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(Studio) Nixon administration announces 1st steps for mandatory fuel allocation to ward off heating oil crisis.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(White House) Secretary Interior Rogers Morton and energy director John Love reveal mandatory fuel allocation plan. [MORTON - explains mandatory allocation's place in fuel crisis.] [LOVE - admits rationing plans exist, but believes rationing would be last resort.] Mandatory allocation for propane begins immediately.
REPORTER: Jerry Landay
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(Studio) Energy crisis could ease if new source of oil allowed to be used.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Parachute Creek Valley, Colorado) Shale oil in west states constitutes 1 of largest untapped energy resources. Film shows shale turned into oil; process in experimental stages only. Experiments disclose costs, and effects on environmental [Atlantic Richfield official Hollis DOLE - believes energy crisis caused by many years of improper use of natural resources by Americans] Effects on environmental must be weighed against energy need.
REPORTER: Roger Peterson (Atlantic Richfield film)
#23387
(Studio) New Jersey public service, electric and gas company, refuses to accept new natural gas customers or supply gas to new appliances after October 12. Reasons behind action outlined.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#23389
(Studio) Israeli Premier Golda Meir meets with Austrian Chancellor Bruno Kreisky. Kreisky closes transit station for Soviet Jews immigrating to Israel after Arab guerrillas demand it in exchange for release of hostages.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(Vienna, Austria) Kreisky refuses to change decision after talk with Meir. Closing transit station to greatly effect immigrating Jews.
REPORTER: Jerry King
(Studio) Some Soviet Jews waiting at way station fly to Israel with Premier Meir when she leaves Austria.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
#23390
(Studio) At UN, Mainland China criticizes United States and USSR for pretending tranquility exists between 2 superpowers.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
#23392
(Studio) Former Attys. General John Mitchell and Richard Kleindienst along with former acting FBI director L. Patrick Gray subpoenaed to appear in stock fraud case in Texas.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Dallas, Texas) Stk. fraud background summarized. Head of criminal division in Justice Department, Henry Petersen, later testifies. Former Texas Governor Preston Smith named in fraud case by witness recing. immunity from prosecution.
REPORTER: Bill Wordham Artist: Tom Van Buren
#23393
(Studio) Senator William Proxmire's zeal for physical fitness gets him in trouble and out again.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(DC) Proxmire attacked by youths while walking home; within mins., police catch attackers. [PROXMIRE believes youths dumb to attack him in daylight. Asked if everyone should fight back if attacked. [PROXMIRE hopes each person attacked would fight back.] Proxmire jogs 5 mi daily to work and walks home in afternoon. Senator John Stennis, shot and robbed last January, appears in court as chief witness against his attacker. Stennis names assailant Tyrone Marshall. Marshall to be tried under law making assault of Congman. feds offense.
REPORTER: Virginia Sherwood Artist: Freda Reiter
#23395
(Studio) Skylab II astronauts Alan Bean, Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma hold news conference to discuss mission.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Houston, Texas) 1st onboard film shown after rendezvous with space station [BEAN states he feels a little weak.] [GARRIOTT - relates he and Lousma jog mile - somewhat slower now; reasons for reaction reviewed.] [LOUSMA says gravity readjustment took 24 hrs.] Basically, good health returning rapidly.
REPORTER: Jules Bergman
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(Studio) Detroit Edison Company found guilty of racial discrimination in hiring and promotion.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
#23398
(Studio) Order of Elks vote to allow black mbrship.' in organization.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) Saint Croix, Virgin Island reports 3 more murders with racial overtones. Murder rate rages in past 13 mos.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
#23400
(Studio) Police recapture 2 prison escapees from Lexington, Kentucky. 6 persons killed, 2 wounded during prisoners' attempted getaway.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
#23401
(Studio) Leading milk producers announce 2› increase in whsle. price. Incr. to be reflected on retail level soon.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) With beef fluctuations, cattle rustling becomes problem.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(Fort Worth, Texas) [Cattle Raisers Assoc. spokesperson Don KING - believes professional thieves go into cattle rustling.] Cattlemen urged to brand stock. Plan used to find stolen cattle outlined. [KING - says rangers spend much time looking for dude cowboys, good rustling suspects. Cowboys described.]
REPORTER: Charles Murphy
#23405
(Studio) This reporter believes if important story gotten from news leak, reporter has duty to inform people. Only thing worse than Watergate scandal or Agnew inquiry would have been reporters' refusal to report news items concerning events.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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