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(Studio) United States Ambassador to Brazil, C. Burke Elbrick, 61, kidnapped by 2 in Rio de Janeiro. Held for exchange of 15 pol, prisoners.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) FDA (Food and Drug Administration) panel ends 4-yr. research on hazards of birth control pill.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Report shows users 4 1/2 times more likely to get blood clotting disease. Indirect evidence, but no proof of cancer ties. Pills 10-30 times better than diaphragm. [FDA (Food and Drug Administration) Director Dr. Herbert LEY - says benefits outweigh risks. It's safe to be sold.] [Chairperson Advisory Committee Dr. Louis HELLMAN - says clotting risk defined. This report is conservative. Consider report "yellow light."] 8,5 million women use pill.
REPORTER: Bruce Morton
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(Studio) President Nixon asks Senator to rewrite House tax bill.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) [Treasury Secretary David KENNEDY - says cuts can't be carried out without concern for other needs.] [Senator Vance HARTKE - says individual taxes incrd. and corporation taxes decrd.] [KENNEDY - says equity brought to tax brackets.] [HARTKE - asks about inequity of people and corps.] [Undersecretary Treasury Charles WALKER - says taxpayer's claim to good living is good job.] 300 witnesses still to be heard.
REPORTER: Hal Walker
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(Studio) President Nixon ordered 75% cut in federal funded construction projects.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(San Clemente, California) President Nixon says cuts only affect new totally financed projects. Says state, fed., and city projects must be cut voluntarily. [Econ. Advisor Dr. Arthur BURNS - cites fast wage and price increases in industry Action taken to deal with extreme cases.] Says unemployment won't result.
REPORTER: Dan Rather Narrates
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(Studio) AFL-CIO President of Construction and Building Trades Department, C.J. Haggerty, says cut to hurt chances of giving more jobs to Negroes. In Chicago, ind. offers to hire 1,000 Negroes and set up training for more. Black leaders reject plan, demanding more jobs and control over hiring and training.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Conservationists win battle to keep Miami airport from being built near Everglades. Gov, Claude Kirk, Junior to meet with Transportation Secretary, John Volpe, and Interior Secretary Walter Hickel.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Senator Hugh Scott takes over party leadership until Senator Everett Dirksen recovers from surgery.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) North Vietnam begins week of mourning for Ho Chi Minh, Peking urges Hanoi to intensify war efforts. People's Republic of China Premier Chou En-lai flies in for funeral. USSR assures Hanoi of military and economy support. Soviet representatives, led by Premier Aleksei Kosygin to arrive soon.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) [US Ambassador Ellsworth BUNKER - says don't want to speculate on what Ho's death will mean for peace.] White House orders no comment on matter. Some convinced Party Chief, Le Duane to be top man. He's ideological carbon copy of Ho. Defense Min. Giap thought to be number 7 in government
REPORTER: Marvin Kalb
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(Studio) South Vietnam Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky, says North Vietnam now like snake without head. North Vietnam spokesperson at Peace Talks says Ho's death to have nothing to do with policy. Says it will bring unity to Communists Hanoi cancels today's session. VC announce 3-day cease-fire in Ho's honor.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Clash inside Cambodia, after United States helicopter crashes. Casualties reported Thieu regime pushes new land reform policy.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Saigon, South Vietnam) Lower House debates bill. [Land Reform Min. Cao Van THANH - says aim is to abolish farm tenancy and create farm owners. Would give land to 800,000 tenant-farmers.] Govt. recruits peasants to sign titles for land. Govt. plans to buy land of all absentee landlords on generous terms. Land to be given to peasants free of charge. Peasant skeptical of plan. [US Aid Advisor Joseph CHUDZIK - says land never given out because village govts. dominated land and profited. They were reluctant to distribute it.] [THANH - says we try to remove reform initiative from Communists]
REPORTER: George Syvertsen
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(Studio) Israeli army and police abandon 3-day search for former Episcopal Bishop Jas Pike, 56. Civilians to continue search.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Roy Cohn asks for dismissal or delay of bribery and conspiracy trial due to "Life" article charges. Accuses United States Attorney Robert Morgenthau of collaborating with "Life."
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Teachers strike affects Michigan and 6 New England cities. Some schools restore prayer. Elementary school in Massachusetts town says prayers before 1st bell rings.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Reporter analyzes foreign and domestic issues.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Congress confused. Latin Am, remains problem. Comments on Elbrick's career. Trouble spots are Mideast and USSR -China border. President Nixon's government won't support either of latter.
REPORTER: Eric Sevareid
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