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(Studio) White House announces President plans major government shakeup.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Camp David, MD) [NIXON - will cut down on White House staff and give cabinet more responsibility. Feels he has mandate to continue policies.] Director of Office of Management and Budget Casper Weinberger will step down. John Connally and Nelson Rockefeller will get no cabinet posts.
REPORTER: Hal Walker
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(Studio) US Housing and Urban Development Secretary George Romney announces leaving administration Will organize concerned citizens' coalition to press for reforms.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Henry Kissinger and President Nixon discuss Vietnam peace talks at Camp David, MD. Nixon will meet with South Vietnam President Thieu's adviser Nguyen Phu Doc. Doc expected to insist any settlement of war include North Vietnam troop pullout from South Vietnam.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(State Department) Kissinger stands by South Vietnam position.
REPORTER: Marvin Kalb
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(Studio) Lieutenant William Calley, sentenced for 20 years in My Lai massacre, asks for clemency from board of 3 officers at Fort Benning, Georgia.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Fighting sporadic in South Vietnam.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(An Binh, South Vietnam) Roman Catholic Nguyen Lung Muc and followers left North Vietnam in 1954. Settled in An Binh after moving through several refugee camps. People and priest protect themselves. Have arsenal of weapons to use against Communists Have tunnel system. Have good crops. Such a village a rarity in South Vietnam.
REPORTER: Richard Wagner
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(Studio) Helsinki, Finland, talks of European Security Council bog down. Romania wants all countries to be voting equals. Communists bloc ntns. object. NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) bloc supports Romania.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) 5 students in Pontiac, Michigan, Central high school wounded during fight by black student. 4 wounded are white; 1, black.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) 11 days ago 2 black students shot to death in student-police confrontation at Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA. Governor Edwin Edwards tells black students militant leaders responsible for deaths. Edwards booed by group. In Baton Rouge, LA, 2 investigations begin. In New Orleans students at Southern University campus hold rally.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(New Orleans, Louisiana) Classes scheduled for today boycotted. [Field director Joe HAMMOND - says whites trying to destroy Southern University because is center of black culture.] Student body president Earl PICARD - says must resist integration. Students apathetic.
REPORTER: Bruce Hall
(Baton Rouge, LA) 2 separate investigations under way. Black peoples' committee of inquiry distrusts official committee and holds hearings of own. Julian Bond, Georgia legislator, a mbr., but not present at today's hearing. Mbrs. of Attorney General William Guste's biracial committee also meet. [GUSTE - having trouble getting students to appear.]
REPORTER: Richard Roth
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(Studio) Navy has racial trouble on Midway Island in Pacific. Fight involving 130 white and black sailors occurs on base. Investigation underway.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) IRA (Irish Republican Army) leader Sean MacStiofain jailed 9 days ago and weak from hunger strike, hospitalized. Demonstrations of support in Irish Republic. Irish police alerted for riot duty.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Shipping of wheat sold recently to USSR held up because of dispute over shipping costs. Today grain finally loaded.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Houston, Texas) United States and USSR were in disagreement over shipping costs of 1/3 of 17 million ton shipment. United States wanted $10/ton; USSR wanted to pay $7.50/ton. United States getting $1/2 million for shipping 54,000 tons Oklahoma wheat. US will pay $8000/day in subsidies to American shippers while they load and deliver grain. This makes up difference in United States and world shipping rates. [Ship captain James KOSTUROS - says glad United States ships participating.] Loading on ship, National Defender, will take 3-5 days. REPORTER: Bruce Halford
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(Studio) President Truman's daughter, Margaret Truman Daniel, writes book about father.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(DC) So far Harry Truman has no comment on book, but no doubt would stand by daughter. Book recalls Truman-Eisenhower clash on inauguration day.
REPORTER: Eric Sevareid
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(Studio) Rumor exists that Hitler's top deputy Martin Bormann is alive and living in South America. Israeli Nazi-hunter Simon Wisenthal says rumor started by neo-Nazi groups trying to confuse search for real Nazis.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Cleveland, Ohio, police told to cut crime or their pay will be cut. Mayor Ralph Perk says will withhold differential and uniform allowances unless major crimes down 5% by December Police Patrolman's Association calls it a political grandstand play.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Texans like football and oil.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Burkburnett, Texas) Everybody here likes football except Sam Walton, oilman. He wants to dig well in middle of stadium. School board orders Walton to clean up his wells near stadium and in retaliation Walton threatens to dig well. He owns mineral rights under stadium and intends to use them. [Walton's attorney H. W. FILLMORE - tells school board he doesn't know why Walton wants to dig well under stadium.] [STUDENT - says town backs team.] Walton might dig wells in back yards of members of school board too.
REPORTER: David Dick
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