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#199548
(Studio) President Johnson at American Legion conv., says no 1 can predict when American troops will leave Vietnam.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(New Orleans, Louisiana) Johnson says United States won't invade North Vietnam, won't pull out and is left with alternate of continuing bombing. [JOHNSON - says best thing we can do is to bring planes to bear in panhandle across line against enemy. No 1 can predict when men can come home. We're there to bring honorable and stable peace to S.E. Asia and no less will justify sacrifices men died for.] Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey learning that Vietnam predictions can be dangerous.
REPORTER: Robert Pierpoint
#199549
(Studio) Democratic candidate Vice President Humphrey appeals for support of Senator Eugene McCarthy. Says he can't believe McCarthy will support Nixon or Wallace.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#199551
(Studio) President let it be inferred that he was replying to Humphrey's Vietnam predictions. Republican Vice Presidential candidate, Governor Spiro Agnew replies to Vice President in news conference
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(DC) [AUDIO-VISUAL DIFFICULTIES.]
REPORTER: Bruce Morton
#199552
(Studio) Governor Nelson Rockefeller names New York Representative Charles Goodell to Senate seat of late Robert F. Kennedy. Term expires in January, 1971. Goodell, 41, in Congress 9 years
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Film ready for Humphrey - Agnew story.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(DC) Agnew launches sharpest personal attack of campaign at conference after lunch with Republican Senators [AGNEW - says will offer some political and economy alts. in Vietnam but won't be squishy-soft on crime and inflation fight. Nixon (SIC) casting self in role of Neville Chamberlain. Corrects self to say Humphrey. Nixon would play role of Winston Churchill. Vice President trying to recapture people in his party who were dissatisfied with convention He can't do it because differences too great. His last statement shows malleability. Says he is a counter-puncher. Can't kick his team in groin and expect him to smile about it.]
REPORTER: Bruce Morton
#199555
(Studio) Tentative settlement in New York City teacher strike worked out. Classes may start Weds.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#199556
(Studio) 4 years ago, Berkeley desegregated its junior and senior H. schools. De facto segregation ends in lower grades.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Berkeley, California) Integration orderly and without incident. 25 buses costing $204,000 year carry 3,500 per day. 14,000 Negroes ride up to hills. 21,000 whites ride down to ghettos. Most parents' reactions favorable. [PARENT - says captured by view in hills. Busing gives children chance to be with black children like themselves and with all of American society. Says his kids won't grow up in isolation.] [Unidentified PARENT - says mothers and children will be settled by end of week Dubious to see how integration works out.] [2nd unidentified PARENT - says important to learn to live with each other.] [School Supt. Neil SULLIVAN - says 14 years after Brown Supreme Court decision, 1 American city finally doing it the right way. Edward bds. observing. Our plan will be imitated. Galveston, Texas, will use it.] Sullivan says issue is how far community will go to prepare young for democratic society.
