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(Studio) President flies to Europe for 6 days of diplomacy with heads of 17 nations. President' 1st stopover in Brussels, Belgium, for 2 day NATO summit.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Brussels, Belgium) President and Mrs. Ford greeted by Belgium King and Queen. [PRES. - wants NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) colleagues and people of Europe to know alliance remains strong. American commitment to NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) won't falter.] Former chief of staff Alexander Haig among top NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) military staff greeting President Ford. Tomorrow President to meet separately with Greece and Turkey to find solution to their Cyprus dispute.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
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(Studio) Portuguese Prime Min. Vasco de Goncalves says Communist-influenced government plans to remain in Atlantic alliance, NATO. Announcement means Communists could have access to West Europe's most secret defense information Other problems plague NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) also.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Brussels, Belgium) NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) seems to be unraveling; problems include weapons standardization, Greece and Turkey, Portugal, Italy, Britain. [NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) military chairperson Sir Peter Hill NORTON - thinks dangers more economy and political than mil.] NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) film shown.
REPORTER: Peter Kalischer
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(Studio) Earlier today at Paris meeting of organization for economy development and cooperation, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger urges "have" cntrys. to provide new help for "have nots." Film shown.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) 15 3rd world African nations sign extensive trade agreement in Nigeria; pact creates single largest economy alliance in Africa.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Laotian student occupation of United States AID compound in Vientiane ends; 3 Americans freed. Presence of Pathet Lao police still in compound remains big question.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Tanzania's government newspaper says that country refuses to accept any responsibility for safety or release of 3 American and Dutch students kidnapped by leftist guerrillas. American ambassador to Tanzania, West Beverly Carter, says he's concerned about Tanzania's position.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Rashid Karami, premier of Lebanon 7 times before, named again to head up new government, Lebanon's 2nd in 5 days. Karami promises immediate action to end street fighting between Palestinian guerrillas and right-wing Lebanese.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Boycotting California doctors, protesting high malpractice insurance rates, agree to return to work under new state law. Details of law outlined.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Federal judge in Florida rules private religious schools can't use religious beliefs as defense for excluding blacks.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Miami, Florida) Suit brought in 1973 by black against Dade Christian School. Johnny Brown's daughters not allowed to attend all-white school. Judge Joe Eaton's ruling detailed. [Brown's attorney Ellis RUBIN - thinks judge's decision puts to rest last vestige of quasi-legal segregation.] [BROWN - still wants children to attend school even after lawsuit.] School to appeal ruling.
REPORTER: Ike Seamans
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(Studio) In Hamtramck, Michigan, court finds local and federal government guilty of hsing. discrimination in controversial urban renewal project,
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Hamtramck, Michigan) Court of Appeals upholds federal Judge Damon Keith's ruling in favor of black residents. Blacks claim they were systematically pushed out of city by urban renewal. [Attorney Michael BARNHART - says black population reduced 50% during period in 60's.] Under court ruling, displaced blacks must be contacted and their interest in returning to Hamtramck determined. Further details of ruling outlined. [Acting Hamtramck mayor William KOZERSKI - doesn't think city tried to get rid of blacks.] [Black, Willie BLANCHARD firmly believes he and other residents forced to move by urban renewal project.] Blanchard and 15 other displaced families have no plans to return to Hamtramck.
REPORTER: Randy Daniels
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(Studio) In Brampton, Ontario, 17 year old student walks into high school with 2 rifles and shoots everything in sight. 2 killed, 14 wounded before he kills himself.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Govt. reports hrly. output of workers increases 3.4% in 1st quarter of year
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Residents of Santa Barbara, site of terrible oil spill 5 yrs, ago, vote to allow oil industry development once again.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Santa Barbara, California) Film of oil spill shown. Voters agree to allow construction of $30 million onshore nat. gas and oil refining plant to be built by Exxon. [Pro-oil leader Charles TAYLOR - admits it was hard to convince voters to allow oil industry development] [Environmentalist Francis SARGUIS - says conservationists face new battle with oil corps.] Santa Barbara's economy depressed; possible reason for approval of onshore refinery.
REPORTER: Terry Drinkwater
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(Studio) For weeks, United Farm Workers stage mostly peaceful demonstrations in attempt to organize South Texas melon fields, but efforts unsuccessful so far and confrontation now turns violent.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Hidalgo, Texas) Union members taunt melon workers in fields. Fierce, union people charge into fields, throwing fruit and beating workers with sticks. [Owner of melon farm Chester MOORE - says demonstrators won't stop harvest of melon crop.]
REPORTER: Ed Rabel
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(Studio) Social Security system plans to offer beneficiaries choice of having payments deposited directly in their banks.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Postal Rate Cmsn.'s chief administrative judge recommends cost of 1st-class stamp be reduced from 10 cents to 8 1/2 cents and rates for other classes of mail substantially incrd.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Eric Sevareid comments on President' trip to Europe and its impact on NATO.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(No location given) Europe gets 1st good look at President Ford; some adverse opinions likely to be changed. Without American presence in NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) it's doubtful European cntrys.' defense arrangements would hold together. Danger to West Europe comes from inside and is economy and political in nature; Portugal case in point.
REPORTER: Eric Sevareid
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(Studio) Rabbi Baruch Korff resigns as head of legal defense fund for former President Nixon.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Former heavyweight boxing champion Ezzard Charles dies in Chicago after bout with long illness.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) After engagement of Mary Lou Briatta to John Daley, son of Chicago mayor Richard Daley, announced, reports surfaced that Miss Briatta's father linked with Mafia. Last Friday night, cartoonist Bill Mauldin assaulted at party in couple's honor. Today couple married quietly 1 month ahead of schedule.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) 4th United States camp for refugees, Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, recs. 1st arrival of refugees. Film shown. Other Vietnam refugees already moving into stream of life in US.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Kenney, Texas) 69 Vietnam orphans experiencing peace for 1st time on this Texas ranch; several orphans singled out; personal stories related. Details of escape from South Vietnam recapped. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Martin own ranch; Martins and West Memorial Baptist Church in Houston sponsor orphans till they can be adopted.
REPORTER: David Dick
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