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(Studio) Democratic Convention begins tonight. Jimmy Carter tries to smooth out few rough spots; he talks with potential V.P.s.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(NYC) Carter meets with Senator Frank Church. [CARTER - says Church's role in CIA investigation proved to be political asset.] Carter meets with Senator Adlai Stevenson, who has close ties to Chicago Mayor Richard Daley. [CARTER - says he hasn't been persuaded (by Daley) to make Stevenson his choice.] Blacks may nominate Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley or Representative Ronald V. Dellums as Carter's Vice President Black caucus meets with Carter and nomination plans fizzle. [Gary, IN, Mayor Richard HATCHER - says we (black caucus) will support Carter.] Carter says Representative Peter Rodino takes self out of Vice Presidential race. Rodino will nominate Carter.
REPORTER: Ed Rabel
(Studio) Carter meets with women seeking equal representative at future Democrat convs.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(NYC) Women to soften demands for 1/2 delegates in 1980 if Democratic party will promise to take all feasible steps to get states to adopt 50-50 idea. Carter offers rule calling on Democratic party to encourage states to meet women's demands. [Representative Bella ABZUG - notes achievements for women.] Carter promises to support ERA ratification, appointed of women to cabinet, admin. and party posts and perhaps to Supreme Court [WOMAN - notes her dissatisfaction with Carter.] Women to vote Tuesday on compromise.
REPORTER: Fred Graham
(Studio) Party reform bloc to take 5 issues to floor for debate. 4 incendiary devices go off in department stores near Madison Square Garden. Slight damage occurs. P.R. independence group plants devices to protest against P.R.'s convention delegates. Demonstrations by 12 groups planned for tonight outside Garden.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Of 7 Vice President choices preferred by Carter, 12% of delegates polled preferred Church; 9% liked Stevenson and 7% for Mondale. 2/3 of delegates had other choices or no preference. 9% favored California Governor Jerry Brown.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Convention Floor) Reporter comments on Vice President selection process.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(No location given) Carter says he wants his Vice President to be qualified as President Reporter notes pluses and minuses of Vice President possibilities of Senators Edmund Muskie, Walter Mondale, Frank Church, Henry Jackson, Adlai Stevenson III and John Glenn.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Convention Floor) Odds are 1-2 that Vice President will end up as President
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
(Studio) CBS poll ascertains that Democratic Convention is older, more male and less black than `72 convention
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Miami, Florida) Film shows 1972 convention There was large number of women, blacks and youths at convention
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite (narrates)
(Chicago, Illinois) Film shows 1968 convention Reformers challenged party regulars in the sts. and at the convention Process of delegate selection reformed because of `68 convention
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite (narrates)
(Miami, Florida) Other reforms occurred which caused 1972 convention to be without Mayor Richard J. Daley and smoke-filled room. Democrats were beaten at polls.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite (narrates)
(Kansas City, Missouri) At Mini-Democratic Convention held in 1974, reforms were revised. Emphasis was on unity.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite (narrates)
(NYC) 13% of delegates were women in 1968; 40% women in 1972; 33% in 1976. 5.5% delegates were black in 1968; 15% black in 1972; 11% in 1976. 3% delegates were under 31 years old in 1968; 24% under 31 in 1972; 15% in 1976. 16% delegates were union members in 1972; 20% in 1976. 20% delegates were pols. in 1972; 26% in 1976.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Delegates of Alabama Governor George Wallace may support Wallace rather than Carter to protest against platform planks on busing, abortion, gun control and equal rights for women. Wallace to meet with dissident delegates tonight.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) California Jerry Brown tells California delegation that he will be nominated by UFW leader, Cesar Chavez, Representative Yvonne Burke and Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards. Ellen McCormack and Representative Morris Udall will also be nominated.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) President Ford has 1059 Republican delegates; 1033 for Ronald Reagan and 112 undetermined. 55 to be chosen in Connecticut and UT. 1130 needed for nomination. Reagan telephones undetermined. Ford to attend All-Star baseball game Tuesday night.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Agriculture Department says 1976 corn crop to be biggest yet.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(No location given) Crop predicted to be 14% larger than 1975 crop. Grocery prices could rise just 2-5% because of high yield. Dry weather could reduce crop. Agriculture Department predicts large winter wheat crop. Surplus could trigger lower commodity market prices which would hurt farmers.
REPORTER: Chris Kelley
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(Studio) Custodian at California State University kills 6 and wounds 3 with rifle.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Fullerton, California) Gunman shot at those in campus library. [Library worker Gloria MORALES - describes shootings.] All but 1 of victims were men employed by University Suspect taken into custody at nearby hotel. He rptdly. was in process of getting divorce.
REPORTER: Murray Fromson (KNXT-TV)
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(Studio) Dr. predicts significant stroke recovery for ex-1st lady, Pat Nixon, after 4 mos. therapy. Hoped she can go home in 7-10 days.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) President Ford urges United States Olympic representatives to seek reinstatement of Taiwan's participation in Montreal Olympics. Canada refuses to allow Taiwan athletes into Canada unless they change their names from Republican of China and change their flag. International Olympic Committee executive committee bowed to Canada's wishes Sunday IOC expected to agree Tuesday
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(New Hampshire) 25 Taiwan athletes visit Concord at invitation of New Hampshire Governor Meldrim Thomson. Their flag flown at New Hampshire state capitol.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite (narrates)
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(Studio) FTC (Federal Trade Commission) says 3 car rental companies: Hertz, Avis and National Car Rental have agreed not to monopolize car rental industry FTC (Federal Trade Commission) accused companies of such practices 1 year ago.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Christians claim victory at Tell Zaatar Palestinian refugee camp. Palestinians say camp's fall is imminent. Christians claim they've pushed to Tripoli' s outskirts.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) United Nations Security Council debates Israeli raid in Uganda.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(NYC) African and Arab ntns. demand Israel be condemned and made to pay damages to Uganda for raid. All say raid was unjustified aggression. [British ambassador Ivor RICHARD - deplores modern hwymen.] United States ambassador William Scranton says raid exercised right of self-defense [SCRANTON - says innocent people deserve to be rescued from terrorists.] He calls for intl. action against hijacking.
REPORTER: Richard C. Hottelet
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(Studio) Analysis of Democrat delegates.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Studio) Delegates are not excited although they're satisfied with Carter. New United States energies now lie in Sunbelt states.
REPORTER: Eric Sevareid
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(Studio) CBS to cover Democratic Convention at 7:30 p.m. EDT.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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