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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Basking Ridge, New Jersey: John Cochran) The debate game between President Bush and Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton examined; reasons why Bush camp is refusing to debate outlined. [BUSH - makes speech.] [CLINTON - says Bush won't go man to man.] Tones of '60, '76, '80, '84 and '88 debates between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, Carter and Ronald Reagan, Reagan and Walter Mondale, Bush and Michael Dukakis recalled; scenes shown. The Ross Perot factor discussed.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Lisa Myers) The Perot factor analyzed; details given of Perot's view that he may declare his candidacy in order to get network time to talk about the economy, [On "Today", PEROT - comments.] [On July 16, PEROT - says both parties are focused on issues.] [On "Today", PEROT - calls for hard plans.] The tough choices proposed by Perot outlined on screen. [Three VOTERS - wonder about Perot.] [Democratic pollster Peter HART - says Perot would hurt Clinton more.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Confirmation by the eldest son of Phyllis Schlafly that he is a homosexual reported; his views listed.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Statistics on the use of the drug LSD cited.
(Atlanta: Bob Dotson) Revelation of the use of LSD by 8th graders at the Five Forks Middle School in Atlanta featured; school scenes shown. [PARENT, KID, drug researcher Dr. Keith SCHUCHARD - comment on LSD use.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Pressure from Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady on Germany to cut interest rates to ease the economic chaos in Europe reported.
(Alsace, eastern France: Keith Miller) Sunday's vote in France on the Maastricht Treaty for a unified Europe featured; scenes shown from the emotional campaign. [Restaurateur Marc HEBERLAIN, his SON-IN-LAW - offer differing opinions on unity.] The French concern over sovereignty versus European unity outlined.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Statistics on the number of new teachers cited.
(No location given: Tom Brokaw) Three teachers previously met in an NBC documentary five years ago revisited; Toms River, New Jersey, school scenes shown. [Assistant principal Lennie STANZIANO - says only a small percent of time is spent on education in the schools.] [STUDENT, teacher Mary Lou BLAKE - talk about teachers and the public school system.] [STUDENT, teacher Andrea BAHEY - comment.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Defense spending bill passed by the Senate outlined.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Suspension of United States food airlift to one town in Somalia after a plane was shot at; murder of a Colombian judge on her way to sentence fugitive drug kingpin Pablo Escobar and Peruvian police videotape of the arrest of Shining Path guerrilla leader Abimael Guzm n reported; scenes shown from Somalia, Medellin, Colombia, and Lima, Peru.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Dallas: Jim Cummins) Revelation that Texas politician Lena Guerrero, who was running for state railroad commissioner, did not graduate Phi Beta Kappa as she claimed featured. [At the Democratic convention, GUERRERO - lauds her mother.] [GUERRERO - answers questions about her college grades.] [Opponent Barry WILLIAMSON - comments.] Possible impact of the controversy on Guerrero's political mentor Governor Ann Richards and Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton, who needs Hispanic votes in Texas, noted. [RICHARDS - defends Guerrero.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Decision by Little League baseball officials to pull the championship from the Philippines team that used ineligible players reported.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Locker room fight between Cincinnati Reds manager Lou Piniella and his pitcher Ron Dibble shown.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(No location given: Roger O'Neil) The Blackfoot River in Montana that now runs through the toxic waste from an old gold and silver mine featured; scenes shown from the film "A River Runs Through It", a mostly true story about the Blackfoot based on the book by Norman Mclean. [Actor/director Robert REDFORD - comments.] [Fly tier George KRUNENBERG - recalls the fishing in the Blackfoot of the '20s.] [River supporter Becky GARDNER - comments.] [Author's son John MCLEAN - talks about his father's legacy.]
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