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(Studio) Attorney General William Saxbe reports 6% rise in crime rate for 1973. Says country may be in for dreadful alternative.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Chicago, Illinois) Saxbe speaks to law enforcement representatives [SAXBE - says national police force could be devised if crime not controlled. No country ever stopped crime by oppression that didn't regret it later. Disrespect for law by those sworn to uphold it only leads to lawlessness of others.] Gets standing ovation.
REPORTER: Randy Daniels
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(Studio) 3 escaped convicts stopped.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(N.W. of Stephenville, Texas) Richard Mangum shot to death after refusing to halt. Dalton Williams and Jerry Ulmer gave up. Williams confesses to murder of T.L. Baker, 1 of witnesses who put him in prison. [Cnty. D.A., Bob GLASGOW - reads from Williams' confession with regard to Baker murder.] [Rev. Warner WASHINGTON - says feels relief they're caught.] [Florence WITKOP - says people smiling today.]
REPORTER: Ed Rabel (KDFW-TV)
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(Studio) Assistant Democratic leader, Senator Robert Byrd, says if grand jury indicts Nixon, no moral alternative to prosecution. Says special prosecutor, Leon Jaworski, has duty to prosecute if evidence warrants it. Nixon raises question in call Monday to thank Tennessee Republican Representative Don Kuykendall for past support.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Llano, Texas) [KUYKENDALL - tells of asking Nixon how he was and Nixon replied "we will be all right". He asked if people wanted to pick the carcass. Replied Congress not in vengeful mood. Conversation was sad one. Felt he wanted to feel pulse of nation through members Congress he called. Told him country will turn to him again when his expertise needed.]
REPORTER: David Dick
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(Studio) Report on White House mail.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) 98% mail supports President Ford. 2 to 1 against conditional amnesty. 70% against Rockefeller nomination. More favorable comments this week On immunity for Nixon: 54% for and 46% against. Some excerpts read. President assistant in charge of mail, Rowan Elliott, doesn't feel mail reflects citizen opinion accurately. Says Ford gets report of mail and reads 100s.
REPORTER: Connie Chung
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(Studio) Ford attends White House prayer breakfast. Hopes to visit Romania. Asks John Scali to remain as United Nations ambassador To spend Labor Day at Camp David. Ford family cat described as low-key. Ford's 1st news conference at 2:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Cyprus asks for United Nations Security Council meeting to discuss 200,000 refugees displaced by Turkish invasion. Acting President Glafkos Clerides raises threat of Greek-Cypriot guerrilla warfare against Turks if island permanently partitioned.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Admin. change could bring change in United States relations with Cuba.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Secretary of State Henry Kissinger prepares new look and policy. May drop 12-yr. embargo on trade with Cuba by Mar. He meets with Latin American foreign mins. in Buenos Aires then. Spokesperson says Ford doesn't have Nixon hangup re: Cuba. Rptd. Fidel Castro ready for change. Kissinger noted if United States doesn't change position will be left behind.
REPORTER: Marvin Kalb
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(Studio) French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing criticizes Ford for failing to mention Europe in 1st speech. He calls on West Europe to rely on self, not US, in building its future.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Weather scientists and farmers worried.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Sherman Cnty., Kansas) Drought conditions remain in Midwest Scientists believe ideal conditions for bumper crops over,
REPORTER: Terry Drinkwater
(Boulder, Colorado) Studies indicate coming food shortages and famine. [National ctr. for atmospheric research Dr. John FIROR - says could have 4 or 5 dry years] Researchers interested in: cooling of pts. of Pacific Ocean and sunspots. Droughts coincide with lessening of sunspot activity.
REPORTER: Terry Drinkwater
(Sherman Cnty., Kansas) [Farmer Don ALLEN - cites dryness of season.] [Farmer Merl WHITE - says farmers will have to dispose of herds if drought conts. for years People worried.]
REPORTER: Terry Drinkwater
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(Studio) 149 ntns. meet in Bucharest to discuss overpopulation'
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Conf. not really deciding anything. No insistence on family planning or sex education. Cntrys. have different ideas with regard to population All problems are world problems.
REPORTER: Eric Sevareid
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(Studio) Trial races for yachting's American's Cup underway.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Newport, Rhode Island) "Intrepid" shown. Still made of wood. "Courageous" made of aluminum. "France's" history related. "Southern Cross", Australian boat, has $9 million invested. Cup shown. ["Intrepid" skipper Gerry DRISCOLL - says it's worth it if win or lose.] Spectators watch to see who'll be in race.
REPORTER: Charles Osgood
(Studio) Film shot by CBS cameraman, Dale Hall, injured in helicopter crash on Newport course. Film crew mbr., Bobby Otto, killed in crash.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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