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(Studio) Unemployment declines in January from 6% to 5.9%. White House Press Secretary Ron Zeigler reports Admin. optimism.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(DC) [Chairperson Council Econ. Advisors, Dr. Herbert STEIN - says steady improvements of this kind will eventually result in gain.]
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
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(Studio) Longshoremen Union Leader Harry Bridges predicts world-wide boycott of US ports if settlement of strike imposed by government Appears before Congress Cmtes. considering emergency legislation.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Capitol Hill) [BRIDGES - says strIke can be settled soon without government interference.] [President Maritime Association, Edmund FLYNN - assures Congress shippers are trying to reach voluntary settlement.]
REPORTER: Bob Clark
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(Studio) Representatives of North Vietnam and Viet Cong in Moscow for mtgs. with Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin, rejecting United States peace initiative. Kosygin endorses modified VC plan submitted at Paris talks.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) New enemy troop mvts. in South Vietnam interpreted as sign of forthcoming Tet offensive.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Binh Dinh Province) Province in South Vietnam central highlands, hard hit during 1968 Tet offensive, prepared for new battles. Success of Vietnamization program to be tested.
REPORTER: Howard Tuckner
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(Studio) United States fighter planes attack targets inside North Vietnam for 35th time this year, in protective reaction strikes.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Catholics plan another Civil Rights march for Sunday in Newry, North Ireland, despite British ban. In London, P. Mins. of Britain and North Ireland appeal for cancellation of march. British forces prepare to deal with protest.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Liverpool, England) 500 more British soldiers being sent to North Ireland from Liverpool. Soldiers practice of internment without trail of suspected IRA (Irish Republican Army) members has caused Catholics rebellion.
REPORTER: Barrie Dunsmore
(Belfast, North Ireland) Soldiers keep peace at Belfast funeral, simultaneously exposing selves to IRA (Irish Republican Army) gunfire. (Newry, North Ireland) Army searches out IRA (Irish Republican Army) suspects before Sunday march.
(Dublin, Ireland) Since burning of British Embassy in Dublin, tension grows. [Irish P. Min. Jack LYNCH - hopes people from South going North for march will do so peacefully.]
REPORTER: Pat Chapman
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(Studio) 10 European countries and Israel recognize Bangladesh. Bangladesh takes steps to join British Commonwealth.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Florida) president Nixon adamant against United States recognition of Bangladesh for following reasons: (1) India turned over former governor of E. Pakistan, Malik, to Bangladesh for trial. (2) India demands West pakistan agree never to build sufficient military be war threat. (3) India still holds captured West Pakistani forces. (4) Recognition might chill United States relations with China.
REPORTER: Bill Gill
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(Studio) In Vienna, Austria, United States and USSR complete 6th round of talks on limitation of strategic arms. Next round scheduled for Mar. 28 in Helsinki, Finland.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Senator Henry Jackson criticizes Senator Edmund Muskie for his attack on Nixon Vietnam Peace plan. Senator Republican Leader Hugh Scott calls Muskie a turncoat for attacking what he has been demanding, and agrees with Secretary of State Rogers that Muskie hurts National interest.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Ala. Governor George Wallace abandons American Independent party to run on Democrat President slate.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Ky.) Ky. American Party Convention must deal with question of Wallace candidacy.
(Richmond, Virginia) National American Party Hdqtrs. to reopen prior to Convention in August
REPORTER: Steve Bell
[Chairperson American Party, T. Coleman ANDREWS, Junior - says Wallace has not shut door on 3rd party campaign.] [WALLACE - downplays American Party but leaves door open.]
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(Studio) Nina Van Pallandt, Danish singer who traveled with Clifford Irving to Mexico for alleged mtgs. with Howard Hughes, denies such mtgs. Irving's researcher, Richard Suskind, subpoenaed to testify before Fed. Grand Jury in N.Y.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#19578
(Studio) Charlie Chaplin to receive honorary Oscar at Academy Awards Dinner, but executive committee Hollywood Chamber of Commerce votes not to put his star in city's walk of fame.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Hollywood, Cal.) [Old Chaplin films shown.] [Ex-Chamber of Commerce mbr., Paul LAMPORT - says Chaplin's pictures were good and clean, and he should be included.]
REPORTER: Dick Shoemaker
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(Studio) Viet Cong and North Vietnam, in Moscow talks, reject Nixon's peace plan. Admin. may blame rejection on Senator Muskie. Commentator dismisses possibility that remark from a Senator could so influence North Vietnam. United States holds no cards against North Vietnam.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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