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(Studio) E. and Gulf coast stevedores join West coast strikers. Only Texas ports open. Guaranteed annual wage for 40 hour week at issue.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(NYC) Workers don't show up. New York Shippers Association says faces bankruptcy if pays dock workers 40 hrs. weekly Strike inconvenience for those off ships.
REPORTER: Bruce Hall
(San Francisco, California) 92 days since strike here. Harbor full of ships. Union and shippers talk, but wait to see what E. and Gulf coast want to do. Sides wouldn't care if Taft-Hartley amendment invoked.
REPORTER: Richard Threlkeld
(Houston-Galveston, Texas) Longshoremen continue work as long as contract negotiations continue. [LONGSHOREMAN - says we're working because President asked us to.] [2nd LONGSHOREMAN - says all want to work.]
REPORTER: Ted Groves (KHOU-TV)
(Studio) Nixon won't seek Taft-Hartley "back-to-work" order now. Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler says doesn't feel it's national emergency.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) 80,000 soft coal miners in 20 states strike; not close to agreement.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) South Vietnam paratroopers break seige of allied fire base near Cambodian border. Allies run into resistance near Krek.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Some see fighting as attempt to embarrass President Nguyen Van Thieu's government before election. Protests against government in Hue and Saigon, South Vietnam.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Saigon, South Vietnam) Group tears down Thieu election posters. Committee wants to force Thieu's resignation. Catholics, Buddhists, and others form coalition. Mtg. area sealed off by police. Tear gas used. Spkrs. denounce Thieu. Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky, Thieu's opponent, speaks: says he'll join people to overthrow dictatorship; urges police and military to join in struggle. 1 police agent with camera, seized by crowd until police rescue him.
REPORTER: Jeff Williams
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(Studio) Colonel Oran K. Henderson takes stand in My Lai case.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Fort Meade, MD) Henderson charged with lying about never questioning ex-copter crewman, Lawrence Colburn. Colburn will say Henderson questioned him 2 days after My Lai. Henderson refutes Colburn's identification; points to prosecutor, Major Carroll J. Tichenor concerning his own hair length; quibbles about whether Henderson smoked at My Lai. Judge Wondolowski promises decision by next week
REPORTER: Hal Walker Artist: Aggie Whelan
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(Studio) 22nd anniversary of People's Republic of China Mao Tse-tung doesn't make public appearance.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) General Francisco Franco, 78, seized control of Spain 35 years ago; speaks to 1 million people; signs general amnesty for prisoners.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) United Nations Undersecretary General Ralph J. Bunche, retires.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Admin. reports Medicare patients to pay more of treatment; will pay 1st $68 of bill in 1972, rather than $60. Department of Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Elliot L. Richardson says situation shows urgent need to halt rise in hospital costs.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Senator votes 75-5 to force more dollars for school lunches.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Federal Judge Richard B. Austin stops payment of model cities' funds to Chicago until city puts low income housing in white neighborhoods. Mayor Richard Daley criticized.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Chicago, Illinois) Austin accuses Chicago authorities and US Housing and Urban Development Department of collaborating to keep segregated housing. Judge orders government not to release $26 million until city approves 552 more publisher housing units. [DALEY - calls remarks disturbing.] [Illinois ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) Carl LEZAK - calls judge's decision significant.] 4,000 model city jobs threatened and social services they perform. 4 health clinics serve 300,000; 9,000 attend 7 special schools; unclear how long city can keep up programs. Daley believes whites will go to suburbs if blacks moved. [DALEY - talks with reporter about suburb dilemma.] Daley can appeal decision.
REPORTER: Murray Fromson Artist: Audrey Weprin
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(Studio) 7 indicted for murder in San Quentin prison break. 1 is missing attorney, Stephen M. Bingham, for smuggling gun to Soledad brother, George Jackson. Soledad brother, Fleeta Drumgo, one of other inmates indicted. Some jurors protest racism of other jurors.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Hurricane Ginger blows out in North Carolina.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Ralph Nader charges Teamsters Union fails to pressure government for tighter safety rules for truckers. President Frank E. Fitzsimmons calls Nader publicity seeker; union contracts provide for firing of teamsters using drugs. Nader testifies at drug usage hearing.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Truckers claim 50-90% drivers on pep pills; blame practices on trucking companies Ex-trucker, Senator Harold E. Hughes, asks question about pills. [Truck driver Lincoln MERRILL - says 90% drivers take pills to stay awake.] [Driver Robert LYONS - says can get pills anywhere; easy to get.] [Trucker's wife Mrs. Edward HENSLY - describes husband's tiredness after days on road.] Doctors back trucker's claims of decline in physical condition after week's driving.
REPORTER: David Schoumacher
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(Studio) Treasury Secretary John B. Connally questioned with regard to national economy
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) International Monetary Fund (IMF) conference ends with resolution for action on new exchange system. Executive Director Pierre-Paul Schweitzer says good start made. Connally briefs Senator Finance sub-committee [Senator Vance HARTKE - asks Connally about where economy plans going.] [CONNALLY - says can't tell everything; have hope of success.] [HARTKE - says people not let in on where we're going. They're entitled to know about phase II, profits and interest rates freeze; doubts the latter.] [CONNALLY - says doesn't make rash assumptions.] [HARTKE - asks Connally about interest freeze.] [CONNALLY - says doesn't know; we'll tell Americans when we do; tells reporter won't have trade board; no nation wants 1; will have negotiations.]
REPORTER: Daniel Schorr
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(Studio) Eric Sevareid comments on new population trend.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Exploding birth rates have had effects on ntns. Birth rate down in US. School enrollment decrs. Low birth rate produces worries, too.
REPORTER: Eric Sevareid
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