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(Studio) Thousands of refugees flee from Pleiku, Kontum and Darlac after South Vietnam abandoned these 3 provinces. Govt. orders 10,000 troops back to Saigon to bolster capital's defenses.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) According to Pentagon sources, Communists now have 5 divs. pressing eastward from Ban Me Thuot. South Vietnam troops pulling out of 3 provinces in attempt to reach Nha Trang before Communists take it. Communists now control key hwys. running south into Vietnam. Pentagon sources stress there's no present danger to capital.
REPORTER: Ike Pappas
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(Studio) In Cambodia, insurgents shift attack position to eastern of Phnom Penh.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Phnom Penh, Cambodia) Phnom Penh residents very afraid. Peninsula across from Phnom Penh hard hit by rockets; citizens leave peninsula seeking shelter in Phnom Penh.
REPORTER: Ed Bradley
(Studio) 5 years ago, Prince Norodom Sihanouk overthrown; Lon Nol government came to power.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Phnom Penh, Cambodia) Substantial number of Cambodians would prefer Sihanouk to Lon Nol. When Sihanouk in power, he was very independent; chose to ignore North Vietnam in his country because he couldn't do anything about them. Unknown if United States seeking to negotiate Cambodian situation with Sihanouk, now exiled in Peking, China.
REPORTER: Murray Fromson
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(Studio) Senator indicates it's prepared to approve only partial appeal of oil and gas depletion allowance.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Republicans believe President may be willing to approve $25 billion tax cut if Congress to hold down spending and agree to drop amendments to tax bill to which administration objects, incling. repeal of oil depletion allowance. [Representative Elford CEDERBERG - says President willing to compromise tax bill, but objects to huge budget deficits.] Later, President calls for immediate tax cut when John Dunlop sworn in as Secretary Labor. [PRES. - praises Dunlop. Says Dunlop requested tax cut even before administration formally requested it.] Dunlop to meet tomorrow with top officials of Teamsters Union.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
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(Studio) Ford administration moves in direction of compromise on energy. Federal Energy Administration proposes raising gasoline prices 3 times as much as other petroleum products. Move meant to dampen demand for oil; proposal similar to 1 under consideration by House Ways, Means Committee
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Govt. reports number of building permits issued in February at lowest rate on record. Decline comes even though mortgages available at cheaper rates.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(NYC) Americans depositing record amts. in savings and loan assns. [Mortgage officer Robert CALLICUTT - says mortgage funds now available.] Banks lower prices charged for mortgages; but there are few mortgage applications. [Savings association league Paul SCHOSBERG - says people reluctant to make commitment for mortgage; if economy stabilizes, things could change.]
REPORTER: Mitchell Krauss
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(Studio) 2 large banks lower prime interest rate to 7 1/2%.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) House overwhelmingly passes strip mining bill virtually identical to 1 vetoed by President in December
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's peace efforts seem to have bogged down.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Egypt) Kissinger and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat unable to hit on any new development or breakthrough. Sadat supposedly expected Israel to soften demands for nonbelligerency, but Israel insists. [KISSINGER - says gap narrowed but not closed between Egypt and Israel.] [SADAT - says this round of talks hard and complicated. ]
REPORTER: Marvin Kalb
(Jerusalem, Israel) Despite Kissinger's nonstop efforts, negotiations could collapse. Tomorrow, Kissinger flies to Saudi Arabia to meet with King Faisal.
REPORTER: Marvin Kalb
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(Studio) Body of Aristotle Onassis flown to private island-off Greece.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Neadri, Greece) Onassis' daughter and wife, Jacqueline Onassis, shown; mourners go to burial site by boat. Onassis buried beside son.
REPORTER: Dean Johnson
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(Studio) Soviet actress Victoria Fyodorova wins battle for visa to come to US to visit her father, Admiral Jackson Tate. Tate and Victoria's mother, Zoya, had love affair while Tate stationed in Russia in World War II. Because of affair, Tate expelled; Zoya sent to prison for 8 years
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Evangelist Billy Graham says he spent 2 1/2 hrs. with former President Nixon on Mar. 9; much of time devoted to prayer and discussion of religion.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Chief postal inspector tells Congress that in last 2 years, mail of over 8500 persons and businesses scrutinized; under court order, 431 letters opened.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) [Inspector William COTTER - explains he must decide if request for opening letters justified.] Justice Department meets with Cotter to discuss CIA practice of opening mail without court order.
REPORTER: Lesley Stahl
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(Studio) Supreme Court issues ruling with regard to obscenity on stage.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Chattanooga, Tennessee, production of "Hair" in question; film shown. [Commissioner Chattanooga auditorium, Steve CONRAD - says auditorium board didn't think Chattanooga public would take to this kind of production.] Details of court's ruling outlined.
REPORTER: Fred Graham
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(Studio) Eric Sevareid takes look at intensified fighting in S.E. Asia and its effect on administration and Congress
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Congress wants to be done with Cambodia and South Vietnam; President warns of isolationism; United States isolationism not serious threat, despite President' statements.
REPORTER: Eric Sevareid
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