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#200822
(Studio) Defense Attorney William Kunstler says North Vietnam to release new information on American POWs
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Chicago, Illinois) [Attorney KUNSTLER - says spokesperson reported North Vietnam to release information of American pilots to National Mobilization and other peace groups. Same committee to handle correspondence from POWs to relatives.] Names may be announced at antiwar rally. Estimated 1000 POWs in North Vietnam. Kunstler says North Vietnam doesn't trust United States government and won't release names at Peace Talks, or release POWs
REPORTER: John Laurence
(,S) State Department spokesperson says Hanoi made similar promises before. Viet Cong to release Sp/4 Willie Watkins, Pfc. James Strickland, and Pfc Coy Tinsley.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#200823
(Studio) American troop strength below 500,000 mark for 1st time in 20 mos. Lull conts.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#200825
(Studio) Gunfire reported in Beirut. Commandos blamed for blowing up oil tank near Saida. Cairo conference between Lebanon and guerrillas planned. Cntry. quiet mostly.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Tripoli, Lebanon) Barricades in pro-commando section shown. 1/2 city's residents live in old quarter and fight with Army. [GUERRILLA - says not enough to stop fighting guerrillas in South 3 demands must be accepted. They are: to stop fighting commandos in South; to form new Cabinet; and to try Ofrs. responsible for bloodshed.] 1/2 Lebanon back commandos and other 1/2 against them. Civil war is possible.
REPORTER: Bob Allison
#200826
(Studio) 2nd major earthquake in 17 hrs. strikes Banja Luka 20 dead.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Banja Luka, Yugoslavia) 80% bldgs. destroyed. Damage shown United States Embassy in Belgrade sent $24,000 to Red Cross
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite Narrates
#200827
(Studio) West Germany recognizes existence of 2 separate states. Officials say no diplomatic recognition of E
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#200829
(Studio) General Electric Company workers strike. Union leaders call it 100% effective.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Schenectady, New York) [STRIKER - says General Electric Company doesn't treat workers like people.] [2nd STRIKER - asks if one can live on peanuts.] [3rd STRIKER - says strike only weapon workers have.]
REPORTER: Robert Schakne
(Lynn, Massachusetts) General Electric Company has plants in 130 cities. 13 unions involved in walkout. Men picket. Company offers 6.5% incr Workers want 10.7%. Union wants automatic pay raises to cover cost of living. Company wants to leave it up to negotiation. Union wants issues settled by arbitration. General Electric Company says it would interfere with management rights. Union says "Boulwarism," making offer and holding to it isn't bargaining. [Union President Paul JENNINGS - says General Electric Company refuses to collectively bargain.] General Electric Company representatives refuse to comment.
REPORTER: Robert Schakne
#200830
(Studio) Justice Thurgood Marshall orders Father James Groppi out on bail until appeal decided upon.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#200831
(Studio) Anthropologist Margaret Mead defends marijuana and attacks laws against it.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Senate Committee studies drug culture. [MEAD - considers marijuana unharmful unless taken in large and excessive amts. Drugs young use are ones adult won't use. It's new form of tyranny of adults over young.] She told reporters 16 not too young to try marijuana.
REPORTER: David Schoumacher
#200832
(Studio) Govt. studies DDT.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Department of Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Robert Finch's Commission on Pesticides, headed by Dr. Emil Mrak, studies DDT. DDT reported to cause cancer in animals receiving big dose. 5 California pregnant women file suit with FDA, demanding ban on DDT as menace to mothers' health.
REPORTER: Daniel Schorr
#200833
(Studio) Senator approves bill to ban dangerous toy sales. Department of Health, Education and Welfare can take any toy off market it deems a hazard. Toy manufacturer can appeal.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#200834
(Studio) Pope Paul closes Bps. Synod. He says reforms to come gradually, with no challenge to his primacy.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#200836
(Studio) Pentagon to cut back on 307 military bases as economy measure. To save $600 million year It will eliminate 65,000 jobs. Senator William Proxmire challenges make-up of Committee to study defense spending. He says military contractors dominate Committee Calls panel "creature of Pentagon." Spokesperson says members chosen as cross-section of important citizens and defense background helped qualify members
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#200837
(Studio) US-USSR agree to hold arms control talks.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) US-USSR to talk in Helsinki. Fear talks failure may lead to worse conditions. Unlikely either country can achieve 1st-strike capacity, though both can fear other one has capacity.
REPORTER: Eric Sevareid
#200838
(Studio) Some NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) scientists have felt program too engineer-oriented Dr. Persa Bell, Director of Houston Moon Lab, resigns due to engineer assigned to take over his duties Says lunar exploration plans are detrimental to sound research.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#200841
(Studio) Duck hunting full of perils, especially for ducks. -
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Marysville, California) At Meadowview Wildlife Preserve, ducklings trained to live between pen and pond. Club to sell $1000 mbrships., so hunters can shoot ducks when they 1st fly from pen to pond. Each hunter guaranteed 100 ducks over 3 mos.; club will kill for them what they don't. [Mgr. Clyde McRUNNELS - hopes to interest "man behind desk." Sport comes from betting, not shooting.] If scheme works, they'll do same for quail and pheasants.
REPORTER: Warren Olney KNXT-TV
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