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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(De Kalb County, Georgia: Kenley Jones) Supreme Court ruling on school desegregation in De Kalb County, Georgia, featured; details given of the county's case; justice Clarence Thomas reported not voting; statements made by justices Anthony Kennedy, Harry Blackmun, Sandra Day O'Connor and John Paul Stevens noted. [Parent, Sam WILLIAMS; three STUDENTS - comment.] [De Kalb schools superintendent Robert FREEMAN - comments.] Number of school districts that could be affected by the ruling noted. (Artist: Betty Wells)
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Studio: Andrea Mitchell) Governor Bill Clinton's campaign tactic switch to debating Jerry Brown featured. [In New York debate, BROWN, CLINTON - comment on cities.] [CLINTON - talks about voter access, his integrity; responds to heckler.] Brown's position switches on issues such as taxes and abortion mentioned. [BROWN - comments on his salary.] [MAN - heckles Clinton.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(White House: John Cochran) Congressional charges of extravagance in White House perks featured; examples of parks cited. [Former President Jimmy CARTER - says many perks should be eliminated.] [Representative Paul KANJORSKI - talks about high cost of presidential travel.] [Representative Dan BURTON - comments on House scandals.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(UN: John Dancy) United Nations Security Council vote to impose sanctions on Libya if Colonel Muammar el-Kadhafi fails to hand over suspects in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 featured; December 1988 scenes of the plane's wreckage shown. [At the UN, United States ambassador Thomas PICKERING, Cape Verde ambassador Jose Luis JESUS, China AMBASSADOR (thru translator), Morocco AMBASSADOR (thru translator) - comment.] Provisions of the sanctions and Libya's argument before the World Court noted. [Former Pan Am stewardess Mary ALTMAN - comments on the vote.] [Victim's sister Marina de LARRACOECHEA - comments on sanctions.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Fred Francis) Potential for military action against Libya featured; likelihood of a Libyan naval blockade noted; map of Libyan coastline shown. Discussion held about why oil was not included in the United Nations embargo.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Boxer Mike Tyson reported ordered to stay in prison pending an appeal.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(New York: Mike Jensen) National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) as a political issue featured. [On February 20, Patrick BUCHANAN - comments on NEA-subsidized art.] Excerpt shown from Buchanan campaign ad; President Bush recalled firing NEA (National Education Association) chairman John Frohnmayer. "Wall Street Journal" article with regard to NEA (National Education Association) funding mentioned. Republican national chairman Richard Bond quoted on the NEA. [FROHNMAYER - comments on the situation.] Controversial art work shown; NEA (National Education Association) budget noted. [Camden, SC, Kershaw Art Center music director Billy SHEPARD, Columbia, SC, Trustus Theatre Jim THIGPEN - comment on NEA (National Education Association) funding.] [Artist Heidi DARR-HOPE - comments on art gallery.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Last month's statistics on leading economic indicators, including consumer confidence, cited.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Commentary introduced.
(Studio: John Chancellor) Recommendations in American economic experts' open letter with regard to the economy outlined.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: George Lewis) Increasing incidence of false burglar alarms featured; scenes shown from Seattle alarm company headquarters. [Seattle police Det. Jerry GERMEAU - comments on the incidence of false alarms.] Seattle fine for false alarms, Riverside, California, police policy of ignoring unlicensed alarms noted. [Riverside police Captain Richard DANA - comments on alleged rape of a woman who had not purchased a license for her alarm.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Last night's Academy Awards ceremony featured; scenes shown of host Billy Crystal, best supporting actor Oscar recipient Jack Palance, and producer Hal Roach. [CRYSTAL - jokes about Palance, Roach and Governor Bill Clinton.]
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