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(Studio) President Ford wins Kentucky, Oregon and Tennessee primaries. Ronald Reagan wins Arkansas, Idaho and NV. Jimmy Carter wins Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee. He finishes 2nd to Senator Frank Church in ID and Oregon and loses to California Governor Edmund Brown Junior in NV. There are 6 more primaries before convention President Ford campaigns in California and Ohio.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(California) [FORD - says he's best national candidate and the only Republican who can beat any Democratic candidate. Notes Reagan's "Sunbelt" strategy.]
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(Ohio) Ford believed to be running ahead in Ohio. Ohio win could offset possible California loss.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(Studio) Reagan campaigns in California.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(California) Reagan speaks to California Peace Ofrs. Association [REAGAN - says laws are stacked in favor of criminals. In favor of legislature to unstack deck against prosecution. Favors death penalty. Speaks of terrorists acts which police guard against.]
REPORTER: Barry Serafin
(Studio) Ford supporters try to change California's winner-take-all primary to one where delegates distributed proportionately. Measure dies in legislature after protest from Reagan backers. Reagan won 100 delegates Tuesday; Ford won 76. Ford has 752 in all; 621 for Reagan, and 193 uncommitted.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Church and Brown's successes noted. Church has 47 delegates; 17 for Brown. Jimmy Carter has total of 839 delegates; 276 for Representative Morris Udall; 246 for Senator Henry Jackson; 168 for George Wallace; 229 for others and 396 uncommitted. New York City Mayor Abraham Beame endorses Carter.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(NYC) Beame is Jewish, liberal and establishment. [BEAME - knows Democrats will win this year] Beame was elected to convention as Jackson delegate; he must vote that way on 1st ballot.
REPORTER: Ed Bradley
(Aboard train) Carter campaigns in New Jersey.
REPORTER: Ed Bradley
(Trenton, New Jersey) He estimates he has over 1000 delegates, which incls. projections from caucus states selecting delegates and uncommitted delegates.
REPORTER: Ed Bradley
(Los Angeles, California) Church speaks to University of California at Los Angeles students. [CHURCH - speaks to group about Brown.] Aides not sure there will be enough money for California campaign. Church will also campaign in Ohio, Rhode Island and MT. His campaign disorganized
REPORTER: Jed Duvall
(Sioux Falls, South Dakota) Udall felt he had chance to beat Carter in Ohio until Church joined race. [UDALL - hopes Church will stay out of Ohio race. Comments on Democrat pols.] Church aides say they'll reject suggestion to stay out of Ohio.
REPORTER: Ike Pappas
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(Studio) Ford administration sued in effort to stop food stamp cutbacks.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Coalition asking court* to stop cuts made up of states, labor unions and church and civil rights groups. [NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Clarence MITCHELL - can't understand why large part of population committed to starvation.] Agriculture Department says new rules to eliminate stamps for 2 million and increase benefits for 4 million.
REPORTER: Nelson Benton
(Ohio) [Agriculture Secretary Earl BUTZ - says tired of feeding Ohio State University students whose parents drive new cars. Tired of feeding able-bodied men who strike jobs.]
REPORTER: Nelson Benton
(DC) Admin. rules take effect next week
REPORTER: Nelson Benton
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(Studio) Report on dispute between United States Steel and Pittsburgh.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) USS running advertisements saying that the company may be forced to leave city. [Environmentalist Joan HAYS - says USS chairperson trying to blackmail community.] [USS chairperson Edgar SPEER - notes environmentalists' beliefs about USS.] Main issue is air pollution at USS' coke plant in Clairton, Pennsylvania. Facility has never met all environmental standards. USS has fought full cleanup for years in court [SPEER - says impossible to meet environmental rules with regard to coke plants.] EPA says USS has compliance problems at 17 of major 20 steelmaking facilities. [HAYS - says USS flaunts environmental regulations.] [Allegheny Cnty. official, Tom FOERSTER - says people cannot tolerate attitude of what's good for USS is good for rest of US.] USS to meet with government agencies in Washington, DC to try and reach agreement.
REPORTER: Jim Kilpatrick
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(Studio) New York Mercantile Exchange to make good on delivery of 50 million pounds of Maine potatoes or else compensate buyers. 3 brokerage firms that failed to keep contracts will be penalized.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) United Nations Security Council issues statement against Israeli policy in occupied Arab territory. United States not associated with statement.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Senate Intelligence Committee to release study by Senators Richard Schweiker and Gary Hart of how intelligence agencies investigated JFK's assassination.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) [Senator John TOWER - says questions by Schweiker and Hart are legitimately raised.] Report to be released in 2 weeks and will stress facts hidden by Warren Commission CIA Director Allen Dulles didn't disclose CIA plots to kill Premier Fidel Castro, who threatened retaliation against American leaders FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover knew of CIA plots, Castro's threats and also didn't tell Warren Commission Assassin Lee Harvey Oswald delivered letter to FBI (which was destroyed) before assassination. Hoover said Oswald was not FBI informer according to files. FBI's procedures for "do not file" let officials deny matters while not lying. Report says commission misled by CIA and FBI. November 1963 films of Oswald and President and Mrs. Kennedy shown.
REPORTER: Fred Graham
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(Studio) Marine Commandant General Louis Wilson says changes being made to minimize brutality in recruit training. Ofr. supervision of drill instructors to be doubled; will be better screening of those who run boot camps.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) [WILSON - says still will have rugged Marine training.]
REPORTER: No reporter given
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(Studio) Analysis of campaign `76.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Studio) Voters dividing because there is not any "stand-out" candidate. Reporter comments on various pols. and quotes Adlai Stevenson with regard to 20th century.
REPORTER: Eric Sevareid
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(Studio) John Byington confirmed by Senator 49-39 to serve on Consumer Products Safety Commission after 2 previous defeats. His career described.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Transportation Secretary William Coleman cites surprise at high noise level of French Concorde take-off. He was irritated at British Concorde's use of runway where there were no government monitors.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Chicago City Council bans violent or sexually explicit films for anyone under 18 years old. Measure pushed by Mayor Richard Daley.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) History of Magna Carta related.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(London, England) Golden copy of the Magna Carta given to United States for her 200th birthday. 25 Senators and Representatives accept gift in Westminster Hall. [Prem James CALLAGHAN - says Parliament can't offer gift more precious.] Parliament group will visit United States and donate 1 of original Magna Carta copies to United States for 1 year
REPORTER: Susan Peterson
(Studio) Word "revolution" not spoken at London ceremony.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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