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(Studio) Skylab III launched November 16, 1973. Skylab returns to earth 84 days later.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(NYC) Splashdown shown. Astronauts Jerry Carr, William Pogue, Edward Gibson shaky but seem in good condition. Skylab III ends era of space exploration; next flight to be joint US, USSR mission in 1975.
REPORTER: Jules Bergman
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(Studio) Striking truck drivers reveal no consensus on tentative settlement. Some truckers return to hwys., but many remain on strike; violence conts. In DC, administration officials meet with President to review situation.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(White House) [Federal mediator William USERY - reports limited progress in returning truckers to hwys.] [Federal energy administration William SIMON - refuses to roll back diesel fuel prices for truckers.] [Attorney General William SAXBE - says violent acts with federal violations dealing with truckers' strike to be punished.] Washington, DC officials hope to persuade truckers to return to work before more violence and more economy injury to country occurs.
REPORTER: Tom Jarriel
(DC) "Overdrive" magazine editor Mike Parkhurst heads truckers demonstrating against tentative settlement. PARKHURST - outlines truckers' demands.]
REPORTER: Bill Zimmerman
(Pennsylvania-Ohio border) Truck traffic increases slightly. [Truckers' spokesperson William HILL - says truckers must decide for themselves to accept or reject settlement.]
REPORTER: Stephen Geer (WTAE-TV)
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(Studio) Weather affects DC.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(DC) Sudden snowstorm keeps Nixon from annual physical examination appointed Gasoline shortage combined with icy roads paralyzes DC.
REPORTER: Jerry Landay
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(Studio) Senator Russell Long reports investigation indicates President owes additional taxes. Long heads joint Congress committee looking into President' taxes.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) Judge Gerhard Gesell refuses to enforce Senate Watergate subpoena for 5 White House tape recordings.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(DC) Judge John Sirica rejected committee 's 1st lawsuit, but Congress passed special law, ordering courts to take case, but Judge Gesell dismisses 2nd lawsuit. Judge Gesell's reasons outlined. Judge also rules President can't keep tapes confidential; House Judiciary Committee likely to get tapes if requested.
REPORTER: Vic Ratner
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(Studio) Special Watergate prosecutor Leon Jaworski meets with White House lawyers to resolve latest controversy with regard to access to White House tapes and documents. No progress made at meeting
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) 13 oil-consuming nations to meet in Washington, DC Monday to devise united front against oil-producing cntrys.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(DC) United States position reviewed. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to attempt to dissuade consumers from making long-term oil deals with Arab cntrys.
REPORTER: Ted Koppel
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(Studio) Israel reports Egypt destroys most missile sites on eastern bank in accordance with disengagement agreement. United Nations spns. say troop withdrawal goes smoothly.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(Israel) Israeli and Egyptian troops friendly; friends exchange addresses and trinkets.
REPORTER: Bill Seamans (Israeli television film)
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(Studio) Militant leaders of coal miners union reject British Prime Minister Edward Heath's appeal for strike postponement.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) No ransom demands in Patricia Hearst kidnapping occur. FBI releases drawings of 3 suspects to public.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(San Francisco- California) Suspects' sketches shown. Kidnappers allegedly belong to Symbionese Liberation Army. Liberation army may want to trade 2 members of group now in jail for Miss Hearst. [Randolph HEARST - says such a demand may be out of Hearst's hands.]
REPORTER: Dick Shoemaker (KGO-TV news- film)
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(Studio) In this reporter's view, France seems most hostile to United States because of US push for European unity.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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