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(S)Judge John Sirica orders immediate release of 3 men he sent to jail because of Watergate: John Dean, Jeb Magruder, Herbert Kalmbach.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Watergate defendants' sentences reviewed; actual time served outlined. All 3 testified for prosecution in Watergate cover-up trial. Charles Colson not affected by order; petition for reduced sentence pending before another judge. [KALMBACH - expresses gratitude for compassion of Judge Sirica.] Mrs. Gail Magruder learns good news from neighbor. [Mrs. MAGRUDER - says she's thrilled.] [Judge SIRICA - says today's actions have no bearing on possible sentences for Watergate defendants found guilty last week in Watergate cover-up trial.]
REPORTER: Fred Graham
(Studio) Mrs. John Dean reacts to news in Los Angeles.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Los Angeles, California) [Maureen DEAN - says she's thrilled. Thinks judge made right decision.] Deans plan vacation.
REPORTER: David Dow
#237012
(Studio) Judge Gerhard Gesell turns down networks' request for release of White House tapes played in Watergate cover-up trial. Gesell's rules leave door open for any new plans; case to be transferred to Judge John Sirica.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Commerce Department predicts business investments for `75 to be down. President Ford meets with cabinet to discuss economy President defends his new econ. plan to be announced soon. Labor Department reports 813,600 persons filed new claims for unemployment insurance during Christmas week Rising unemployment leads to congress enactment of new public service jobs program, but demand for jobs far exceeds supply.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Los Angeles, California) Emergency work program creates 3900 jobs around Los Angeles; so far 20,000 apply. [Los Angeles personnel department Sandra COMRIE - says certain quotas must be met as far as job applicants concerned.]
REPORTER: David Browning (KNXT-TV film)
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(Studio) Even with inflation and recession doing away with thousands of jobs, some workers feel responsibility toward other workers.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Los Angeles, California) In garment industry, amount of work shared. [Worker Vincent RUSSO - knows it would hurt him economically, but respects industry's belief in sharing work to help keep work force intact.] Garment workers not being laid off because they share work. [Clothing workers' union Sam KRIPPS - says industry stresses human feeling rather than rigid seniority rights.] [Clothing executive Harry ROTH - says industry to share work as long as possible.]
REPORTER: Foster Davis
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(Studio) President Ford names Betty Murphy as 1st woman on National Labor Relations Bd.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Ella Grasso takes oath of office in Connecticut as 1st woman governor ever elected on her own.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) South Boston schools reopen for 1st time in nearly month
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Boston, Massachusetts) Troubled South Boston high school reopens without incident; police security heavy. Attendance low. Few hrs. later in Judge Arthur Garrity's ctroom., school committee lawyers claim 3 cmtemen. no longer under contempt charges after authorizing new desegregation plan for next fall without compulsory busing. NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) attorney calls plan nothing but stall tactic, but Judge Garrity agrees to try it.
REPORTER: Chris Kelley; ARTIST: Aggie Whelan
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(Studio) Federal Communications Commission refuses to renew broadcast license for Alabama educational network station
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) In Pompano Beach, Florida, strange story of arson plagues small subdivision.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Pompano Beach, Florida) In 2 years, 68 hses. burn to ground; officials believe local gang of black youths responsible for terrorizing predominantly white neighborhood. [Collier City resident Joe PORTER - says he spends much time patrolling and protecting own home from fire.] [Mrs. Essie HOWARD - says she's unable to sleep at night.] Local fire officials say homes in area are firetraps; fires may be to protest shabby construction.
REPORTER: Bernard Goldberg (WTVJ-TV film)
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(Studio) Postmaster General Elmer Klassen to resign next month; to be succeeded by dep., Benjamin Bailar.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Israel appears ready to return vital Mitla and Giddi passes to Egypt.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) If Egypt ready to make modest political concession to Israel, vital passes likely to be returned to Egypt. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger considers another swing through Mid. E. next month to quicken pace of negotiations.
REPORTER: Marvin Kalb
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(Studio) Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's criticism about USSR 's failure to resupply Egypt may have something to do with Soviet party leader Leonid Brezhnev's cancellation of Mid. E. trip. Rumors run rampant re: Brezhnev's political and physical well being. "Boston Globe" says Brezhnev to enter cancer hosp. in United States for treatment of leukemia; rumor denied. Soviet news agency, Tass, says Brezhnev attended funeral of mother in Moscow today. Tass denounces Soviet power struggle underway in USSR . 1 Soviet newspaper fails to list Alexei Kosygin as offering condolences to Brezhnev on mother's death.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) CBS' Daniel Schorr learns United States policy in Mid. E. behind resignation of James Angleton, head of CIA counterintelligence.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Before resignation, Angleton met with CIA director William Colby and criticized Colby for going along with Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's Mid. E. policy. CIA admits Angleton's removal was result of policy dispute.
REPORTER: Daniel Schorr
#237028
(Studio) Senate Foreign Relations Committee's acting chairperson John Sparkman says overseas CIA operations to be examined. In that connection, former CIA official Melvin Crain tells of alleged mail intercept operation occurring 15 years ago.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Alpine, California) [CRAIN - says mail interception clearly illegal and unconst. but superiors assured him action was necessary; details of assignment outlined.] Questioned about letters. [CRAIN - says letters were of personal nature. Shows copy of letter saved over years]
REPORTER: Terry Drinkwater
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(Studio) Top IRA (Irish Republican Army) leader Kevin Mallon arrested in Dublin by Irish police.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Prince Charles of England says King George III to be model he'll use when its time for his reign on British throne.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Richard Tucker, star tenor with Metropolitan Opera, dies of apparent heart attack.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(S)Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis writes article for "New Yorker" magazine. Editor William Shawn says Mrs. Onassis to get same fee as other writers.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) At New York auction, high bidders come away with mementos of Kennedy years
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(NYC) 9 pieces of old Kennedy furniture sold at auction.
REPORTER: David Henderson
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(Studio) Coca-Cola bottle may soon be collector's item. After 60 years, bottles being phased out.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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