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#199815
(Studio) Senator begins unprecedented filibuster against nomination of Abe Fortas as Supreme Court Chief Justice.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Senator Mike Mansfield opens debate by dismissing all charges except fee paid to Fortas for college lectures. Ex-bus. associates of Fortas got fee together. [Senator Philip HART - says let's live with life as it is. Main issue is whether he's qualified and he is.] [Senator Robert GRIFFIN - says next President will nominate some 1 who isn't subject to these charges. It'll be sad day if we lose.] Mansfield says he'll stay with nomination until something done.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
#199816
(Studio) Defense Secretary Clark Clifford says troops to continue to go to Vietnam until level 549,500. Presidential candidate Richard Nixon believes there should be no reductions. Clifford remark refutes Representative Melvin Laird's remarks Tuesday
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#199817
(Studio) 1st squadron, 18th armored calvary regular not to go to Vietnam, but South Vietnam unit to receive equipment. No effect on United States troop ceiling.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#199819
(Studio) 600 North Vietnam try to overrun Special Forces Camp at Katum, South Vietnam; South Vietnam and American advisors drive them off. Communists leave 135 dead; 12 South Vietnam dead. South Vietnam Customs Director says $126 million goods of American military post exchanges ended on black market in 1967. Says drastic steps taken to prevent diversion. No progress at Paris Peace Talks.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#199820
(Studio) Vice Presidential candidate, Senator Edmund Muskie, encounters heckling.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Washington, Pennsylvania) Students from Washington and Jefferson College chant "stop the war". [MUSKIE - says could talk in every other state. Hard to believe you won't open minds, courtesy and hospitality to visitors.] Muskie invites students to pick out spokesperson [Student Rick BRODY - says don't vote for President, but vote for others. Don't need President on their terms.] [MUSKIE - says President candidates not carbon copies. Make choice; best way to move country in direction you want it to. Some of us have worked for objectives students have voiced.]
REPORTER: George Herman
(Studio) Muskie goes to Taylor, Michigan where heckled by Wallace supporters. Rptdly. he handled them with aplomb.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#199821
(Studio) Vice President Spiro Agnew in Los Angeles, California, news conference says President Johnson involved for good of United States with regard to war and won't let political consideration affect him.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#199822
#199823
(Studio) House Commerce Committee approves legislature to include George Wallace in any televised President debate. Final Congress approval doubted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#199824
(Studio) Presidential candidate, Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, invites Nixon and Wallace to join him in cross-country debate.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Seal Beach, California) Humphrey introduced to group of elderly by Jimmy Durante. [DURANTE - intros. Vice President] [HUMPHREY - says if President, would increase social security benefits by 50%. To pay for it out of growing economy, with graduated increases according to prices.] Some of benefits would come from general revenues. 17 million Americans 65 years old and older. 2 million in California.
REPORTER: Morton Dean
#199825
(Studio) Richard Nixon calls for buildup of American sea power.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(WA) Nixon rides on boat to shipyard. Not allowed to visit Boeing Aircraft. [NIXON - refuses to wear hard hat.] It was regulation, so he had to. [NIXON - comments on hat.] Nixon doesn't look worried.
REPORTER: Bill Plante
#199826
(Studio) Ford to increase 1969 car prices by $47 per car. Believed Chrysler will bring its price increase in line with Ford and GM.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#199827
(Studio) House refuses to put $20,000 limit on government payments to farmer for taking land out of production. Farm bill extends price support and production control plan for 1 year Earlier, Senator John Williams says 5 big farm operations got more than $1 million each and 15 got between $ 1/2 million and $1 million. Says 6,5000 got more than $25,000 each
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#199828
(Studio) Govt. puts price ceilings on natural gas supplied to 28 states and DC. Means rate reductions of $49 million year Ruling covers South Louisiana natural gas fields and serves area of 70% American population
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#199829
(Studio) Govt. troops stay at 2 Mexico City campuses. Little violence reported 15 killed in clashes. Demonstrations planned for Friday
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#199830
#199831
(Studio) Law professor, Marcello Caetano, 62, picked to take over for Portugal Premier, Antonio Salazar. Not expected to produce many changes.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#199832
(Studio) Czech Ambassador to United States says Czechoslovakia opposes any discussion by United Nations of Soviet invasion. West alliance will probably bring it up. Czech radio and TV dirs. rptdly. fired.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#199833
(Studio) USSR expels American girl, 24, and British youth for distributing leaflets protesting Czech invasion.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#199834
(Studio) Red Cross says enough food in Biafra to keep starvation rate from incring. 6,000 starve daily.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#199835
(Studio) North Korean propaganda film of "Pueblo" crew in news conference shown. Reporter cites inaccuracies.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(N. Korea) August 13 reported date of news conference North Korean narrates. [Commander Lloyd BUCHER - says we were caught red-handed while committing espionage within North Korean waters. All proven. We've apologized and asked for leniency. Urges United States government to accept responsibility for acts so we may be reunited with families.] [Executive Ofr. Lieutenant Edward MURPHY - desires to return home to be with family and friends. Has received humanitarian treatment despite being criminal. When United States admits crime and apologizes and assures it won't occur again, may return home.] [Communications Technician 37c Rodney DUKE - says crew will be held responsible if United States doesn't apologize. Will be tried here and punished.] Some of crew shown playing volleyball. Reporters talk to some of crew not at press conf. [Communications Technician Ralph MCCLINTOCK - says has faith in God that US will apologize and crew set free.]
(Studio) Reporter feels film was propaganda produced in North Korea.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#199837
(Studio) Analysis of United States troop levels in Vietnam.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Defense Secretary's comments should end speculation with regard to troop withdrawals. Troops in Vietnam not to be incrd. or decrd. South Vietnam Army now into more fighting and enemy unable to expand and intensify fighting. Solid gesture by United States may be fruitful now. Stopping bombing of North Vietnam is real argument.
REPORTER: Eric Sevareid
#663420