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(Studio) President Nixon to ask Congress for $96 million for supersonic transport development Govt. to spend $1.25 billion in all. Total figure expected to be recovered in sales royalties.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(DC) [President NIXON - says supersonic transport to be built. Wants to keep United States No. 1 in air transport. Can bring world closer.] [Transportation Secretary John VOLPE - says supersonic transport not allowed to fly over population areas until noise factor within acceptable limits.] [Senator Henry JACKSON - comments on Congress fight.] While Washington gets most benefit, subcontracts to be spread over several states. [Senator William PROXMIRE - says should wait until private industry dvps. SST.] [Unidentified CONGMAN. - concerned over national prestige issue.] [Senator Clifford CASE - says progress can come at too high price.]
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Studio) Boeing representative says 1st supersonic transport test flights could be in 1972. French and British Concorde makes 41st test flight. It will break sound barrier in next 10 days
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Federal Aviation Administration reports 2 near misses at Indianapolis Airport between Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA) and Eastern planes, and 2 Delta planes.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) At Senate hearing Clement Haynsworth questioned on Brunswick Corp. investments after he helped decide case in favor of firm. Stock values not affected by decision,
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(DC) Colleague J. Harrison Winter says he'd have avoided buying stock until case disposed of. Haynsworth's broker, Arthur McCall, bays purchase his idea, not Judge's. Judge said he wouldn't get in predicament again. [Senator Birch BAYH - talks of Judge's acting in something that had appearance of impropriety.] [Senator James EASTLAND - says sure of confirmation.]
REPORTER: Daniel Schorr
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(Studio) Senator passes bill giving rent subsidies for tenants in public housing. Govt. to pay point of rent exceeding 25% of family income,
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Labor Secretary, Geo, Shultz implements plan to get more blacks working in federal construction jobs in Philadelphia area. Attorney Gene John Mitchell says plan legal.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Report says only 500 government personnel helping Laos. Missions flown over Laos said to be reconnaissance.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) United States Marines begin withdrawal from DMZ. B-52s raid area; possibly to break up enemy. But some say no enemy activity in area.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Rte. 9, South Vietnam) Exiting Marines give up access to important hwys. Rte. 9 may be taken over by VC. Hard to build road American graffiti on both sides of road Unit completes 1 of last patrols. In accident, soldier throws rock that hits South Vietnam child. Medics give attention Children wave and ask for handout.
REPORTER: Don. Webster
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(Studio) Attorney F. Lee Bailey to defend Captain Robert Marasco, Attorney Edward Bennett Williams expected to handle case of Green Berets Commander Colonel Robert Rheault. 6 photos of Berets shown.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Pat Nixon honorary chairperson of government drive to stop illiteracy in US. Education Commissioner Jas Allen sets goal. Says more difficult than landing men on moon by end of decade.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Peace Corps to seek fewer college graduates and more union craftsmen, experienced farmers, and other specialists. Director Joseph Blatchford says drive for blacks begun to offset lack of black faces overseas.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall refuses to delay trial of 8 charged with conspiracy to cause violence at Democratic Convention
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Chicago, Illinois) Group calls self the "conspiracy" and use charge into political position against government [Rennie DAVIS - calls for contributions.] Report on group's background. David Dellinger, 53, is pacifist. Tom Hayden, 29, Students for a Democratic Society founder and now revolutionary. Abbie Hoffman, 31, founder of Youth International Party Jerry Rubin, 31, Yippie leader Rennie Davis, 29, leading radical against war. Bobby Seale is co-founder of Black Panthers, and National Chairperson John Froines is Assistant Prof. Chemistry at University OR. Lee Weiner is radical at Northwestern. Latter 2 accused of teaching use of incendiary devices. [Attorney General MITCHELL - explains charge of crossing state lines to create riot. It's federal crime.] Law challenged as unconst. by Illinois Civil Liberties Union. [ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) Spokesperson Jay MILLER - says law would end dissent.] [Representative Roman PUCINSKI - cites difference between dissent and tearing up city.] [DAVIS - says we'll subpoena LBJ and Mayor Daley.] Wiretapping issue too. [MITCHELL - says foreign and international security of United States must be protected.] Aug 28, 1968 film shown. Judge Julius Hoffman won't rule on wiretap legality until after trial. Defendants speak across state to HS students to make trial case for youth. [Defense Attorney Stuart BALL - says anyone can be put in jail for 10 years and that's us if we think wrong.] [GIRD - asks for volunteers with work.] Yippies plan candlelight procession Decision will define legal limits of dissent.
REPORTER: John Laurence
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(Studio) Conspiracy trial and campus boycotts coming up.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(DC) Long, hot winter coming up. No relief until Christmas holidays. West European hippies go indoors and show same instinct for human development as their despised elders do.
REPORTER: Eric Sevareid
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