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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The drops this week in the Dow Jones and NASDAQ cited. Stock Market Report.
(New York: Betsy Stark) The bad news on the stock market featured; details given of financial problems at Compaq, Oracle and McDonald's and in Japan. The speculation about what the Federal Reserve Board will do with interest rates next week and what it means for the economy discussed.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Justice Department approval of the purchase of TWA by American Airlines reported.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Grants and Santa Fe, New Mexico: Neal Karlinsky) New Mexico's drug reform legislation which would shift policy from incarceration to treatment featured; details given of the decriminalization of marijuana. [Governor Gary JOHNSON - comments on the need to stop arresting people doing no harm to others.] [State Representative Ron GODBEY - takes a harder line on drugs.] [Lindesmith Center Katherine HUFFMAN - talks about the war on drugs.] [Arrested addict Anna Maria PEREZ - says she has been warehoused.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Washington: Pierre Thomas) The ongoing war against drugs examined; drug statistics cited. [Former National Drug Control Policy director retired General Barry McCAFFREY - talks about the criminal organization in the drug trade.] [DEA Donnie MARSHALL - calls for a holistic approach in dealing with drugs.]
#195998
(Studio: Peter Jennings) The end of the hijacking in Saudi Arabia with the storming of the plane held by Chechens; the status in Britain of the slaughter of animals to control foot-and-mouth disease and explosions on an offshore oil rig in Brazil reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Census Bureau figures on Americans with disabilities; scientific research on the prevalence of dyslexia among readers of English and an Ohio appeals court ruling that the state motto "with God all things are possible" is constitutional reported.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(No location given: David Wright) News conference by the father of Andy Williams, the boy who killed two in the school shooting in Santee, California, presented. [Father Jeff WILLIAMS - expresses confusion over what his son did.] [Aunt Cindy WEBBER - speaks out to the victims' families.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The "brawl about sprawl" in California featured; scenes shown. [Commuter Tyler SPRING - describes the long commute during his work day.] ["Los Angeles Times" columnist Pat MORRISON - says money no longer comes back to the city.]
(Los Angeles: Judy Muller) Urban "sprawl to the wall" in Los Angeles featured; crowd and aerial scenes shown. ["Sprawl to the Wall" co-authors Michael DEAR, Bill FULTON - say we cannot go on growing with more suburban expansion.] [Aliso Viejo resident Linda BELL - comments on a new community.] [Pepperdine University Joel KOTKIN - says disaster predictions in southern California have been going on for 50 years.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Decision in the New York City trial of musician Sean "Puffy" Combs reported.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Hollywood: Brian Rooney) The impending strike by writers and actors in the Hollywood entertainment industry featured; details given of the clash between writers, producers and directors. ["Phone Booth" executive producer Ted KURDYLA - says a lot of projects are going on now before a strike.] [Sitcom writer Tim O'DONNELL, Screen Actors Guild president William DANIELS - talk about the revenue.] [Industry analyst Dave DAVIS - says the TV networks are less dependent on writers.]
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