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(Studio: Stone Phillips) Report introduced.
(No location given: Gary Matsumoto) Boxer Mike Tyson's sentence for his rape conviction featured; scenes shown of Tyson and his supporters outside Indianapolis, IN, courthouse. Tyson's courtroom statement, victim Desiree Washington's written statement, Judge Patricia Gifford's comments to Tyson quoted; photograph and scenes of Washington shown. [Deputy prosecutor Barbara TRATHEN, special prosecutor Greg GARRISON - talk about Washington's reaction.] [Tyson's lawyer Alan DERSHOWITZ - comments on making an appeal.] (Artist: Verna Sadock)
(Studio: Stone Phillips; Indianapolis: Star Jones) Discussion held about why the judge decided not to release Tyson pending his appeal, whether this was a tough sentence, and Tyson's eligibility for parole.
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(Studio: Stone Phillips) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Fred Francis) Cutbacks in United States National Guard and Reserves units featured; scenes shown of military parade. [Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman General Colin POWELL - cites reasons for cutbacks.] [North Carolina GUARDSMAN, Representative Sonny MONTGOMERY - comment.] [Defense Secretary Dick CHENEY - talks about not being an employment agency.]
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(Studio: Stone Phillips) Report introduced.
(Washington: Andrea Mitchell) Campaign for the New York Democratic presidential primary featured; scenes shown of Governor Bill Clinton and Jerry Brown campaigning. [Senator Tom HARKIN - endorses Clinton.] [BROWN - makes campaign speech.] [CLINTON - comments on Brown.] [On "Today", former New York Mayor Ed KOCH - says most Democrats want someone else.] Historical footage shown of former President Harry Truman at a past convention. [Democratic Party chairman Ron BROWN - comments on possibility of a brokered convention.]
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(Studio: Stone Phillips) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Keith Morrison) Battle over water in California between farmers and salmon fishermen featured. [Farmer Clay GROEFSEMA - says they don't care about people.] [At state capitol, farmer Phil LARSON, California state assemblyman Dan HAUSER - make opposing speeches.]
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(Studio: Stone Phillips) Report introduced.
(Studio: John Miller) John Gotti's rise to the top of the Gambino crime family featured. October 25, 1957, photograph shown of the body of Murder, Incorporated, boss Albert Anastasia; historical footage of Carlo Gambino who took over after Anastasia, photos of Gotti as a young hood shown. [Former prosecutor Edward McDONALD - comments on Gotti, Ravenite Social Club patrons.] May 22, 1973, photograph shown of Gotti murder victim; Gotti's time in prison noted. August 3, 1979, July 30, 1979, scenes of mobsters outside the Ravenite; May 14, 1979, scenes of Gotti's mentor gangster Aniello Dellacroce; June 14, 1979, May 10, 1979, scenes of Gotti; July 12, 1979, scenes of the murdered body of rival crime boss Carmine Galanti shown. Gotti's involvement in mob activities detailed. February 26, 1985, scenes shown of Gambino mob boss Paul Castellano who wanted to have Gotti's brother and his associate Angelo "Quack Quack" Rudjiero, killed. December 16, 1985, scenes shown of Castellano's murdered body.
(Studio: Stone Phillips) Tomorrow's Daily Difference segment previewed.
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(Studio: Stone Phillips) Violent clash in South Africa between police, troops, and demonstrators near Johannesburg; Libya's appearance before the World Court at The Hague to deny involvement in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103; agreement by Rockwell International officials to pay a fine for environmental violations at the Rocky Flats, Colorado, nuclear weapons facility reported; scenes shown from South Africa, the Netherlands, and Colorado.
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(Studio: Stone Phillips) Commentary introduced.
(Studio: John Chancellor) Census Bureau statistics indicating that the old have gotten richer while the young have gotten poorer during the last 10 years analyzed.
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(Studio: Stone Phillips) Report introduced.
(Lexington, Kentucky: Jim Cummins) Today's sale at auction of Kentucky's Calumet Farm to Henryk de Kwiatkowski featured; scenes shown; historical footage shown of horses from Calumet Farm. [Calumet Farm Bertha WRIGHT - talks about financial difficulties.] Death of sire "Alydar" recalled; scenes of him shown; stud fees he generated mentioned. [Calumet Farm manager John WARD - comments on importance of Alydar.] [Former groom Ed WELLS - comments.]
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(Studio: Stone Phillips) Scenes shown of President Bush following his annual physical exam today; removal of non-cancerous blemishes from his face mentioned.
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(Studio: Stone Phillips) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: George Lewis) Return of what are believed to be the remains of NBC newsmen Welles Hangen, Roger Colne, and Yoshihiko Waku, and CBS newsmen Tomoharo Ishi, and Kojiro Sakai, who disappeared in Cambodia during the Vietnam war, featured; scenes of ceremony at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, of excavation in Cambodia of the site where the men were last seen alive shown. [MIA (missing in action) task force Major James MOYE - comments on the excavation.] Local villagers reported discovering the remains when they continued to dig after the United States task force left the excavation.
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