This program is 28 minutes long
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Fond du Lac, WI: David Bloom) Campaigning by Republican presidential candidate Senator Bob Dole in Wisconsin on the issue of welfare reform featured; scenes shown. [DOLE - says President Clinton's statements are like tornados in the movie Twister: its all special effects.] The White House response noted.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Fond Du Lac, WI: Gwen Ifill) Wisconsin's new welfare reform program examined. [Former welfare recipient Jewel PRICE - tells of the job she exchanged for her assistance check.] [Welfare worker J. Jean ROGERS, Family Council Service Anne ARNESEN - offer differing opinions on the system.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The continued failure to negotiate a settlement to the Freemen standoff in Montana updated; scenes shown of negotiator Colorado state senator Charles Duke meeting with militant Freeman Rodney Skurdal.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The frustrating search in the Florida Everglades for parts of the downed ValuJet Flight 592 featured; scenes shown of the specially suited divers looking for large pieces of the plane.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Philadelphia: Robert Bazell) A new test that may mean hope for victims of prostate cancer featured; details given. [Dr. Phillip KANTOFF - comments.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Memorial service in Washington, DC, for Navy Admiral Jeremy "Mike" Boorda, who committed suicide, outlined; scenes shown of President Clinton in attendance.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) First Lady Hillary Clinton shown placing a wreath at a memorial for slain journalists.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Denver: Roger O'Neil) The problem of stealing from employers by employees featured. [Denver dentist Dr. James McINTYRE - tells of his office manager Cindy Roc, who was caught stealing 64,000.] [Certified fraud examiner Joseph WELLS - tells of the costs to businesses of employee fraud and abuse.] [Denver district attorney Bill RITTER - comments.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Discussion of employees who feel that they are entitled to steal from their employers presented. [Ethicist Lauren ASHE - says man can justify anything; talks about cheating.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Capsizing of a ferryboat in Lake Victoria in Tanzania reported.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Ed Rabel) The Pentagon's waste of millions of taxpayer dollars on military recruiting examined. [Lieutenant Colonel James THOMAS - says the branches do not share information.] [Student Zachary SOUSA - comments on the bombardment of recruiters who called him.] The high pressure that is put on recruiters reported. [Undersecretary of Defense Edwin DORN - says the services want to save money but reject consolidation.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) A squadron of United States Marines reported sent to the Central African Republic to protect the United States embassy there reported.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) A newborn female white buffalo in South Dakota shown.
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