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(Studio) Construction workers protest.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Chicago, Illinois) 1000s workers block United States Custom House Not enough room inside for them to attend labor union meeting on black discrimination. Police unwilling to move men from door. Workers tell cops they took their side during conv., so why wouldn't they help workers? [Assistant Labor Secretary Arthur FLETCHER - says pace must be accelerated.] [Bldgs, Trade Council Thos, NADER - says we're concerned over lack of interest.] [WORKER - says we don't mind them getting in if they abide by laws.] [2nd WORKER - says don't want blacks from down S, to take our jobs.] As police escorting black group in, shots fired, and whites attack blacks, Violence breaks out. Some workers injured. Workers march on Civic Center and climb on Picasso statue.
REPORTER: Murray Fromson
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(Studio) Jury selected at Chicago 8 conspiracy trial.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Chicago, Illinois) Some construction workers march to Federal Bldg, to exchange insults with Chicago 8 supporters. Police keep 2 groups apart. Jury is 10 women and 2 men. Jurors mostly middle-aged and middle class. Chief Defense, Attorney, William Kunstler challenges 10 jurors, incling, 4 who were relatives of Police Prosecutor Thomas Foran challenges 1. Judge Julius Hoffman rebukes defense attys. on motions and for their criticism of the way he read indictments and picked jury.
REPORTER: John Laurence
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(Studio) Labor and Civil Rights ldrs, attack Clement Haynsworth's court, record. 8 black Representatives call nomination mockery.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Civil Rights attys. protest admin, enforcement policies, Civil Rights Div. reorganized to end geographic sections, Assistant Attorney General Jerris Leonard says this would insure uniform national enforcement of anti-bias laws.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Defense Secretary Melvin Laird speaks to National Press Club about insuring Green Berets get fair trial and Vietnamization.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(DC) [LAIRD - says Vietnamization means South Vietnam progress in war responsibilities. Means stronger economy, government, military, and police.]
REPORTER: No reporter given
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(Studio) Secretary, of Defense Melvin Laird rejects Senator Charles Goodell's proposal that all United States troops be withdrawn by December, 1970. Says error to set specific dates.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(DC) Congress thinks administration has no plans for ending war. Senator Mike Mansfield says he has no conclusion as to whether administration has plan. Goode 11 says not aware of what the President' plan is, [GOODELL - says bill to tell South Vietnam we'd be out in yr,] [Senator William FULBRIGHT - says bill would strengthen President' hand.] Representative Morris Udall calls for withdrawal by Dec, 31, 1970, [UDALL - says most Congmen. feel steps must be taken to end war.] President Nixon won't be able to ignore criticism much longer,
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Casualties reported 35th session of Paris Peace Talks held. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge calls Communists more rigid than ever.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Barricades rebuilt in Londonderry after 1 killed in clash.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Israel P.Min, Golda Meir meets with Press Nixon,
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(DC) Ceremony held for Golda Meir. [Pres NIXON - says Mideast problems complex. Peace there of interest to world. Hope talks to be helpful.] [Golda MEIR - speaks of American friendship with Israel.] She asks for more planes. President sympathetic, but makes no commitment.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) In Rabat, Morocco, 26 Islamic ntns. ask Israel to leave occupied land. Ask Big 4 to work to this end.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Jury sentences Paul Ferguson, 23, and brother Thomas, 18, to life imprisonment for murder of silent film star, Ramon Novarro.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) President Nixon sent details of 10% Social Security increase to Congress He wants incr to take effect Apr. 1, and be financed by higher Social Security taxes in 1972. To reduce money recipients lose by having extra income.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) House Ways and Means Committee approves incrd. air passenger taxes, and aircraft regis. plan Bill to raise ticket tax from 5 to 8%. Regis. to range from $25 to $10,000.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Apollo IX astronaut James McDivitt named manager of Apollo spacecraft program. Succeeds George Low who will plan future programs.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Report on lunar theory by Cornell University professor
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Ithaca, New York) Washington, DC reads Neil Armstrong's description of metal-like objects he saw in craters, [Astronomer Dr. Thomas GOLD relates how sun could have had disturbance causing melting on moon. Brief flash would have caused just warm day on earth. Would have been devastating to look at.] [Cambridge Prof. Fred HOYLE - suggests comet dropping in sun instead of sun producing disturbance itself,] If Gold right, entirely new info. gained.
REPORTER: David Culhane
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(Studio) President Nixon suggests paving over White House swimming pool for Press Room. Future President can clean up Potomac and swim in it.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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