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(Studio) Jury hears final arguments at Patricia Hearst trial.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(San Francisco, California) Prosecutor James Browning talks to jury for 2 hrs. He cites evidence against Hearst. He calls Hearst's story unconvincing. Defense attorney F. Lee Bailey talks for 45 minute about Hearst's life or death struggle.
REPORTER: Richard Threlkeld Artist: Howard Brodie
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(Studio) Senator Frank Church enters Democrat presidential race.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(ID City, ID) [CHURCH - declares his candidacy.] Church fresh from duties as chairperson of Senate Intelligence Committee [CHURCH - cites leadership of weakness and fear that causes United States to treat foreign people as Russians do. US' most powerful agencies ignore laws.] Church believes he can win by doing well in late primaries. Says liberals will rally around him after Representative Morris Udall eliminated. Church has been in Senate 19 years
REPORTER: Betty Ann Bowser
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(Studio) Jimmy Carter, George Wallace and Ronald Reagan campaign in North Carolina.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Hickory, North Carolina) Reagan campaigns with help of actor, James Stewart. [REAGAN - says encouraged by results in states. Won't quit presidential race.] [REAGAN - tells reporters that White House is engineering pressure for him to quit. Won't give in. ] Reagan to campaign in North Carolina through Monday
REPORTER: Barry Serafin
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(Studio) Ex-Secretary Army, Howard "Bo" Callaway, investigated for using government influence to gain okay for expansion of his ski resort. Civil Aeronautics Board reviews why charter flight rules were waived for the resort for 7 years Pentagon says Callaway used military planes for personal trips 3-4 times. His attorney says he has canceled checks to prove payment for military flights.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Chief of staff, Richard Cheney, met with Callaway Wednesday; Callaway brought his attorney Ford tells North Carolina reporters he won't get involved in investigation. Sources report political adviser, Rogers C.B. Morton, will replace Callaway. Callaway's attorney, Jerris Leonard, says Callaway expects exoneration and return to President Ford committee
REPORTER: Phil Jones
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(Studio) Premier Aldo Moro orders new austerity measures to save economy Mtg. re: econ. attended by Italian Communist party leader Moderate-conservatives concerned Moro will accommodate Communists United States embassy in Rome expresses its opposition to Communist role in government
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Montese, North Italy)Citizens here, mount people and farmers, elect leftist group dominated by Communists Communists receive 1/3 of Italy's vote in 1975, only 3% behind Christian Democrats Christian Democrats still refuse to let Communists join coalition government February protest march shown. National election set for 1977. Women and youth vote could help Communists January film shown of Communist leader Enrico Berlinguer. Communist party shown that its ways aren't like USSR or People's Republic of China
REPORTER: Bert Quint
(Modena, Italy) Communist controlled city described.
REPORTER: Bert Quint
(N. Italy Town) Communists say no intention of letting Italy withdraw from NATO. President Ford and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger say Italy cannot be in NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) if Communists share power.
REPORTER: Bert Quint
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(Studio) Spain revises penal code and lifts ban on political ptys. except for Communists, anarchists and separatists. 2 liberal gens. named to command 2 key military regions.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) President Ford and Irish Premier Liam Cosgrave issue communique condemning N. Irish terrorism.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Buckingham Palace sources say divorce ruled out for Princess Margaret, but legal separation likely.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Econs. afraid series of large wage hikes could ignite inflation rate. 3000 UAW (United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America) representatives meet.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Detroit, Michigan) Union members concerned with job security, not wages. [President UAW Leonard WOODCOCK - says there are good arguments why General Motors Corporation should be struck this year; but doesn't mean it won't be Ford company] Sam McCrory worked for Chrysler 30 years; laid off 6 mos. during slump. [McCRORY - says he'd like to see overtime reduced and more people put back on 40-hr. jobs. Delegates will give negotiators an idea of what the people want.]
REPORTER: Randy Daniels
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(Studio) Last week for 1st time, United States imported more oil than it produced, according to American Petroleum Institute United States more dependent on foreign oil than before embargo.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Panama Canal) 3-day wildcat strike by Americans at Panama Canal results in 100 ships being backed up at waterway entrance. 70 more expected by wkend. Ea. ship costs $8000 per day to operate.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite (narrates)
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(Studio) Baseball spring training begins in Florida and Arizona.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Tampa, Florida) Cincinnati Reds begin training 2 weeks late. [Reds manager Sparky ANDERSON - says athletes in better shape today.] Owners refused to open camps during talks with players unions. Baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn, orders camps open after talks break down. Debate over how long player should stay with 1 team before joining another team. [MAN - glad players are here.] [WOMAN - says has been disapptd. (by players' absence).] [2nd MAN - says baseball could be hurt by this sort of thing.] Season begins April 8.
REPORTER: Tony Sargent
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(Studio) FTC (Federal Trade Commission) says American Express will meet federal rules and tell rejected credit card applicants the source of the unfavorable information about them.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Report on oasis of understanding.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Arizona) John Lorenxo Hubbel's trading post featured. Post is a city for the Navajo Indians. Bill Young took over for Hubbel, who died 46 years ago. Indians and whites have met in peace and friendship in some places; trading place is 1 of them. Different features of post noted. Indian Sadie Curtis works on rug in post; to be finished by July 4 for cover of "Arizona Highway"
REPORTER: Charles Kuralt
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