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(Studio) Republicans begin hearings on their platform. Secretary of State William Rogers lauds Nixon's accomplishments. Representative John Ashbrook says President has failed to live up to 1968 platform.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Miami Beach, Florida) Representative platform committee meets in Fontainebleau Hotel. Republican national committee chairperson, Senator Robert Dole, Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz, blinded Vietnam vet, John Todd, 2 prisoners of war wives advocate planks. [ROGERS - criticizes Democrats Shriver, Vance, and Harriman for saying Nixon ignored a peace signal from North Vietnam in 1968. Says signal was given to Johnson administration]
REPORTER: Herbert Kaplow
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(Studio) Former Attorney General Ramsey Clark returns from tour of North Vietnam. Says North Vietnam pledges release of American POW's if there is a change in United States administration
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(San Francisco, California) [CLARK - says he declined to speak on Radio Hanoi. Says he's convinced POW's will be released when there's a military and political settlement in Vietnam.] [Clark's film of tour shown. He visits with POWs.] [CLARK - says POW's are well cared for, but want to cone hone. Describes film of demolished hospital in Thanh Hoa Province. School in village destroyed. Haiphong reminds Clark of World War II destruction.]
REPORTER: Bill Wordham
(Studio) Pentagon disputes Clark's assertion that American POW's in North Vietnam are humanely treated. Notes lack of correspondence by prisoners.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) Democrat President nomination Senator George McGovern meets with economy expert Walter Heller and Charles Schultz to discuss revised economy program. Heller says McGovern will stick with guaranteed income plan.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) AFL-CIO President George Meany, neutral in `72 Presidential campaign, predicted only 20 of 116 member unions would back McGovern. So far 25 AFL-CIO unions have endorsed McGovern. They will pool resources.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(DC) Labor leaders announce formation of National Labor Committee for Election of McGovern and Shriver. McGovern's labor record said 93.4% correct. [Communications workers president Joseph BEIRNE - says Nixon has zero minus record on labor. Defends McGovern's vote on Taft-Hartley right to work act.
REPORTER: Stephen Geer
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(Studio) Republicans may follow Democrat lead in making major rules changes. Republicans, however, delay enactment of reforms until 1976 and discount merits of quota system for convention delegates.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) President adviser Henry Kissinger holds secret Paris meeting with North Vietnam negotiators.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) South Vietnam claim their forces kill 8 Communist soldiers for every man they lose. Enemy attacks continue.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu, with heightened power, controls press.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Saigon, South Vietnam) South Vietnam government imposes harsh new restrictions on press. Large deposit demanded for future fines; 2 opposition dailies thus forced to close down. [Publisher Senator Dang Van SUNG - doesn't think President has right to modify basic law of press.]
REPORTER: Arnold Collins
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(Studio) New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller says Nixon reached agreement in Moscow for increased emigration of Soviet Jews to Israel. White House says issue was discussed but no specific agreement reached. Meanwhile, more Soviet Jews arrive in Israel. Construct new town on occupied west bank of Jordan.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(Qiryat, Occupied Jordan) Civilian town to be permanent Israeli city. 60 families work to build hones for 250 families, stores, industry park Arabs living on west bank hired as construction workers. Descendants of Jews who have lived here thousands of years return in defiance of Israeli government policy. Govt. relents. [Mrs. Miriam LEVINGER - recalls hostility of Arabs when Israelis first returned. Says incidents have diminished.]
REPORTER: Don Farmer
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(Studio) Israeli court sentences 2 Arab girls to life in prison for their part in hijacking Belgian airliner to Tel Aviv last May. Girls say they were coerced into taking part in hijacking.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) General Accounting Office says military crackdown on drug use has not been effective.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Soviet-built Illusion airliner operated by E. German government crashes near E. Berlin airport killing all 156 aboard. Plane was on charter flight to Bulgarian resort.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) N.Y. Yankees look great again due to relief pitcher Sparky Lyle, who has saved many games for team.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(NYC) [LYLE - says he works better under pressure.] Due to Lyle, Yankees are serious contender for pennant in their division. [Sparky and son shown at father-son day.]
REPORTER: Lem Tucker (WPIX-TV Newsfilm)
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(Studio) Commentator corrects Sargent Shriver's comment on how President Eisenhower got United States out of Korean war. Says Eisenhower escalated war, employed "Koreanization," threatened nuclear bomb, and bombed North Korea's dikes. Same strategy, used by Nixon in North Vietnam, criticized by Shriver.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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