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(Studio) President Johnson meets with reporters
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) President tries to discourage speculation about bombing halt. [JOHNSON - says he wants peace very much. Doesn't want to make news until there is news. Diplomacy more effective in private. In some places, there's not lull. Doesn't want to lull someone to false security. Thinks Mar. 31 decision was indicated, justified and more pleased by it every hour] That was decision to leave President
REPORTER: Bill Gill
#230
(Studio) Casualties reported Little ground fighting. 7 American aircraft shot down over South Vietnam; 5 lost. American fighter bombers over South North Vietnam.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) Johnson doesn't think President election will be decided by House George Wallace could prevent other candidates from getting major Democrats and Republicans concerned with regard to size of Wallace vote. Senator Edward Kennedy pleads with voters to repudiate Wallace.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(New Bedford, Massachusetts) [KENNEDY - says those for 3rd party don't hate fellow Americans, don't want to tear down Const. or for extremists to choose President They're decent people who want to make American better. This support would lift haters and wreckers to high positions. Suspicion and repression could attack our insts. and curb our liberties. Result would be more division and violence. Nothing could be further from 2 brothers' principles than 3rd party President Kennedy upheld Const. and laws. Wallace defies them. Kennedy defended American against extremists. Wallace in league with them. Kennedy sought voter regis. for all; Wallace would repeal it. Robert Kennedy for race reconciliation; Wallace for division and suppression. Elected under slogan "segregation forever". Brothers stood for dignity of man. Wallace movement must be repudiated. Stain of hate must be cleansed from American life.]
REPORTER: No reporter given
(NYC) [WALLACE - says Kennedy has right to speak piece. Others have asked people to repudiate us.]
REPORTER: No reporter given
(Studio) General Curtis LeMay tells Connecticut group that Kennedy entitled to opinion but always heard shouldn't say anything about someone if couldn't say anything good. Denies 3rd party led by extremists.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#233
(Studio) Richard Nixon campaigns in Pennsylvania. In radio speech tonight, he accuses Democratic leaders of security gap that could let USSR become stronger than US.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#234
(Studio) Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey campaigns in South California. Tells clergymen strategic arms race must be stopped. Says Richard Nixon called nuclear test ban treaty cruel hoax.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#235
(Studio) Gallup Poll shows Hubert Humphrey trailing Richard Nixon's 43% by 5%. George Wallace has 13%. 6% undecided. Poll compared to October 18 poll.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#237
(Studio) University California at Berkeley in 4th day of student unrest.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Berkeley, California) 76 students seize Moses Hall. Barricade built. Outside crowd grows; fires built; students dance. Original intent to get credit for racism class by Eldridge Cleaver seems lost. Police move in; students taunt them. Injuries result. Confrontation shown. 76 arrested. Other students call for end to violence for now.
REPORTER: Steve Hurst
#238
(Studio) President Commission on Causes and Prevention of Violence conts. hearings. 1 student protest leader says 1 reason for frustration is law serves power.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Witness says police should be more sympathetic to human problems. [National President Federation of Police John HARRINGTON - says not riot when police outnumbered and other side has guns; it's a revolution.] Complains about felons released every day.
REPORTER: Irv Chapman
#239
(Studio) House Committee on Un-American Activities recommends that misbehavior before Congress committee be made federal offense.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#241
(Studio) Apollo VII crew talks to Apollo VIII. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) releases VII's films.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(NO LOCATION GIVEN) Film shows rendezvous with its 2nd stage rocket. Docking simulated. Land from Apollo shown.
REPORTER: Jules Bergman
#242
(Studio) United States counts on American to win 1st individual medal in 200 meter freestyle.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Mexico City, Mexico) Qualifying race shown and commented on.
REPORTER: Bill Fleming; Murray Rose
(Studio) ABC coverage to continue at 10:30 p.m. EST.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#243
(Studio) Olympic torch reported along Potomac.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Virginia) Relay team carry what University Virginia wags say is real Olympic flame. Eds. of "Rapier", school newspaper, say flame swiped in Mexico before games. They're running it by relay to present it to Mexico embassy in DC.
REPORTER: Keith McBee
#244
(Studio) ABC proposes to Federal Communications Commission that American television networks finance own communications satellite. ABC President Leonard Goldenson proposes networks supply education TV stations with free satellite relay service.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#248
(Studio) Comment on ideal President
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Studio) Need man who lives in all 3 dimensions of time, past, present and future. Must communicate ideas but not be 1 of "the boys". Must hold respect and reflect power and dignity of office. Should have style and hardness. Compassion, humor and patience needed. But nation will survive with Richard Nixon or Hubert Humphrey and so will critics.
REPORTER: Jim Kilpatrick
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