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(Studio) Communist capture control of large parts of Laos and Cambodia. In Laos, Communist control Plain of Jars, other strategic areas. In Cambodia, South Vietnam forces withdrawn to protect Saigon from stepped up enemy attacks.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Pentagon) North Vietnam moves soldiers into South Vietnam central highlands, preparing attack to embarrass President Nixon on China trip.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
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(Studio) Army medical helicopter rescue teams undergo change.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Bien Hoa, South Vietnam) Medical evacuation helicopters, painted white with bigger red crosses to identify them as mercy mission vehicles which carry no guns. [Captain Michael HERNDON - agrees with no-gun rule, as good Medevac crews can't be good gunmen at same time.] [Warrant Ofr., Ralph MCCALL - says enemy will shoot anyway, white paint makes `copters easier targets.] [Sp/5 Glen TORRES - conscientious objector, doesn't carry gun but feels more secure with one on `copter.]
REPORTER: Bill Plante
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(Studio) Baton Rouge, La., violence said started by Black Muslims.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Baton Rouge, La.) National Guard remain in city. [Mayor W.W. DUMAS - hints of outsiders who intend to come to city to prolong violence as part of organized plan.]
REPORTER: Jed Duvall
(Southern University Campus) Professors at black campus who attended mtgs. of out-of-towners comment on incident. [William JOHNSON - says speakers tried to promote fervor in black youth to combat racial problems in Baton Rouge, such as unemployment, poor housing, etc.]
REPORTER: Foster Davis
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(Studio) Supreme Court backs up Warren court decision that defendants must have lawyer at trial. Acting Nixon appointees, Justices Warren Burger and Harry Blackmun, dissent.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Federal Court rules Fraternal Order of Elks and other such organizations no longer exempt from taxes if racial discrimination continues.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Russian exchange student who slashed wrists as about to be flown home to Moscow, failed to appear at immigration hearing to determine whether choice or force caused decision to return. Will not be allowed to leave until interviewed.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Nubar Gulbenkheim, flamboyant multimillionaire, dies at 75 in French Riviera hospital.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) October landing of Cuban plane in New Orleans; 1969 landing of Cuban defector in Florida without detection, cause Chairperson House Armed Services Committee Representative Edward Hebert to investigate United States air defense. Reports southern US border vulnerable to surprise air attack. Pentagon says such an attack, extremely unlikely.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Recent Mariner 9 space shots of Mars amazingly clear.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Pasadena, Cal.) Pictures of Mars now reveal surface detail. [Astronomer, Prof. Brad SMITH - reports volcanic activity, scalloped surface on Mars.]
REPORTER: Terry Drinkwater
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(Studio) Sulphide pulp mill, Warehouser Company, in Everett, Wash., goes out of business rather than attempt to comply with state pollution control requirements.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Catholic church accused of credibility gap in its campaign for tax support of Catholic schools. Charge lodged by Catholic National Association of Laity, cites church pleas of financial difficulty while spending $6 million/yr. lobbying for public tax help. National Catholic Conf. calls charge naive.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Body of Mrs. David West Todd found in freezer brought to boarding house by husband.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Interview with and films by University Pittsburgh Prof. Dr. C.K. Yang and D.C. restauranteur Van Lung with regard to recent trip to China, featured.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(New York) Chairperson Mao's winter retreat shown. China builds air raid shelters for protection against Russian attack. That threat prompts Chinese diplomacy with US. [YANG - cites massive Russian troops on China's border as cause for anxiety.] [LUNG - says people fear sneak attack.] People's Liberation Army, guards China but is used throughout China for political ends. [YANG - says China needs order and discipline, which does not hinder initiative.]
REPORTER: Bernard Kalb
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