This program is 27 minutes long
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(CBS Space Center, NYC) Some problems occur on Apollo X. Astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan separate from command ship. Film taken by command ship's Commander John Young of "Snoopy" shown, with astronauts voices in background.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
Simulation of lunar module nearing moon shown with astronauts' voices in background. CBS covers docking of ships live at 11-11:30 p.m. EST tonight.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) USSR news agency calls space flight entertainment for high society like Vice President Spiro Agnew and former Vice President Hubert Humphrey.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Congress responds favorably to President Nixon's nomination of Judge Warren Burger for post of Chief Justice of Supreme Court Nixon explains how he feels about court appts.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Nixon hasn't cleared Burger's name with anyone. Burger chosen because of his experience and being a strict Constitutionalist. Nixon favors moving up associate justice to Abe Fortas's place and favors moving up lower court judge. Rules out political friends like Attorney General John Mitchell, Herb. Brownell, and Charles Rhyne. Thomas Dewey and Potter Stewart decline consideration.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Const. conservatives like Senator Sam Ervin and liberals are enthusiastic about Burger. [Senator Jacob JAVITS - says confident Court can be great.] [Senator Philip HART - says Burger is intelligent, decent, and has integrity.] [ERVIN - says court lost prestige because didn't hold to Const. Man of complete integrity.]
REPORTER: Hal Walker
(Studio) Burger gets $2,000 year for being trustee of Mayo Clinic Foundation.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Air Force concedes contract for C-5-A has backfired. Representative Otis Pike comments on testimony before House Armed Services Committee
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) [PIKE - says Air Force says it took 3 years to determine C-5-A costs more than estimated because of increased weight. Lockheed underbid and Air Force believed it. Blame Air Force, Lockheed, Congress, and people who accept military contracts regardless of costs.]
REPORTER: No reporter given
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(Studio) USSR civilian supersonic TU-144 demonstrated.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Moscow, USSR ) Publicity campaign lauds TU-144. Statistics still claim not proven. Designer feels he's solved boom problem, since boom to occur at high altitudes and disturb no one.
REPORTER: William Cole
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(Studio) Moscow petition protests arrests of Soviet dissenters, and appeals to UN for investigation. Only 55 sign.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) After 18th peace talks session, Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge reports basis for discussion of issues such as Vietnam reunification and restoration of DMZ. Defense Secretary Melvin Laird accuses Communists of intensifying war after VC peace plan given. Vietnam casualties reported.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Egypt claims it has downed 1 Israeli jet and driven 5 planes off. Israel denies report Artillery exchange between Israel and Egypt across Suez Canal. Report from Israeli side of canal.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Sinai Desert) Skeletons of battle between Israel and Arabs 2 years ago here. Battles across dunes here almost every night. Strong Israeli bunkers along canal. Defense Min. Moshe Dayan says Israel ready to sit and wait for talks and will attack if bombardment escalates.
REPORTER: Morley Safer
(Studio) Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Thomas Moorer predicts Israel will begin war if 1 starts.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Cost of living rose 0.6 of 1% last month; highest increase in 18 years Bureau Labor Statistics Arnold Chase recently predicts inflation slowdown.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Agriculture Committee studies food stamp plan. Senator Carl Curtis suggests food stamp recipients be made to work on public projects. Department of Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Robert Finch calls stamp program degrading.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Teachers' strike hits Chicago.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Chicago, Illinois) 3/4 of city's teachers stay away. Want $150 month increases, better supplies, and no teacher layoffs. Mayor Richard Daley keeps union and ed. board bargaining. [STRIKER - says only teachers and union pushing for better schools.] [2nd STRIKER - says will be impossible to teach with 50 children per room.] [Non-striking BLACK - says union not representative blacks.]
REPORTER: Murray Fromson
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(Studio) Police and National Guard arrest 200 during protest march in Berkeley, California.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Canada Immigration Min. Allan MacEachen says military desertion no longer factor in determining immigration to country
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Swing to right in US; Burger basically conservative. Law and order representatives instinct for social survival. Law and order candidates to become more prevalent. Nixon needs to move further to right.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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