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(Studio) President Nixon to address nation on Vietnam at 9:00 p.m. EDT. Anxiety builds with work of renewed bombing around Hanoi, North Vietnam, and meeting of President with National Security Council
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(White House) Secretary Rogers rushed back from Europe to attend meeting, as does VP Agnew. Congress bipartisan leaders summoned for conference prior to Nixon's speech. Speculation cited: cancellation of Moscow trip; President to meet with South Vietnam president Thieu; United States Marines to be landed; Haiphong Harbor blocked; Kissinger secret trip; introduction of secret weapon; new Geneva conference all rumors.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Studio) Senator requests meeting with President Senator John Stennis says meeting requested as emergency confronts President Senators Fulbright and Church complain that Senator is not consulted before decisions are made.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) United States bombs Hanoi, North Vietnam. United States claims military targets hit, include 3MIG jets. Radio Hanoi says United States attacked dykes on Red River delta and civilian areas. North Vietnam shells outer defenses of Hue, South Vietnam.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(My Chanh, South Vietnam) My Chanh is most north point still held by South Vietnam. Small force of South Vietnam Marines man post. Lieutenant of outfit is young and forceful, tolerating no backtalk. 24 enemy tanks sighted 1 mile away, moving toward My Chanh and Hue. United States planes bomb tank site. Waiting to attack is hard on soldiers. [South Vietnam Marines tell how they feel about the war; sing Vietnam song.]
REPORTER: Richard Threlkeld
(Studio) Agency for International Dvt. testifies 700,000 South Vietnam refugees have resulted from North Vietnam invasion. Many are now in Danang.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Danang, South Vietnam) Danang is now north-most safe haven for refugees. Students working for Red Cross greet arriving refugees. American trucks haul refugees to schools, churches, former United States military installations. Food available via government Enemy infiltration feared.
REPORTER: Phil Jones
(Studio) United Press International reports from NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) in Brussels, Belgium, United States Navy units have been placed on alert; some tail Russian freighters headed for North Vietnam with military supplies. May prelude blockade of Haiphong Harbor. Communist rockets hit Ben Het, and Polei Kleng, South Vietnam, near Kontum in central highlands. North of Saigon, Am Loc shelled. Rockets hit Moc Hoa and blow up gasoline storage area.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) 3 Arab terrorists hijack Sabena Airlines jet from Brussels, Belgium, to Tel Aviv, Israel. They hold 100 passengers and crew hostage until Israel releases 100 guerrillas of Black Sunday Mvt. Defense Min. Moshe Dayanon hand at airport.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Federal Aviation Administration orders rewiring so rear exit doors on Boeing 727's can't be opened in flight, as in parachute hijackings.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Battle for Democratic Convention delegate votes has become 3-man race, with McGovern 1st, followed by Humphrey and Wallace. Tomorrow Humphrey and Wallace face West Virginia popularity contest; Humphrey and McGovern battle for delegates in Nebraska.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Omaha, Nebraska) Senator Henry Jackson tagged Senator George McGovern the candidate for marijuana, amnesty, and abortion. [MCGOVERN - tries to correct the record on those issues.] Some hostility toward McGovern noted.
REPORTER: David Schoumacher
(Omaha, Nebraska) Senator Hubert Humphrey wins in Nebraska and West Virginia this week Says he is underdog in McGovern territory.
REPORTER: Michele Clark
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(Studio) Senator John Tunney files with Senator a dissent to Senator Judiciary Committee approval of Richard Kleindienst as Attorney General Tunney criticizes Kleindienst's actions in clearing Federal prosecutor in San Diego, California, accused of interfering with Federal investigation. Senators Kennedy and Bayh expected to file dissent also, urging rejection of Kleindienst because of ITT (International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation) affair.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Former President Harry Truman celebrates 88th birthday at home with wife Bess in Independence, Missouri.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) At Sunshine Silver Mine in Kellogg, ID, death toll from mine fire stands at 35. 58 miners still trapped.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Kellogg, ID) Continuing fire and power-line break force new setbacks in rescue operations. Air pressure drops sharply. [Sunshine Mining Company VP, Marvin CHASE - says there is still a chance trapped miners are alive, but optimism is fading.] Criticism grows against mine's safety precautions. [Attorney (Ralph Nader assistant) Davitt MCATEER - blames Fed. government and Bureau of Mines for failure to enforce law.] [Miner James LAMPHERE - says he's never been trained in fire prevention.] Roberto Diaz, miner killed in fire, buried.
REPORTER: Jeff Williams
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(Studio) Last month General Motors Corporation recalled Chevrolet Vegas for fire hazard in fuel and exhaust system. General Motors Corporation now recalls 350,000 more for problem in throttle.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) 900 antiwar demonstrators attempt to shut down John F. Kennedy Fed. Building in Boston, Massachusetts.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Boston, Massachusetts) They were unsuccessful. Police keep corridor open for Fed. employees on way to work.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite (narrates)
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(DC) Air of anxiety surrounds Washington, DC prior to President Nixon's announcement on Vietnam. Napoleonic wars of 172 years ago compared to Vietnam war; with Parliament member Charles James Fox with Senator Frank Church. Johnson's failure as a peacemaker noted in comparison with Nixon's. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) talks with Russia must not be aborted by current Vietnam action.
REPORTER: Eric Sevareid
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