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(Studio) Ex-President Richard Nixon's deposition with regard to Watergate papers and tapes made public. Present at interrogation: 2 Nixon attys. and 7 attys. from Justice Department, special prosecutor, General Services Admin. and press.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(DC) Nixon denies he ever told aides to stonewall it in Watergate cover-up; says he preferred "other way" to stonewalling it. Quote cited.
REPORTER: Lesley Stahl
(San Clemente, California) Deposition taken at Nixon compound. Nixon took pills twice.
REPORTER: Lesley Stahl
(DC) Attys. said he made speeches out of simple questions; say he was no more hostile than average person in that position. Nixon says public not entitled to full disclosure about Watergate until legal proceedings concluded. Says he'll determine what will be made public if wins control of papers. Nixon denies ever calling Judge Sirica "goldarn Wop." Quotes what he said about Sirica. Sarcasm directed at attorney William Dobrovir due to Dobrovir playing tape at cocktail party
REPORTER: Lesley Stahl
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(Studio) Longshoremen comply with court order.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Houston, Texas) They load ships with Soviet grain. Judge considers shippers' request for permanent back-to-work order. President Ford asks AFL-CIO president George Meany to help end boycott.
REPORTER: No reporter given
(Vail, Colorado) Ford tells wheat farmers he hopes freeze on Soviet sales can be lifted soon. [National Association of Wheat Growers Ray DAVIS - says must have access to world mkts.] [FORD - says will find way to make overseas sale certain. It'll be in best interests of all if we cool it for while.] Ford plays golf.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
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(Studio) San Francisco firemen to join police on strike.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(San Francisco, California) Mayor Joseph Alioto walks streets in high-crime area. Mayor's house bombed. Alioto blames kooks, not police. Hoodlums loot and break store windows. [Striking patrolman John MEEKER - says only 1 working in station is captain ] Firemen walk out tonight. Sent 1st pickets to airport. [Firemen's union John SHERRY - says we're going to shut down airport.] Airport to get fire-fighting help from elsewhere. Would cost $13 million year for police and firemens' increases
REPORTER: Terry Drinkwater (KPIX-TV)
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(Studio) Report on cost of New York City services.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(NYC) New York City doesn't look like it's going bankrupt. 18,000 city workers laid off. Garbage collection reduced. Police protest periodically. This yr.'s budget $12 billion. 1 million on welfare and city workers paid highly. New York City welfare recipients get $159.52 and Chicago $213.66, excluding Medicaid. Av. municipal worker's yearly wage is $12,744 for New York City and $12,124 in Chicago. Boston, Milwaukee and Chicago citizens pay more taxes.
REPORTER: Robert Schakne
(Chicago, Illinois) Cost of schools, higher education, health, welfare, courts, prisons parks and sewerage disposal paid for by state, cnty., or special district govts. NYC's $12 billion budget would shrink to $3 billion if budgeted like Chicago. Chicago's $1 billion budget would grow to $4 billion if budgeted like NYC. In NYC, suburbanite pays less for welfare and health than city dweller.
REPORTER: Robert Schakne
(NYC) [New York comptroller Harrison GOLDIN - says not being able to widen tax base is disadvantage.] Health system in New York City per capita costs $171.40; costs $102.49 in Chicago. Med. assistance $239.82 in NYC; $155.47 in Chicago. Chicago costs for police is $89.20 per capita; New York City pays $133.55. City colleges take $82.37 in NYC; $37.46 in Chicago. New York City University free; fee charged for Chicago schools. New York City has 67 teachers per 1000 pupils; Chicago has 55. [New York City club Joel HARNETT - says 60% budget goes for salaries, fringe benefits and pensions. New York City spends too much for services.]
REPORTER: Robert Schakne
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(Studio) President Francisco da Costa Gomes says 3-man military government to last only few more days. Communist demonstrators come out in support of General Otelo Saraiva de Carvallo, Premier Vasco Goncalves's rival.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Secretary of State Henry Kissinger leaves for Mideast. Israelis begin demonstrations.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Jerusalem) Israelis claim government has given in to Kissinger pressure. Police keep group from delivering letter to Premier Yitzhak Rabin; they climb to balcony of foreign minister Yigal Allon's house Police use minimal force. Letter calls on government to resign.
REPORTER: Tom Fenton
(Israel) Palestine guerrillas vow to step up attacks on Israel. 3 guerrillas killed on north border. Israeli Air Force strikes at guerrillas' base in North E. Lebanon.
REPORTER: Tom Fenton
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(Studio) Mob of dissident police and citizens ransack home of premier Photos shown of damage. Protesting government failure to charge anyone with inciting farmers' revolt.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) "Jane's Fighting Ships 1974-75" reports USSR spent 50% more than United States on building its navy.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Czechoslovakian airliner crashes near Damascus, Syria. 126 of 128 killed. Photo shown.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) United States Civil Rights Commission say President Ford and Boston school committee responsible for unrest after court-ordered school busing.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Report on experimental school.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Richardson, Texas) 300 white children arrive at all-black Hamilton Park Elementary School. They came due to offer of better education. Black principal James Griffin and white coprincipal given new teachers; 80% have Massachusetts's. [Parent Richard GRISHAM - says interested in their education programs, like ballet and gymnastics.] [Parent Teresa JONES - says based decision on quality of education.] [Parent Jean JACKSON - says program will be effective.] Waiting list for whites now. Costs $1500 per child.
REPORTER: David Dick
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(Studio) Report on mysterious hospital deaths.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Ann Arbor, Michigan) In 3 weeks, 23 patients suffered respiratory failure at V. A. Hospital; 8 die. Staff brings in FBI and V. A. medical team. [Med. director V. A. Hospitals Dr. Laurence FOYE - says unable to document if drugs have disappeared or too much used. No evidence there's too much access to certain drugs.] [Audrey KRILL - says told V. A. husband didn't need anymore hospitalization.]
REPORTER: Sharron Lovejoy
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(Studio) Astronaut, Don. "Deke" Slayton, philosophical with regard to lesion on lung.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Texas) [SLAYTON - says lucky because might not have been able to go on flight. Might not have picked lesion up if crew hadn't inhaled gas.]
REPORTER: No reporter given
(Studio) To enter Houston hospital for exploratory surgery.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) Viking launched.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Kennedy Space Center, Florida) Viking to look for Mars life.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd (narrates)
(No location given) Mariner photos showed canals and oceans on Mars, but doesn't show life. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) film shown. 2 Viking spacecrafts to go to Mars. Each has Iander with equipment for tests. 1st vehicle to land. July 4, 1976. Animation of mission shown. [Viking Mission director Tom YOUNG - says difficult to land at 2 places and learn everything about whole body.] Program costs $1 billion.
REPORTER: Richard Wagner
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