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#2767
(Studio) Supreme Court orders immediate desegregation of Mississippi public schools, Major setback for admin,, who asked for integration delay,
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
#2768
(Studio) One of Chicago 8 defendants, Bobby Seale, had to be restrained from attacking Government Attorney. Seale bound and gagged.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Chicago, Illinois) Prosecution accused Seale of talking to Courtroom supporters about assaulting Fed, Marshals, Seale shouted out, Judge Julius Hoffman warned him if he continued, the other seven might not get bond, Marshal Preston Ross shoved Seale into chair, After continuing outburst, Seale bound and gagged.
REPORTER: Joel Daly
#2770
(Studio) House, to vote Thurs, on draft changes, President Nixon's plan would subject 19-yr. olds to lottery draft, Sen, Ed, Kennedy's committee, studies whether that's enough,
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
#2771
(Studio) Secretary of State William Rogers asks Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to take no action on plan not to allow testing of multiheaded missiles, Asks Committee not to tie United States hands in upcoming talks with USSR .
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
#2772
(Studio) Committee, also studies United States in Laos,
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(DC) Sen, J. William Fulbright charges admin, with financing and directing anti-Communist, forces in Laos, [Secretary of State ROGERS - says Laos operations started with Kennedy, Thought Cong, familiar with Laos operations,] [Sen, FULBRIGHT - says thought it was a minor operation,]
REPORTER: John Scali
#2773
(Studio) South Vietnam grants amnesty to 310 political prisoners, incling, leading Buddhist monk, Released 88 VC, mostly women, Trang Din Zev, who finished 2nd in Pres, election, still in jail for urging talks with VC,
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#2774
(Studio) Rptd. Lebanon agrees to grant Arab guerrillas freedom of action within Lebanon provided they don't provoke Israeli reprisals Fighting reported between Army and guerrillas, and student factions at American University in Beirut.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Yanta, Lebanon) Guerrillas held Yanta for week Guerrillas and villagers shown. Guerrillas keep pressure on Lebanon to be able to operate from there, and to keep supply rtes. from Syria open.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#2776
(Studio) Defense Department reports B-58 Hustler, supersonic bomber, to be phased out in January as economy cut.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
#2777
(Studio) Senator Finance Committee votes out Tax Reform Bill that would save 8 million single or divorced taxpayers $450 million.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
#2778
(Studio) Commerce Secretary Maurice Stans predicts prices to rise in 1970 at slower rate than 1969.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
#2779
(Studio) President Nixon won't intervene in General Electric Company strike.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
#2780
(Studio) Senator George McGovern calls for establishment of Federal Food and Drug Test Center Cyclamate ban and monosodium glutamate controversy start government activity.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(DC) FDA (Food and Drug Administration) crash tests 100s of additives, general recognized as safe, to see if they are. Supermarket products shown. Animals eat food with additives.
REPORTER: Jules Bergman
(DC) [Assistant Department of Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Dr Roger EGEBERG - says told daughter not to use MSG products for baby.]
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(DC) FDA (Food and Drug Administration) unmanned and unequipped to test all additives.
REPORTER: Jules Bergman
#2781
(Studio) President campaigns in Virginia.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(Roanoke, Virginia) President Nixon arrives to warm reception. [President NIXON - says quite welcome for outside agitator.] Loses cuff link. [President NIXON - says no one would take a cufflink in Virginia.]
REPORTER: Tom Jarriel
(Studio) President campaigns for another Republican prospect in New Jersey.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(Princeton, New Jersey) Democrats held governor's office for 16 years Representative William Cahill is Republican candidate. 2-time Governor, Robert Meyner, tries for comeback, but without Democrat solidarity. [MEYNER - charges Cahill as 1 of land speculator pols. Unworthy of govship.] [CAHILL - charges Meyner involved with racing interests while governor] Meyner's feud with Hudson Cnty. Democrat boss, John Kenny, causes Kenny to take out ads supporting Cahill.
REPORTER: Bill Lawrence
#2782
(Studio) Adlai Stevenson III to run for Senator from Illinois.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
#2784
(Studio) 3 weeks before death, Rocky Marciano and Muhammed Ali fought 70 rounds in staged fight, filmed by Woroner Productions. Neither knew who won the fight. Computer decided outcome. Film cut to 15 rounds. Film to be seen January 28.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(NYC) Only 21 saw fight. Film edited and crowd noises dubbed in. Part of film shown. Cuts touched up by stage makeup.
REPORTER: Howard Cosell
#2786
(Studio) Report on unbelievable incident.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Studio) Communist dictator of North Korea, Kim Il Sung, has book of life story advertised on a full "New York Times" page. Communists must have low opinions of us if they think we're interested in propaganda book. Antiwar protesters should beware of image they project.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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