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(Studio) At Paris Peace Talks, North Vietnam says it will not talk further with Henry Kissinger until United States agrees to sign peace pact.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Paris, France) South Vietnam Min. Xuan Thuy absent. His deputy, Nguyen Minh Vi says Nixon administration is reneging on agreement and chance of getting American POW's home for Christmas by refusing to sign 9-point peace plan. Henry Kissinger says still needs another round of talks to conclude. VC's Mme Binh demands South Vietnam President Thieu's resignation. South Vietnam's Nguyen Xuan Phong proposes talks with South Vietnam, North Vietnam, and VC. United States Ambassador Porter says remaining differences can be settled quickly.
REPORTER: Peter Kalischer
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(Studio) 3 Americans killed in Vietnam last week, 17 wounded. 504 ARVN dead; 2081 Communists
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) North Vietnam rushes men and supplies into South Vietnam, staging heavy attacks to grab land before cease-fire. Duc Co in central highlands falls. South Vietnam base near Pleiku endangered. Associated Press reports American planes speed movement of aircraft and armor to South Vietnam.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Senator George McGovern attacks South Vietnam President Thieu for holding up Vietnam peace. Speaks in Chicago, Illinois.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Cincinnati, Ohio) Pro-Nixon supporters chant during McGovern rally. [McGOVERN - notes protesters. Charges Agnew hecklers were planted to make Democrats look bad.]
REPORTER: Bruce Morton
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(Studio) At Agnew rally, heckler punched. Victim charged with disrupting peace; attacker with nothing. Agnew responded to heckler, reading his remarks. Heckler, George Katzioficas, antiwar activist, denies being part of planned incident, as does puncher.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Los Angeles, California) [AGNEW - denies demonstration was planned. Acknowledges he had prepared notes to deal with hecklers. Says protesters interfere with his right to free speech with brown-shirt tactics. Indicates possible need for new laws to curb such protests.]
REPORTER: Barry Serafin
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(Studio) Senator Barry Goldwater, campaigning for Republicans in Michigan, says Watergate was Democrat plot.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) 1 of 6 big grain firms involved with United States sale of United States wheat to Russia, Cargill, says it lost money on deal.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Group of American Indians seize control of offices at Bureau of Indian Affairs in DC. They protest government injustices toward Indians.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Calling selves "trail of broken treaties," 500 American Indians demand better conditions on reservations. [Russell MEANS - says in 1976, American will not have a happy 200th birthday if Indian grievances are not heard.] Trouble erupts when police try to force them out of building
REPORTER: Lesley Stahl
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(Studio) Pennsylvania Governor Milton Shapp guarantees that 12 year old Kevin Marshall, a hemophiliac, will receive treatment without forcing family on welfare. Kevin's mother must recruit 36 blood donors each month in exchange, however, which she feels is impossible.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Kansas Senate race featured.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Kansas City, Kansas) [Democrat Dr. Arch TETZLAFF - former World War II German soldier, says background should not be brought up in campaign.] Senator Jim Pearson, Republican, expects to be reelected. Does not even mention his opponent. [TETZLAFF - firmly committed against war. Feels empathy with American soldiers returning from Vietnam who are fighting an unjust war.]
REPORTER: Sylvia Chase
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(Studio) Canadian P. Min. Trudeau's liberal party picks up 1 seat in recount. Deadlocks liberals and conservatives with 109 parliamentary seats each
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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Federal appeals court agrees with envtl. groups that clean air in United States should be preserved.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Labor Department reports wholesale prices down .2% in October
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Issue of economy, with unemployment, high prices and taxes, etc., concern American voters. [Films shown.] McGovern recommends cutting defense spending, tax and welfare reform. His plan detailed. [McGOVERN - says no American worker will pay more in federal taxes under his plan. Promises job opportunity for every American able to work.] President Nixon boasts revenue sharing, reduction of inflation, lower unemployment. [NIXON - calls for full employment without war or inflation.] Pledges to hold down spending, thus taxes, by vetoing bills.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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