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(Studio) President holds news conf.; Agnew inquiry among main concerns.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(White House) [NIXON - states Agnew's decision not to resign if indicted should be respected.] [REPORTER - asks if President requested Vice President to resign.] [PRESS - denies asking Agnew to resign.] President questioned with regard to possible plans for Vice President replacement if Agnew leaves office. [PRES. - states any contingency plan inappropriate with regard to Agnew's office. Restates position on innocence of Agnew till proven otherwise. Recalls spking. to Attorney General Elliot Richardson and assistant Attorney General Henry Petersen re; news leaks in Agnew investigation.] [REPORTER - asks President if he supports Petersen's handling of Agnew probe.] [NIXON - insists Petersen handles inquiry well.] President speaks briefly on economy controls, his European trip and Watergate tapes.
REPORTER: Tom Jarriel
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(Studio) Vice President Agnew's lawyers win point at grand jury inquiry in Baltimore, MD.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Baltimore, Maryland) Judge Walter Hoffman rules Agnew lawyers have power to take depositions from anyone to track down news leaks. High White House officials as well as reporters may be called. Hoffman advises grand jury to disregard news leaks and make decision with regard to Agnew on facts. Other charges issued to grand jury summarized. [1st witness, William MUTH - feels hostile toward prosecutors.]
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson Artist: Freda Reiter
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(Studio) Israeli premier Golda Meir fails to change Austrian Chancellor Bruno Kreisky's decision to close transit station to Soviet Jews immigrating to Israel. United States expresses disappointment over Kreisky's decision; President reacts in news conference
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(DC) [NIXON - hopes Kreisky will reconsider decision because govts. simply can't bow to terrorist group blackmail.]
REPORTER: No reporter given
(Studio) United Nations Secretary General Kurt Waldheim rejects Austrian suggestion for United Nations to take over transit station Rumors also name Holland as possible successor for transit station duties.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Tel Aviv, Israel) Mrs. Meir returns to Israel after meeting with Kreisky. [Golda MEIR - believes Austria's decision hurts all mankind.] Large groups of emigrants from USSR must be handled somehow now that transit stn. to be closed.
REPORTER: Bill Seamans
(Studio) Israeli cabinet calls on Austria to give free and unlimited passage to Soviet Jews immigrating to Israel.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) After trade talks with USSR in Moscow, Treasury Secretary George Shultz states little headway made on Jewish immigration problem. Congress refuses to grant most favored nation status to USSR till emigration restrictions removed.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Dirty tricks specialist Donald Segretti appears before Senate Watergate committee
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(Capitol Hill) [SEGRETTI - feels remorse for actions, but believes news media have ruined him.] Committee forced to abandon caucus room after bomb threats; no bombs discovered. Hearings resume in afternoon. [Majority cnsl. Sam DASH - asks Segretti about various press releases sent on Humphrey stationery. Questions contents.] [SEGRETTI - admits falsifying all previously mentioned press releases; contents explained. All activities reported to White House aide Dwight Chapin.] [DASH - questions Chapin's reaction.] [SEGRETTI-says Chapin thought press releases funny.]
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) Last month, convicted stock swindler Louis Mastriana linked former President' son Elliott Roosevelt in plan to assassinate prime minister of Bahamas. Roosevelt denies charges; testifies before Senate subcommittee
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(Capitol Hill) [ROOSEVELT - believes name will be cleared. Denies each charge. Convicted racketeer Patsy LePera testifies against Roosevelt. [LEPERA - explains Roosevelt's part in stolen securities deal.] Roosevelt to testify again tomorrow.
REPORTER: Bob Clark
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(Studio) House votes to grant subsidies for urban transit. President expected to veto legislature
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) In Atlanta, Georgia, mayoral race, black Maynard Jackson and incumbent Sam Massell to be in election runoff.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Dean of American journalists, Walter Lippmann, in critical condition after stroke.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Background summarized preceding undiplomatic confrontation between Saudi Arabia's delegate and Chile's delegate at UN.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(UN) Saudi Arabia's delegate Jamil Baroody and Chilean delegate Bazon Davilla argue fiercely in most undiplomatic fashion.
REPORTER: No reporter given
(Studio) After confrontation, original problem tackled; solution possibly found.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) This reporter believes Nixon's problems with Watergate and Agnew's MD kickback allegations worsened by Nixon administration's internal disarray. Throughout all branches, internal strife exists. Americans feel no real leader in cmd.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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