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(Studio) American planes fly deep into North Vietnam, attacking towns and rail lines. Hanoi, Haiphong, Yen Bai hit. Jets strike within 80 mile of China. United States claims military targets hit; North Vietnam says civilian centers hit. 7th fleet ships in Gulf of Tonkin bombard Haiphong. United States Phantom jets duel Russian-built North Vietnam MiGs. United States reports 7 MiGs shot down; North Vietnam claims 16 Phantoms downed, pilots captured, 2 United States destroyers set afire by shore batteries. Mines in 7 North Vietnam ports scheduled to become active tomorrow.
REPORTER: Charles Kuralt
(Pentagon) [Secretary Defense Melvin LAIRD - says Russian nine sweepers have not been sent. Says ship movement limited to port area, with no massive movement noted. Says United States will stop delivery of supplies to North Vietnam by taking necessary action.] Soviet claim 2 Russian ships attacked in Haiphong Harbor; United States says they could have been hit in retaliation for firing on United States planes mining harbors.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
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(Studio) South Vietnam president Thieu declares martial law, warning enemy attack on Saigon is imminent. United States lost large chopper 20 mile N.E. of Saigon; 32 Americans aboard killed. 3 American jets shot down near DMZ. In central highlands, fighting reported at Ben Het. American advisers evacuated.
REPORTER: Charles Kuralt
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(Studio) 9 members Henry Kissinger's staff protest mining of North Vietnam ports. Some had participated in 1969 study which said mining would he ineffective. Public outcry against Nixon move causes closure of public galleries of House of Representatives Speaker Carl Albert orders it when he learns war protesters plan to disrupt Congress
REPORTER: Charles Kuralt
(Capitol) Admin. launches major public relations offensive to build support for new Nixon Vietnam initiative. [Defense Secretary LAIRD - says this is no time for quitters or talk of instant surrender.] White House receives 20,000 telegrams, 5 or 6 to 1 in favor of move. Republican Senators release poll showing public favors Nixon's new Peace terms and mining North Vietnam ports by 3 to 1. [Senator Hugh SCOTT - says public relations campaign launched to counter President critics.]
REPORTER: Bruce Morton
(DC) [Senator George MCGOVERN - says Republicans don't want criticism; want to run country as if President were king instead of elected official. McGovern refuses to he silent on move which could plunge nation into W.W. III.]
REPORTER: David Schoumacher
(Capitol) Dramatic President action usually produces at least short-term President support. Later reaction depends on whether action works.
REPORTER: Bruce Morton
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(Studio) Protests against Vietnam war erupt in dozens of American cities. 900 arrests have been made since Monday night. Many peaceful, some violent. At University of NM, 2 students shot.
REPORTER: Charles Kuralt
(NYC) 2500 New York City area students mass on Park Avenue in front of world headquarters of ITT (International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation) Corporation to demonstrate against ITT (International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation) defense contracts and new escalation of war in Indochina. Tiny parachutes with mock bombs dropped from Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Students block rush-hr. traffic.
REPORTER: David Culhane
(Minneapolis, Minnesota) Angry protesting students confront police at University of Minnesota. Car set afire. Police respond with riot sticks, tear and pepper fog.
REPORTER: Skip Loescher (WCCD-TV)
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(Studio) West Virginia primary, Humphrey beats Wallace 2 to 1 in popularity contest. In Nebraska, McGovern wins over Humphrey, with Wallace in 3rd place. Humphrey may edge McGovern in Nebraska convention delegates.
REPORTER: Charles Kuralt
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(Studio) With 9 president primaries remaining, California is by far the most important.
REPORTER: Charles Kuralt
(Los Angeles, California) Reporter quotes Theodore White as saying California politics defy reasonable analysis. Senators Humphrey and McGovern face showdown in California. [Pop group sings McGovern song.] McGovern has massive state-wide organization which will canvass California. [Fred EPSTEIN, McGovern staffer, says media campaign disregarded for more personal approach.] [Humphrey California staffer, Joseph CERRELL - says activists may support McGovern, but voters will stand by Humphrey. Says organized labor supports Humphrey.] [San Francisco Mayor Joseph ALIOTO - says McGovern couldn't beat Nixon - Democrats would suffer as Republicans did with Goldwater.]
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Candidates for Democrat president nomination have spent $8 million so far in campaign `72. Associated Press reports figure based on minimum estimate from public documents. Muskie spent $1.9 million. Humphrey and McGovern have spent approximately $2 million each Wallace has spent $1/2 million.
REPORTER: Charles Kuralt
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(Studio) Israeli doctors have little hope for survival of Belgian woman wounded when Israeli soldiers stormed hijacked Sabena jet. 2 other wounded passengers out of danger, rest unharmed.
REPORTER: Charles Kuralt
(Tel Aviv, Israel) International Red Cross representatives negotiated with Arab guerrilla hijackers, who threatened to blow up plane and passengers unless 100 guerrillas freed by Israel. Israeli soldiers, disguised as airplane mechanics, burst through doors and escape hatches, guns blazing. Passengers leaped from plane while soldiers dueled hijackers, killing the 2 men, wounding 1 woman, and capturing the other. [Hijacked passengers describe their rescue as well organized and without panic.]
REPORTER: Ed Rabel
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(Studio) President United Mime Workers Union, W.A. "Tony" Boyle, appears before Federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in investigation of murder of union official Joseph Yablonski and family 2 1/2 years ago. Union fund set up to pay for murder, in question.
REPORTER: Charles Kuralt
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(Studio) VP Spiro T. Agnew writes Democratic governor of ME, Kenneth Curtis, sending back bedspread Curtis had given him. Antiwar demonstrators had protested Agnew's Maine visit. Curtis denies having encouraged protest. 89-yr.-old ME Republican Tony Petropolis, friend of Agnew's father, admits he sent bedspread. Agnew still returns it to Curtis. REPORTER: Charles Kuralt
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(Studio) 2 men rescued from Sunshine Silver Mine fire.
REPORTER: Charles Kuralt
(Kellogg, ID) 2 miners emerge from mine weak from hunger, but otherwise in good condition. [Miner, Ron FLORY - says they gave up hope 45 minute before rescue. He then saw lights and began beating on pipes.] Flory rules out going back to nines, but Tom Wilkinson says he probably will. Search continues for miners still missing. Hopes of families still waiting slide up and down with each new report
REPORTER: Jeff Williams
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