REPORTER: Bill Stout
#199557
(Studio) Secretary of State Dean Rusk says North Korea demands more than apology for releasing "Pueblo" and crew. They want promise American ships to stay out of Sea of Japan. Department spokesperson says "Pueblo" seizure illegal act by North Koreans.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#199558
(Studio) Typhoon causes 10 in. rain in Vietnam. 3 Viet Cong break into Saigon school and shoot up faculty dining room. 1 killed; 3 hurt.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#199559
(Studio) Egypt and Israel exchange fire along Suez Canal. Israel warns UN Security Council that unless it takes measures, will be fighting outbreak. Charges Egypt built up huge concentration of artillery.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#199560
(Studio) Czechoslovak Premier, Oldrich Cernik, flies to Moscow and signs economy agreement. USSR to build natural gas pipe-line to Czechoslovakia. Cernik agrees to trade pact that'll keep his economy dependent on USSR bloc. In Prague, leaders to activate new unpopular laws; 1 will bring back secret police.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#199562
(Studio) Senator Judiciary Committee asks Abe Fortas to return for more questioning. Senator Edward Kennedy attends committee meeting; 1st meeting since his brother's death.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#199563
(Studio) House Commerce Committee considers measure to permit televised television debates during Presidential campaign. It would suspend equal time provision of Federal Communications Commission Act.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(DC) Advocates of Nixon - Humphrey debate admit defeat. [Ex-TV newsman Representative Lionel Van DEERLIN - predicts losing by 6 votes. Ought to be able to have debate with 2 non-incumbent candidates.] [Representative John MOSS - says real objective is to repeal section for all campaigns in future. Would permit partisan discrimination in broadcast industry] Some fear if equal time repealed at local stations, all pols. who ever thought of running, would come down to station for debate with incumbent. Also felt public protest if George Wallace not incld. will be damaging. Networks say Wallace would get comparable but separate time. Humphrey and Nixon people say no Wallace in their debate. Representative John Dingell says network coverage of convention so outrageous that he concludes it was deliberate attempt to do mischief to his political party Humphrey and Nixon leave impression they don't want debate.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Studio) Unless equal time suspended, documentaries or special shows must be done on all candidates, not just major candidates. (Audio Very Low)
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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#199566
(Studio) In Atlanta, police arrest Reverend Ralph Abernathy and 80 others for protesting for striking Negro garbagemen. Abernathy freed on $25 bond. Says demonstration will be stepped up. Similar strike brought Dr. Martin Luther King to Memphis where he was killed.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#199567
(Studio) In Oakland, California 12 shots fired in Black Panther headquarters Police fire 2 patrolmen, Richard Williams and Robert Farrell and charged them with incident.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#199568
(Studio) Some see growing militancy of police.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(New York City) [New York Policeman John CASSESE - says if enforce law 100%, people will know police mean business Let's try more force.] [New York Black Panther Joudon FORD - calls police racists and murderers. Pigs showing true racist nature.]
REPORTER: No reporter given
(Chicago, Illinois) [Policeman Greg KYRITZ - says injured by rock or brick thrown by demonstrators.] [Demonstrator Ray RIES - says now police run demonstrators down and beat them.]
REPORTER: No reporter given
(No Location Given) Hard for city police to keep peace. Police more militant.
REPORTER: John Laurence
(Chicago, Illinois) Film of August 28 shown. Police used indiscriminate force in Chicago. [Mayor Richard DALEY - says some police may have overreacted but to judge all by actions of few just as unfair as judging all young by actions of mob.]
REPORTER: John Laurence
(New York City) [Mayor John LINDSAY - says what happened in Chicago should sadden all Americans All values, incling. freedom of press, sacrificed. Neither law, order nor justice there.] New York City police ordered to hold tempers and use minimum of force. Patrolmen's Benevolent Association began to demand end to civilian control of police and total law enforcement. [PBA President CASSESE - says sick and tired of taking it on chin, turning other cheek. Think it's time we took bull by horns. Let judge try all cases and give out stiff sentences if guilty.] [Assoc. Director New York ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) Ira GLASSER - says average policeman doesn't know what law is. Notion that every policeman is law unto self is open invitation to anarchy.]
REPORTER: John Laurence
(Cleveland, Ohio) [Fraternal Order of Police Frank SCHAEFFER - expect sergeant to disobey superior if he knows superior to be wrong.]
REPORTER: No reporter given
(New York City) [GLASSER - says without civilian control, law is whatever policeman says it is. That's done in totalitarian cntrys. It's called police state.]
REPORTER: John Laurence
(DC) Film of Apr., 1968, shown. 1 problem is what to do with regard to those who steal and set fires during riots. Daley orders police to shoot looters. Others, incling. Kerner Commission on Civil Disorders argue that shooting unarmed rioters makes situation more violent. [Attorney General Ramsey CLARK - says looters should be arrested and tried. Not effective law enforcement to shoot looters.]
REPORTER: John Laurence
(New York City) [CASSESE - says things worse from 1963 - 68 and will get worse. So let's stop it now.] Battle exists over police behavior.
REPORTER: John Laurence
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