The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour (PBS) - 1991-05-22
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[0:02] Good evening. Leading the news this
[0:04] Wednesday, the widow of India's Rajiv
[0:06] Gandhi was chosen to lead his political
[0:08] party. And Secretary of State Baker said
[0:11] Israel's West Bank settlements were the
[0:13] biggest obstacle to Middle East peace.
[0:15] We'll have the details in our news
[0:17] summary in a moment. Charlayne
[0:18] Hunter-Gault is in New York tonight.
[0:20] Charlayne?
[0:21] After the news summary, we go first to a
[0:24] report on the school President Bush
[0:26] visited today, the Saturn School of
[0:28] Tomorrow. Why does it work? Then we
[0:31] discuss the role of business in
[0:33] upgrading the nation's schools. And
[0:36] finally, we look at how the departure of
[0:38] Ethiopian President Mengistu Haile
[0:40] Mariam is likely to affect that
[0:43] country's twin problems of war and
[0:45] famine.
[0:47] Funding for the NewsHour has been
[0:48] provided by Pepsico. Every day we enjoy
[0:52] people being cold to us, cutting us up,
[0:55] getting fresh with us,
[0:58] tearing into us,
[1:00] and calling us chicken. In fact, the
[1:02] more people do it, the happier we are.
[1:04] Pepsico.
[1:06] And by AT&T.
[1:09] And made possible by the financial
[1:10] support of viewers like you.
[1:13] And the Corporation for Public
[1:14] Broadcasting.
[1:17] Rajiv Gandhi's widow was chosen today to
[1:20] succeed him as leader of India's
[1:22] Congress Party. It was not clear whether
[1:24] the Italian-born Sonia Gandhi would
[1:26] accept the post. Party officials said it
[1:28] didn't matter. Their decision was
[1:30] binding. Mrs. Gandhi has no political
[1:33] experience and has remained in the
[1:34] background throughout her husband's
[1:36] political career.
[1:38] Violence marked the beginning of a week
[1:40] of official mourning for Gandh