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(Salzburg, Austria) President meets with Austrian Chancellor Bruno Kreisky. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger threatens to resign unless accusations and innuendos stop with regard to his role in national security wiretaps. [KISSINGER - insists former testimony with regard to wiretaps truthful.] Kissinger asks cong. committee to review case. Kissinger later meets with new West German foreign minister Genscher. Topics of discussion between Nixon and Kreisky reviewed.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Senator George Aiken reacts to Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's remarks.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Earlier wiretap testimony asked to be reviewed. [Senate Foreign Relations Committee William FULBRIGHT - says committee will review case.] [Senator Jacob JAVITS - insists Kissinger's character undamaged by day's events, but situation must be rechecked.] [Vice President Gerald FORD - insists Kissinger's peace mission undercut by reputation smears.] House Judiciary Committee reacts to Kissinger.
REPORTER: Bernard Kalb
(DC) [Representative Joshua EILBERG - says Kissinger or aide Alexander Haig responsible for wiretaps. Conflict between Kissinger's statements and testimony before Senate Foreign Relations Committee exists.] Representatives Don. Edwards and John Seiberling react. J. Edgar Hoover memo seen by committee ; wiretap authorizations approved by former Attorney General John Mitchell.
REPORTER: Bruce Morton
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(Studio) Report follows on administration's attempts to plug national security leaks and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's role.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Subjects of national security leaks reviewed; wiretaps recommended. [At confirmation hearings last year, KISSINGER - denies recommending wiretaps. Role in wiretaps marginal.] [On June 6, 1974, KISSINGER - says he made no direct recommendation for wiretaps.] Inconsistencies in Kissinger's comments reviewed. Kissinger's top aides believe he's serious about resigning.
REPORTER: Marvin Kalb
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(Studio) Nixon's letter to Judge Gerhard Gesell with regard to John Ehrlichman's files leads Gesell to postpone Ehrlichman's trial in Ellsberg break-in case indefinitely.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Defendants Gordon Liddy and 2 Cubans must go on trial next week without Ehrlichman. Special prosecutor William Merrill believes Ehrlichman's demands seemed to be strategy to get case thrown out of court [EHRLICHMAN - insists he and President didn't conspire to cover up Ellsberg conspiracy.]
REPORTER: Fred Graham Artist: Howard Brodie
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(Studio) Judge John Sirica turns down motions for separate trials for 6 defendants in Watergate cover-up case. Lawyers urge Supreme Court not to release Watergate co-conspirator list.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Surplus Nixon reelection campaign funds pay for legal fees for White House aides involved in Watergate related case. Maurice Stans uses fund along with John Mitchell and Edward Nixon.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Tennessee primary election to be unusual.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Memphis, Tennessee) Sister Mary Anne Guthrie runs for congress seat. [Sister GUTHRIE - discusses abortion.] Religious and political life interwoven. [Black candidate, Harold FORD - doesn't see Sister Guthrie's decision as threatening.] [GUTHRIE - believes Catholic opposition to her campaign likely.]
REPORTER: Bruce Hall
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(Studio) Washington, DC "Post" says Mrs. Spiro Angew, Mrs. William Fulbright, Mrs. Morton Rogers all received gifts of jewelry from Arab oil princes. Columnist Maxine Cheshire reports findings. Accepting such gifts illegal.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Ban on gold purchase may be lifted. Secretary Treasury William Simon makes announcement.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Senator passes military arms procurement bill. Senator Edward Kennedy's amendment to bill rejected.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Eric Sevareid discusses Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's resignation threat.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Few expect Kissinger to resign soon. Truth to come out sooner or later. Kissinger should keep cool and continue business as usual.
REPORTER: Eric Sevareid
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(Salzburg, Austria) President' itinerary for Mid. E. trip reviewed. Cairo to be 1st stop; United States popular with Egypt. Egyptian President Sadat praised. Film of Cairo shown. Nixon's visit to Cairo rare opportunity.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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