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(Studio) President Ford attends Memorial Day services in Arlington National Cemetery.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(White House) President places wreath at Tomb of Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. Ford's speech outlined. President takes day easy, but more travel upcoming. White House confirms plans for 7-nation summit conference in Virgin Island or Puerto Rico. France, West Germany, Britain, Italy, Japan, Canada and United States to attend conf.; expected to be continuation of meeting begun in Rambouillet, France. Domestic travel also in works. Ford won't campaign in California again; beating Reagan in California primary is long shot. Ford to visit Ohio, New Jersey next week Pol. strategy outlined.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer
(Los Angeles, California) Ronald Reagan's campaign strategy outlined for California, Ohio, New Jersey.
REPORTER: Barry Serafin
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(Studio) Senator George McGovern fires 2 staff aides, Alan Baron and Jack Quinn, for taking part in "stop Jimmy Carter" movement. McGovern, Udall supporter himself, gives reasons for firings. McGovern recalls similar movement that stopped his presidential efforts in `72; states Carter involved in that movement. Carter reacts.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Ohio) Carter campaigning fiercely in Ohio; hopes to win contest from Frank Church, Morris Udall. [CARTER - praises McGovern's actions.]
REPORTER: Ed Rabel
(Providence, Rhode Island) Earlier, Carter visited Rhode Island in last minute effort to win primary; challenged by Church and Governor Edward G. Brown.
REPORTER: Ed Rabel
(W. Warwick, Rhode Island) Governor Brown running hard in Rhode Island to keep name and face in ntl. media. Hard to tell how well Brown will do.
REPORTER: Richard Wagner
(Princeton, Rhode Island) Rhode Island win would keep Church's winning streak alive. Memorial Day appearances by Church reviewed. Topics of discussions outlined.
REPORTER: Eric Engberg
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(Studio) Representative Wayne Hays spends wkend. in Ohio mending fences because of sex scandal involving Elizabeth Ray.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Belmont, Ohio) Hays well accepted in congress district despite scandal. [Hays' SUPPORTER - doesn't believe scandal true.] Most admires Hays and Richard Daley. [Hays' SUPPORTER - praises Hays.] [HAYS - says town means great deal to him.] Hays returns to Washington, DC tomorrow to face calls for him to give up positions of power.
REPORTER: Betty Ann Bowser
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(Studio) California to conduct Senator primaries next week
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Los Angeles, California) [1970, Berkeley, California, film shows Tom Hayden speaking for antiwar movement] Hayden now running for United States Senator against John Tunney. Tunney's roommate, Ted Kennedy. Tunney has identity problem with California voters. [TUNNEY - says he stayed in Washington, DC working for California when some wanted him to glad hand around state.] Hayden, with help from Groucho Marx, Ceasar Chavez, Henry Fonda, argues for national health program, defense budget cut and breaking up of multintl. corps. [HAYDEN - believes he must change world by entering into system of pols.] Hayden's wife, Jane Fonda, made derogatory remarks about Tunney. [On May 27, 1976, TUNNEY - requests apology and retraction from Hayden.] [HAYDEN - apologizes and urges Tunney to debate issues.] [Jane FONDA - plans to use money received for her work as actress to fund Hayden campaign.]
REPORTER: Murray Fromson
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(Studio) Martha Mitchell dies in New York City hosp. alone and in debt. Martha, estranged wife of former Attorney General John Mitchell, dies of bone cancer. Mrs. Mitchell became enemy of Nixon administration following Watergate.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Learned over wkend., Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued security warning to nation's nuclear power plants. Speculation is that antinuclear groups might demonstrate in advance of California referendum on atomic plant safety. Representative George Miller to ask commission for full explanation of warning. 23 public interest groups appeal to commission to ban construction of nuclear power plants near heavily populated areas.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Search for conventional energy resources conts.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Pearsall, Texas) Pearsall new boom town because of oil and gas discoveries. Problems of boom town outlined. [City manager Martin GARCIA - says town bracing for doubling or tripling in population Agriculture base still desired; both types of industry must be accommodated.] Key to boom - new technology.
REPORTER: David Dick
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(Studio) Census Bureau says 17% of all Americans to be over 65 in year 2030 if present birth trends continue. Report says women continue to outlive men by 8 years
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Growing number of poor in world's cities is subject of United Nations world conf. at Vancouver, British Columbia. Experts' predictions for crowded conditions in cities outlined.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Senator Banking Committee report says racial and sex discrimination widespread in home mortgage business. Laws not being enforced by agencies regulating lending.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Eric Sevareid discusses rebellion in Teamsters' Union.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(No location given) Hierarchy of Teamsters under fire by dissident Teamsters who believe top is run dictatorially. Labor movement seems to have become different than intended.
REPORTER: Eric Sevareid
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(Studio) Boy Scout-sponsored Memorial Day parade didn't take place in Davie, Florida, because Scout leaders refused to allow Scouts to march beside Klu Klux Klan members
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Syria reports some of its troops trying to promote peace in Lebanon moved to north part of country Mission outlined. In and around Beirut, fighting conts.; 200 reported killed over wkend.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) No. of dead from Vietnam war still uncertain because of those listed as "missing in action."
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) More than 1300 Americans lost in Vietnam and still unaccounted. for. Colonel Donald Lindland among MIAs. [Wife, Mrs. Bobbie LINDLAND - believes MIAs have been forgotten.] [National League of Families Colonel Earl HOPPER - supports US talks with Hanoi to get information with regard to MIAs.] Secretary of State Henry Kissinger says MIA (missing in action) question must be settled before United States normalizes relations with Hanoi, but Kissinger target of criticism. [LINDLAND - believes MIA (missing in action) issue has become political football. Talks with Hanoi needed now.] [Presidential candidate Ronald REAGAN - demands full accting. of MIAs by Hanoi.] [President FORD - states he never said United States would normalize relations with North Vietnam.] [Candidate Jimmy CARTER - says Ford playing Republican pols. with American foreign policy.] Vietnam peripheral issue. [Mrs. LINDLAND - says MIA (missing in action) families in limbo.]
REPORTER: Marvin Kalb
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