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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Davenport, Iowa: Jim Williams) The tough day in Davenport, Iowa, due to the cresting Mississippi River featured; scenes shown of sandbagging operations to hold off the surging river; details given of the city's opposition to a permanent flood wall. [Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Joe ALLBAUGH - says it is not fair to the taxpayers to keep paying for flood damage.] [Mayor Phil YERINGTON, RESIDENT - respond.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) The views of Mayor Yerington and of the FEMA director presented. [YERINGTON - explains the precautions taken by Davenport; says we are a river town committed to tourism.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(No location given: Charles Gibson) Interview held with President Bush about his first 100 days in office. [For Good Morning America, BUSH - says the United States has an obligation to defend Taiwan against China; states we will get the surveillance plane back from China.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Supreme Court ruling on the legality of arresting a woman in Texas for not wearing her car seat belt; layoffs at JDS Uniphase and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter and the arrest of actor Robert Downey reported.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Washington: Michele Norris) Federal Communications Commission charges that the recording industry has ignored federal regulations about responsible marketing toward the young audience examined; details given about the failure of the warning label system. [Senator Joseph LIEBERMAN - says the industry should not sell music inappropriate for children to children.] [National Institute on Media and the Family David WALSH, Recording Industry Association of America Hilary ROSEN - comment on the advertising policies.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) A closer look at medical mistakes in hospitals in a "Journal of the American Medical Association" study introduced.
(New York: John McKenzie) Problems with errors in prescriptions examined; details given from the study at two Boston children's hospitals that found medication errors. [Washington Children's Hospital Dr. Peter HOLBROOK - says we are devastated by an accidental death incident.] [University of California at Irvine Dr. Joseph SCHERGER, Boston Children's Hospital Dr. Donald GOLDMANN - say the chance of harm is higher for child patients.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(The Bronx, New York: Deborah Amos) How a better computer system can cut deadly medical errors examined; scenes shown of the expensive rolling computers. [Montefiore Hospital Dr. Matthew BERGER - explains how the computer works for the physician.] [Brigham and Women's Hospital Dr. David BATES - cites the savings from the computer system.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) China's criticism of President Bush's sale of arms to Taiwan reported.
(Taipei: Mark Litke) The issue of Taiwan's military readiness in response to the buildup in China examined; scenes shown from the South China Sea; details given of the issue of security in capitalist Taiwan, which has trade relations with mainland China. [Taiwan Foreign Relations Committee Paris CHANG - says this is about our survival.] [Taiwan government adviser Andrew YANG - states that Taiwan needs a commitment of support from the US government.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The British government's investigation of three suspected cases of foot-and-mouth disease in people; the status of the flight to rescue Dr. Ronald Shemenski from the South Pole and the completion of a rescue flight to McMurdo research base in Antarctica to bring out 11 Americans reported.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(New York: Ned Potter) The decision to allow American millionaire businessman Dennis Tito to visit the International Space Station examined; scenes shown of Tito training in Russia for space travel. [TITO - comments.] [NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) William READDY - says space travel is not routine.] [Space station astronaut James VOSS - offers welcome.] The greater prospect of paying passengers travelling into space outlined. [X Prize Foundation Gregg MARYNIAK - comments on commercial space travel.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) The restrictions on Tito's visit to the space station outlined.
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