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Bypassed Introduction Bypassed Introduction Walter Cronkite (NYC)
(Studio) Report on cease-fire possibility.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Senator Hugh Scott calls for cease-fire announcement. White House says President Nixon won't announce 1. [Senator SCOTT - says President will use own judgment. My comments separate from White House] Representative Gerald Ford opposed to unilateral cease-fire. He predicts more pullouts and phaseout of involvement Senator Mike Mansfield says Republicans nervous about word "cease- fire." Says not interested in semantics, but results.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Defense Secretary Melvin Laird against unilateral cease-fire South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu won't go along with such.
REPORTER: Marvin Kalb
(Studio) Confusion as to President course compounded by number voices spking. for him
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Conflicting Republican views on cease-fire similar to conflict over moratorium. Vice President Spiro Agnew keeps "hard line" on issue.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Vice President Agnew enjoys role as "bare knuckles counterpuncher." [AGNEW - says don't clear speeches with President No impression he's upset. Some leaders are anarchists. Dissident students' reasoning specious. Can't have total demonstrations all the time.]
REPORTER: Bruce Morton
(DC) Agnew emerges as "hatchet man." He implied moratorium leaders would be professional Communists if didn't rebuke Hanoi support. White House hasn't disavowed Agnew, or softer voices.
REPORTER: Robert Pierpoint
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(Studio) Richard Threlkeld reports allied officers expect enemy offensive in November North Vietnam charges United States with raids on its villages and towns. Defense Department says bombing halt conts. In Paris, Hanoi spokesperson denies knowledge of plan to exchange American POWs for Huey Newton and Bobby Seale.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Prince Souvanna Phouma says 1962 agreement with United States allows for help against Communist takeover. Says no United States ground troops committed.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Labor Department reports cost of living rose 1/2 of 1% in September Only declines in fresh fruits, vegetables, and used cars. Agriculture Secretary Clifford Hardin says reduced production, lower imports, and incrd. demand causes high beef prices.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(No Location Given) Lb. of sirloin steak is $1.38 in supermarket Rancher gets 29 cents pound
REPORTER: Joseph Beatty
(Greeley, Colorado) Steers auctioned off, after having been fattened up for 5 mos. Each of 400 pounds added on per steer cost 23 cents pound Price 28 cents pound at slaughter house Packing house shown They get $8-10,000 year Chuck gets 38 cents pound, trimmings get 35 cents pound, sirloin gets $1 lb., and tenderloin gets $1.75.
REPORTER: Joseph Beatty
(Weld Cnty., Colorado) Largest cattle-feeding cnty in US.
REPORTER: Joseph Beatty
(Weld Cnty., Colorado) [Feed Lot Operator Kenneth MONFORT - says each segment should make equal share. Retailers make most.]
REPORTER: Norman Glubok
(No Location Given) Meat counter shown. [Meat Buyer Barney FRIEDMAN - says people out West control beef prices.] Cattlemen and supermkts. blame each other for increase. Price will stay high as long as demand is.
REPORTER: Joseph Beatty
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(Studio) Senator votes 49-24 to liberalize trade with Soviet bloc.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Senator Abraham Ribicoff says Justice Department asked to consider perjury charges against Ex-Provost Marshal, Carl Turner.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Associated Press reports gangland figure, Meyer Lansky, helped finance Albert Parvin Foundation headed by Justice William O. Douglas. Parvin sold hotels to Lansky.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Agriculture Department to end 7-yr. old loan programs financing private Cntry. Clubs.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Justice Department moves to speed up school desegregation in Georgia.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) P.Min. designate, Rashid Karami, resigns due to guerrilla crackdown. Libya says no difference between Israel and Lebanon.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Army revolters surrender. General in charge and others face possible cts.martial.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Communist Party Secretary Leonid Brezhnev says USSR to build "stairway to the stars," with long-range space platforms. Calls for international cooperation in exploring space. 2 USSR Cosmonauts visit Houston Space Center
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) People's Republic of China sentences West German to 10 years for spying for US. Accused of photographing strategic installations.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Attorney Melvin Belli agrees to meet Zodiac killer who never shows up. Man called "Sam" arranged for meeting via KGO-TV Talk Show.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(San Francisco, California) Pts. of Talk Show viewed. "Sam" talks to Belli and commentator about his headaches, and why he wanted to talk to Belli.
REPORTER: No reporter given
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(Studio) Hurricane Laurie heads for Florida, but force decrd.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) CBS President Frank Stanton, tells Congress equal time for political candidates at reduced rate goes too far. He endorses proposal for President campaigns. He objects to simultaneous carrying of campaigning all over country Calls it step toward big brother control of political thought.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Eric Sevareid analyzes Vietnam debate and President upcoming speech.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Speculated on what President Nixon will or should say. Speech to either be letdown or dramatic. Total pullout not expected. War protesters may pull rug out from foot if moderates fail to support them again, or protest turns to violence.
REPORTER: Eric Sevareid
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