This program is 27 minutes long
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NOTE: Time numerals represent seconds into broadcast, not clock time, since the telecast originated in Washington, DC.
#196500
(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Whidbey Island, WA: Neal Karlinsky) The return home of the 24 members of the crew of the EP-3 plane held in China featured. [Navy pilot Lieutenant Shane OSBORN, Senior Chief Nicholas MELLOS - describe what happened after the collision with the Chinese jet.] [In interview with Cokie Roberts, OSBORN - outlines how the Chinese treated him.]
(Studio: Carole Simpson) The future of US-China trade relations after the plane incident noted.
#196501
(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Cincinnati: Aaron Brown) The situation in Cincinnati, Ohio, following days of racial unrest and a curfew after the killing of a black teenager by police reviewed; scenes shown of a protest march. [Cincinnati Black United Front Reverend Damon LYNCH - preaches.] [Cincinnati police department Lieutenant Colonel Ron TWITTY, Chief Tom STREICHER - comment on the firing of bean bags on crowds.] [Cincinnati city council John CRANLEY - says fired police officers have gotten back on the force.]
#196502
(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Martha Raddatz) Report on the recommendations of the three-man panel investigating the collision of the submarine USS Greeneville with a Japanese fishing boat outlined; details given about what happened inside the sub during the crash. [Commander Scott Waddle's attorney Charles GITTENS - says a court-martial is unlikely.]
#196505
(Studio: Carole Simpson) Bomb explosion on the West Bank reported.
(Jerusalem: Hilary Brown) Another weekend of violence between the Israelis and Palestinians in the Middle East featured; scenes shown from fighting locales during Easter; details given of the devastating impact of the violence on tourism. [WOMAN, Palestinian merchant Omar DAKKAK - comment.]
(Studio: Carole Simpson) Call from Pope John Paul II for peace in the Middle East reported; scenes shown from the Vatican.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) President Bush shown attending an Easter service in Crawford, Texas.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) The rising flood waters in the Midwest and upper Midwest reported.
(Grand Forks, North Dakota: Ron Claiborne) The flooding from the Red River featured; scenes shown of sandbagging and dike operations and of the '97 flooding. [Fargo, North Dakota, Mayor Bruce FURNESS - says we are better prepared than '97.] [Grand Forks resident Roxanne BENSON - comments on the situation.] Steps taken to protect riverfront homes and businesses reviewed.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Yesterday's shooting in a crowded bar in Elgin, Illinois, reported.
#196511
(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(New York: Dan Harris) Institution on Taxation and Economic Policy report on corporate income taxes examined; details given about tax credits and rebates granted to large companies. [Institution on Taxation and Economic Policy Bob McINTYRE - comment on corporate tax rebates.] [National Association of Manufacturers Gordon RICHARDS - defends the tax codes.]
#196514
(Studio: Carole Simpson) Two voices in the continuing debate over race relations in Cincinnati, Ohio, presented. [Cincinnati Fraternal Order of Police president Officer Keith FANGMAN - says most of the black men shot by police were armed; comments on the sense of despair in black neighborhoods; defends the police division.] [Cincinnati Herald publisher Eric KEARNEY - admits there is violent crime in black American communities; says white officers do not perceive a problem, but there is a problem.]
#196517
(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(San Vicenzo, Italy: Jim Wooten) Life at the abbey at San Vicenzo in Italy this snowy Easter featured; scenes shown of the newly repaired church and of the monastic life. [Mother Superior MIRIAM, Mother AGNES - talk about their mission.]
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