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(Studio) United Airlines Boeing 737 carrying 59 passengers crashes in residential area of Chicago. 40 bodies recovered so far.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Chicago, Illinois) Plane crashed though row of houses approaching landing at Midway Airport. 3 houses completely demolished.
REPORTER: Jeff Williams
(Studio) CBS news correspondent Michele Clark among passengers. Office of George Collins, Illinois Congress, says Collins also aboard.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Former President Harry Truman remains in critical condition.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Kansas City, Missouri) Heart trouble main concern of doctors at Research Hospital. Dr. Wallace Graham, Truman's physician, says patient very weak. [Mrs. Margaret Truman DANIEL - says Truman quiet, ate some food.] Mrs. Bess Truman keeps vigil for husband, as do people of Independence, Missouri.
REPORTER: Ike Pappas
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(Studio) Govt. reports unemployment down this month from 5.5% to 5.2%.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) President considering ending wage and price controls.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Treasury Secretary George Shultz, Federal Reserve chairperson Arthur Burns, Budget dir. Casper Weinberger and Council Econ. Advisers chairperson Herbert Stein attend Camp David meeting with Nixon. Shultz urges voluntary guidelines to replace controls, with Cost of Living Council monitoring and preventing flagrant violations. Dr. Burns urges retention of controls through 1973.
REPORTER: Daniel Schorr
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(Studio) Attorney General Richard Kleindienst will remain at post for Nixon's 2nd term, but 5 key aides in Justice Department will be replaced. Solicitor General Erwin Griswold will be succeeded by Robert Henry Bork when former retires at end of Supreme Court session. Bork drafted admin's. antibusing policy. Louis Bruce, commissioner Indian Affairs, replaced.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Democratic national committee chairwoman Jean Westwood fights to retain position.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Former party treasurer Robert Strauss challenges Westwood for position. [WESTWOOD - Strauss is symbol of Democrats for Nixon. Neither that symbol or McGovern symbol good as party leader.] George Mitchell possible compromise candidate. [MITCHELL - says party needs moderate candidate.] Mitchell former Muskie supporter.
REPORTER: Barry Serafin
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(Studio) Teamsters Union, backer of Nixon reelection, terminates $100,000/yr. legal business with law firm of Edward Bennett Williams, Associated Press reports Firm represents Democratic party in Watergate bugging. After unsuccessful attempt of Teamster president Frank Fitzsimmoms to pressure Williams into not pursuing case, union transfers business to firm connected with Chas. Colson, political aide to President linked with Watergate scandal.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Kissinger talks with French President Pompidou and them attends Vietnam peace talks with Le Duc Tho for 4 1/2 hrs.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Paris, France) Reporter describes daily routine of Kissinger at talks.
REPORTER: Charles Collingwood
(Studio) Hanoi, North Vietnam, news journal hints at peace for 1st time. Marvin Kalb reports United States officials regard this as significant.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) United Nations General Assembly votes overwhelmingly for Israel to withdraw from Arab-occupied territory.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Hijack attempt foiled by security guards on Ethiopian Airlines flight. Guards shoot and kill 7 armed hijackers. 8 injured by grenade, but explosion would have been worse if American passenger, Prof. Roderick Hilsinger of Temple University, had not thrown grenade into empty section of plane before it exploded. Plane lands safely.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Astronauts Cernan, Schmitt and Evans prepare to enter lunar orbit Sunday
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Treasury Department mails 1st revenue sharing checks.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) $2.6 billion mailed to states and localities. Amounts based on population, income and taxes; degree of need, self-help considered. 1/3 money goes to states, rest to locals. [Dep. Undersecretary Treasury James SMITH - says MD Governor Handel's plan to reduce property taxes his business. Central concern of revenue sharing is to delegate authority to state and local govts.]
REPORTER: Neil Strawser
(Studio) Terry Drinkwater reports on revenue sharing in Pomona, California.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Pomona, California) Pomona granted over $1 million/yr. in revenue sharing funds. Most of money going to law enforcement and public safety. Martin Colson a new police ofr. [Mayor Richard BROWNELL - says narcotics use causing crime increase. Need to combat it great.]
REPORTER: Terry Drinkwater
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(Studio) Defense Secretary Laird announces military base closedowns or reductions to save $1 billion.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Federal appeals court upholds lower court ruling that Detroit schools segregated, but orders further hearings before busing order carried out.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) "Life" magazine ceases publisher after 36 years
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(NYC) [Time-Life chairperson Andrew HEISKELL - expresses pride in "Life" work. Thanks staff.] Photo journalists like Margaret Bourke-White, Alfred Eisenstadt, Carl Mydans, Larry Burrows and Robert Capa composed staff. Rising costs and television competition killed "Life." ["Life" photographer John DOMINIS - says photo-journalism began with "Life", is now ending with Life.] Henry Luce founded "Life."
REPORTER: David Culhane
(Studio) "Time" stock went up 6 1/2 points on news of Life's ending.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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