This program is 27 minutes long
#198169
(Studio) Army officers order evacuation and search of low-rent housing complex which was scene of bloody battling between police and students last night. 27 killed; 100 hurt and several 100 arrested. Olympic representatives say games will open as scheduled October 12. Violence begins when police and troops move in on anti-government rally.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Mexico City, Mexico) Troops and police impose artificial calm. Troops say students shot 1st in low rent district but it looked to reporters like troops went in shooting. Possible snipers shot at troops. Demonstrators run. 1 Mexican ofr. broke CBS news cameraman's sound camera with rifle and later pointed it at him, sound technician, and Bert Quint when they continued filming. Another CBS cameraman had to hide film and return for it later. 1,000s terrified families in apt. complex. Govt. determined to stifle criticism. Student cause surely more popular now.
REPORTER: Bert Quint
#198170
(Studio) Students fight with troops in Lima, Peru, following Army coup that ousted government of President Fernando Belaunde Terry. Junta appears firmly in control. Belaunde seeks political asylum in Buenos Aires. Opposition claimed corruption in government handling of new petroleum contract with American company
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#198171
(Studio) Czech Communist Party Chief, Alexander Dubcek, flies to Moscow. Soviet newspapers indicate Kremlin to take hard line with him. Soviet For. Min. Andrei Gromyko defends Czech invasion in United Nations speech. Calls it defense against imperialist intrigues. Reaffirms USSR desire to talk with United States on ltding. ballistic missiles.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#198173
(Studio) George Wallace reports his Vice President choice.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) [WALLACE - announces his choice of General Curtis LeMay. Speaks of LeMay's record. He has recognized his duty to speak out on issues he feels are in US' vital interests.] [LEMAY - says nuclear weapons just another weapon. When get in war, get it over with as soon as can. Use force necessary to stop fighting. People's opinion of nuclear weapons due to propaganda fed them. Cites small amount contamination testing produces. Any war horrible.] [WALLACE - says General discussed nuclear weapons. He's against their use and so is he.] [LEMAY - says prefers not to use nuclear weapons or any weapons at all. But if necessary, would use any weapons. Not necessary in Vietnam.] [WALLACE - clarifies Lemay's comments to "Los Angeles Times" reporter, Jack Nelson. Must defense cntry., but can defense and win in Vietnam without use of nuclear weapons.] [LEMAY - says will be damn lucky if he doesn't appear as drooling idiot whose only solution is to drop atomic bombs. Says he's not. Hopes we can stay out of war.]
REPORTER: No reporter given
(Studio) LeMay's description of fallout danger contradicted by University UT biologists who find increase radiation 4 to 30 times greater than that cited by LeMay. Estimated as result of testing through 1962, 80,000 children born with defects and 4,800 of those in US.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#198174
(Studio) Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey in West Virginia says anyone who can speak so lightly of use of nuclear weapons has no conception of reality of terror. Says it'd be disastrous if anyone who speak like General Curtis LeMay received office of high responsibility.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#198176
(Studio) Richard Nixon campaigns in South
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Atlanta, Georgia) Nixon recs. large and polite welcome. Nixon stand on law and order similar to George Wallace's. Promises to use federal funds only to break up segregation, not to encourage desegregation. [NIXON - says this welcome tops them all. Americans will have change.] Nixon believes Wallace's greatest appeal is those who haven't made out too well and blame establishment. Nixon amplifies differences between himself and Vice President; Wallace says they're both alike. Nixon will tell South voters that vote for Wallace is vote for Humphrey. Nixon confronts Wallace on issue of saving 2 party system.
REPORTER: John Hart
#198177
(Studio) Witness tells Congress hearing that Yippie leader Jerry Rubin talked of killing President candidates and overthrowing government during Democratic Convention disorders. Rubin protests; another leftist witness walks out; 1 refuses to talk about Communist affiliation and 1 arrested for wearing shirt made of American flag.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) 250 Yippies chant slogans outside House building Police push them back off Capitol Hill. 1 arrested after throwing firecracker. Police refuse to be provoked.
REPORTER: Bob Gregory
#198178
(Studio) Senator passes appropriations bill of almost $72 billion for defense Bill goes to conference committee $25 billion for Vietnam.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#198179
(Studio) B-52s drop bombs on enemy positions near besieged special forces camp, Thuong Duc, South Vietnam. North Vietnam renews mortar attacks. Marine reinforcements going in. Casualties reported December draft set for 17,500. Marines get 2,500 from draft.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#198181
(Studio) Detroit Tigers defeat Saint Louis Cardinals 8-I to even World Series. Action moves to Detroit Saturday
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Saint Louis, Missouri) Pts. of game shown; Tiger home runs featured.
REPORTER: Heywood Hale Broun
#198182
(Studio) General Motors Corporation says it'll introduction small American economy car to compete with foreign imports. Car to come out in 1970; expected to sell for $2,000. Ford to bring out similar car next spring.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#198184
(Studio) Dr. Christiaan Barnard says he'll have to give his most successful transplant, Philip Blaiberg, 2nd transplant. Blaiberg has had new heart 10 mos. Barnard says surgeons can slow rejection, not prevent it.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#198186
(Studio) Analysis of Curtis LeMay.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) LeMay stamped as cigar-chewing, blast the enemy type. Some people will now believe George Wallace wants to escalate war and use nuclear weapons. LeMay says he'd use any weapon if necessary and nuclear bombs just another weapon. Remark won't be allowed to die away. Reporter cites bombs dropped in Vietnam. LeMay can now talk rather than fight as he says he wants to.
REPORTER: Eric Sevareid
#663186