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(Studio) Retired military expert on counterinsurgency, Major General Edward Lansdale,says he worked on plans in 1962 under President Kennedy's orders to remove Fidel Castro by any means necessary.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) In telephone interview Lansdale reveals he received orders from President Kennedy through intermediary. Lansdale vaguely recalls memo with regard to Castro removal; details given. Lansdale says nothing ever done, as far as he knew, toward removing Castro.
REPORTER: Barry Serafin
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(Studio) NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) summit conference in Brussels over; details of joint communique outlined.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Brussels, Belgium) [PRES. - believes NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) members convinced United States commitment to alliance strong.] Mr. Ford concerned about Communist influence in Portugal. [PRES. - says he expressed concern to Portuguese leader] President pleased with NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) summit, but problems still exist.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(Brussels, Belgium) Despite public reassurances, Mr Ford and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger have private doubts with regard to American's ability or willingness to live up to past commitments in wake of Indochina defeats. Admin. has evidence Soviet party leader Leonid Brezhnev to retire early next year
REPORTER: Marvin Kalb
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(Studio) President takes entourage to Spain tomorrow.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Madrid, Spain) Most Spaniards have nothing against Mr. Ford, but many wish he wouldn't come; various reasons given, incling. growing dislike for dictatorship and its head General Franco. Mr. Ford likely to try and renew agreement between United States and Spain for American bases in Spain. Most vital base at Rota, Spain; base described in detail. United States also has airport facilities in Spain; largest at Torrejon; description given. Most Spaniards don't like all these Americans and American weapons in their country United States trying to get Spain in NATO, but tough opposition exists.
REPORTER: Bert Quint
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(Studio) Portuguese military sources shelve idea of Communist dictatorship.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) From Saigon, United Press International quotes sources as saying North Vietnam and South Vietnam to be politically reunified, but it will take at least 5 years Saigon would remain free market city; socialism would be introduced to rest of Vietnam.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) 82 members of defeated Cambodian armed forces cross Thai border and return to homeland to search for families. Khmer Rouge soldiers say they must 1st go to Phnom Penh for indoctrination. Also there are Vietnam refugees in United States wanting to return to their homeland.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Fort Chaffee, Arkansas) More than 200 Vietnam refugees here want to go home. [Refugee Le Van LONG - misses his family and wants to return.] Representative of UN commission on refugees, David Arnold says United States agrees to let refugees return but new South Vietnam government hasn't agreed to take them back. [ARNOLD - says he can't guarantee anything after applications for return submitted to Vietnam government Arnold unable to assure them Vietnam government wouldn't harm them.
REPORTER: Bruce Hall
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(Studio) Admin. predicts in revised budget estimate for `75 and `76 that economy recovery to be slower than expected. Overall unemployment for `75 to average 8.7.; inflation rate expected to be 9.1%. Overall budget deficit for next 2 years raised over $100 billion.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Agriculture Department reports 5% increase in raw farm prices for month ending May 15. Incr. expected to lead to higher retail food prices.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) New York City in budget crunch. Mayor Abraham Beame submits bare bones budget.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(NYC) New Yorkers want same quality of life here as in every other city. [RESIDENTS - discuss desires for life in NYC.] Mayor Beame's horror budget would carve out over $125 million from city's school budget. [Public schools chancellor Irving ANKER - discusses budget cut's effect on school systems.] Beame's budget to reduce 30,000-man police force by nearly 5000 officers; fire department to be slashed also. [Fire commissioner John O'HAGAN - predicts increase in property and life loss.1 Garbage force to be scaled down by nearly 1/3. [Sanitation commissioner Robert GROH - says rats and vermin would become big problem.] 21% of city work force would be laid off.
REPORTER: Mike Lee
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(Studio) In last night's report on illegal drugs used for cancer treatment, CBS mistakenly called 1 drug laetrile krebiozen; these are 2 separate drugs.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite