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(Studio: John Cochran) Report introduced.
(Moscow: Bob Abernethy) Outbreak of civil war in republic of Georgia over the status of recently elected President Zviad Gamsakhurdia featured; scenes shown of actual fighting in Georgia and in Nagorno- Karabakh, Azerbaijan, an area in dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan. [USA-Canada Institution Andrei KORTUNOV - talks about local-level conflicts and the danger of a nuclear accident.] Meeting of Russian President Boris Yeltsin and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev to talk about control of nuclear weapons noted; details given of the deterioration of the armed forces due to lack of central leadership.
(Studio: John Cochran) Report introduced.
(State Department: John Dancy) Implications of developments in the Soviet Union for the United States examined; scenes shown from Georgia. [On December 12, Secretary of State James BAKER - talks about "darker political forces."] [State Department spokesman Joe SNYDER - gives US view on Gamsakhurdia.] President Bush said expected to recognize Russian President Boris Yeltsin's republic. CIA director Robert Gates noted beginning reassessment of United States intelligence needs due to events in Soviet union. [Senator John GLENN - suggests expansion of the CIA intelligence net.]
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(Studio: John Cochran) Report introduced.
(Chevy Chase Pavilion, Washington, DC: Irving R. Levine) Christmas retail sales examined; scenes shown from a Washington, DC, mall. [Shopper Tim POHLMAN, Laura Ashley store manager Christina SZKUTAK, economist Jack ALBERTINE - comment.] [In Dallas craft shop, shopper Kay BERRY - comments.] Reasons for slow Christmas sales outlined. [In Christmas message, President BUSH - talks about the economy.]
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(Studio: John Cochran) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: George Lewis) The overcrowding of hospital emergency services featured; scenes shown from Los Angeles County USC Hospital emergency department. [Patient Catherine DINCES - talks about treatment.] [Emergency department director Dr. Gail ANDERSON - cites patient waiting period.] Impact of the recession on patient numbers cited. [Los Angeles County USC Hospital administrator Ed MARTINEZ - talks about changing demands for the health care system.] [Patient Barry JOHNSON - comments.]
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(Studio: John Cochran) Report introduced.
(New York: Robert Bazell) The current seasonal flu epidemic featured. [Pediatrician Dr. Martin MORAN, CDC (Centers for Disease Control) director Dr. William ROPER, flu patient Katie BAKER, Denver Kaiser Permenente Dr. Andrew WISENTHAL - talk about the flu.]
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(Studio: John Cochran) Report introduced.
(Edge City, USA: Bob Kur) The new urban frontier of "edge cities," where jobs have followed families and stores, examined; scenes shown from Tyson's Corner, Virginia, Las Colinas, Texas, and other locales. ["Edge City" author Joel GARREAU; edge city residents Greg KAMISHLIAN, Julia WILLIAMS, Christine SERAFIN - comment.] [GARREAU - says edge cities are classiest.] Role of edge cities in campaign '92 assessed. [Pollster Peter HART - comments.] [Former US Housing and Urban Development Secretary Robert WOOD - says these areas have to be financially shored up.]
(Studio: John Cochran) Tomorrow's Daily Difference previewed.
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(Studio: John Cochran) Derailment of butane fuel-carrying railroad cars in Washington state; identification of body dumped in Lebanon as that of Lieutenant Colonel William Higgins and bombing in Hungary of bus carrying Soviet Jews emigrating to Israel reported; scenes shown from Maryville, WA, Beirut and Budapest, Hungary.
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(Studio: John Cochran) Report introduced.
(Tel Aviv: Stan Bernard) Reexamination of case of retired auto worker John Demjanjuk, who was convicted in Israel of being "Ivan the Terrible," leader of Treblinka concentration camp that killed Jews in gas chambers during World War II, featured; 1987 trial scenes shown; details given of new evidence from KGB documents in which camp guards identified Ivan Marchenko as Ivan the Terrible. [Demjanjuk's lawyer Yoram SHEFTEL - calls it a frame.] [On April 18, 1988, DEMJANJUK - says he is innocent.] [During trial, camp SURVIVOR - (thru translator) identifies him as Ivan.]
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(Studio: John Cochran) Report introduced.
(New Orleans: Kenley Jones) Food collection drive in New Orleans, Louisiana, organized by a young girl, Isis Johnson, featured; scenes shown of Isis collecting and giving out food to the needy. [JOHNSON - says she wants to help the needy.] [Grandmother Claudette JONES - talks about Isis.] [Two RECIPIENTS - offer thanks.]
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