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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Brian Williams) The outcome of President Clinton's proposal for lobbying reform examined; the tenets of the legislation that was killed by a massive media campaign led by Republicans outlined. [Senators Robert MICHEL, Carl LEVIN - comment.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(White House: Andrea Mitchell) Published reports in "The Nation" magazine claiming that the FRAPH paramilitary units of Haiti were organized and financed by the CIA examined. [CIA director James WOOLSEY, Senator Howard METZENBAUM, FRAPH leader Emmanuel CONSTANT - offer views on the CIA involvement in Haiti.] [Tuesday, CONSTANT - calls for an end to violence.] [Speaking to troops on the USS Eisenhower, President CLINTON - calls for the disarming of FRAPH.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The House reported passing a bill to change the rules of the "nanny tax."
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Cheiry, Switzerland: Keith Miller) Investigation into the Order of the Solar Temple cult ritual deaths in Switzerland that may have been mass murders rather than mass suicides featured; the state of the dead bodies described. [Investigator Andre PILLER, pathologist Dr. Thomas KROMPECHER - speculate on murder or suicide.] Documents from cult members quoted. [Spiritual movement expert Jean Francois MAYER - analyzes cult motives.] The background of cult founder Luc Jouret, who is missing, noted.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: David Bloom) The hearings in the O.J. Simpson murder case on the admissibility of evidence found in his car featured; courtroom scenes shown; diagram of blood evidence in and on the Bronco shown. [LAPD detective Tom LANGE, criminalist Ronald RAQUEL - talk about evidence.] Judge Lance Ito said refusing to throw out evidence as per the defense's request. [Defense co-counsel Gerald UELMEN - comments.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The Cellmark DNA lab, which is testing blood for the prosecution in the Simpson case, reported getting the highest accreditation scores.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Robert Hager) Census Bureau report on poverty in America examined; various statistics on poverty cited and put into perspective. [White House economist adviser Laura D'Andrea TYSON - talks about the economy.] [From below the poverty line, Felice ROSSER - comments.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Justice Department reported releasing funds to states dealing with the problem of keeping illegal immigrants convicted of crimes in jail reported.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Bob Kur) The campaign by baseball legends against the use of chewing tobacco and snuff by teenage boys featured; scenes shown of major leaguers chewin' and spittin'. [Hank AARON, Mickey MANTLE - oppose the habit.] The link of mouth and throat cancer to smokeless tobacco cited. [Surgeon General Joycelyn ELDERS - calls tobacco deadly.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report on a breakthrough in common cold research noted.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Retired basketball player Michael Jordan shown playing baseball in an instructional league.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Capitol: Lisa Myers) The use by Congress of defense dollars to fund military pork barrel projects examined; financial statistics cited. [Senator John McCAIN - says diversions to pork are causing military readiness to suffer.] Projects pushed for by "prince of pork" Senator Daniel Inouye and by Alfonse D'Amato listed. [Senator Jim SASSER, Representative Thomas FOLEY, Senator Bob DOLE - defend their defense projects.] [Retired Army Chief of Staff General Edward MEYER, McCAIN - cite the long-term impact.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Crash of a United States Air Force helicopter in South Korea reported.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Whittier, California: George Lewis) The new trend towards low-power radio featured; scenes shown of the hardware and from a New Jersey highway, where the music group B-Tribe is played on AM radio and from a KFC outlet with its own low-power station. [Record promoter Danny BUSH - talks about his captive audience.]
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