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#200912
(Studio) President Nixon issues statement listing problem's resulting from Supreme Court ruling on immediate integration. Later, Attorney General John Mitchell and Department of Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Robert Finch speak of enforcing law.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Finch says Department of Health, Education and Welfare Department committed to goal of finally ending racial discrimination. Justice Department promises enforcement.
REPORTER: Nelson Benton
(DC) [MITCHELL - says we'll have to await 5th Circuit Court's decision. Feel 5th Court's decision to concern Education and Desegregation. Says Court not "Burger Court," no one man can change balance.]
REPORTER: David Dick
(No Location Given) [Mississippi Governor John Bell WILLIAMS - amazed at Court failing to consider quality of public education. Mississippi children being used as guinea pigs in social experiment. Not surprised at Supreme Court since 1954.]
REPORTER: Nelson Benton Narrates Marya McLaughlin
(Studio) Williams in Washington, DC for budget hearings.
REPORTER: Nelson Benton
#200913
(Studio) Some South citizens react bitterly. Alabama spokesperson calls yesterday "Black Wednesday" Others call it body blow to all public schools. Georgia Governor Lester Maddox says ruling would create a hellhole of education.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Canton, Mississippi) Dual school system continued since 1954. [Senator James EASTLAND - calls it violation of due process of law. Immediate desegregation to destroy point of public school system in South] [Mississippi Supt. Edward Garvin JOHNSTON - says moving students around would be traumatic to children.] [Mississippi NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Dr. Aaron HENRY - says ruling applies only to 33 Mississippi districts, not rest.] [White STUDENT - says churches will have to set up private schools. Nobody wants us to go to school with colored children.] [2nd White STUDENT - says won't go to school with them.]
REPORTER: Phil Jones
#200915
(Studio) Kopechne inquest to be held in secrecy, as Senator Edward Kennedy requested. Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled Judge Boyle not to be disqualified. Court says witnesses can be advised by cnsl. and inquest documents to be available only to Attys. involved. All future inquests to be closed to media.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#200916
(Studio) Bobby Seale again center of attn,
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Chicago, Illinois) Seale breaks bonds and removes gag; then struggles with Marshals. Defense, complains buckles cutting into Seale's hands. Judge Julius Hoffman ordered them loosened and Seale got free. Jury ordered out. Seale swore at Judge and fell backward into reporters Defense Attorney William Kunstler calls it unholy disgrace. Prosecutor Thomas Foran says caused by Kunstler. Seale taken away screaming. Kunstler says ashamed to be Attorney; Judge says he should be. Prosecution claims outburst staged. [Tom HAYDEN - says when Seale speaks, it's when his name is mentioned. He's trying to exercise his rights.] Court adjourns when Seale breaks out of gag again.
REPORTER: John Laurence Artist: Howard Brodie
#200917
(Studio) Federal Communications Commission Chrm, Rosel Hyde retiring. House Commerce Committee charges him with contempt of Congress for refusal to turn over subpoenaed Federal Communications Commission records, Senator confirms his successor: Dean Burch.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#200919
(Studio) Casualties reported Fighting near Cambodian border. South Vietnam Sen Tran Van Don, who led coup overthrowing Diem government, says obvious United States withdrawing. Calls for new neutrality policy and peaceful political competition with VC. President Nixon assures President Nguyen Van Thieu that United States will support honorable peace effort. Communists reject American plan for holding smaller, more secret talks.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#200920
(Studio) House votes 382-13 to ;pass President Nixon's draft plan for 19-yr. olds.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Benjamin Mike Mansfield has said Senator won't get to plan this year Representative Richard BoIling's motion to open up bill for Amendment 265-129. [BOLLING - says don't know why Representative Mendel Rivers thinks as he does. Don't expect just draft law from Rivers' Committee] [Representative Mendel RIVERS - says Committee always has been successful. Won't give up any power.] President Nixon urges Mansfield to reconsider.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
#200923
(Studio) Charles Lindbergh, 67, and companion escape injury as aircraft crashes in Philippines.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#200924
(Studio) Nobel prize for Physics goes to Murray Gell-Mann, 40, of California Institution of Technology. Nobel prize for Chemistry went to a Britain and a Norwegian.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#200925
(Studio) Pres Nixon sends Congress "Buyers' Bill of Rights."
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Plan incls.: permanent White House Consumer Office; Justice Department Prosecutor; higher product standards; FTC (Federal Trade Commission) reform; and right for class action Court suits against unfair market practices. [Consumer Affairs Advisor Virginia KNAUER - says Bill to give justice to consumer.] [Former President Assistant Betty Furness MIDGELY - says office must be given power and money and larger staff.] [Consumer Advocate Ralph NADER - says message too vague in areas. Doesn't give consumer protection so badly needed.] Nader and Congmen. to try for stronger Bill.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
#200927
(Studio) Vice President Spiro Agnew critics call for President Nixon to silence him, Esp. angry at "effete corps of impudent snobs" speech, President says Agnew doing great job.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#200928
(Studio) Male Negroes stand guard as 50 black coeds barricade selves in Vassar Admin, Building Want separate dorm and black studies course. College representatives say they'll make no concessions under duress.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#200929
(Studio) Pope Paul delays new simplified Mass for 2 yrs,
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#200931
(Studio) Eric Sevareid analyzes desegregation order,
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Effects of Court, edict to become known in few weeks Senator John Stennis on same side as NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) ; both want N, schools to be incld, in desegregation plans, Judge Clement Haynsworth's nomination involved with decision, Admin, eats own words now about impossibility of instant desegregation.
REPORTER: Eric Sevareid
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