hospital and of soldiers' homecomings. [Colonel Steven ZENAKIS - comments.] [Mark and Kristi RICHMOND - comment on their romance.] [Mother Cynthia DOWLING - comments on her daughter's conception.]
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