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(Studio) President requests Congress authorize financial aid to buy war machinery for Israel in Middle E. war.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Pentagon reports incrd. number of Americans in Mid E. incls. communication specialists and camera crew only. [Defense Secretary James SCHLESINGER - states another Vietnam not imminent. American presence in Israel routine.] Schlesinger questioned about reserves. [SCHLESINGER - insists no reserves called up.] United States and USSR continue to pour supplies into Mid. E. war.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
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(Studio) Israel claims task force deep in Egypt. Israeli claims of destruction reviewed. Egypt admits only to intense tank battle eastern of Suez.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Sinai) Israeli army film shows west bank of Suez Canal; fighting fierce. Israeli Defense Min. Moshe Dayan visits task force behind Egyptian lines.
REPORTER: Tom Fenton
(Cairo, Egypt) Egyptian communique reports intense battle in Sinai underway. Other Egyptian claims outlined. Soviet Premier Kosygin's alleged peace mission to Egypt changes little with regard to battles.
REPORTER: John Sheahan
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(Studio) Fighting increases on north front.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Syria) War conts. as casualties from both sides increase Israeli army's official spokesperson for north cmd. explains Israeli troops wedge deep into Syria to outskirts of Damascus, Syria. Israel could shell Damascus from present position. Reasons for delay outlined.
REPORTER: John Laurence
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(Studio) Nixon must appeal ruling to Supreme Court to turn over White House tapes to Judge John Sirica before deadline ends at midnight.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(White House) So far, all efforts to reach compromise between White House lawyers and special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox fail. Attorney General Elliot Richardson still tries to negotiate compromise.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) No appeal comes to Supreme Court at day's end, but appeal for more time could be made to Chief Justice Warren Burger.
REPORTER: Daniel Schorr
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(Studio) Immediate effect of battle over White House tapes involves fed. prosecutors' request to delay perjury, conspiracy trial of John Mitchell and Maurice Stans. Former White House council John Dean to testify against Mitchell and Stans, but testimony may not be allowed if judge can't review White House tapes.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Former White House cnsl. John Dean pleads guilty to one conspiracy charge.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Film from Dean's appearance before Senate Watergate committee shown. Today, Dean admits overseeing Watergate cover-up; Judge John Sirica reads charge. Dean refuses comment outside. Sentence reading delayed indefinitely. Special prosecutor Archibald Cox insists no deal between Cox and Dean made.
REPORTER: Fred Graham Artist: Billie Rash
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(Studio) Vice President designate Gerald Ford refuses comment on Senator Edward Kennedy's proposal with regard to White House tapes and Ford confirmation.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) In Beirut, Lebanon, police storm Bank of American and free hostages held by Arab terrorists.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Beirut, Lebanon) Gunmen's demands outlined. Two gunmen and some hostages killed in battle.
REPORTER: Don Webster
(Studio) Dead American hostage identified as John Crawford Maxwell of California.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Libya announces plans to stop all oil shipments to United States to protest American aid to Israel in Mid. E. war.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) To conserve fuel, United, TWA, and American Airlines agree to cut 63 flights each day.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox charges Minnesota millionaire Dwayne Andreas with making illegal corporate contribution to Humphrey in `68. Possible sentence reviewed.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) In San Diego, federal government declares C. Arnholt Smith's bank insolvent; San Francisco, California, bank buys it instantly.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(San Diego, California) Customers unworried about bank's changing owners, but shareholders concerned. [President United States National Bank James MULVANEY - says shareholders to recover if assets are collectable.] [In August 1973, C. Arnholt SMITH - states his friendship with President doesn't mean President has bad friends.] [US Comptroller of Currency James SMITH insists decision to declare Smith's bank insolvent unquestioned by White House] Arnholt Smith's worries not over with bank sale; Smith must appear on fraud charges brought by Securities and Exchange Commission Smith's fortunes crumble.
REPORTER: Richard Wagner
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(Studio) Consumer prices increase .3% for September Food prices decline .1% for September
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Charles Kuralt visits control tower operator in Mariposa, California.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Mariposa, California) Alma Marie Lanigan runs control tower from living room of home beside Mariposa runway. Exs. of unusual tower personality reviewed. Alma questioned about radio. [Mrs. LANIGAN - says she leaves radio on all night, but sleeping not disturbed.] Alma Marie asked if she helps pilots in trouble. [Mrs. LANIGAN - recalls last instance of bringing pilot down safely. Explains job.] Alma Marie is friend to all pilots and they all love her.
REPORTER: Charles Kuralt
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(Studio) Walter Cronkite in Washington, DC to receive National Press Club's 1st annual "Fourth Estate" award.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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