This program is 28 minutes long
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(Studio: Russ Mitchell) Report introduced.
(Whidbey Island: Cynthia Bowers) The wait at the Whidbey Naval Air Station for the homecoming of the crew of the EP-3 plane who had been held in China featured; scenes shown of families waiting for the arrival. [Pilot Lieutenant Shane Osborn's father Doug OSBORN - talks about his son's abilities.] [Brandon Funk's mother Carly FUNK, Oak Harbor RESIDENT - comment.]
(Studio: Russ Mitchell) Report introduced.
(Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii: Bill Whitaker) The crew's story featured; satellite photograph shown of the plane on Hainan Island, China. [OSBORN, machinist's mate senior chief Nicholas MELLOS - describe what happened when the plane collided with a Chinese jet and how they were treated by the Chinese.]
(Studio: Russ Mitchell) Pilot Osborn, an American hero, profiled; photos shown. China's calling off of the search for downed pilot Wang Wei noted.
#397622
(Studio: Russ Mitchell) Report introduced.
(Cincinnati, Ohio: Byron Pitts) The funeral in Cincinnati, Ohio, for Timothy Thomas, the black teenager whose killing by a white police officer touched off demonstrations and riots, featured; scenes shown of the ceremonies; details given of the curfew in this divided city. [NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) President Kweisi MFUME - preaches about Thomas' death.] [Mayor Charlie LUKEN - offers an apology.] [Two black WOMEN - comment.]
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(Studio: Russ Mitchell) Report introduced.
(New York: Lee Cowan) High waters along the Red River in the upper Midwest featured; scenes shown from Grand Forks, North Dakota. [In Moorehead, Minnesota, Cheryl DALBY - reacts to the river.] [Grand Forks resident George WIDMAN - says we are paranoid.] [Moorehead resident Mitch BURRIS - comments.]
#397626
(Studio: Russ Mitchell) The decline in handgun sales from 1993 to 1999 reported.
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(Studio: Russ Mitchell) Report introduced.
(Washington: Jim Stewart) The radical program for guest workers from Mexico in the United States examined; details given about the "employee loaner program." [Foreign minister of Mexico Jorge CASTANEDA, Senator Phil GRAMM - comment on the guest worker program.]
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(Studio: Russ Mitchell) Report introduced.
(London: Tom Fenton) The controversial euthanasia law in the Netherlands examined; details given of the guidelines of the new suicide law. [Cancer patient Petra BROCKMOLLER - talks about the quality of life and the need to make your own decisions about ending life.] [Cardiologist Dr. Jap VAN der SLOOT - talks about legalized opportunities for helping patients.] [Dutch Christian Union Party Andre ROUVOET - talks about euthanasia.]
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(Studio: Russ Mitchell) The deal struck by Denise Rich with United States attorney Mary Jo White to testify about former President Bill Clinton's pardon of her ex-husband financier Marc Rich reported.
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(Studio: Russ Mitchell) Report introduced.
(Washington: Eric Engberg) The controversy over building a long-awaited World War II memorial on the mall in Washington, DC, featured; scenes and animations shown from the planned site; details given of the opposition to the mall site. [National Coalition to Save Our Mall Judy FELDMAN - explains the opposition to the monument, which would destroy the mall.] The opposition to the mall plan from the "Los Angeles Times" and the "New York Times" detailed. [World War II Memorial Mike CONLEY - defends the importance of World War II.] [Senator Tim HUTCHINSON - says it is time to start construction.]
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(Studio: Russ Mitchell) The approach of the plane carrying the crew of the EP-3 plane that had been held in China to the Whidbey Island, WA, naval base reported.
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(Studio: Russ Mitchell) Report introduced.
(Whidbey Island: Cynthia Bowers) The arrival at the Whidbey Naval Air Station of the crew of the EP-3 plane who had been held in China featured; scenes shown of families waiting.
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