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#15615
(Studio) Judge dismisses murder charges against Black Panthers, Bobby Seale and Ericka Huggins, following hung jury in trial yesterday; reasons for dismissal listed.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(New Haven, Connecticut) Seale taken to federal prison for 4 year term on contempt charges. [Defense attorney Charles R. GARRY - says happy two years of trial over.]
REPORTER: Gregory Jackson
#15616
(Studio) Judge Otto Kerner says conditions causing 1967 race riots still exist.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#15617
(Studio) Racial violence conts. in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Chattanooga, Tennessee) Police and National Guard enforce curfew; police kill black Leon Anderson. [Mayor Robert WALKER - says Anderson threw missile at police, ran; police shot him.] [Wiley WILLIAMS - says police shot Anderson in cold blood; gave him no warning.] [WALKER - says killing investigation conts.]
REPORTER: David Snell
#15618
(Studio) Racial violence occurs at Travis Air Force base.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Travis Air Force Base, California) 500 blacks and whites battle; 1 killed, over 100 arrested. [Major General William G. MOORE, Junior - says black airmen believe have just grievances; problem to find out what grievances.] [Unidentified BLACK - says racism, favoritism among grievances.]
REPORTER: Dick Shoemaker
#15620
(Studio) Senator defeats proposed ban on sending draftees to Vietnam War unless volunteer.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(DC) Senator votes to pay bonuses to GIs in combat divs. [Senator John C. STENNIS - believes men in combat deserve bonus.] [Senator Edward M. KENNEDY - says shouldn't provide blood money to have poor fight rich man's wars.]
REPORTER: Bob Clark
#15621
(Studio) Harrisburg 7 defendants refuse to enter pleas at arraignment; judge enters not guilty pleas for them.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#15623
(Studio) President Nixon dedicates interstate canal in Alabama.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Mobile, Alabama) [Governor George WALLACE - jokes about being president elect (of canal).] [President NIXON - says all Americans should unite for common goals.]
REPORTER: Tom Jarriel
#15625
(Studio) British-French supersonic transport Concorde makes test flight from Toulouse, France, to Dakar, Senegal, West Africa; USSR supersonic transport TU-144 arrives in Paris, France, for air show.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Paris, France) TU-144 to be ready for commercial service 2 years ahead of Concorde; USSR trying to capture world market
REPORTER: John Rolfson
#15627
(Studio) 2 New York City policemen killed last Friday
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(NYC) [Unidentified POLICEMAN - tells others be careful on patrols.] Film shows funeral ceremony for policeman Waverly M. Jones; some police believe conspiracy involved in police shootings.
REPORTER: Ron Miller
(Studio) 2 bills before Senator make attacking policeman or fireman federal crime.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#15628
(Studio) Jerry Rubin and 2 other Yippie party members claim being framed in bombing of Washington, DC Capitol building
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#15629
(Studio) Dinner held in honor of Martha Mitchell.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(DC) [Martha MITCHELL - welcomes FBI director J. Edgar Hoover to dinner.] [HOOVER jokes about recent "Life" magazine picture depicting him as Roman emperor; Jack Anderson column rpting. supposed stomach ailment.]
REPORTER: - Virginia Sherwood
#15631
(Studio) Airlines losing money, fear becoming hated like RRs; airlines treat passengers impersonally; 747 makes air travel worse; reporter predicts airlines' financial situations will improve; hopes airlines' attitudes toward passengers improve.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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