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#2502
(Studio) White House reports President Nixon to make television Vietnam address on November 3.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(DC) [President NIXON - says Vietnam opposition expected. I won't be affected by it.] Speech became rallying point for antiwar movement. White House used letter from college student, Randy Dicks, to show President' viewpoint. President Nixon said public opinion and public demonstration 2 different things. Says there's nothing new we can learn from demonstrations.
REPORTER: Tom Jarriel
(DC) At Georgetown University, Randy Dicks responds to President' statement. [DICKS - says doesn't think he should have said what he did. Should leave Vietnam with all possible speed. He's not doing enough. Will take point in moratorium.]
REPORTER: Stephen Geer
#2503
(Studio) Urban League leader Whitney Young and LBJ Paris negotiator, Averell Harriman, back October 15 moratorium. Hawk, Senator Thomas McIntyre says war should be stopped. Senator Robert Dole reports 33 sign resolution supporting President House debates whether to stay open 24 hrs.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(No location given) [Representative Wayne HAYS - says some members of Congress doing work Hanoi would like done They're "unwitting tools."] [Representative William RYAN - says country turned around on Vietnam. Hays would have to say major population unpatriotic.]
REPORTER: No reporter given
#2504
(Studio) Fighting lull in 6th week B-52 raids cut back. Secretary of State William Rogers says decrd. Vietnam combat sign of President progress toward ending war.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(DC) Statement too optimistic. Hanoi shifts tactics as it believes American public opinion about to crack. Enemy reduces operations. They'll still spurn all compromise.
REPORTER: John Scali
(Studio) Huge Communist arsenal found near Saigon. Probably point of buildup planned for new offensive next month
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
#2506
(Studio) 2 more Soviet cosmonauts go into orbit, making 7 in all. Soyuz 6, 7, and 8 in orbit. May test permanent space station construction. Moscow shows Soyuz 8 launch 1/2 hour after liftoff.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Studio) Film shown of liftoff with Vladimir Shatalov and Aleksei Yeliselev aboard. USSR training film shows crudeness of Soyuz compared with US ships. Soviets have plan for linking 3 ships and possibly sending up 4th ship. American won't launch space station until 1972.
REPORTER: Jules Bergman
#2507
(Studio) 3 killed in Belfast when Protestants try to march on Catholic area. British troops prevent riot.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Belfast, North Ireland) Violence shown. Troops impose security.
REPORTER: George Watson
#2508
(Studio) Last August Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA) jet bound for Tel Aviv hijacked to Damascus. Pop. Front for Liberation of Palestine says Syrians released hijackers, but still hold 2 Israelis.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#2510
(Studio) Senate Committee hears Major General Carl Turner and Chicago Police Supt. James Conlisk.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(DC) [CONLISK - says never implied weapons Turner got were for private use; understood they'd be used by Army. He asked me to destroy receipts and I said `no.'] [TURNER - says Conlisk said they cleared their records with receipt. He knew they were for private use. That is the truth. Don't recall asking him to destroy receipts.]
REPORTER: Keith McBee
#2512
(Studio) Supreme Court to review cases to decide if persons living in federal enclaves within state have voting rights there. Court refuses to review decision calling for broadcast balancing of cigarette and anti-cigarette ad. Broadcast industry says it will continue anti-smoking ads. even after cigarette advertising is stopped.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#2513
(Studio) American Trial Lawyers Association asks Senator to postpone vote on Judge Clement Haynsworth until it polls its members
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#2514
(Studio) Pope Paul appts. Commission to study controversial issues. He refuses to see representatives of rebel priests holding own convention
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#2515
(Studio) Report on parochial school system.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Rutland, VT) System in trouble. 1000 schools shut down since 1966. [Monsignor John LYNCH - says parish-owned school probably to die out. Due to rise of education costs and disappearance of teaching Sisters who're replaced by those demanding 10 times more.] Govt. aid hard to get.
REPORTER: Jim Burnes
#2517
(Studio) Frank Reynolds likens President and approaching moratorium to football game.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Studio) Moratorium is another strike against Nixon policy. Another reason for enemy not to negotiate. Needs new resolution to ask Congress to support President' negotiated peace. Congress could review it from time to time and revoke it if they wanted to. He needs leverage.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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