This program is 27 minutes long
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(Studio) Launch shown preceded by view of rocket, with former President John F. Kennedy's words heard.
REPORTER: No reporter given
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(Studio) Apollo XI one fourth of the way to moon. Film shown of astronauts eating breakfast. Astronaut Walter Schirra and Walter Cronkite narrate film. Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, and Michael Collins depart from crew quarters for trip to launch pad 12 miles away. 4,000 reporters there, with hundreds of dignitaries and people watching. Liftoff shown, with staging. [Vice President Spiro AGNEW - says easy to forego these projects. Think should put man on Mars by 2000. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) to be best investment.] [Former President Lyndon B. JOHNSON - describes liftoff. Wonder why we can't put same effort into bringing peace for all time.] [Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Ralph ABERNATHY - felt joy and pride at liftoff. Forgot hungry people for minute, but now it's back to business Calls himself one of proudest Americans] Group sings "We Shall Overcome."
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) President Nixon urges Monday be day off to celebrate 1st moon walk. Nixon watched launch with Astronaut, Frank Borman. Ordered federal offices closed and urged others do same.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Vice President Agnew urged Mars as next step. Senators Mike Mansfield and Edward Kennedy say now time to shift to problems of earth.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Estimated 528 million in 33 cntrys. watch launch on TV.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Rome, Italy) Spectators in front of United States Info. Service watch launch and applaud. Pope Paul says prayer for astronauts. [POPE - prays for crew.]
REPORTER: Winston Burdett; [Harry Reasoner narrates]
(Tokyo, Japan) Launch came at Japan's prime time. Small group shown.
REPORTER: George Syvertsen
(London, England) [MAN - wants to see West side beat Iron Curtain boys.]
REPORTER: Morley Safer
(Jodrell Bank, England) [Sir Bernard LOVELL - says Luna XV on slow trajectory to moon. Sign they'll make soft landing and have desire to save fuel. Impossible to tell if they'll pick up rocks or not.]
REPORTER: Bob Simon
(Studio) Luna XV to reach moon Thursday
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Chairperson Joint Chiefs Staff General Earle Wheeler arrives in Saigon. He'll try to see if enemy has deescalated and if United States should follow suit. He'll also study South Vietnam troop ability.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Honduras accepts cease-fire. El Salvador does not and pushes deeper into Honduras toward capital. Organization of American States team in San Salvador trying to get country to accept cease-fire.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Washington, DC focuses attention on extension of surtax.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(DC) [Secretary Treasury David KENNEDY - says Senator Mansfield has decision of bringing bill to floor. Feels he'll act responsibly when it comes out of committee ] Senator Everett Dirksen goes after Senators Mike Mansfield and Edward Kennedy, and asks why they didn't try to help pass bill. Mansfield said he wouldn't bring bill up for vote until reforms added. Dirksen says he knew sounds of death knell when he heard them. Kennedy says Democrats wouldn't be holding up surtax if White House had been more reassuring on reforms. [KENNEDY - says no strong leadership in tax reform area. Committed to reform.] Kennedy criticized wage and price control threats. [Press Secretary Ronald ZIEGLER - says wage and price controls ruled out.]
REPORTER: Roger Mudd; ARTIST: Howard Brodie
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(Studio) New American Medical Association President Dr. Gerald Dorman tells Doctors they must be worthy of their professor's respect. Says professor must be above suspicion at his New York inauguration.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Former Secretary of State, Dean Acheson urges Congress to write Code of Ethics for Federal Judges. Would forbid any outside earnings, incling. writing and lecturing fees. Opposes public disclosure of earnings. Says they should be filed within court, so could be disqualified from conflict of interest cases.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) 3 hooded men broke in North Carolina prison and freed 19 prisoners. Prison spokesperson says 2 guards beaten and tied up. Theory is men trying to free 1 and rest joined in escape.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Kennedy Space Center) Walter Cronkite comments on launch being Eric Sevareid's first one.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Kennedy Space Center) Calls launch religious experience and describes it. A lot of people cried after launch.
REPORTER: Eric Sevareid
(Kennedy Space Center) Many feel same way about all launches.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Kennedy Space Center) All arguments against space program go up in smoke.
REPORTER: Eric Sevareid
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(Studio) Amateur astronomers may be able to see Apollo XI at 10 p.m. EST tonight. Describes what it will look like.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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