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#198061
(Studio) 27th Paris Peace Talks session held.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Paris, France) North Vietnam negotiator, Xuan Thuy and Ambassador Averell Harriman shown arriving. No visible signs of progress. In slip of tongue, Harriman says they'll meet again Thursday, meaning next week May be hint of secret talks.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite Narrates
(Studio) Rptd. Washington, DC asked USSR to intercede with North Vietnam. President Johnson reviews situation with advisors. American advisors in North provinces reject idea that lull is enemy deescalation Say enemy regrouping and resupplying self. Marines spot 400 North Vietnam near Thuong Duc; 178 North Vietnam killed. Terrorist bomb explodes in Saigon. 2 killed; 17 hurt.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#198063
(Studio) Black power demonstrators heckle and throw objects at George Wallace in Ohio.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Ohio) Difference between Wallace and General Curtis LeMay occurs.
REPORTER : Nelson Benton
(Florida) [LEMAY - saw integration work in Air Force. Feels it can solve racial troubles.]
REPORTER: Nelson Benton
(Youngstown, Ohio) [WALLACE - says LeMay talking about military This wasn't issue. Schools supposed to be left up to local control.] Hecklers present at speech. [WALLACE - says hard to tell "hes" from "shes" in crowd.] Throw something else.] Supporter tears sign away from heckler; police take him away. [WALLACE - says Nixon said 3 1/2 weeks ago that George Wallace and American Independent Party won't be mentioned. They're only mentioned both since then.] Wallace crowds have differences as do the candidates.
REPORTER: Nelson Benton
#198064
(Studio) Richard Nixon campaigns in Michigan.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Battle Creek, Michigan) Nixon way ahead. His staff discuss Vietnam negotiations. [NIXON - speaks of fastest and loosest political tongue with regard to Vietnam referring to Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey. He's been on more sides of more issues. Danger of war escalates when enemy not sure of what you stand for.] If there's Vietnam breakthrough Nixon wants to be standing next to President Johnson. Still Democrats' war if there's not.
REPORTER: David Schoumacher
#198065
(Studio) Vice President Humphrey accuses Nixon of compromising principles and human rights in choosing Spiro Agnew as Vice President speak at Alamo.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(San Antonio, Texas) Democrats trying to get minority vote like Mexican-Americans [HUMPHREY - says search for popularity sick and doesn't belong in White House Need someone who'll stand up for United States and what's right. Ought to whip Republicans for way they've abused President Thanks supporters. American is country that did impossible. We'll do it again.] Heavy Mexican-American vote needed.
REPORTER: John Hart
#198066
(Studio) Comedian Dick Gregory running for President on Freedom and Peace Ticket, distributes political flyers resembling dollar bills. Secret Service says quantities confiscated. Some rptdly. put in vending machines.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#198068
(Studio) Cardinal Richard Cushing says Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis could marry whom she wants. Says he refused to intervene despite requests to do so. Vatican says she is barred from church sacraments.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#198069
(Studio) President Commission on Violence studies student unrest. Philosopher-longshoreman, Eric Hoffer, disgusted with testimony by Henry Mayer, leader 1966 protests at University California in Berkeley.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) [MAYER - says instead of questioning students for causes, would do well to question those responsible for official violence in Vietnam. Causes of social ills shouldn't be confused with those who protest such evils. Society endorses violent attacks on protesters but no social and political attacks on problems.] [HOFFER - says playfulness point of protesting. It's much harder to study. More civilized society on San Francisco waterfront than at Berkeley.] [MAYER - says it may take century to settle grievances.] [HOFFER - says grievances won't ever be settled. They don't believe in Democracy.]
REPORTER: No reporter given
#198070
(Studio) Egypt claims 2 Israeli jets shot down over Suez Canal zone city of Ismailiya. Israel denies it. Israel and Jordan fire across Jordan River.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#198071
(Studio) 9 anti-Castro Cubans arrested in New York with regard to recent bombings at foreign consulates and tourist offices. Cntrys. involved traded with Cuba.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#198072
(Studio) Dr. Christiaan Barnard hospitalized for mild intestinal hemorrhage in Cape Town, South Africa.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#198074
(Studio) 3rd report on candidates and issues. Would you favor ending North Vietnam bombing?
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(No location given) October 17, 1968, campaign speech shown. [NIXON - says if bombing halt won't endanger American lives and will increase honorable end to war, we're for it. We have 1 President at a time.] All Hubert Humphrey remarks filmed October 9, 1968. [HUMPHREY - says ending bombing acceptable risk for negotiations' success. Would seek evidence of North Vietnam restoring DMZ. If Hanoi didn't negotiate or act in good faith, he'd resume bombing.] All Wallace remarks filmed October 16, 1968. [WALLACE - would do whatever needed to bring conflict to close. Would ask for military conclusion if war couldn't be settled by negotiations.] Would you include NLF in coalition government for South Vietnam? September 20, 1968, paid political film shown. [NIXON - says imposing coalition government would encourage Communists to try it again somewhere else. Let's end war on basis to discourage aggression. Let people decide.] [WALLACE - says coalition government always results in Communist takeover.] [HUMPHREY - opposed to imposed coalition government Supports free election.]
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite Narrates
#198075
(Studio) American Cancer Society has goal of eliminating cigarette advertising by voluntary self-regulation.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#198076
(Studio) United States Olympic Committee rptdly. has evidence that few track medal winners accepted money and goods from athletic equipment mfrs. violating amateur rules. Committee President says some money turned in voluntarily. Some medals won by team may be returned.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#198078
(Studio) Apollo VII crew flies back to Cape Kennedy.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Cape Kennedy, Florida) Band plays "Anchors Aweigh". Crowd applauds crew. [Walter SCHIRRA - says best point is to come home.]
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite (Narrates)
#198079
(DC) New York "Daily News" editorial says NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) should pick future crews with scientific minds who won't squabble with ground control. Mary McCrory's comments cited. Everyone identifies with Walter Schirra. Crew working at wrong end of gravity and television cameras. Rudyard Kipling poem "If" cited.
REPORTER: Eric Sevareid
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