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(Studio) Israeli and Arab commandos exchange terrorists.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(Beirut, Lebanon) Arab commandos attack residence of Israeli ambassador in Nicosia, Cyprus, and attempt to hijack Israeli passenger plane. Both efforts fail and terrorists captured. Today Israelis raid Beirut, Lebanon. Assassinate 3 Palestinian leaders Altogether as many as 40 Lebanese and Palestinians killed by commandos. Abu Youssef, Arab guerrilla chief, killed. Wife was injured and son kidnapped. Israelis escaped.
REPORTER: George Watson (narrates)
(Tel Aviv, Israel) [Israeli Chief of Staff General David ELAZAR - says Lebanon should realize Israel will not honor its sovereignty when Lebanon gives Arab guerrillas complete freedom of movement for terrorist activity.]
REPORTER: Bill Seamans
(Studio) Palestinian guerrillas charge United States embassy in Beirut with giving refuge to Israeli forces. Say CIA planned raid. Lebanese Prime Min. submits resignation as result of attack.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) Nixon sends trade bill to Congress that would give him great power over trade matters.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(White House) Nixon wants 1 man monopoly of power over trade matters. Wants to be able to regulate tariffs without Congress restraints. [Treasury Secretary George SHULTZ - says Nixon needs expanded powers in order to negotiate effectively in trade talks with European Common Mkt. and Japan.]
REPORTER: Tom Jarriel
#25288
(Studio) House votes to sustain Nixon's veto over $120 million rural water and sewer disposal bill.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) Senator hearings open on executive privilege.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(Capitol Hill) [Attorney General Richard KLEINDIENST - tells Senator Edmund Muskie President can refuse to allow any of his staff to testify before Congress if so desires.] [MUSKIE - says no previous administration has ever interpreted doctrine executive privilege so broadly.] Senator Sam. Ervin also in opposition with administration over issue.
REPORTER: Bob Clark
#25290
(Studio) Working mothers in several cities hold demonstrations to protest cut-backs in funds for day care centers.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(DC) [Representative Patricia SCHROEDER - says mothers with children in fed. funded day care centers don't want welfare.] Schroeder brings 2 1/2 year old child to Congress with her as form of protest. Other mothers demonstrate outside Department of Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Caspar Weinberger's office.
REPORTER: Virginia Sherwood
#25291
(Studio) Admin. proposes to raise minimum wage to $2.30/hr. from $1.60 over 3 year period.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) British charter plane with 145 aboard crashes in Switzerland. At least 96 killed.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(Basel, Switzerland) Snowstorm delays rescue to plane crash site. Many injured die before help arrives. Most passengers women en route to Swiss trade fair from England.
REPORTER: Don Farmer
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(Studio) Last November 2 journalists from Louisiana cited for contempt for reporting court proceedings in murder case. Judge had forbidden them to report, but proceedings public so reporters ignored order. Appeals court today upholds contempt citations.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(Reno, NV) Court and press conflict again in Reno. 2 years ago judge ordered that names of jurors not be published by reporters in order to ensure safety of jurors in murder trial. Reno papers obeyed order, but papers' publisher felt first amendment violated and took case to courts [Publisher Richard J. SCHUSTER - says papers must have freedom to publish important news.] [President Speidel Newspapers Rollan MELTON - says judges trying to reflect Nixon administration attitude-towards press.] Papers across nation increasingly under attack. Litigation lengthy and expensive and small papers like those in Reno have difficulty defending rights'.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#25297
(Studio) United States begins airlifting fuel into besieged Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Defense Secretary Elliot Richardson says Communist attack of capital largely possible because of Chinese and Russian shipments supplies to Khmer Rouge via North Vietnam. British, Japanese and Israeli embassy personnel begin evacuating Phnom Penh.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
#25298
(Studio) ICCS grounds all helicopter flights in Vietnam. 4 ICCS members killed Saturday when their helicopter shot down.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) Flood waters of Mississippi River cover 17 million acres in 7 states. Crop damages estimated at $150 million.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) At least 30 dead due to massive storm in Midwest.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(No location given) Gale force winds drive huge waves ashore on Lake Michigan. Much lake shore property under water and hses. evacuated. Snow in Iowa closes most roads, airports, schools and businesses. Governor Robert Ray asks all residents to stay off roads. Vicksburg, Mississippi, flooded by Mississippi River.
REPORTER: Jim Kincaid (narrates)
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(Studio) After World War II ntns. of world lowered trade barriers, thus permitting great freedom of trade. Now trade walls going back up. Bill now before Congress would severely restrict imports, thus raising prices for many goods. Nixon wants power to negotiate for reduced barriers. Congress should grant it.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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