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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(New York: Anne Thompson) Concerns about the stock market in spite of slight increases in the Dow Jones and NASDAQ indexes reported. [Prudential Securities analyst Larry WACHTEL - says there could be a problem in April.] [Small investor retiree Marcia KELLER - says she finds the market confusing.] Retail sales figured and Motorola layoffs cited. [A.G. Edwards senior economist Paul CHRISTOPHER - comments on the "paycheck factor."]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(New York: Ron Insana) The response of investors, the stock prices of General Motors and Cisco Systems and the long-term market situation noted.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Chicago: Jim Avila) Retirees' concerns about stock market losses affecting their retirement funds reported. [Retiree Julie BRAUNGER - says she cannot add more to her 401K.] [Retiree Dick SARTAIN - talks about selling stocks.] [IRA analyst Ed SLOTT - tells people to buy different types of stocks.] [Retiree Mike SNIPES - comments on the market.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Jim Miklaszewski) The investigation into the accidental bombing in Kuwait from a Navy plane piloted by Commander David Zimmerman which killed six soldiers reported; scenes shown of the bombing site. [New Zealand defense minister Mark BURTON - talks about needing to know what went wrong.] [Pentagon spokesman R/Admiral Craig QUIGLEY - comments on the controller's actions.] Animated diagram shown.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Robert Hager) Government predictions that air travel days will continue to get worse reported; details given of problems with adding new runways at major airports. [Federal Aviation Administration John RODGERS - says everyone is flying.] [PASSENGER - comments.] [Air Travelers Association David STEMPLER - says efforts should be made to find a solution within 3-5 years.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(New York: Chris Hansen) A routine flight and the problems passengers face examined; details given of discrepancies between airport computers and actual flight times; scenes shown from Newark Airport in Newark, New Jersey. [Three gate AGENTS - state opposing views; guesses when a plane will arrive.] [Aviation consultant Michael BOYD - says airlines run on automatic.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) President Bush's reversal of a campaign pledge to monitor and reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants reported.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(London: Ron Allen) The banning of all meat products imported from Europe in an effort to prevent the spread of hoof-in-mouth disease to the US reported; details given of the first confirmed case of the disease in France. [English Tourism Council Mary LYNCH - says tourism has disappeared from parts of England.] [American TOURIST - says she will not eat meat.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(New York: Robert Bazell) The difficulty patients face finding clinical trials of new therapies examined; details given about Internet Websites for patients to find new trials their doctor may not know about. [Cancer patient George WARREN - talks about participating in a clinical trial.] [Veritas Medicine, Incorporated CEO Dr. Joseph AVELLONE - says doctors don't always know about clinical trials.] [Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Dr. Leonard SALTZ - says the vast majority of patients do not have the chance to go into a trial.]
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