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(Studio) Brazil govt agrees to release 15 political prisoners in exchange for life of United States Ambassador C. Burke Elbrick. Kidnappers call selves Leftist-led revolutionaries. In letter to wife, Elbrick calls them determined. State Department assigns more bodyguards to ambs. in trouble spots,
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Peking group, led by P.Min. Chou En-lai, leaves Hanoi after paying respects to Ho Chi Minh. Soviet group led by P.Min. Aleksei Kosygin still en route South Vietnam For. Min. Tran Van Lam says shouldn't be objections to South Vietnam pols, attending Ho funeral. Report, on South Vietnam reaction.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Saigon, South Vietnam) South Vietnam learn of death by radio and newspapers. People mourn death of patriot. [WOMAN - says great man died. Pity he wasn't ntlist; he started out to be.] [2nd WOMAN - says Ho was a good man. He worked hard for cntry.] [3rd WOMAN - calls Ho great because he tried to win Vietnam's freedom.] [Former For. Min. TRAN VAN DO - says his successors won't have all his Power.]
REPORTER: Richard Threlkeld
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(Studio) Enemy attacks 80 allied bases. Casualties reported Viet Cong 3-day cease-fire to start Monday
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Israeli jets attack suspected guerrilla bases in Lebanon, Spokesperson for Palestine Liberation Front reports many 10-15-yr.-old guerrillas join in raids on Israel.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) At request of Libya, United States ceases combat training at United States base outside Tripoli. United States and Great Britain expected to recognize new cntry soon,
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Sen, Majority Leader Mike Mansfield says Tax Reform Bill may not get final action for year Debate in Senate Finance Committee,
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Senator Albert Gore accuses administration of writing rich man's tax bill, [GORE - says 50% limit on taxes not right and I'll fight it,] [SPOKESPERSON - says not possible for those in high brackets to have big amts, of capital gains in relationship to regular income and pay only 25% tax. For those with $100,000 and over, there's 3% increase tax, Rest have reductions.] Govt. defends 50% ceiling by saying wealthier taxpayers tried to find loopholes at 70%.
REPORTER: Hal Walker
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(Studio) President of Associated General Contractors of American, Carl Alberson, says wage and price controls preferable to federal construction cutbacks. Says deferred projects will cost even more when built,
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black upholds admin, delay of Mississippi school desegregation, Says no longer any excuse for more postponements.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Associated Press reports Attorney General John Mitchell won't prosecute violators of fed. campaign financial statement law, 20 Agnew-Nixon cmtes. didn't get reports in on time, 107 Cong, candidates late or didn't report
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Federal Communications Commission closes study of charges of networks staging news at Demo, National Convention CBS and NBC denied incidents, ABC admitted 1, but said news producer had been punished.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Mil. aircraft contracts draw Congress criticism. Senator Vance Hartke accuses Navy of muffling F-14 fighter criticism. He demands release of 6 critical studies. Representative William Moorhead asks for study of inside information on C-5-A problems causing sale of Lockheed stock by executive members of firm.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Conservationists win fight to halt building of Miami airport in Everglades.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Everglades, Florida) Jetport North of Everglades to be moved. [Port Authority Director Alan STEWART - says we'll get concession and give everyone place to catch butterflies if it will make them happy. Don't think alligators will mind noise.] [Governor Claude KIRK, JR. - says I insisted on multicnty. zoning and planning. It led to studies. Dade Cnty. pols. hadn't looked at whole problem. Now there's planning agency for 1st time.]
REPORTER: Foster Davis Jack Averell WTVJ-TV
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(Studio) Department of Health, Education and Welfare Department finds 8 million people have polluted water above fed. standard. Pesticides found in water, Health Department spokesperson says lack of knowledge of pesticides poses problems for state and local health depts.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) FTC (Federal Trade Commission) warns color television viewers to sit 6-10 foot from set and avoid sides and back of set while in operation due to possible radiation.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Pat Nixon honored in home town,
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Cerritos, California) She lived there from 1914-1930. Park dedicated to her on family land, House and land sold by her brother. [Mayor Tony CORDERO - hopes all children will enjoy park.] Kiwanis donate Christmas tree and Mrs. Nixon turns 1 shovel of dirt on tree. [Pat NIXON - says it's always a thrill to return home. Lauds town.] Tricia Nixon there, Few antiwar pickets there.
REPORTER: Bill Stout
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(Studio) Eric Sevareid analyzes tax reform bill.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) New bill affects all. Simplification always complicated. 400 pages in bill. Consumer and investor's taxes debated by Senator
REPORTER: Eric Sevareid
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