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(Studio) President Nixon makes acceptance speech at Miami Beach, Florida, Republican national conv., flies to Chicago, Illinois, to address American Legion convention (Democrat President nom. Senator George McGovern received unenthusiastic reception there.)
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Chicago, Illinois) [NIXON - says further cuts in defense budget advocated by McGovern would jeopardize national security.] Legionnaires applaud Nixon.
REPORTER: Tom Jarriel
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(Studio) President Nixon visits Hawaii where controversy over busing rages. In Utica, Hawaii, Nixon says 1 1/2 hrs. a day on bus will impair education.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) In Cincinnati, United States Circuit Court of Appeals reserves decision on lower court busing order for Detroit, Michigan, suburbs.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Vice President Agnew to tone down partisan approach, confine campaign to issues. Says McGovern has grabbed razor by wrong end.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Senator George McGovern calls Republican convention a slick and cynical spectacle. Addressing teachers' union in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota, he receives warm reception.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(Minneapolis, Minnesota) American Federation of Teachers gives McGovern standing ovation, endorsement, and $250,000 for campaign fund. [McGOVERN - notes Nixon veto of 3 education bills.]
REPORTER: Bill Matney
(Studio) McGovern gets frigid reception from VFW.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Sargent Shriver in Cincinnati, Ohio, says Republican conv. was Disneyland of American politics. Notes Nixon comments on peace while waging war.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) California poll shows Nixon with 8% lead over McGovern for California's 45 electoral votes. Pollster Mervin Field notes significance.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) Police arrest 1000 demonstrators during last phase of Republican conv. who were trying to keep delegates out of hall.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Miami Beach, Florida) Mass arrests carried out quickly and according to plan. Few complaints of brutality cited. As each nondelegate was arrested, he was photographed, fingerprinted, and had bail set. Police Chief Rocky Pomerance praises police. Use of gas said indiscriminate. Delegates affected by gas. At Flamingo Park today, nondelegates head home. Protesters collect bail money for arrested comrades.
REPORTER: Dick Shoemaker
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(Studio) Some convention protesters appear at court hearing for Gainesville 6.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Gainesville, Florida) 200 VVAWs converge on Gainesville district court where 6 of their number were to be arraigned on charges of conspiring to organization riot during Republican convention Indictment charges 6 met in Gainesville home of former Marine sergeant Scott Camil in May to hatch plot of organization fire teams to be used against Miami Beach police and property during Republican conv. Judge David Middlebrooks hears indictment charging 6 planned to use automatic weapons and fire bombs. [CAMIL - says only thing he's guilty of is telling American people truth about what's happening in Indochina. Says phony charges trumped up to discredit VVAW's.]
REPORTER: David Snell
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(Studio) Miami Beach Mayor Chuck Hall says city lost money on both political convs. due to costs engendered by protests.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(Miami Beach, Florida) Cleanup begins in empty Convention Hall. Faint trace of CS gas remains as workmen rip down costly network installations. Republicans check out of hotels and leave. [Miami Beach merchants say delegates aren't big spenders and convention scared tourists (who are) away.] [HALL - says delegates are freeloaders and things must change.]
REPORTER: Charles Murphy
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(Studio) South Vietnam Marines supported by American planes advance to Citadel in Quang Tri, then pull back.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) 3 Americans killed, 21 wounded in Vietnam last week 617 ARVN dead, 3376 enemy.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Current North Vietnam offensive has proved costly to US.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Pentagon) Since North Vietnam offensive began in March, 171 Americans killed, 37 captured, 105 MIA. B-52's based in Thailand and Guam carry bomb loads costing $14,000. Operating costs $1300 per hour Strike cost from Thailand costs $19,200 per plane. From Guam, cost is $30,900. 4000 missions with 3 planes each have been flown since March for minimum $230,400,000. 180 planes lost, costing $280 million. Carriers, men, mines, bomb transport add to figure.
REPORTER: Roger Peterson
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(Studio) In Paris, North Vietnam charge Nixon has re-Americanized war with Air Force and Navy units despite withdrawal of ground troops.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Agriculture Department reports cost of food market basket rose 1.8% in July.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) Chase Manhattan Bank announces prime lending rate hike from 5.25% to 5.5%.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) Commerce Department reports nation's. trade deficit in July was $542.2 million, lowest since January
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) Scientists worry about ferocious race of Brazilian honey bees moving slowly northward through Cen. American Have been known to attack and kill animals and humans.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) In Reykjavik, Iceland, American Bobby Fischer and Soviet Boris Spassky adjourn 18th game world chess match.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) 2 years ago Nobel prize for literature awarded to Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. He was unable to leave Russia to accept it. His acceptance speech publisher today in Stockholm, Sweden. It is democratic in bitterness against institutions: UN, West society; Russia. Calls for freedom for all.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) Commentator draws parallels between policemen and journalists: quality of detachment; take criticism; physical hazards. But journalists get paid better. Notes police at Republican convention Compares their situation to journalists there.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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