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(Studio) For. policy adviser, Dr. Henry Kissinger, to go to Peking, China, to make arrangements for upcoming Nixon visit.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) President Nixon and Kissinger want to go before Apring, so trip won't be thought political gimmick; best dates between December 1-January 15. Kissinger's 2nd trip planned since July visit. Kissinger convinced mysterious happenings don't threaten President' trip.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) South Vietnam figures show President Nguyen Van Thieu got 94.3% of vote. Opposition group, led by Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky, will ask court to rule results invalid and new elections held. General "Big Minh" filed similar suit.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Fighting near Cambodian border reported over. Highlight was battle near Krek.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Senator rejects bill, 64-19, to halt all Indo-China bombing. Senator Mike Gravel sponsored bill.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Draft for this year can be filled by numbers 125 and under.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Labor attacks Nixon's economic plan.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) AFL-CIO President George Meany speaks at convention [MEANY - talks about propaganda and especially "big lie" technique used by dictators; criticizes admin.'s use of television as media for new rhetoric; resist any try to limit labor's right to strike; to cooperate in inflation fight, but won't be patsies for failure of economy game plan number 1.] Meany says administration would face open rebellion.
REPORTER: Daniel Schorr
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(Studio) 5 man board studies West coast dock strike situation as prelude to invoking Taft-Hartley law. All coasts may be affected by order.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Labor Secretary James D. Hodgson says both sides in coal strike to resume talks.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Gravediggers in San Francisco, California, to vote to end 4 mos. strike. 1,800 bodies accumulated; could be health hazard. Weeping relatives demonstrate. Governor Ronald West Reagan urges action.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) San Antonio judge orders landlord to roll back rent increases set up after price freeze. Detroit's Sheraton-Cadillac hotel decrs. toilet fee from 25 cents to 10 cents.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Motorcycle meets truck.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Tampa, Florida) Truck goes out of control on bridge and runs over motorcycle rider, Steven Wallin. Rescue shown. Wallin has only slight cut.
REPORTER: Del Vaughn (WTUT-TV)
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(Studio) Fireman Jerome Lowinger, 37, of Pontiac, Michigan, confesses to being FBI tipster in Ku Klux Klan bus bombing suspects. He infiltrated group motivated by WW II bigotry.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Senate hearing held on gun control.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Senator Birch Bayh's subcommittee holds hearing on his bill to ban handguns. Justice Department agrees, but own bill not ready. Bayh accuses US Associate Dep. Attorney General Don E. Santarelli of foot-dragging. [BAYH - talks about waiting 2 years to ever try to get cheap guns off sts.] [Senator Roman L. HRUSKA - talks about Bayh's bill being introduced 2 years and 2 mos. after 1st hearings. Easy to berate authorities when getting near election.
REPORTER: Bruce Morton
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(Studio) Ex-Justice Department representative Charles Rogeman says administration anti-crime plan is boondoggle; tells House hearing further grants should be held up unless government knows how money spent.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Senate Commerce Committee studies organized crime getting into legitimate bus.; report on New York City food chain.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) [Senator John O. PASTORE - questions Nathan North Sobol with regard to distribution of washing powder and involvement with Cosa Nostra figure.] [New Jersey busman. Nathan North SOBOL - says didn't investigate him or company but they got 3% of gross sales.] [PASTORE - asks him if setup doesn't sound phony.] [SOBOL - starts to explain. Pastore cuts him off; says not afraid of man.] Sobol, with distributor's help, tried to convince A&P store to take his products. Store refused due to Eugene J. Catena's reputation. Several stores and warehses. combed afterwards.
REPORTER: David Schoumacher
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(Studio) Report on new mass transit system.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(San Francisco, California) Congested traffic shown. In January, rapid transit system to begin; cost $1.5 billion; "B.A.R.T." super quiet and comfortable cars to travel at 50 m.p.h. [B.A.R.T. General Mgr. B.R. STOKES - says we'll provide choice for commuters with cars; calls it attractive alternative.] Inside of cars shown; system run by computer; cost $1.30 1-way; critics say low income workers can't use it. [Editor Scott NEWHALL - says don't think men can be separated from autos yet; calls it symbol of free will.] System pollution free, landscaped and modern.
REPORTER: Richard Threlkeld
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(Studio) Reporter Marvin Kalb reports administration considering long-term military, economy and pol. ties with Israel.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Reporter Richard C. Hottelet reports Kissinger's trip to People's Republic of China, could backfire and cause China to lose seat in UN. Trip tends to build up Peking, China, prestige.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Eric Sevareid analyzes economy
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Strain on wage-price freeze shown. Pressure sharp on Congress; speaks of Meany's accusations and labor actions. Everyone should be made capitalist.
REPORTER: Eric Sevareid
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(Studio) Baltimore Orioles win American League pennant 5-3 over Oakland Athletics. Pittsburgh Pirates take 2-1 lead over San Francisco Giants in American League playoffs.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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