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(Studio) President Nixon to speak to nation on Vietnam Wednesday United States Vietnam Commander General Creighton Abrams briefs Nixon.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Nixon probably to ask for public patience while secret talks go on. Abrams met with Nixon, Defense Secretary Melvin Laird, Joint Chiefs of Staff General Earle Wheeler, and Advisor Henry Kissinger. Secretary of State William Rogers en route to Saigon. Speculated Rogers' departure and Abrams' arrival not just coincidence. Bipartisan Congmen. join discussion. Nothing mad. to be told in Wednesday speech.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Rogers, en route to Saigon, warns enemy that terrorism threatens peace hopes. Saigon hit with missiles and terrorist attacks. Rockets hit Tan Son Nhut. Communists bit 159 bases and towns. Action considered prelude to summer offensive. Casualties reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Pressure conts. to force Supreme Court Justice, Abe Fortas, to resign. Attorney General John Mitchell admits meeting with Chief Justice Earl Warren about Fortas.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Leak of meeting occurs on Capitol Hill. [Senator Paul FANNIN - says attorney told him Fortas resignation would be forthcoming and investigation would be useless.]
REPORTER: George Herman
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(Studio) Fortas speaks at Memphis State University on disorders.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Memphis, Tennessee) [FORTAS - says disobeying laws shows failure to realize progress only made by observing laws.]
REPORTER: No reporter given
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(Studio) Representative Paul Findley attacks farmers who grow wealthy by federal payments in counties which refuse to act in program to feed poor. Says 2/3 crop price support payments go to 29 states, where 425 counties without food programs. Govt. can pay farmers, but not poor.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Group representative poor meets with Senators seeking help in getting mtgs. with Cabinet members to discuss poverty programs
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Group led by Reverend Ralph Abernathy presents demands to Congress before giving them to Nixon. 15 bipartisan Senators listen to demands. Nixon invited group to Urban Affairs Council, but rejects requests for sessions with Cabinet officers. [ABERNATHY - says if Republicans won't see us, be talking to empty chair.] [Senator Edward KENNEDY - says hopeful they can obtain mtgs.]
REPORTER: Daniel Schorr
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(Studio) All-white jury convicts militant black nationalist, Fred Evans, of 1st degree murder in killing of 3 Cleveland police, and 1 black civilian. Evans sentenced to electric chair in September
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) French Interim President Alain Poher to run for president against Georges Pompidou.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Communist China to talk with USSR about border dispute.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Malfunction found on Apollo IX craft, which endangered lives of astronauts Scott, McDivitt, and Schweickart. Order for no more Apollo flights until modification made could have delayed moon-landing. Apollo X now ready for Sunday launch.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Senator Armed Services Committee Chairperson John Stennis says Committee to study C-5-A cargo planes' excessive costs. Reporter tells of earlier defense projects which weren't questioned.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) B-70 supposed to be bomber of future. 1 crashed in public relations filming; other 1 on display. $1,468,000,000 canceled. Pentagon gets $30 billion; public aware not all money spent wisely. 1st Secretary Air Force, Senator Stuart Symington, adds up wasted amts. [SYMINGTON - says $23,053,000,000 wasted on abandoned projects.] [Former Pentagon Research Chief, Dr. Herbert YORK - cites $10 billion lost in bomber defense attempts and losses in offensive programs.] Pentagon admits failures like P-6-M jet-powered flying boat. Program canceled after $400 million spent. Pentagon and AEC spent $1 billion on impractical plane. $677,400,000 wasted on bombers. Air Force Chief Staff, General Thomas White, says they didn't do anything manned bombers couldn't do. Another Air Force pilotless bomber cost $679,800,000. Boeing's cost $2,036,200,000. F-111 designed for Air Force and Navy. Navy version canceled; cost $200,000,000. Army battletank prototype costs $2,000,000,000. All-weather plane version cost $100,000,000. Budget Bureau's Richard Stubbins reports on over-complicated electronics. Only 2 systems of 60's performed up to contractor's standards. Pentagon has powerful friends on Capitol Hill.
REPORTER: Steve Rowan
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(Studio) General Motors Corporation to end production of Chevrolet Corvair. Ptly. blamed on Ralph Nader and other auto industry critics.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Reporter analyzes Fortas issue and other federal officeholders.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) People ought to expect high standards of Supreme Court from Congress and Cabinet officers also. Secretary Treasury David Kennedy investigated by Chairperson House Banking Committee, Wright Patman. Fortas and Kennedy studies likely to continue Major of Congress gets outside income in various ways and a certain conflict of interest results.
REPORTER: Eric Sevareid
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(Studio) After 5 days talks between Lebanon army officials and Arab guerrillas collapse after Army refuses Arab demands to be able to fight Israel from Lebanon.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) 1st eye transplant patient, John Madden, cannot see yet.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Former President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird dedicate park in Texas; named after Lady Bird. Their 1st public appearance since the inauguration.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Fredericksburg, Texas) Lady Bird cuts ribbon. Johnson helps with tree planting. [JOHNSON - says this is where I started out.] [Mrs. JOHNSON - says good to see something constructive in midst of disorder.] Johnsons take auto tour of park
REPORTER: Phil Jones
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