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(Studio) In North Ireland, gem. strike and widespread violence reported in wake of slaying of 13 civilians in Londonderry demonstration. North Irish P. Min. Lynch recalls Ambassador to Britain. Dublin bomb report
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Londonderry, North Ireland) Catholics mourn deaths caused by British paratroopers' bullets. [Catholic priest challenges official army report on shooting. Accusations cited.] [1st Br. parachute regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Derek WILFORD - insists demonstrators opened fire on soldiers first.] (Belfast, North Ireland) In reaction to Londonderry incident, Belfast trucks set afire, soldiers shot at, IRA (Irish Republican Army) vows to avenge 13 deaths. Bomb blasts department store; college students march.
REPORTER: John Laurence
(Studio) North Irish Parliament member Bernadette Devlin attacks British Home Secretary Reginald Maudling as he tells army version of incident.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(London, England) [Miss DEVLIN - says Maudling has Parliamentary and govtl. responsibility for death of 13 people.]
REPORTER: Richard Wagner
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(Studio) Swiss police issue warrants for arrest of author Clifford Irving and wife in connection with Howard Hughes book affair.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(NYC) [Attorney Philip LOBER - says Irvings came to New York voluntarily to see matter cleared up.]
REPORTER: David Culhane
(Zurich, Switzerland) Mrs. Irving posed as Helga River Hughes to deposit and subsequently withdraw money intended for Howard Hughes. As Hannah Rozencrantz, she deposited money in nearby bank. [Zurich D.A., Peter VELEFF - says Mrs. Irving will be punished for falsifying documents if she did so to damage someone or to gain illegal advantage.]
REPORTER: John Sheahan
(New York) New York and Federal Grand juries delay hearings for Irving to permit him to consult with attys. [IRVING - refuses comment.]
REPORTER: David Culhane
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(Studio) Pretrial hearings continue for Angela Davis in Cal. where she faces charges of murder and kidnapping.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(San Jose, Cal.) On August 7, 1970, Miss Davis made violent attempt to escape Marin Company Court House in San Rafael. Guns were smuggled to San Quentin inmates awaiting hearing. They took over court room and forced hostages outside. Judge Harold Hailey killed. Angela Davis accused of furnishing guns and conspiring in crime. Her attys. will appeal for more trial postponement. Demonstrators protest small court accommodations and chant "free Angela".
REPORTER: Bill Kurtis
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(Studio) Federal Aviation Administration orders United States airlines to screen passengers and baggage in attempt to thwart hijacking.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Negotiations between shippers and Longshoremen resume in San Francisco. Labor Secretary Hodgson urges Congress to approve administration bill to force compulsory arbitration.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Treasury Secretary John Connally asks House Ways and Means Committee for higher legal limit on deficit spending. He denies need for more taxes if spending is restrained.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) United States bombers keep pressure on enemy supply lines and base camps. Army Chief of Staff, General William Westmoreland, ending inspection trip, says he expects Communist offensive within 10 days.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) North Vietnam reveals 9 point peace plan offered to President Aide Henry Kissinger in secret Paris talks last June 26.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Much of Cambodia is in Communist hands, and wants to discuss peace with North Vietnam. North Vietnam, however, is busy with United States plan.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Senator Armed Services Committee approves nomination of Kenneth Rush as Dep. Secretary Defense. Senators Barry Goldwater, John Stennis, and Strom Thurmond, old Pentagon friends, criticize military spending.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) sergeant Major William Woolridge, involved in army services clubs scandal, permitted to retire without court martial.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Representative Paul McCloskey questions propriety of former Commerce Secretary Maurice Stans serving as President Nixon's campaign fund raiser.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) New York Mayor John Lindsay makes strong showing in Ariz. Democrat Saint Convention delegate selection.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(DC) Democratic National Party has implemented reform in choosing state delegates to National Congress Ariz. caucus shows Lindsay in 2nd place after Muskie. In this new system, women, youth, Mexican Americans, substantially represented.
REPORTER: Eric Sevareid
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(Studio) Cigarette mfrs. agree to print health warning in ads.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Drug companies must document advertising claims on cold remedies.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Antibiotics lose effectiveness if used too often, yet most meat producing animals regularly treated with such drugs. FDA (Food and Drug Administration) moves to reduce antibiotics in food for meat animals: poultry, hogs, sheep, cattle.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Dr. Paul Dudley White, United States heart specialist, reports cooperative effort with Chinese to enable better understanding of acupuncture.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Atomic Energy Commission considers allowing nuclear powered heart stimulators to be implanted by doctors on experimental basis.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Reno auto collection toured.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Reno, Nev.) Automobile museum features 1920's hood ornaments reproducing classic sculptures, animals, etc.
REPORTER: Charles Kuralt
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(Studio) Maury's Tavern, at Yale University, battleground for Women's Lib. Conn. liquor control commission moves to revoke club's liquor license for discrimination against women as they are still barred from mbrship.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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