This program is 28 minutes long
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Capitol Hill: Andrea Mitchell) Clarence Thomas' impending Supreme Court confirmation hearings featured. [THOMAS - comments.] Thomas' promotion, led by former White House chief of staff Ken Duberstein, said to focus on his personal history rather than his judicial philosophy; scenes shown. [Thomas' mother Leola WILLIAMS, Senator John DANFORTH - comment.] [Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Ralph NEAS - says focusing on Thomas' personal history will lead to his confirmation.] Black and liberal community reported divided over Thomas' nomination. Thomas' controversial stand on natural laws mentioned. Thomas' confirmation predicted.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Interview held with Harvard Law School professor Laurence Tribe about the Thomas hearings and the makeup of the Supreme Court. [TRIBE - discusses Thomas' views on natural laws, lopsided nature of the Supreme Court if Thomas is confirmed, youth of the conservative Supreme Court members.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report Introduced.
(New York: Robert Bazell) Recent Latin American cholera epidemic featured; scenes shown. [Ixtapala hospital director Dr. Gustavo Perios RIOS - (thru translator) denies cases of cholera.] [Health ministry Jaime SEPULVEDA - says cholera is not out of control in Mexico.] Fear of an explosive epidemic in Mexico mentioned. [Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. James MASON - talks about cholera cases in the US.] Possibility of more United States cases of cholera noted.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Moscow: Bob Abernethy) Situations in the republics reviewed; scenes shown. Continued fighting between Armenians and Azerbaijanis, one- candidate presidential election in Azerbaijan and protests against new president in Georgia reported. [Representative Steny HOYER, Senator Dennis DeCONCINI - comment.] Diverse nature of the republics, varying stages of republics' independence outlined on screen. Minorities in Russia and Russians in other republics said to be concerned about their rights. New freedom and old fears without central government said to be a volatile mix.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Cuba reported rationing cigars and cigarettes in response to the USSR reorganization.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Keith Morrison) Television advertising in public places featured; scenes shown. "Channel One", a television news service which is in thousands of school districts around the country, said to provide free television for the right to advertise. ["Channel One" founder Whittle Communications Chris WHITTLE, Metro Vision Joe CALABRESE, Health Club TV founder Bob GRAY, health club PARTICIPANT, MAN - comment.] television networks in various public places described.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Indianapolis, IN, grand jury indictment of boxer Mike Tyson on rape charges reported. Tyson's November match with world champion Evander Holyfield reported still on schedule.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Continued fighting by rival black factions near Johannesburg, South Africa; heavy flooding and mudslides in Utah; two men's acknowledgement of responsibility for mysterious circles in England's wheat fields reported; scenes shown from Thokoza, South Africa, North Ogden, UT, and Chilmark, England.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Baltimore: Robin Lloyd) New emphasis on African studies in schools featured; scenes shown from Baltimore, Maryland, classrooms and from the films "Glory" and "Cleopatra". [Baltimore music teacher Hugh CAREY, Washington, DC, history teacher Erich MARTEL, Howard University Frank SNOWDEN - comment.] Debate over Afro-centric focus and concern that some Afro- centric classes offer false information mentioned.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Moscow: Veronika Khilchevskaya) Changes in Soviet television since the coup featured; scenes shown. Soviet television censorship before and during the coup mentioned. [Traditional Soviet news anchor Dimitri YLEMNIK - comments.] [New anchorman Yuri RUSTOV - says he wants to show the real picture of the world.] Competition and viewer choice in USSR television mentioned.
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