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(Studio) President Nixon eases opposition to wage-price review board
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(DC) Nixon willing to listen to arguments concerning review board [Treasury Secretary John B. CONNALLY - asks questions involved in considering review bd.]
REPORTER: Bill Gill
(DC) 12 of 14 Republican Senators hold press conference to express displeasure with Nixon's economic policy, propose wage-price review board [Senator Jacob K. JAVITS - says proposal being made to help Nixon decide what best for US.] [Senator Clifford P. CASE - says proposal temporary assurance against situation getting out of control.]
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
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(Studio) More involved in steel industry settlement than higher prices.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Chicago, Illinois) Steel companies laying off workers because steel users stkpiled. steel in case of strike; cheaper foreign steel cutting into US domestic market; settlement to make many United States goods more expensive.
REPORTER: Jim Kincaid
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(Studio) Justice Department reports nearly $1/2 million in stks. and bonds stolen in 1st- 1/2 year
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) President Nixon says talks in People's Republic of China, will deal with anything affecting world peace; trip date will be set in 2-3 mos.; People's Republic of China, calls notion of 2 Chinas in United Nations preposterous.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Hong Kong, China) President Nixon has visited Hong Kong, China, 4 times; Nixon accidentally browsed through People's Republic of China, display center in 1966, thinking it belonged to Ntlist. China; Nixon's library established in 1953 in Hong Kong; visited Ntlist. China several times.
REPORTER: Howard Tuckner
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(Studio) President Nixon announces State Secretary William P. Rogers to go to United Nations next week to help coordinate relief for E. Pakistani refugees; 14 Pakistan diplomats resign from posts in US.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(DC) Diplomats declare allegiance to Bangladesh. [Former United Nations deputy representative S.A. KARIN - says must be considered poi. exiles until Bangla Desh government can be set up.] [Former counselor A.M.S. KIBRIA - says felt as though not trusted at embassy.] [Pakistan ambassador Agha HILALY - says after E. Pakistan fighting began, lightened work load on emotionally upset diplomats.]
REPORTER: Ted Koppel
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(Studio) South Vietnam Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky attempting to qualify as South Vietnam presidential candidate; deadline today.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Saigon, South Vietnam) Ky asks South Vietnam Supreme Court to interpret election law to make him eligible candidate; if Supreme Court rules against Ky, President Nguyen Van Thieu's only opponent, Lieutenant General Duong Van Minh.
REPORTER: Irv. Chapman
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(Studio) 7 jurors selected for trial of Colonel Oran K. Henderson in connection with My Lai massacre cover-up.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) House passes draft extension bill; bill includes amendment urging Nixon to negotiate Vietnam war withdrawal date; draft lottery to be held tomorrow.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(DC) Film shows rehearsals for lottery drawings; lottery will be held despite lack of draft bill for time being.
REPORTER: Stephen Geer
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(Studio) Apollo 15 astronauts begin returning to earth; astronaut Major Alfred M. Worden to take space walk tomorrow.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Winner of runoff between Lieutenant Governor Charles L. Sullivan and William L. Waller for Mississippi Democratic governor nomination will face black candidate Mayor Charles Evers in November election.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Jackson, Mississippi) Sullivan will most likely oppose Evers in election. [SULLIVAN - thinks race issue in campaign because Evers black.] Evers urged blacks to vote for segregationist in primary. [EVERS - urges blacks to vote for segregationist Jimmy Swan; says not convinced Sullivan racial moderate.] Evers' candidacy may help local blacks get elected.
REPORTER: Don Farmer
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(Studio) Smaller indicators about United States economy not good; more people moved from than to California last year; signs of depression era thriftiness showing up, though smaller indicators can be misread as easily as big ones.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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