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#18537
(Studio) United States loses B-52 bomber over North Vietnam for 1st time in war. Plane crashes in Thailand; crew rescued without injury.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#18538
(Studio) United States President adviser Henry Kissinger, after side trip to Brussels, Belgium, meets for 3rd time with North Vietnam negotiators near Paris.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Paris, France) Progress of talks unknown. Kissinger flies to Brussels to meet President Suharto of Indonesia. That country might help supervise Vietnam cease-fire. After return, meets with North Vietnam's Le Duc Tho. Negotiators not as jovial as yesterday.
REPORTER: John Rolfson
#18539
(Studio) Representatives of Communist and non-Communist European ntns. meet in Helsinki, Finland, to begin preparations for European Security Conf. Objective is reduction of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and Communist-bloc forces in Central Europe.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Helsinki, Finland) 35 ntns. take part, include US, USSR , NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and Warsaw Pact countries. Only Albania refuses to attend. Can ntns. do anything? [US Ambassador Val PETERSON - says ntns. must try to bring about better peace.] But old and bitter memories die hard.
REPORTER: George Watson
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#18541
(Studio) Syria and Israel clash in Golan Heights area.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Golan Heights, Israel) Syria attacks Israeli settlement. Israel attacks 6 Syrian villages. Few casualties reported Heaviest attack in 2 years
REPORTER: Bill Seamans
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#18543
(Studio) In Atlanta, Georgia, school board comes up with desegregation plan. Involves transferring 4000 children to different schools, mostly by busing. White parents object. South not only area where busing unpopular.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Pontiac, Michigan) 1/3 Pontiac school children affected by busing. Opposition strong and continuing by parents. "Freedom schools" (small, private schools) set up by parents. Some families move. [Parent Al DICKINSON - says freedom school his son attended last year not good because possibly unaccredited.] [Donna DICKINSON - says private schools can't offer same things regular ones do.] 2500 pupils drop out of Pontiac schools since busing started last year [Parent David FISCHER - says whites, blacks, Jews, Polacks, all should have own areas.] [Mildred FISCHER - wants children where she knows where they are.] But opposition to busing lessening (Fischer moving to Tennessee). Freedom schools dying out. Most people can't afford to move.
REPORTER: Ron Miller
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#18545
(Studio) Long distance telephone rates will go up 8.5% next year American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T) will get $145 million from increase, less than asked for from FCC.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#18546
(Studio) President Council of Econ. Advisers releases report for year
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(DC) gross national product growth goal of President is 9 1/2%.Last quarter was 8.9%. Rate of inflation is 3.6%. President goal is 3%. Unemployment target 5%; is still 5 1/2 %. [Chairperson Council of Econ. Advisers Herbert STEIN - says much good dome, but still more to do.] [CEA's Marina WHITMAN - notes administration effort for 3% inflation rate.] Fever economy press briefings now than before.
REPORTER: David Schoumacher
#18548
(Studio) President Nixon relaxes restrictions on ships and planes traveling to China.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#18549
(Studio) President Nixon hiding out at Camp David, MD, for last 19 days.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Camp David, MD) President Nixon well-protected from reporters and public. Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler meets reporters once daily to answer a few questions. Closest town is Thurmont; nothing happens there either.
REPORTER: Tom Jarriel
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#18551
(Studio) 9 years ago today President J. F. Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Services held to commemorate death.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#18552
(Studio) Brilliant Russian gymnast Olga Korbut suffers from trouble with spinal disc. Career may be ruined.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Grodmo, USSR ) Olga won 2 gold medals in Munich Germany (F.R.). Trains full time. Family described. Olga gets fan mail from world over. Future uncertain.
REPORTER: Russell Jones
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#18554
(Studio) Reversal of judgement in Chicago Seven trial by appeals court called victory for United States Constitution, but not for anti-war movement, as the defendants and their lawyers say.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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