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(Studio) Despite Democrat caucus vote against further military aid to Cambodia, President' aide request still alive on Capitol Hill.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) [Representative Phillip BURTON - believes caucus vote underscores cong. policy adopted last year with regard to military aid to Cambodia and South Vietnam.] Within few hrs., House For. Affairs subcommittee votes military aid for Cambodia. [Representative Pierre DuPONT - says subcommittee 's resolution will end aid as well as fighting and killing.]
REPORTER: Hal Walker
(Studio) Cambodian President Lon Nol swears in new armed forces commander Several government changes may be in offing, incling departure of Lon Nol himself.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Phnom Penh, Cambodia) Cambodian troops won't notice change at top; Cambodian soldiers overworked, underpaid and underfederal Army more concerned with holding what little land it has, rather than retaking what's been lost. United States airlifts of rice and ammunition continue despite daily insurgent rocketing of Phnom Penh airport. Army running out of troops. New troops go to front lines in matter of weeks after being inducted into army.
REPORTER: Ed Bradley
(Studio) Ceremony replacing commander in chief General Sosthene Fernandez shown.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Phnom Penh, Cambodia) President Lon Nol presides over change of cmd. Those who helped oust Fernandez present for change in cmd.; after it's all over, there's champagne for everyone to show there are no hard feelings.
REPORTER: Murray Fromson
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(Studio) Air Vietnam commercial plane en route form Laos to Saigon shot down near Pleiku by Communists in South Vietnam; at least 4 Americans aboard North Vietnam getting large-scale offensive underway. Communist offensive not limited to central highlands; district towns also affected; 5th district capital falls today.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Khiem Hanh, South Vietnam) Since offensive began about 150,000 South Vietnam people have fled their homes. Refugees to become dire problem again; refugees relate horrible stories of enemy overrunning their town.
REPORTER: Bruce Dunning
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(Studio) Portugal's left-wing military rulers to take permanent political control of government Civilian government scheduled to be elected this year; military government could override any decisions of civilian government Mil. begins purge of supporters of former President Antonio de Spinola; de Spinola now in Spain after leading abortive coup attempt.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) So far 18 companies and 30 of their execs. have pleaded guilty or been convicted of making illegal contributions to Nixon campaign. Former Commerce Secretary Maurice Stans pleads guilty to violations.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Details of Stan's charges outlined. Stans' attorney stresses Stans admitting only non-willful offenses. [STANS - says today's plea establishes his innocence in Watergate-related charges. Violations were not willful.] Sentencing to come later.
REPORTER: Fred Graham; ARTIST: Aggie Whelan
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(Studio) Former Nixon press secretary, Ron Ziegler, cancels planned college lecture tour. According to CBS' Robert Pierpoint, Ziegler doesn't want to reopen painful national wounds.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Govt. recently reported 269 nonmil. federal construction projects had amassed cost overruns amting. to $57 billion. 1 construction project supervised by General Services Administration reported on.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 5 years ago before courthouse and office building constructed, General Services Administration was warned that building might sink, but General Services Administration didn't listen, so now it's spending enormous amts. of money to keep building from sinking. Foundation put up by McCloskey and Company; problem began then. [GSA admin. Arthur SAMPSON - says accepted method used in constructing foundation.] While building still under construction, 5 General Services Administration officers wrote superiors warning that foundation faultily laid. [SAMPSON - says investigation into building revealed construction methods correct.] [Architect Val JOHNSON - says Americans try to build building 1st then put foundation underneath, and it won't work.] Cracks have appeared on walls; may be caused by sinking columns. Architect Roy Carroll says General Services Administration told him not to communicate with CBS News. General Services Administration employees in Philadelphia instructed not to talk with CBS either. [SAMPSON - says manner in which construction managed would present opportunity for cutting corners on job.]
REPORTER: Lesley Stahl
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(Studio) Senator passes strip mining bill essentially same as 1 vetoed last session by President Senate vote more than enough to override new veto.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Economist Walter Heller tells joint congress hearing he sees no sign of bottoming out of recession. 2 other congress cmtes. hear from administration that unemployment to run higher than forecast. AFL-CIO president George Meany calls for bigger tax cut than proposed.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Meany asks Congress to pass $30 billion tax cut now. [MEANY - says fire must be put out now and deal with inflation later if need arises.] At Senator Budget Committee, economist Alan Greenspan says unemployment figures still climbing. [GREENSPAN - admits unemployment likely to reach beyond 8 1/2%. Believes rate to decline later in year and on into 1976.]
REPORTER: George Herman
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(Studio) Gloomy unemployment outlook confirmed by respected economy survey at University of Pennsylvania.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(NYC) Survey sees unemployment peaking at 9.4% during 2nd quarter of `76. [Wharton business school professor F. Gerard ADAMS - says employers won't begin to rehire until they're sure business greatly improved.] Survey suggests inflation rate to dip below 6% in `75. Tax cut to lead to more spending, according to survey.
REPORTER: Mitchell Krauss
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(Studio) House passes emergency bill of nearly $6 billion to fight unemployment; most money goes for public service jobs.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Selective Service holds 7th annual standby draft lottery, assigning call-up numbers for men born in 1956. Top 5 birthdays drawn are revealed.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Eric Sevareid takes look at abortive coup in Portugal and resulting accusations of United States involvement.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Even if CIA dismantled tomorrow, accusations against United States would continue for years This accusation just 1 more alibi by poor dvting. cntrys. to prove they're not responsible for their situation; that capitalist world is. All 3rd world problems blamed on industrialized cntrys., incling. armaments, food, industrialization, population etc. Article in "Commentary" magazine deals with this topic; details given.
REPORTER: Eric Sevareid
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