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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(White House: Terry Moran) President Bush's administration's concerns about the risk of war between military and Pakistan over disputed Kashmir featured; scenes shown from the dividing "line of control" between the two nations. [Embassy spokesman Gordon DUGUID - says personnel in non- emergency positions should leave.] The official State Department warning noted. [State Department spokesman Richard BOUCHER - cites the level of tensions.] [Secretary of State Colin POWELL - says a nuclear exchange would be horrific.] [Indian defense MINISTER - comments on possible killing.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Islamabad: Jim Sciutto) The view in Pakistan that war could be inevitable reviewed; details given of a statement from Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Vietnam's accusation that former Senator Bob Kerrey committed crimes in his Vietnam War raid; birth of a son, Adam, to the widow of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl and the opening of World Cup soccer in Korea with the stunning defeat of France by Senegal reported; soccer scenes shown.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Washington: Jackie Judd) Federal judicial ruling that the Children's Internet Protection Act, designed to keep kids in public libraries off pornographic Websites, was a violation of free speech examined. [American Library Assn. Emily SHEKETOFF - says important information could be censored if the law was found constitutional.] [Family Research Council Ken CONNOR - criticizes the ruling.] [Washington, DC, public libraries Eleanor CLINE - says we watch the children using computers.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Labor Department report on worker productivity reported.
(Studio: Betsy Stark) The meaning of the productivity figures for the economy in the short-term and long-term outlined.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Statement from the CEO of American Airlines that security measures need to be relaxed to make air travel less trouble; California's first warning this year about energy shortages and the graduation speech by former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani at the high school in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, reported. [GIULIANI - speaks about the community's link to New York City.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Apology in Milwaukee, WI, from Catholic archbishop Rembert Weakland for paying off a man who accused him of sexual assault noted.
(Studio: Brian Ross) ABC News investigation finding of a on which Cleveland bishop James Quinn told a seminar of church officials to destroy allegations of sex abuse cases or send the evidence to the Vatican embassy in Washington, DC, which has immunity, featured; Quinn's words played. [Author/consultant Jason BERRY - says sending documents to the embassy would keep them out of reach of the civil courts.] [Former canon lawyer Father Thomas DOYLE - says the Vatican knew about the American sex abuse scandal since 1985.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) A look at trouble on the western mountains introduced.
(Mt. Hood, OR: Neal Karlinsky) The current avalanche of 911 calls for rescue workers from mountain climbers in the Pacific Northwest featured; scenes shown of yesterday's crash of a rescue helicopter on Mt. Hood, OR. [Rescue paramedic dave EWEN - describes what happened.] [Helicopter pilot Mike HIDALGO - cites the risks.] [Mountain climbing guide Mark GUNLOGSON, rescuer Steve ROLLINS - talk about amateur climbers.] [ROLLINS, American Alpine Club Lloyd ATHEARN - question the idea of charging for mountain rescues.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Further coverage of mountain rescues on "Nightline" and ABC's Website noted.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Memphis: Michele Norris) The "soul searching" in Memphis, Tennessee, for the roots of soul music featured; performance film shown; details given about why Memphis is slow to celebrate the "Stax sound." [Musician Isaac HAYES - talks about "raw" music.] [Soulsville president Deanie PARKER, Soul classics deejay Henry NELSON - say promoting soul may not have been the image the city wanted to communicate.] The recent role of a soul radio station in playing and promoting Memphis music noted.
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