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(Studio) Richard Nixon hopes war may be ended by January 20. Says new leadership needed to keep American out of future wars. Meets with campaign workers.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Boston, Massachusetts) Supposed to speak at armory; decided not to risk hecklers. Speaks to New England Republican leaders Young Democrats criticize Nixon's refusal to debate. [NIXON - says if you don't like what he (Vice President Humphrey) says 1 minute, ask him again later. Vice President is a debate.]
REPORTER: David Schoumacher
(Rochester, New York) Nixon endorses bombing halt if it's President Johnson's decision. [NIXON - says let's give him chance to bring war to honorable end. We have 1 President at a time.]
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite Narrates
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(Studio) Harris Poll reports gain for Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey. Richard Nixon has 40%; Humphrey 35% and George Wallace 18%. 7% undecided.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Vice President Humphrey says Vietnam negotiations most delicate ever. Says war settlement would help his candidacy.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(No Location Given) Group sings campaign song. He's moved from defense to (offense. [HUMPHREY - says we've got fighting organization now.] He's become "old Humphrey"; evangelist of liberalism. Speaks to black mins.
REPORTER: John Hart
(Detroit, Michigan) [HUMPHREY - says they are running with him for President Just tell people what we're trying to do.] Mins. applaud and sing "Battle Hymn of the Republican" with Humphrey.
REPORTER: John Hart
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(Studio) Jacqueline Kennedy arrives in Greece to help Aristotle Onasis make plans for their wedding. She and family board 2nd plane for Skorpios. Spokesperson says they plan to live in her New York City apt. She'll be excommunicated from Catholic Church unless Onassis granted annulment of 1st marriage.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Eldest son of ex-Senator Robert F. Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy, III, 15, in good condition after surgery to repair torn knee cartilage.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Beatle John Lennon and girlfriend, Yoko Ono, arrested in London for possession of cannabis, similar to marijuana.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Rptd. North Vietnam replied to new American peace proposals. Communist sources tell reporter no word from Hanoi. State Department says no breakthrough.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Paris, France) 3 weeks ago, North Vietnam spokesperson Xuan Thuy hinted to Ambassador Averell Harriman. Americans counter-hinted. In exchange for bombing halt, United States wants proof of North Vietnam restraint by end of attacks on South Vietnam sites; gradual withdrawal of DMZ, halt to assassination tries on South Vietnam leaders and accepting South Vietnam government as party to peace talks.
REPORTER: Peter Kalischer
(Studio) Peter Kalischer says French For. Mins. sources says United States passive reaction to Czech invasion may have been point of deal for Vietnam peace.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) United States fighter bombers hit enemy targets South of 19th parallel. Light ground action. Rptd. 50-60,000 enemy pulled out of South Vietnam last month Moved in North Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia possibly to organization for new offensive. May be connected with peace talks.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Czech National Assembly ratifies treaty with USSR . Czech Premier Oldrich Cernik says most of troops to be withdrawn in 2 mos. 70,000 to stay indefinitely. Only 4 of 242 deps. vote against ratification. 10 abstain.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) NYC's 22,000 police union to begin slowdown Saturday to press demands for higher pay. Won't perform non-emergency duties.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Report on New York City school strike involving Ocean Hill-Brownsville school district.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(NYC) Issue is who shall teach ghetto children. Volunteer, Ronald McFadden, shown teaching. Local school board fired 13 union teachers thinking it had control. Union wants community control experiment ended. Non-union teachers teach at local school. [CHILD - reads from Malcolm X textbook on black slavery.] 7 of 8 students here 2 years behind normal reading levels. [Nonstriking teacher, Steven TARSHIS - cites failure to give children education they need.] [Non-striking teacher, Sylvia VAUGHN - says seen teachers reading newspapers instead of teaching.] [Non-striking teacher, Edgar MORRIS - wants to be accountable to community. Nobody gets fired in city school system.] [Non-striking teacher, Everard BARRETT - says any incompetent teacher should be fired. Great many of our teachers are incompetent; that's why a lot of them are afraid.] Picketing union teachers accuse non-union members of being hypocrites. Union says teachers can't be dismissed without due process. Only 12 teachers fired in past 5 years Some of teachers at local school threatened by other teachers, students and local residents.
REPORTER: John Laurence
(NYC) [Union Observer, Lawrence ROBBINS - describes threats.] [VAUGHN - says nothing met other than verbal abuse.] [ROBBINS - says 1 teacher punched. Cites more threats.]
REPORTER: Jim Jenson WCBS-TV
(NYC) [BARRETT - says we've reacted to harassment, not done so.] [Assistant Principal, John MANDRACCHIA - says many feel blacks and Puerto Ricans victimized by mis-ed. What happens to these children?] Issue emotional.
REPORTER: John Laurence
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(Studio) Apollo VII crew sustain firing of capsule's rocket engine. Orbit raised. Called mightiest maneuver ever.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Hurricane Gladys veers to E.; threatens Tampa, Florida.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) President Johnson signs legislature to protect consumers from radiation by color TVs. Department of Health, Education and Welfare Secretary to set up controls.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) United States Olympic team suspends sprint stars, Tommie Smith and John Carlos. Ordered to leave Mexico City for black power gesture Weds. Other Negro athletes may leave in protest.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Acapulco, Mexico) Sailors compete in Olympic games. Prince Harald of Norway competes. Race shown. Mexican gunboats provide balloon markers. Spectator boats watch.
REPORTER: Heywood Hale Broun
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