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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(White House: Andrea Mitchell) Lobbying by President Clinton to get support in Congress for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which would phase out trade barriers between the US, Canada and Mexico, featured; scenes shown of Clinton with former presidents Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and George Bush, who support the treaty. [CLINTON - promotes NAFTA.] [BUSH - comments.] [CARTER - says a demagogue {Ross Perot} is opposing the plan.] Support from Senator Bob Dole mentioned.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) NBC News/"Wall Street Journal" findings on Clinton's popularity and the opposition to NAFTA outlined. Report introduced.
(Capitol: Lisa Myers) The opposition of organized labor and Democrats to NAFTA over the issue of lost jobs featured; positions of Representatives David Bonior and Richard Gephardt noted. [AFL-CIO Lane KIRKLAND - comments.] Representative Thomas Sawyer shown talking to his Ohio constituents about the treaty. [August 1, on "Meet the Press", Ross PEROT - opposes NAFTA.] [Representative Jim KOLBE - comments.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Robert Hager) The deals over President Clinton's health care reform featured; new provisions on benefits for early retirees outlined. [AARP lobbyist John ROTHER - wonders about health care financing.] The administration's support of cooperative ventures between doctors and hospitals also mentioned.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Labor contract talks between Ford and the UAW and the issue of health care benefits reported.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Daytona Beach: Kenley Jones) Murder in Florida of English tourist Gary Colley and wounding of his girlfriend Margaret Jagger featured; Jagger's exchange with the dispatcher played; scenes shown. [In Britain, two PEOPLE - react.] [Governor Lawton CHILES - comments.] Florida's moves to protect its tourist industry noted.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Further coverage of the tourist killings on "Dateline NBC" noted.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(New York: Sara James) Beginning of jury selection in the trial of Moslem fundamentalists accused of the February 26 bombing of the World Trade Center featured; scenes shown. [Defense attorney Hassan Ibn ABDELLAH - comments.] The prosecution's case against Mohammed Salameh and Mahmud Abouhalima reviewed. [Former United States attorney Dan RICHMAN - comments on the case.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Keith Miller) The winds of peace the day after the signing of the peace accords between Israel and the PLO featured; scenes shown of the signing of an agreement setting an agenda for peace between Israel and Jordan. [Secretary of State Warren CHRISTOPHER - comments.] Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shown visiting Morocco while PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) leader Yasir Arafat traveled the Capitol to enhance his new image as peacemaker. [Senator Bob DOLE - talks about Arafat.] [At the National Press Club, ARAFAT - jokes with questioner.] The World Bank said pledging money for redevelopment.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) China reported releasing political prisoner Wei Jingsheng as part of its campaign to get the 2000 Olympics for Beijing; scenes shown of Wei.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Crash of a Lufthansa airplane reported; scenes shown from Warsaw, Poland.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Philadelphia: Robert Bazell) Cancer research and treatment featured; scenes shown from the monthly meeting of cancer patients at the University of Pennsylvania; statistics on cancer death rates outlined on screen. [Cancer patient Lisa FISHER, cancer specialist Dr. Edward STADTMAUER, breast cancer Diana MILLER, center director John GLICK, researcher Mark GREEN - comment on the battle against cancer.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Rush Springs, OK: Jim Cummins) Plea bargain in the Oklahoma case of Herman and Druie Dutton, who shot and killed their abusive father, featured; scenes shown from Rush Springs, OK. [Defense attorneys Robert PERRINE, James PERCIVAL; in barbershop, two MEN; in grocery, WOMAN - comment on the case.]
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