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(Studio) Nixon administration says Cambodia foreign invasion victim, not civil war.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) White House preparing Americans for incrd. Cambodian involvement; 40,000 communists invade cntry.; Nixon studies aid requests; President encourages Asian allies; United States could supply more arms, send Cambodians fighting in South Vietnam home; same start as Vietnam.
REPORTER: Robert Pierpoint
(Studio) USSR accuses United States of provoking Cambodian trouble; could yield "serious consequences".
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Communists cut Phnom Penh, major ports; foreign embassies evacuate dependents; Cambodia charges Vietnam in country 5th column for enemy, i.e. reason some killed; 5,000 South Vietnam in Cambodia complete anti-VC sweep; penetrations will continue
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) New York City political protest almost becomes tragedy.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(NYC) Pickets protest for Formosa independence; assassination attempt made on Chiang Kai-shek's son; bullet missed; 2 arrested; gunman grabbed before shot. [Detective James ZIEDE - describes assassination attempt.]
REPORTER: Robert Schakne
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(Studio) Anarchists stone Pope Paul motorcade and fight police in Sardinia, Italy.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Israel hits Egypt, Syria and Jordan retaliating for Arab attacks.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Haiti Coast Guard crews mutiny, fire on Port au Prince; United States denies mil. aid; government reports situation under control.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Trinidad rebels surrender; black power leaders under arrest.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Apollo 13 crewmen visit Congress
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) James Lovell, John Swigert receive warm Senator welcome; trouble corrected; Apollo 14 October launch may be on schedule. [LOVELL - expresses confidence in NASA.] [Senator Margaret Chase SMITH - says was impressed by confidence displayed by astronauts' wives.] [SWIGERT - would fly mission again.] House increases NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) budget; Apollo 13 failure a success.
REPORTER: David Schoumacher
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(Studio) Private business pledge $2 billion home mortgage increase; will help lessen hseing. shortage.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Teamster head proposes trucking strike solution; will submit new contract for $1.10 per hour over 3 years; Chicago and others may hold out.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Arsonists destroy Stanford University scholars' work; firebombs hit Center for Advanced Studies.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Yippie leader Abbie Hoffman and Grace Slick try to crash Tricia Nixon's party; thrown out of White House
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Congress hears My Lai testimony from general accused of duty dereliction.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Major General Samuel Koster testifies; Congress upset at Army's lack of cooperation.
REPORTER: Steve Rowan
(Studio) My Lai survivors' village visited.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Songmy, South Vietnam) My Lai abandoned; refugee village crowded and harassed by VC; small United States Marine force at Songmy avoided by Vietnam. [Corporal Curtiss JENKINS - says most Vietnam won't accept American help.] My Lai has bad luck and memories for survivors.
REPORTER: Richard Threlkeld
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(Studio) House Rules Committee Chairperson shelves resolution to handle William O. Douglas' impeachment investigation; liberal Representative Emanuel Celler heads investigating committee ; set-back for anti-Douglas forces.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Humorist Herb. Shriner and wife die in Del Rey, California, car wreck.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Karate experts fight each other to death in Seattle, WA; sword used.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Kids buy comic books; new, old heroes.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Hollywood, California) Hollywood Cherokee Bookstore has large comic section. [Bert BLUM - estimates has 100-150,000 old comics; says are about 2000 serious comics collectors; displays old pep hat, spoon, silver bullet, medallions, "big little books"; charges 10 cents-$300.]
REPORTER: Charles Kuralt
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