This program is 28 minutes long
#582002
(Studio: Mary Alice Williams) Fourth of July scenes shown from Highland, IN, and Marshfield, Missouri.
(New York: Stephen Frazier) The American view of America today featured; scenes shown from Chicago, Washington, DC, Bakersfield, California, Bristol, Rhode Island, Columbus, Ohio. [Eight PEOPLE; in Bakersfield, Jim AKINS - give their views about America.]
(Studio: Mary Alice Williams) Report introduced.
(London: Dennis Murphy) The world's view of America featured; scenes shown from London. [Member of Parliament Robert HAYWARD - says the Persian Gulf war has changed perception of US.] [In Albania, Secretary of State James BAKER - says "freedom works."] [In Moscow, Soviet analyst Andrei KORTUNOV; in Israel, WOMAN - comment on US.] Japan's view of United States noted.
(Studio: Mary Alice Williams) Kuwait and a Japanese company noted donating money for parade funds for Philadelphia and Plymouth, Massachusetts.
#582003
#582004
(Studio: Mary Alice Williams) Ultimatum from Yugoslav government to rebel republic of Slovenia reported.
(Ljubljana, Slovenia: Martin Fletcher) A fragile cease-fire featured; scenes shown of aftermath of fighting in Slovenia and of mothers reuniting with their soldier sons. [Slovenian foreign minister Dimitrij RUPEL - talks about independence.]
#582005
(Studio: Mary Alice Williams) Report introduced.
(Moscow: Bob Abernethy) Decision by former Soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze to quit the Communist Party to help form a new democratic movement featured. [SHEVARDNADZE - (thru translator) says goal is to save perestroika and democracy.] President Mikhail Gorbachev's position on the party, reform movement and Eduard Shevardnadze noted. [Gorbachev spokesman Sergei GRIGORIEV - comments.]
#582006
(Studio: Mary Alice Williams) Registration of Muscovites for unemployment benefits reported.
#582009
(Studio: Mary Alice Williams) Report introduced.
(Swanton, VT: Lucky Severson) Land battle between Vermont towns and the Abnaki Indians featured; scenes shown from Swanton, VT, where the resident Native Americans want their land back. [Chief Homer ST. FRANCIS - says the land was stolen property.] [Two TOWNSPEOPLE - respond.] [Vermont state attorney Howard Ben BENTHYSEN - comments.] Legal and archaeological evidence to support the Indians' claim reviewed. [University of Vermont anthropologist Bill HAVELIN - comments on legitimacy of their claim.]
(Studio: Mary Alice Williams) Tomorrow's Daily Difference segment previewed.
#582011
(Studio: Mary Alice Williams) Report introduced.
(Johannesburg: Charles McLean) Battle in South Africa over whether economic sanctions should continue featured; scenes shown from African National Congress (ANC) conference. Repeal of last pillar of apartheid by South African President F.W. de Klerk's white government recalled. [ANC's Joe SLOVO - says outside pressure must continue.] Racial inequities that continue in South Africa cited.
#582012
(Studio: Mary Alice Williams) Report introduced.
(Washington: Robert Hager) The exotic bird import business examined; scenes shown of lots of birds being caught in the wild and mistreated by smugglers preparing them for sale in the US. [Environmental investigative agency's Peter KNIGHT - describes mistreatment of birds and depletion of species in the wild.] [Fish and Wildlife Service Susan LIEBERMAN - says there are not enough officers to handle smuggling.]
#582013
(Studio: Mary Alice Williams) Findings by Johns Hopkins University study that the rise of AIDS in United States will level off soon reported.
#582014
#582015
(Studio: Mary Alice Williams) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Keith Morrison) The Persian Gulf war and patriotism reexamined; scenes shown from a barrio in east Los Angeles that sent five sons to the Gulf. [Soldier and his father Timmy and Steve REYES - comment on war abroad and life in the barrio.]
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