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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Ed Rabel) Retaliatory air attack by NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) allies against the Bosnian Serbs featured; scenes and map shown of the Serb air base in Croatia that was hit. [NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) commander-Southern Europe Admiral Leighton SMITH - cites the aim of the mission.] The Pentagon's view that the bombing could lead to a wider war noted.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Sarajevo: Richard Roth) The latest shelling and sniping in the ongoing siege of Sarajevo featured; scenes shown of the running, the wounded and the dead. [SARAJEVAN - comments.] [UN commander General Sir Michael ROSE - points out the spiral of violence in the city.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Robert Hager) Advertising campaign by USAir to refurbish its image and promote confidence in its safety following the crash of USAir Flight 427 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, examined; the problems today for a USAir plane struck by lighting en route from Buffalo, New York, detailed. [PASSENGERS, Uniglobe Travel James PAZIENZA - express travellers' worries about USAir.] USAir's measures to monitor its own safety outlined.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Williamsburg, Virginia: Gwen Ifill) The view from the Republican governors on the states versus the federal government examined; scenes shown from their annual meeting in Williamsburg, Virginia. [Republican Party chairman Haley BARBOUR - jokes about the election victory.] [Governors Tommy THOMPSON, Pete WILSON, William WELD - talk about issues, including welfare.] Position of Representative Newt Gingrich on how much power will be given to the states noted.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Lisa Myers) The front burner issue of welfare reform examined; alternative proposals from President Clinton and Republicans on how to reform the system on the federal and state level outlined on screen. [Welfare recipient Lisa SANDERSON - talks about her struggle on welfare.] [Representative Newt GINGRICH - talks about creating jobs.] [Representative James TALENT - comments.] The division among Republicans over the issue of housing children of unwed mothers in orphanages noted. [Senator Nancy Landon KASSEBAUM - opposes orphanages.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) President Clinton's defense of the Middle East peace process reported; scenes shown from his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and from Gaza, where Palestinians marched in support of PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) leader Yasir Arafat.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Bob Kur) FTC (Federal Trade Commission) agreement with Haagen-Dazs on changes in the deceptive advertising on its frozen yogurt examined; the "fat free" wording clarified. [FTC's Christian WHITE, CONSUMER - comment.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) University of Florida survey on the extent of shoplifting this holiday season reported.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Researchers' discovery of a genetic link to prostate cancer reported.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(New York: Robert Bazell) Scientific study of the aging of the human brain examined; medical experiment comparing the memories of younger and older people shown and explained. [Mt. Sinai medical center Dr. Richard MOHS, Harvard medical school Dr. Marilyn ALBERT, Mt. Sinai's Dr. Monte BUCHSBAUM - talk about aspects of brain research.] The implications of such studies for retraining the older brain noted.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The return home of teenager Billy Best, who ran away to avoid painful chemotherapy, reported.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The funeral service for female naval pilot Kara Hultgreen, who was recently killed in a plane crash, reported; scenes shown from Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Colorado Springs, Colorado: Roger O'Neil) Corporate America's advertising in the school featured; scenes shown from Colorado Springs, Colorado, where the school system offered advertising space to businesses to help fund its budget. [Superintendent Ken BURNLEY, parent Judy NEGLEY, Burger King's Denise WHINNEN - comment on the project.]
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