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(DC) [Senator Philip HART - says asking Senator to let us bring question of Abe Fortas nomination to floor. It's a filibuster if spend many more days on that.] [Senator Robert GRIFFIN - says nomination shouldn't be before Senator] Senator and visitors clear out during Griffin speech. Hart says Senator knew how they'd vote in July.
REPORTER: Keith McBee Artist: Charles Kavenagh
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(Studio) Should Abe Fortas be confirmed?
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Studio) Reporter feels Fortas shouldn't be confirmed because Chief Justice Earl Warren rigged his departure so Democrat liberal successor would succeed him. Fortas' record shows lack of judicial decorum. Senator should express disapproval of Warren court's activism. Next nominees should be men of impeccable integrity.
REPORTER: Jim Kilpatrick
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(Studio) Israel and Jordan fire across Jordan River. Jordan For. Min. has orders from King Hussein to seek indirect negotiations with Israel through UN. Hussein in Cairo to confer with President Gamal Abdel Nasser.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Cairo, Egypt) 2 leaders greet each other. Rptd. Nasser also trying to set up indirect talks with Israel. Israel wants direct talks.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds Narrates
(Cairo, Egypt) In June, 1967, reporter rode with same taxi driver as now and told him about 6 day war. [Taxi DRIVER - says didn't believe reporter back then. Nasser only man strong enough to take our Mideast rights. Another war depends on decision of Israel.]
REPORTER: Barrie Dunsmore
(Tel Aviv, Israel) Israel been on verge of war with Arabs since founded. [ISRAELI - says we'll win another war. Don't want empire; just small country to live in. ] Israel says Arabs couldn't win war now. War seems inevitable.
REPORTER: Bill Beutel
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(Studio) 400 government irregulars and Green Beret advisers at Special Forces camp at Katum when 1,000 enemy attack. 12 South Vietnam killed; 150 enemy killed. US cancels plans to send 1,100 armored cavalry squad to Vietnam; their equipment to be used by South Vietnam. Defense Secretary Clark Clifford says United States has no intention of reducing American troops in future. Says United States to increase commitments to 549,500. Tuesday, Representative Melvin Laird of House defense appropriations subcommittee says likely United States troops will drop by 90,000 in next 9 mos. No progress at Paris Peace Talks.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey in California proposes he, Richard Nixon and George Wallace stage cross-country debating tour. Tells elderly group he'd increase social security benefits by 50% and include automatic rises according to prices.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) In Seattle, WA, Richard Nixon says United States becoming 2nd rate sea power and he. promises to build up maritime industry Vice Presidential candidate, Spiro Agnew, en rte. to Maryland from Hawaii.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) Vice Presidential candidate, Senator Edmund Muskie, faced with heckling from students from Washington and Jefferson college.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Washington, Pennsylvania) Students shout "stop the war". [MUSKIE - asks students to select 1 to present their view for 10 minutes and then he could speak uninterrupted. Intros. student.] [Rick BRODY - says we came here as Americans Everyone speaks of law and order but not justice. Says he is anti-election.] [MUSKIE - says all three candidates not carbon copies, so look them over and make choice. Best way to get system moving.]
REPORTER: David Snell
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(Studio) Government troops keep control of National University and National Polytechnic Institute. More violence expected.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Mexico City, Mexico) Students scatter as tear gas thrown at them. Gunfire occurs also.
REPORTER: Ken. Gale
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(Studio) Portugal Premier Antonio Salazar, 79 gravely ill.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Portugal) Law professor, Dr. Marcello Caetano will succeed him.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds Narrates
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(Studio) Nixon television image in 1968 different than 1960 image.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(No Location Given) [SPKR. - tells the studio audience what to do when Nixon introd.] Rehearsal and real event shown. television defeated Nixon in 1960. [NIXON - says 1960 debate in which performance not up to par credited with President election loss. Has used media more. Must get message to TV crowd.] On television shows, 7 citizens grill Nixon. [NIXON - says television audiences think things are fixed. If questions hard, people know things aren't fixed.] Reporters not allowed to ask Nixon questions on live TV. Estimated $10 million to be spent on radio and TV. [NIXON - says end product is impression viewer gets.] Nixon mkts. self well.
REPORTER: Ted Koppel
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