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(Studio: Brian Williams) The spread of the General Motors strike to other plants introduced.
(Flint: Jim Avila) The wide-ranging impact of the strike against General Motors at their Flint, Michigan, plant featured; scenes shown of the picketers while statistics on the web of shutdowns are cited. [Auto analyst David HEALY - likens this strike to the bad old days of labor hatred.] [Pontiac dealer Kevin MIZE - worries about inventory.] The issue of GM's cutback of its work force outlined. [GM STRIKER, Flint resident filmmaker Michael MOORE - comment.]
(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(Washington: Robert Hager) The bottom line for General Motors Corporation examined; statistics on profits that show GM's lack of productivity cited. [Automotive Industry John McELROY, University of Michigan professor David COLE - says General Motors Corporation has more workers per plant that Ford and Chrysler and slower production methods.]
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Reports of more crackdowns by the Serbian military against the ethnic Albanian population in Kosovo updated. [Secretary of State Madeleine ALBRIGHT - speaks about the escalation of violence in Kosovo.]
(In northern Albania: Ron Allen) The breakdown of the Kosovo population featured; scenes shown of Albanian refugees crossing the mountains into Albania. [International monitor Bill FOXTON - calls it ethnic cleansing.] The fight by the KLA army for independence reviewed. [Albanian FIGHTER - hopes to rescue his family.] NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) plans for live fire exercises to warn the Serbs to back off noted.
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(Seattle: Mike Boettcher) The avalanche on Mt. Rainer in Washington featured; timetable for the day reviewed; scenes shown of the mountain, where one team of climbers was swept over Disappointment Cleaver. [Survivor Kent SWANSON, park ranger Mike GAUTIER, survivor Doug WAGNER - describe what happened to the climbers after the avalanche.]
(Studio: Brian Williams) The view of senior guide Craig John on Mt. Rainer presented in his own words. [JOHN - explains the forces of nature at work while you climb mountains; describes the challenge.]
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(Studio: Brian Williams) President Clinton's ordering of initiatives to protect ocean and marine life reported.
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(New York: Mike Jensen) The business of shopping via the computer examined; examples cited on what is available. [Shopper Francisca MIDDLETON - explains why she likes to shop on the Internet.] [Security expert Daniel BARRETT - outlines the rules.] [Internet shopper Amy OBERDORF, Hannaford's HomeRuns Alison BERGLUN - explain on-line grocery shopping.]
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(Studio: Brian Williams) "Stealth" traffic cop in Saint Petersburg, Florida, shown.
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(Studio: Brian Williams) College graduations for the class of '98 shown. [At commencements, entertainer Bill COSBY, actress Jane ALEXANDER, three OTHERS, singer Carly SIMON, Indiana Lieutenant Governor Joseph KERNAN, talk show host Oprah WINFREY, political commentator George STEPHANOPOULOS - address the seniors.]
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