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(Studio) White House indicates President Nixon against forced busing to achieve racial balance in schools. News Secretary Ronald Ziegler says President Nixon for integration and doesn't oppose busing if local community supports it. Ziegler says Vice President Spiro Agnew speaks for administration at South Govs. conference
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Williamsburg, Virginia) [AGNEW - says we favor integration and quality education, but not if it's contrived. Children of neighborhood shouldn't be bused elsewhere to achieve racial balance.] [NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Spokesperson, Roy WILKINS - says admin. view discouraging. Either have to bus or achieve instant education equality. Millions of children bused. Vice President saying he's against busing to end racial segregation means he is for segregation. Vice President doesn't really rep. administration view.]
REPORTER: Nelson Benton
(Studio) Admin. did confirm policy. Nondiscriminatory education resolution's only votes against it were Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Defense Secretary Melvin Laird talks on Vietnam pullouts and its effect on draft calls. New quotas to be reported Friday
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) 3rd Marine Div. to pull out and draft calls to be lower. [LAIRD - says Vietnamization program designed to give South Vietnam greater capabilities. Must convince North Vietnam that South Vietnam is stronger.] He argued for bigger cut to convince Thieu regime of United States intentions and not enough to take heat out of college protests.
REPORTER: Steve Rowan
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(Studio) North Vietnam attack 1 of 3rd Marine Div.'s outposts near DMZ. Casualties reported 3rd to be replaced by South Vietnam. 2 copters collide near Saigon; 12 Americans die. Explosives accident kills 8 Americans United States copters fire on fleeing civilians, killing 7; 17 wounded. Mistook them for enemy.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) 4 MIA (missing in action) wives meet for more than 2 hrs. with North Vietnam representatives in Paris to discuss husbands' whereabouts. Hanoi to inform Dallas, Texas wives by letter if husbands are still alive 2 women wept after meeting More MIA wives en route to Paris stop over in DC.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) [1st WOMAN - says don't know if husband dead or alive.] [2nd WOMAN - says husband missing 10 mos.] [1st WOMAN - tells of children's faith.] [2nd WOMAN - says children fear father dead.] [1st WOMAN - says Hanoi will have to soften when rest of world learns what they've done to us.] [LAIRD - says all govts. contacted about situation.] [2nd WOMAN - says hard to bear thoughts of what's being done to husband.]
REPORTER: Marya McLaughlin
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(Studio) Senator attempts to prevent more VNs by restricting military aid to Laos and Thailand to supplies and equipment. United States troops in those cntrys. may defend selves against attack.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) United States and USSR to resume talks on Mideast in New York City between Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin and Assistant Secretary of State Jos Sisco.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) President Nixon to speak to Fall United Nations General Assembly session. CBS to carry speech live.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Lebanon reports say President Nasser purging government of those involved in Soviet plot to oust him. Secretary General of his party reported to be key figure. Cairo report says Nasser recovers from flu.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Federal Judge Clement Haynsworth tells Senator Judiciary Committee to reject his nomination to Supreme Court if it doubts propriety of his actions in labor case.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Dc) Senator Edward Kennedy argues his brother, ex-Attorney General Robert Kennedy, hadn't cleared Haynsworth of conflict of interest. Senator Birch Bayh says 1963 case representatives serious ethical question due to his interest in company associated with 1 of the ptys. [BAYH - says public concerned that public officials be beyond reproach. Some question about his business dealings.] [Senator Sam ERVIN, JR. - feels those opposed to Haynsworth grabbing at straws Praises his judicial record.] NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) leader Roy Wilkins wanted to spk at hearing, but couldn't be scheduled for today. Due to European trip, he requested hearing tonight, but refused upon being told Bayh would be the only 1 there.
REPORTER: David Dick
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(Studio) Governor Richard Ogilvie names Illinois Speaker House, Ralph Smith, 53, to replace Senator Everett Dirksen.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) United States District Court in Chicago bans photographers, television and radio equipment from Court House or-near Court House, whether or not court is in session. Ldrs. of student protests in 1968 to be put on trial. Order to affect trial coverage and rallies planned. ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) and Illinois Association Broadcasters consider legal action against news restrictions.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Ford increases model prices by $108. FTC (Federal Trade Commission) discusses auto price ad. regulation. Executive Secretary Massachusetts Consumers' Council Dermott Shea says auto buyers not getting full and proper information on car prices. Says they ought to knock 15% off dealer's price until they do.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Pres Nixon to ask Congress to boost Social Security benefits by 10% by Apr.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) [President NIXON - explains increase is matter of social justice for elderly. Those who've suffered most are those on fixed incomes.] President Nixon signs bill and passes out pens like LBJ. LBJ had also recommended 10% increases
REPORTER: Robert Pierpoint
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(Studio) House Democrats declare legislature independence of White House At caucus, blame President Nixon for lack of accomplishment. Democratic House Major resolve to make their party's 1968 platform their guideline for activity. 2-party platforms similar. Appears Democrats to take legislature initiative. House rejects plan to modify electoral college. 192-159 signals close vote when bill to abolish electoral college comes up. Bill calls for election by popular vote.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Recently Interior Secretary Walter Hickel said training flights on proposed jetport's 1st runways might be acceptable. He contradicted report of Interior Department water expert, who says even limited use would destroy environmental balance.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Vice President Agnew suggests Am Mars landing by 1986, according to Space Task Force report
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) USS Manhattan conquers N.W. Passage.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(N.W. Passage) Ship shown breaking up ice. [Capt, Roger STEWARD - says other ships have done it. Difficult for Manhattan. Never take eyes off ice. No ship can make it through without help. Copters, planes, and Canadian icebreaker, John A. MacDonald, helped her. [Army Ice Expert Richard NEVEL - cites getting through thick ice.] Ship stuck in McClure Strait 24 hrs. Weather rigors described. [MacDonald Captain Paul FOURNIER - says commercial ships can make it in summer. Harder in winter.] Return trip in October and possible trip and more tests in May when ice heaviest. Can ice be beaten often, quickly, and inexpensively enough to be worthwhile?
REPORTER: Robert Schakne
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(Studio) In Los Angeles, Paul Ferguson, 23, and brother Thomas, 18, convicted of October murder of silent screen star Ramon Novarro.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Frank Sawyer, 70, paroled after found innocent of 1932 Kansas bank robbery. Served 37 years Alvin Karpis recently admitted it.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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