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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Moscow: Jim Maceda) Aftermath of this weekend's signing of an agreement by Russian President Boris Yeltsin, Ukraine President Leonid Kravchuk, and Byelorussian leader Stanislav Shushkevich to form a commonwealth of independent states featured; scenes shown; Yeltsin shown going into his meeting today with President Mikhail Gorbachev. [On Soviet TV, ANNOUNCER - (thru translator) reads Gorbachev's response to the commonwealth agreement.] [Center for Political Studies Lilya SHEVTSOVA - says Gorbachev is politically dead.] Map shown; plans by the commonwealth to make Minsk, Byelorussia, its capital, to create a market economy, joint bank and currency, and one foreign policy noted. [Russian foreign minister Andrei KOZYREV - comments on control of nuclear weapons.] [Kazakhstan President Nursultan NAZARBAYEV - (thru translator) questions creation of unions.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(White House: John Cochran) White House reaction to the Soviet breakup featured. Yeltsin reported assuring President Bush yesterday that the Soviet nuclear weapons will be kept under a single command. [State Department Margaret TUTWILER - states policy on nuclear weapons control.] United States worries that individual republics or the Soviet military will gain control of nuclear weapons noted. [Soviet affairs specialist Helmut SONNENFELDT - comments on United States leverage.] [At White House Christmas tree, Barbara BUSH - praises Gorbachev.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Interview held with Soviet analysts "Foreign Affairs Quarterly" William Hyland and USA-Canada Institution Andrei Kortunov. [HYLAND - says commonwealth is good news; comments on United States aid, Gorbachev's role.] [KORTUNOV - comments on how Soviet military will respond, importance of United States aid, Gorbachev's role.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(London: Margaret Larson) Accusations that the late publishing tycoon Robert Maxwell siphoned off millions from his employees' pension funds featured; scenes shown of Maxwell, his sons, and his burial in Jerusalem. British court today reported ordering sons Kevin and Ian Maxwell to surrender their passports until they come up with information about the missing money. ["Private Eye" editor Ian HISLOP, former Maxwell editor Roy GREENSLADE - say Maxwell was a con man.] Scandal surrounding Maxwell's purchase of Pergamon Press, Limited, recalled; historical footage shown. [Former government investigator Sir Ronald LEACH - comments on Pergamon Press scandal.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Tampa: Robert Bazell) First stop of Democratic Senators' tour of five United States cities to discuss the health care system featured; scenes shown from Tampa, Florida, neonatal intensive care unit. [Senator George MITCHELL - says we're already spending too much money on health care; adds that Bush has no plan for health care.] [Ray ROSS, Connie WELLES - speak at meeting with Senators.] [Bob WELLES - says someone needs to address health care issue.] President Bush said to announce his plans for health care reform in next month's state of the union address.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Ratification of the Bill of Rights 200 years ago this Sunday recalled; results given of NBC News/"Wall Street Journal" poll on Constitutional amendment that would ban offensive speech on college campuses.
(New York: Lisa Myers) Controversy over proposed Constitutional amendment to ban offensive speech on college campuses featured; excerpt shown from "The Howard Stern Show". [Two STUDENTS - comment on hearing insulting comments.] Rutgers University hate-speech code shown and quoted; adoption of similar codes by other universities noted. [Rutgers University School of Law professor Charles JONES - says racial slurs aren't protected by 1st amendment.] [At University of Michigan commencement address on May 3, President BUSH - says free speech is under assault.] [ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) Nadine STROSSEN - comments on 1st amendment.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Fatal Chicago apartment fire; publishing of the final edition of the "Dallas Times Herald"; European Community summit aimed at creating a federation reported; scenes shown from Chicago, Dallas, and Maastricht, Holland.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Capitol Hill: Andrea Mitchell) Public's blame of Congress for problems with the economy featured. [MAN, WOMAN - talk to California Congressman Vic Fazio.] [Waterbury, Connecticut, Nancy RUSSELL, Reid BURKICK, Ted BARTLETT, Gregory MASSAD - comment on Congress, economy.] [Representative Sam GEJDENSON - talks to laid-off workers.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Federal judge reported upholding Pentagon's ban on homosexuals in the military; details given.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Wiesbaden: Kenley Jones) Freed Lebanon hostage Terry Anderson's plans to return home soon featured; scenes shown of Anderson jogging and listening to Christmas carolers with his family in Wiesbaden, Germany; excerpt shown of Christmas 1987 videotape of Anderson in captivity. [ANDERSON - comments on adjusting to freedom.] Anecdote told about Anderson breaking his glasses in captivity.
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