This program is 28 minutes long
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Salt Lake City: Bruce Lindsay) A power failure in 10 Western states reported; diagram shown of the states affected and details given.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Presidential candidate Robert Dole's statements on the Today show concerning the tobacco issue examined. [In response to questions from Katie Couric, DOLE - comments on whether tobacco is addictive; says the media does not question the Democrats concerning the huge amounts of money they have received; clarifies his statement about former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop.]
(Chicago: Jim Miklaszewski) President Clinton's ridicule of Dole's criticism of Koop featured. [CLINTON - politicks.] Koop's statement that the facts speak for themselves quoted.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) A breakdown of tobacco company political contributions outlined.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The United States said offering a 2 million dollar reward for information leading to the bombers. Arrival at Andrews Air Force Base of those wounded in the bombing in Saudi Arabia reported.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Robert Hager) The awarding to Lockheed Martin of a contract to build the successor to the space shuttle featured; scenes shown of what the X-33 rocket will look like. [Vice President Al GORE - shows the X-33.] [Lockheed worker Pete BUCK, George Washington University professor Dwayne DAY - comment.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Phoenix: Mike Boettcher) The investigation into how the so-called Viper Militia members in Arizona were caught presented; details given of the extensive arsenal of firearms the group possessed and of the extent of its organization. [Simon Wiesenthal Center undercover INVESTIGATOR - talks about his job.]
(Washington: Fred Francis) The growing militia movement in the US featured; scenes shown from the Georgia militia arrests and details given of the varying types of militias around the nation. Questions as to whether these incidents are isolated or part of a larger conspiracy outlined. [Center for Democratic Renewal Maryann MAUNEY, author Morris DEES, Colorado state senator Charles DUKE - talk about the differing militias.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The life sentences for brother Erik and Lyle Menendez, convicted of murdering their parents, reported.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The release of George Franklin from prison due to the Redwood City, California's district attorney's decision to drop the murder charges that were based on the "repressed memory" of his daughter concerning a 1969 murder stated.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The charging of two Russian immigrants with cell phone cloning in New York reported.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The number of deaths from drunk driving said higher than last year according to the government noted.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Laredo, Texas: Bob Faw) The waste of 100 million dollars of taxpayer money on a bridge between Texas and Mexico that almost nobody uses featured; scenes shown from Laredo, Texas. [Laredo assistant city manager Carlos VILLARREAL, Texas A&M International University James GIERMANSKI - talk about what a rip-off the bridge is.] Mexico's default on their promise to improve the roads on their side of the bridge said to be the reason trucks won't drive on the bridge.
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