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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Fred Francis) President Bush's proposed nuclear arms cuts featured. [Yesterday, CIA director Robert GATES - talks about reduced Soviet threat.] Scenes and animation shown of MIRV missiles. [Center for Security Policy Frank GAFFNEY - comments on plan.] Excerpt shown of Pentagon video of missiles; their destructive power noted; Secretary of State James Baker's arms reduction talks with commonwealth states mentioned.
(White House: John Cochran) Bush's announcement of environmental provisions of the new budget featured; results given of NBC News/"Wall Street Journal" poll on defense spending, how peace dividend should be spent, and how to improve the economy. [BUSH - talks about budget, tax cuts.] [EPA administrator William REILLY - comments.] [Republican presidential candidate Patrick BUCHANAN - comments on Bush tax cuts.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Agreement of Western nations to provide food and other aid to the former Soviet republics reported; planned United States military airlift of aid next month, German aid to the Soviets noted. Report introduced.
(Berlin: Martin Fletcher) Growing political independence of Germany featured; Germany reported recognizing Croatian independence and raising interest rates against the will of Europe and America; January 15 scenes shown of crowd celebrating in Zagreb, Yugoslavia. [Georgetown University Madeleine ALBRIGHT - comments on nervousness about inability to direct policy in Germany.] [Free University of Berlin professor Manfred GORTEMAKER - talks about German politics.] November 1991 scenes of fighting in Vukovar, Croatia, scenes of refugees shown.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: George Lewis) Reaction to termination of Los Angeles mass transit contract with Japanese firm featured. [Mass transit COMMISSIONER - announces contract termination.] Lack of public outcry against previously purchased Japanese-built rail cars noted. [Los Angeles city councilman Joel WAChigh school - says this is for America.] [Los Angeles transportation commission chairman Mike ANTONOVICH, Los Angeles transportation commissioner Mas FUKAI - comment on prejudice.] [WALSH - notes public outcry.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Japanese Nintendo Corp.'s offer to purchase the Seattle Mariners baseball team reported.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Hancock County, Tennessee: Deborah Roberts) Financial problems of Hancock County, Tennessee, school system featured; classroom scenes shown. [MAN, WOMAN, Hancock County school superintendent Mike ANTRICAN, two STUDENTS - comment.] Scenes shown of emergency session of Tennessee legislators to address this problem; map shown of other states which have cut their education budgets.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Bristol-Myers Squibb Company reported announcing today that they will provide free medication for heart patients who have no insurance coverage.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton's reaction to a tabloid report that he had an extramarital affair noted. Report introduced.
(Little Rock: Lisa Myers) Clinton profiled; photos and scenes shown of him. [CLINTON - talks about his childhood, government programs, his ideology.] [Mother Virginia CLINTON - talks about Clinton.] Clinton's achievements as Arkansas governor noted. [Arkansas AFL-CIO Bill BECKER - says Clinton is not for the middle class.] [Gubernatorial opponent Thomas McRAE - comments on Clinton's ideology.] Scenes shown of Clinton playing saxophone with a band.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Tomorrow's Daily Difference segment previewed.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Scenes shown of reduced gravity experiments on board the space shuttle Discovery.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Commentary introduced.
(Studio: John Chancellor) International trade competition analyzed; example given of Boeing Company competition with Airbus Industrie.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Earvin "Magic" Johnson's announcement that he will play in the NBA All-Stars game later this month and that he intends to participate in the Olympics reported. Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Diana Koricke) Australian Olympic basketball team physician's recommendation that the team avoid competing in games with Johnson because of the HIV infection risk featured. [Australian basketball PLAYER - talks about AIDS risk.] [Australian Olympic Federation Dr. Brian SANDO - makes recommendation.] [Los Angeles Lakers James WORTHY, retired Los Angeles Lakers Kareem ABDUL-JABBAR, AIDS expert Dr. Michael FUMENTO - comment on Australian recommendation.] NBA statement on the Australian recommendation quoted; scenes shown of 1988 Olympic basketball game between Americans and Australians, of Johnson shooting baskets.
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