This program is 27 minutes long
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(Studio) Many American soldiers may come home soon.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Key Biscayne, Florida) President Nixon to withdraw 35-50,000 in early summer. Hopes to divert summer city violence from anti-war protests. Attorney General John Mitchell and Department of Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Robert Finch discuss reducing Vietnam issue as spark. Reduction point of long-range plan for phasing out troops based on South Vietnam ability to defend self,pol. and military
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Studio) 25th Div. rumored to be 1st troops to pull out. Washington, DC denies report Reduction of 50,000 would still leave 500,000.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) 3 battles in South Vietnam. Casualties reported.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Secretary of State William Rogers says Viet Cong 10-part peace program may offer elements for exploration. Some pts. unacceptable. South Vietnam response conciliatory. Rejects idea of coalition government
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Troop departure from South Korea delayed because of North Korea tension.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) 45 Dartmouth students fined $100 and sentenced 30 days for defying court order to leave building during protesting of Reserve Officers' Training Corps. Federal marshals and police use tear gas to evict protesters from 6 Howard bldgs. after 2 days. 23 arrested.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) President City College, New York, Dr. Buell Gallagher resigns.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(NYC) [GALLAGHER - says asked board to relieve him of duties.] Rain dampens action. Police disperse demonstration by whites. [GALLAGHER - says with intrusion of political-motivated outside forces, impossible to carry out processes of reason and persuasion. Rebellion versus repression and brings irrepressible conflict.
REPORTER: Robert Schakne
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(Studio) Yale President Kingman Brewster, Junior predicts more violence unless Nixon ends Vietnam War and improves race relations
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Chicago, Illinois) [BREWSTER - says business of academic leadership shouldn't be pol. business Fears trustees and regents may hire people not fitted as eds. Shouldn't have to choose between violence and counterviolence.]
REPORTER: No reporter given
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(Studio) Senate Committee begins study of campus unrest. Waterfront philosopher, Eric Hoffer, testifies.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) [HOFFER - says must get angry and lay your life on line. Strong men, not strong laws needed.]
REPORTER: No reporter given
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(Studio) Nixon to give 2 commencement addresses: at Air Force Academy and Ohio State.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Czechoslovakia's new Communist Party leader, Gustav Husak, more successful than Alexander Dubcek. Gets USSR army to halt publication of propaganda sheet.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Bonn government decides not to revalue West German mark. Speculators bad been buying up mark.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Nixon science advisor, Dr. Lee DuBridge, testifies in Senate on space agency budget and ABM.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) [Senator Barry GOLDWATER - questions anti-ballistic missile success.] [DUBRIDGE - says anti-ballistic missile has worked; is workable system.]
REPORTER: No reporter given
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(Studio) Senator Edward Kennedy and 3 Democrats on Judiciary Committee hold up confirmation of Otto Otepka as Subversive Activities Control Bd. member Income and assns. with right-wing societies checked.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Noted criminal attorney, Melvin Belli, tells KLOD-TV in Arizona he'll handle Sirhan Sirhan's appeal. Defense attorney Grant Cooper to quit case if Belli enters.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) 74 heart transplants in US. Stanford psychiatrist says some became psychotic.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Palo Alto, California) Stanford program successful. 4 men with new hearts now only come in for check-ups. Bob McKee bowls and golfs for exercise. He and fellow transplantee, Carl Schaefer swim together and talk of improvements after transplants. [Dr. Norman SHUMWAY - says rejection problems decrease after 6 weeks] [Writer Sasha GILLIAN - explains how life is much richer.]
REPORTER: Terry Drinkwater
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(Studio) 1st man in space, Alan Shepard, cleared to fly again, following ear operation.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Report on Vietnam mother worshipers on Mother's Day.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Hue, South Vietnam) Oldest Vietnam religion Worshipers of Mother Goddess hold prayers for peace. March in 10 mile procession to Hue. Funded by relatives of emperor, Bao Dai, who was exiled to Paris in 1954. Royalists favor 3-part Vietnam; Communist, non-Communist and Bao Dai ruling over neutral section, which includes Hue.
REPORTER: George Syvertsen
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(Studio) Saints, like Christopher, George, and Nicholas dropped from Roman Catholic calendar because existence doubted
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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