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#197937
(Studio) Reports of progress towards Vietnam peace. Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker meets 3 times with South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu; bombing halt discussed. At Paris Peace Talks, American spokesperson William Jordan reports movement but can't call it progress. President Johnson calls 3 President candidates to tell them there's been no breakthrough.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Studio) Johnson tries to complete plans for North Vietnam bombing halt. Lull in enemy fighting considered opening which President has been seeking. Deal to stop bombing not wrapped up. United States offered 3 point deal by which halt could be achieved. Details cited. North Vietnam haven't agreed to 1 of 3 pts. President disapptd. in speculation.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#197938
(Studio) Senator Everett Dirksen comments on reports of halt.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Chicago, Illinois) [DIRKSEN - says rely on President If there's development, President will get hold of him. If George Christian says there's no change, there isn't.]
REPORTER: No reporter given
(Studio) Christian is White House news secretary
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#197939
(Studio) Lull conts., but enemy shells Thuong Duc area Tuesday and storm government outpost. Marines accidentally shell village and kill 10 South Vietnam. United States advisor of South Vietnam pacification says South Vietnam almost recovered from 2 earlier enemy offensives and terms it major success of Thieu government Says economy moving.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#197941
(Studio) President conference call to candidates found Richard Nixon in Kansas City; George Wallace in Los Angeles and Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey in Saint Louis, Missouri.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Saint Louis, Missouri) Vice President recs. call in men's room. [HUMPHREY - says White House wanted candidates to know what facts are with regard to Vietnam. If he says more, it'll add to confusion.] Campaigns downtown; doesn't mention war.
REPORTER: Morton Dean
#197942
(Studio) Nixon reports plans for government agency to serve youth in 1st of several radio talks. Calls on American to worry about youth.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#197944
(Studio) Czechoslovakia and USSR sign treaty in Prague, Czechoslovakia, legalizing occupation. Premier Aleksei Kosygin signs for USSR . 23-70,000 troops will stay on.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#197945
(Studio) North Korean film of September 12, 1968, news conference featuring "Pueblo" commander Lloyd Bucher.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(N. Korea) [BUCHER - tells of collecting intelligence from within North Korean waters when ordered to heave to. Ignored orders and tried to escape. Began firing and 1 of men killed and others hurt in ensuing gun battle. Captured in their waters.]
REPORTER: North Korean Film
(Studio) United States insists "Pueblo" never in their waters.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#197946
(Studio) 3rd broadcast from Apollo VII shown. Crew shows-how they prepare food. Flew over eye of hurricane Gladys and gave fix on storm. May reach Tampa, Saint Petersburg, Florida, area Thursday NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) watch storm carefully. Concern over Saturn V rocket.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#197947
(Studio) National Institutes of Health developes German measles vaccine.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#197948
(Studio) 3 American pioneers in genetic research, Robert Holley of Cornell; Mar Gobind Khorana of University WI, and Marshall Nirenberg of National Health Institution in Bethesda, Maryland, win Nobel Prize for medicine.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#197950
(Studio) Mayor Richard Daley and police receive bouquets and brickbats for handling of Democratic Convention violence.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Chicago, Illinois) Civic organization, Citizens of Greater Chicago, honor Daley for courageous protection of city. [DALEY - says also our duty to see people have right of petition and assembly. If group declares intents of violence, public must be protected.] 3 members organization board of dirs. resign in protest. [Norman DOLNICK - says Daley and police behavior is matter of contention. Hearings going on. Award improper at this time.] ACLU publish magazine "Law and Disorder: The Chicago Convention and its Aftermath". [ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) SPOKESPERSON - presented fair and honest view that's 1 sided because there is only 1 side.]
REPORTER: Bob Evans
#197951
(Studio) Attorney General Ramsey Clark accuses Richard Nixon of misleading public on law and order. Speaks to women's national press club.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) [CLARK - says Nixon doesn't know enough about issue. His style is to appeal to fear, hatred and emotionalism. Public never sees issues clearly when Nixon speaks Not too late for him to state what he stands for. Cites what's needed in President]
REPORTER: No reporter given
#197953
(Studio) Supreme Court refuses to stop shipment of 91 Army reservists to Vietnam. Reservists say they were inadequately trained. Report on successful West coast military unit's evasion of Vietnam.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Fort Lewis, WA) 1st squadron of 18th armored cavalry regular is National Guard unit from Los Angeles, California. Army says men not needed in Vietnam, but their equipment is. Rptd. many of unit didn't want to go and felt they weren't ready. [GUARDSMAN - says men afraid to go.] [2nd GUARDSMAN - says afraid due to lack of training.] [CMDR.-says most of squad were resigned to go and do good job.] Unit meets in pizza place to discuss law suit. Unit averages 2 years college per man. [3rd GUARDSMAN - says thinks call-up illegal.] 355 men sign as ptys. when suit filed. Some say their fitness records were doctored. [4th GUARDSMAN - ordered to change records.] [CMDR. - says men claimed they did this.] [4th GUARDSMAN - says 10 men did this under orders.] [CMDR. - says officers or non-cmsnd. officers would stand for it.] [5th GUARDSMAN - says morale needed.] [4th GUARDSMAN - says intelligent man will know he's not well trained.] [CMDR. - calls squadron finest trained in Army.] Unit supposed to have more and better training. Some volunteer for Vietnam and are angry with regard to publicity. [6th GUARDSMAN - says point camera elsewhere or he'll shove it down your throat.] Some have gone to Canada. Rptdly. number of men is high. 4 shown living in British Columbia. [EX-SOLDIER - says can't kill anyone.] [2nd EX-SOLDIER - says National Guard used to be joke.] [3rd EX-GUARDSMAN - says joined Guard as draft dodger.] [CMDR. - says a lot don't want to go to Vietnam. They were scared.] [2nd EX-GUARDSMAN - says willing to take chance if cause good enough. Commander won't be dying.] [3rd EX-GUARDSMAN - says Commander's idea of courage not mine.] Civilian group challenges system.
REPORTER: Bill Stout
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