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(Studio) Ford administration refuses comment on latest CIA spy story, involving collaboration between CIA and billionaire Howard Hughes. Purpose of mission was to find codes books and missiles of sunken Russian submarine.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Long Beach, California) Hughes' Glomar Explorer rptdly. deep-sea mining vessel, but was really used to help raise sub from ocean floor last summer. [Attorney Lester OSTROV - says ship physically unlike any normal shipping vessel.] Glomar Explorer built to link up with barge, also built with deep-sea mining cover story. Sources deliberately vague on details of operation, but few details of operation outlined. Glomar recovered only part of submarine Bodies found in wreckage, buried at sea with ceremony. [Hughes' spokesperson Richard HANNAH - refuses to speculate on story.] Glomar allegedly would have tried to salvage rest of sub this summer, but cover now blown.
REPORTER: Richard Wagner
(Studio) Submarine recovery operation, Project Jennifer, considered top secret. CIA tried to suppress story from news agencies.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) As Yugoslavian prime minister arrives at White House, reporters learn all DC officials refusing comment on Project Jennifer. [Major General Winant SIDLE - refuses to comment.] Sources believe Russians knew of Glomar's real mission long before it came to light. Admin. debating whether to confirm report
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(Studio) Reaction in Congress follows.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) [Senator Stuart SYMINGTON - suggests CIA needs different leadership if they carried out Project Jennifer without approval or knowledge of Congress] [Representative Lucien NEDZI - thinks something could be learned from review of how these decisions were made.] [Senator Frank CHURCH - says key question is how much are we getting for money spent.] Colby tried to keep story under cover; reasons given. After talking with Colby last night, columnist Jack Anderson finally broke story.
REPORTER: Daniel Schorr
(Studio) Soviet foreign minister refuses comment on story.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) In Britain, 34 members of Parliament charge 10 employees in United States embassy are actually CIA agents; demand immediate expulsion. United States embassy spokesperson refuses comment.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) South Vietnam government abandons Quang Tri Province; is about to give up Thua Thien Province. Govt. surrender of central highlands provinces results in largest exodus in Vietnam's long war.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Central Highlands, South Vietnam) Hundreds of military men and civilians fleeing from central highlands to coast. More than 100,000 people in convoy trying to reach coast. Before refugees from Ban Me Thuot can reach safety, they must travel through Communist country for 2 days.
REPORTER: Peter Collins
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(Studio) Cambodia also has serious refugee problem; many refugees may be hsed. in stadium in Phnom Penh.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Phnom Penh, Cambodia) Refugees living in stadium shown. Soldiers' wives complain of corruption; insist widows' benefits not received when husbands killed. Stadium was great building before war; now even stadium wreaked by war.
REPORTER: Ed Bradley
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(Studio) Senator conts. work on $29 billion tax bill, but no final vote expected till Friday House passes emergency farm bill. Farmers themselves plan to raise prices.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Wellington, Kansas) [Farmer, Wilmer CHAMBERLAIN - believes farmers can take initiative and put government out of farmers' business.] Farmers making plans to cut back this year's grain production in effort to drive up prices. [Wayne BARNETT - says farmers can control prices only by reducing production.] Farmers feel angry and helpless.
REPORTER: Bill Plante
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(Studio) Nation closes out 1974 with $10.6 billion deficit in its balance of payments.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) President asks Congress to change banking and financing laws; details of bill outlined.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Egypt says it won't use force against Israel as long as new Sinai troop disengagement agreement enforced. Israel demanding explicit nonbelligerency promise from Israel. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger returns to Egypt tomorrow.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Israel) CBS learns there are 3 large areas of disagreement. Israel wants demilitarization of all areas to be evacuated; Israel wants UN troops to have indefinite mandate; Israel's promise of nonbelligerency from Egypt. Israeli cabinet meets, and realizes gaps between 2 sides considerable. While Israelis deliberate, Kissinger flies to Saudi Arabia.
REPORTER: Marvin Kalb
(Saudi Arabia) Kissinger meets with King Faisal for 2 hrs., filling him in on stalled negotiations.
REPORTER: Marvin Kalb
(Israel) Kissinger returns to Israel tonight.
REPORTER: Marvin Kalb
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(Studio) Britain announces sweeping cuts in defense program.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) General Omar Bradley, nation's only living 5-star general, suffers stroke.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Late Chief Justice Earl Warren quoted in "Esquire" Magazine by Alden Whitman as describing former President Richard Nixon as cheat, liar and crook.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Supreme Court rules widower with children entitled to same Social Security benefits widow with children would receive In another case, court further dilutes ruling with regard to rights of defendants in criminal case.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Pennsylvania court rules school girls must be allowed to compete with boys in interscholastic sports.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Eric Sevareid comments on United States attempt to salvage sunken Russian submarine.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Right now, political questions seem more pressing than security questions. CIA William Colby didn't want story published; others believe press should have printed story long ago. Russians surely knew about US bringing up sub before now.
REPORTER: Eric Sevareid
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