This program is 27 minutes long
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The increase in the GDP reported. Stock Market Report.
(Saddlebrook, New Jersey: Anthony Mason) The surprising growth of the economy in spite of conflicting signals from consumers and business examined. [Economy.com Mark ZANDI - says people are buying big-ticket items.] [Sealed Air Corporation CEO William HICKEY - says business is flat.]
(Studio: Dan Rather) CBS News poll results concerning public perception of the economy reported.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Hollywood: Jerry Bowen) The threat of strikes by actors and writers in California featured; details given of concerns about the effects of the strike on the California economy. [Writer Brenda LILLEY - reads script.] [Los Angeles Mayor Richard RIORDAN - says he wants producers and writers to work together and compromise.] [Palace Costume and Prop Company Melody BARNETT - says many will be affected.] [WGA chief negotiator John McLEAN - comments.] ["State of Grace" writer Hollis RICH - talks about the young actors.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Kennedy Space Center: Bobbi Harley) Conflicts between the American and Russian space programs concerning docking rights of two spacecraft at the International Space Station examined. [Globalsecurity.org John PIKE - comments.] [NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) administrator Daniel GOLDIN - says safety is the main objective.] [Space tourist Dennis TITO - says he does not understand why NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) has problems with his visit to the space station.]
(Studio: Dan Rather) Interview held with CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood. [HARWOOD - explains why NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) wants to stay longer at the space station.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The crash in Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada, of a bus carrying American middle school students at a music competition reported; scenes shown from New Brunswick, Canada, of the crash site.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: David Martin) The resuming of military bombing exercises on Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, reported; scenes shown from Vieques of protestors. [PROTESTOR - says the Navy can "go home".] [Marine GUARD - tells protestors not to cut through the fence.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The funeral in Michigan of American missionary Veronica Bowers and infant daughter Charity, killed when their plane was shot down over Peru, reported; scenes shown from Huanta, Peru, of the damaged airplane.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The murder of six International Red Cross workers in northeastern Congo reported.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Claims from a Vietnamese official that the killing of civilians by a group of American SEALs led by former Senator Bob Kerrey was the worst act of brutality in his province during the war reported.
(Washington: Eric Engberg) The difficulty of finding out the truth about military combat missions examined; details given of claims of a pattern of lies and cover-ups. [KERREY - explains what military personnel in Vietnam faced.] [Vietnam veteran James HINCKS - says there were a lot of cover- ups.] [George Washington University Ronald SPECTOR - says there was a lot of "systematic lying."]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The sentencing in Russia of American scholar John Tobin to 37 months in labor camp for distributing marijuana reported.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Moscow: Elizabeth Palmer) The widespread popularity of beer in Russia examined; details given of the legal sale of beer to Russian minors; scenes shown from Russia of people drinking beer. [Russian SURGEON GENERAL (thru translator) - says there are thousands of underage alcoholics in treatment.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The successful use of gene therapy to treat a form of blindness in dogs reported.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The successful rescue of ailing American physician Dr. Ronald Shemenski from the South Pole reported; scenes shown of the plane landing in Punta Arenas, Chile, and in Antarctica.
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