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(Studio) Senator Judiciary Committee approves Abe Fortas nomination.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) [Chairperson James EASTLAND - says committee voted 10-6. Doesn't think Senator will confirm him.] Committee permits absent Senator Russell Long to vote via phone, making vote 11-6. No votes: Eastland, Sam Ervin, John McClellan, Strom Thurmond, Howard Baker and Hiram Fong. Debate in Senate opens next week Doubtful filibuster can be broken. [Senator Philip HART - says miserable precedent that this legislature branch shall thwart, by filibuster, the judicial and executive branches.] [Senator BAKER - says not miserable precedent when Senator exercising Const. mandate to advise and consent with President on appointed Senator doing what Const. framers expected.] Senator Mike Mansfield to give Senator full week before he moves to close debate. Says he can't pull rabbit out of hat.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Report on Senate Foreign Relations Committee action towards nuclear non-proliferation treaty.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Committee votes 13-3 with 3 abstaining to pass treaty on to Senator All 7 Republicans showed up and agreed for committee to meet Monday for review of report on treaty. Senator Mansfield in no hurry for vote before election. Treaty casualty of Czech invasion and President pols.
REPORTER: Marvin Kalb
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(Studio) Richard Nixon campaigns in California.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Anaheim, California) Orange Cnty. rally last night shown. "The Battle Hymn of the Republican" sung. Nixon holds press conference today. [NIXON - urges that Vice President make his campaign national Evans-Novak column said there was collusion between South Carolina Democrats and Wallaceites to deny state for Nixon and throw election in House. Hope Vice President will repudiate Southern Democrats try to join with Wallace in throwing race to House.] Nixon now says what he will do "when" he gets to White House, not "if".
REPORTER: Bill Plante
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(Studio) In telegram, President Johnson urges Texas Democratic Convention to work as hard for Humphrey as he worked for US. Praises Humphrey and says Democratic victory difference between world order and chaos.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey's reception in upper-New York might not have been all he wished for.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Buffalo, New York) 200 greet Vice President at airport. Costumed demonstrators deride Vice President at Canisius College. [HUMPHREY - says must show dissent in way that commands respect; public opinion can then be changed. Free speech too precious for it to be abridged by government, mob or harassment.] Graduate student attacks United States support of South Vietnam government [STUDENT - asks Vice President why he hasn't repudiated these immoral policies.] [HUMPHREY - tells student he's dead wrong. United States prepared for cease-fire now. North Vietnam not prepared.] Vice President proposes youth talent bank in civil service to recruit young for public service. New York Democrats quarrelsome. Democratic Senate nominee, Paul O'Dwyer, refuses to endorse national ticket. New York has 43 electoral votes.
REPORTER: Morton Dean
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(Studio) Illinois Democratic Treasurer, Adlai Stevenson III says Chicago didn't act realistically during Democratic Convention and violence inevitable. Calls police underpaid and harassed servants.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Texas supporters of George Wallace convene.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Dallas, Texas) Texas Convention of American Independent Party held. [Wallace aide Joe FINE - says interested in harmony, protecting Wallace name in Texas and winning in November] [SPKR. - calls for vote on Wallace. Vote passes.] Hoopla and cash collecting shown. [WALLACE - cites United States support. Thanks crowd for nomination.] Convention lasts 2 hrs.
REPORTER: Nelson Benton
(Studio) Convention required by Texas law.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Maryland Senator Joseph Tydings accuses Nixon of being so timid, confused or callous that he won't express convictions on gun control. Says legislature jeopardized due to Nixon not taking stand. Senator votes to require imprisonment up to life for anyone using firearms in violent crime.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Head of Motion Picture Association of America, Jack Valenti says film industry to set up rating industry to keep youngsters from seeing undesirable films. Says ind. opposes government censorship or classification by law.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) President says no excuse for increases in Chrysler prices. Urges other mfrs. not to follow their lead.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Communist mortar attack below DMZ (demilitarized zone) kills 25 Marines and wounds 126. 27 North Vietnam killed. North Vietnam rout South Vietnam ranger unit South of Da Nang. South Vietnam kill 82 North Vietnam. Allies found rocket launcher of enemy. Film from "The 20th Century" shows the Soviet rocket launcher.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(South Vietnam) Multiple launcher made in China found. [CAPT. - describes where weapon found. 1st we found Viet Cong use. Describes its capacity.]
REPORTER: George Syvertsen
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(Studio) Israel claims Jordan used same rocket launchers in exchange across Jordan River. 12 Israelis hurt.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Americans and North Koreans meet to discuss release of "Pueblo" crew; no progress.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) 27th Marine Reg. comes home.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(San Diego, California) Men greet families. Vice President Humphrey says war and negotiations going well enough that some can come home. This is actually part of regular troop rotation. City honors men with parade. Men spent more than 1 tour in Vietnam. 290 killed from regular
REPORTER: Terry Drinkwater
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(Studio) Defense Secretary Clark Clifford says 20,000-40,000 Americans troops to be sent to Europe on temporary basis to take point in maneuvers.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Czechoslovakia lifts ban on tourists: occupation troops along border ordered to pull out of sight.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) State Department warns USSR that Soviet military intervention in West Germany would bring quick response from NATO.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) In Youngstown, Ohio, Dr. Sam Sheppard named as co-defendant in $685,000 negligent death suit. 10 days ago, Sheppard and Osteopathic Hospital named in $530,000 suit for death of another patient. Sheppard convicted of killing wife 12 years ago; acquitted in 2nd trial.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Drug Company, Merck, Sharp and Dohme accused by government witness of telling salesmen to play down harmful side effects of arthritis drug. FDA (Food and Drug Administration) representative tells Senator that some of Company's sales bulletins were misleading. Company says promotional bulletins now controlled better.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Comment on President election.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Unusual to see Vice President booed by college students and Nixon adored by teen girls. Wallace campaign based on crowd fear and anger. Humphrey to pick up more support. Active youth and Negro-Americans may continue to be alienated. Democrats may regroup to left and right-wing may consolidate. Pol. forces polarizing.
REPORTER: Eric Sevareid
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