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(Studio) Former special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox informs Senator Judiciary Committee he may be source of ITT (International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation) leak. White House insists Cox fired for leaking information "New York Times" story reports former deputy Attorney General Richard Kleindienst confided to Cox that Nixon ordered him not to press action against ITT.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Cox reports disclosing Kleindienst's confidence to Senators Ted Kennedy and Philip Hart after Nixon fired Cox. [COX - admits wrongdoing; hopes Kleindienst hasn't been hurt.] Senator Hugh Scott charges innuendos released daily to undermine President Kennedy and Hart deny leaking story. Kleindienst testimony at confirmation hearings in March, 1972, with regard to ITT, conflict with new dvts. [KLEINDIENST - refuses to comment on admission to Cox.] Investigation seems to widen.
REPORTER: Daniel Schorr Artist: Howard Brodie
(White House) White House admits President ordered Kleindienst to stop pressing ITT action. Press secretary Gerald Warren reports Nixon had every right to act as he did. Warren accuses press of creating false image of President with ITT news leak.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Studio) Cox believes terms of ITT (International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation) settlement good bargain from govt's. viewpoint.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield hopes to extend life of Senate Watergate committee and its authority. Watergate committee to continue fight for White House tapes.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Federal Judge John Sirica meets with White House cnsl. Fred Buzhardt to decide procedure for releasing portions of tapes to Watergate grand jury.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Sirica demands analysis of deleted portions of tapes be supplied to determine national security topics discussed. Sirica also orders President to turn over some subpoenaed documents with tapes. Sirica's demands to lead to more conflict.
REPORTER: Fred Graham
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(Studio) House Judiciary Committee splits along partisan lines.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Committee discusses possibility of granting committee chairperson Peter Rodino subpoena power in impeachment probe. Summary of disagreement outlined incling. remarks by Representatives Tom Railsback, Jack Brooks, and Lawrence Hogan.
REPORTER: Bruce Morton
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(Studio) Senate committee confirmation hearings for Vice President designate Gerald Ford to be carried live by networks. 3 networks to rotate coverage
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) President plans to nomination Senator William Saxbe as Attorney General
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Saxbe confirms meeting to discuss Attorney General vacancy with aides Alexander Haig, Bryce Harlow, Melvin Laird and President Saxbe asked about old quotes criticizing President and his policies. [SAXBE - recalls old quotes and wonders if he will be acceptable.]
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Federal Deposit Ins. Corporation to take no immediate action with regard to Nixon's friend Bebe Rebozo. Senator William Proxmire requests Rebozo be suspended as bank officer. Reasons behind request outlined.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Senator unable to override President veto of United States Info. Agency fund authorization. Bill reviewed.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir to meet with President Nixon in Washington, DC Thursday Secretary of State Henry Kissinger meets with Egypt's acting foreign minister Ismail Fahmy.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Fahmy's request for Mid. E. settlement outlined. Israelis request POWs be released before further settlement. Privately, officials side with Egypt; search for compromise underway. President and Kissinger confer with Soviet ambassador Dobrynin at Camp David, Maryland, tonight.
REPORTER: Marvin Kalb
(Studio) Kissinger plans to visit Cairo, Egypt, and perhaps Jerusalem, Israel, for Mid. E. settlement.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Israeli people concerned with more than cease-fire lines.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Jerusalem) Treatment of POWs by Arabs produces strong sentiment in Israel. Demonstrators gather outside Israel's parliament to protest for POW return. Crowd expresses anger over Israeli government's decision to supply surrounded Egyptian 3rd army. Inside parliament, Defense Min. Moshe Dayan reveals Egyptians agree to supply prisoner list and exchange wounded POWs. Israeli government film shows Israeli Prime Min. Golda Meir visits troops in Israeli-occupied Egypt yesterday. Mrs. Meir admits United States pressure made relief to stranded 3rd army necessary.
REPORTER: Tom Fenton
(Studio) Egypt disputes Dayan's statement on exchanging wounded prisoners. Israeli troops must retire to October 22 cease-fire line before POW exchange occurs.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Disputes over cease-fire lines in Mid. E. increase
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Cairo, Egypt) United Nations troops must designate 1st cease-fire line of October 22. [UN liaison officer Colonel Ake BENDRIK - states United Nations troops not in field on October 22.] On north sector of Suez Canal held by Egyptians, Egypt refuses to withdraw troops from area even if Israeli troops retreat from land.
REPORTER: John Sheahan
(W. bank of Suez) On west bank of Suez Canal, Israelis construct new cease-fire line not far from Cairo, Egypt. Supplies to Egyptian trapped 3rd army continue to pass through Israeli-held land. Israel agrees to evacuate Egyptian wounded troops in return for wounded Israelis and list of israeli POWs held inside Egypt. In Suez City, United Nations observers separate armed Israeli and Egyptian soldiers by few feet. Reaction of Israel and Egypt reviewed.
REPORTER: Bob Simon
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(Studio) Syria refuses to bargain with Israel on Mid. E. settlement. Syria insists Israel must withdraw from Syrian territory.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Damascus, Syria) Syrian hospital toured, Patients' remarks outlined. No soldier felt price paid during war too high.
REPORTER: Dean Brelis
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(Studio) Defense Department reports 350,000 military forces still on alert. No reason for continued alert given.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Senator Mark Hatfield intros. bill to prevent expenditure of funds supporting combat in Mid. E.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Justice Department takes action on industry-wide basis of firms suspected of discrimination. Nation's trucking firms and Teamsters' Union named in discrimination case.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Eric Sevareid views energy crisis in United States and Europe.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) United States can conserve energy if we put our mind to it. British already cut Sunday driving, airline flights, and
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(Studio) Turkey opens 6-lane suspension bridge over the Bosporus to form connection between European and Asian Turkey.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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