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(Studio) "CBS-New York Times" poll indicates Jimmy Carter may pick up 7th win in Pennsylvania. Carter leads Senator Henry Jackson in preference primary. Representative Morris Udall way behind. President Ford alone on Republican ballot. Carter, Jackson, Udall, George Wallace, Ellen McCormack, Birch Bayh, Fred Harris and Governor Milton Shapp on Democratic ticket.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Pennsylvania) Polls open for 13 hrs. Turnout reported less than 50% of those registered. Weather cold. Reports on Pennsylvania primary to continue; CBS to air special at 11:30 EDT.
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(Studio) American Airlines jet, flight 625, with 85 aboard crashes at Saint Thomas, VI. 46 bodies found; 36 hospitalized. Crash described. Airport runway had been criticized in past.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Secretary of State Henry Kissinger says Rhodesia must peacefully turn over government to black major Tells Lusaka, Zambia, audience that Rhodesia will encounter unrelenting United States opposition. Premier Ian Smith accuses Kissinger of judging Rhodesian government from preconceived stance. He plans to bring 5 tribal chiefs into government as cabinet mins. and 6 other blacks. as deputy mins. Kissinger unveils 10-part plan of discouragement aimed at Rhodesia. Parts of plan noted. Report on Rhodesians in Mozambique.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Mozambique) 1000's of Rhodesian blacks are now in Mozambique as refugees. "Refugees" not permitted to leave camp where they live. There is no school; children rptdly. taught about pols. Some sort of training given to mostly male refugees. They representative potential source of guerrilla recruits.
REPORTER: Bert Quint
(Studio) Student demonstrators in Ghana force Kissinger to decide not to visit country
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Parliament to elect successor to President Suleiman Franjieh Saturday
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) President Ford proposes mandatory minimum sentences for drug trafficking. He proposes bail denial to previous offenders.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Federal Sacramento, California, jury acquits ex-boyfriend of Patricia Hearst, Steven Soliah, 27, of bank robbery charges.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Senate Intelligence Committee recommends Congress impose tight controls over intelligence agencies.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(DC) Rules Committee chairperson Senator Howard Cannon wants existing cmtes. with senior chairperson to keep their jurisdictions. [Senator Dick CLARK - says some mbrs. want to keep jurisdictions as they are, but changes are required.] Rules Committee defeats 5-4 Clark's attempt for 1 strong intelligence committee Clark and others will go to Senate floor after 1 more vote.
REPORTER: Jed Duvall
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(Studio) Congress group returns from People's Republic of China, visit. Representative William Whitehurst took films of Chinese children training for inevitable Simo-Soviet war.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(People's Republic of China) Mil. training occurs from ages 8-45. Children's training shown. Their military marksmanship excellent.
REPORTER: Representative William Whitehurst (narrates)
(Studio) Pols. left speechless by viewing training.
REPORTER: William Whitehurst
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(Studio) Pope Paul VI names 21 new cardinals incling. 1 American, Archbishop William Baum of DC. Baum, 49, becomes 1 of youngest cardinals in church history. Cardinals come from 6 continents.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Comment on broadcast journalism.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Studio) ABC hires Barbara Walters to read news and do other studio chores for $1 million per year Emphasis is now on personality-performer rather than content. Reporter laments this turn of events.
REPORTER: Eric Sevareid
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(Studio) In 1973, Pan American cargo jet crashes after cargo of nitric acid caught fire. 3 killed.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
(Boston, Massachusetts) 1973 crash shown. Pan American and shippers charged with violating federal rules regulating transportation of hazardous cargo.
REPORTER: Dan Rather (narrates)
(Studio) Brooklyn federal judge fines Pan American $60,000. 1 shipping firm fined $25,000. Others face legal actions.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(s) James J. Needham resigns as chairperson of New York Stk. Exchange. William M. Batten, exchairperson of J.C. Penney Company, to succeed him.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(S)CBS reporter Allan Jackson, 60, dies. He was radio broadcaster for 33 years Reporter Charles Collingwood's eulogy of Jackson quoted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather
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(Studio) Vice President Nelson Rockefeller apologizes for saying that Senator Henry Jackson had Communists on his staff.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Vice President apologizes to whole Senator, Jackson and his staff. Apology quoted. [JACKSON - says Vice President made mistake and he said so. Accepts his apology. This is end of matter.] [ROCKEFELLER - says he wanted to end the whole issue.) Last year Vice President apologized to Senator for his conduct during debate on changing filibuster rule.
REPORTER: Connie Chung
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(Studio) President Ford flies to Texas for campaigning.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Shreveport, LA) Visit by president billed as nonpol. event. Visit to N.E. Texas, 30 mile away, publicized. [FORD - intends to see United States will never be number 2.] Ford flies to Texas tonight.
REPORTER: Phil Jones
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(Studio) Report on "CBS-New York Times" poll.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Studio) Poll shows Jimmy Carter leading with union voters. 36% union hseholds. went to Carter by early p.m.; 30% for Senator Henry Jackson; 15% for Governor George Wallace; 12% for Representative Morris Udall and 7% for others. Poll shows Jackson doing just slightly better than Carter with pro-Rizzo voters. Carter dominates 4 of 5 issues considered most important. Issues noted. Carter leads on president qualities of honesty, stand on issues and leadership 1/2 Democrats would have voted for Senator Hubert H. Humphrey if he'd been on ballot.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
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(Studio) California Governor Edmund Brown Junior to campaign for May 18 Maryland primary. Senator Humphrey to meet with New Jersey representatives that could lead to his entry in June 8 New Jersey primary. Hubert H. Humphrey supporters take space for possible DC headquarters
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Report on Massachusetts election.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Concord, Massachusetts) [Carl VELLECA - says FBI usually behind him.] Convict, Velleca, promised end to voter apathy due to his candidacy for town selectman. 1/2 of town voted; Velleca defeated. [WOMAN - cites her opposition to Velleca.] [2nd WOMAN - says Velleca isn't Concord.] [MAN - says many resented Velleca's candidacy.] [VELLECA - says won philosophical victory.] He manages prison gift shop. May get parole in 1981.
REPORTER: Don Kladstrup
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