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(Studio) 27 reported killed in last night's violence between troops and students. Troops appeared at end of student protest meeting and soldiers blazed away at students. ABC cameraman, Ralph Mayer, was in apt. overlooking square.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Mexico City, Mexico) Photos of Mexico City violence shown. Roger Mudd narrates. Troops drop tear gas on students and shoot at them at point-blank range. Troops open fire on apt. building where ABC crew working.
REPORTER: Ralph Mayer
(Studio) Troops confiscated Mayer's camera and much of his film. Most of fighting in Plaza of 3 Cultures. All apts. ordered evacuated. Olympic games set to start October 12. Mexican government promises security for games. ABC reporter arrested last night and beaten by Mexican police. Called American Embassy later and was released. Mexican Defense Secretary says Army action necessary to block illegal march by students.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) Mil. overthrows government of President Fernando Belaunde Terry, who was put on plane to Buenos Aires. General Juan Velasco Alvarado head of new government Students take to sts.; tear gas and water cannons disperse them. United States not reached opinion yet.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) George Wallace names retired Air Force Chief of Staff, General Curtis LeMay as running-mate.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) LeMay confirms he had once turned Wallace down. [LEMAY - says to military man, nuclear weapons just another weapon. If get in war, get it over with soon and use force necessary to stop it. World won't end if nuclear weapon exploded. Nuclear weapons not necessary in Vietnam. If necessary to end war, would use anything.] [WALLACE - explains to "Los Angeles Times" reporter Jack Nelson that LeMay said he'd prefer not to use any weapon, but if necessary he would.] [LEMAY - says knows he'll come out of campaign with misquotes. Will be lucky if he doesn't appear as drooling idiot whose only solution is to drop atomic bombs. Hopes we can stay out of war.] Wallace proposes military victory in Vietnam if peace talks fail.
REPORTER: Tom Jarriel
(Studio) Candidates go to Indianapolis for rally and then to Toledo.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) Comment on LeMay.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Entrance of LeMay into race kills hopes of keeping Vietnam out as issue. LeMay famous for bombings and remarks. Nixon Vietnam stand will probably gravitate to right. Republican Senators blast Humphrey's dovish speech. Senator Everett Dirksen says Vice President gambling with American lives. Senator Roman Hruska says speech to cost more casualties. Democratic Senator John Pastore says time for Nixon to make stand.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey says shocked and disturbed at General Curtis LeMay's statement and says it would be disastrous if George Wallace became President
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(West Virginia) Vice President took motorcade tours of 29 towns. Tells those in Bluefield, West Virginia, that Republicans never gave them a dime and West Virginia should go Democrat
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds Narrates
(Charlotte, North Carolina) [HUMPHREY - says will sting Nixon over and over.] 10,000 cheer Vice President Same in Tennessee, West Virginia and Florida. [HUMPHREY - says North Carolina will go Democrat Cites their Demo voting record. This is Democrat rally.] Many blacks there. Campaign finally rolling. Returns to Washington, DC for long wkend.
REPORTER: Lou. Cioffi
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(Studio) Some Democrats feel Vice President's Vietnam speech helping his campaign.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) New polls show Humphrey leading Nixon in 8 key states. New enthusiasm triggered by Vietnam speech. Mail response large and brings in money. Democrat strategists see Nixon with 205 votes; Humphrey with 189 and Wallace with 72. 72 votes undecided; but 29 likely to go to Wallace. Contest could land in House where Humphrey's chances better.
REPORTER: Bill Lawrence
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(Studio) Richard Nixon campaigns in Georgia; hopes Humphrey will run better than polls indicate.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Atlanta, Georgia) Nixon rides in motorcade. Georgia Democrat bastion until Barry Goldwater carried state in 1964. Atlanta voted for Republicans in 1956 and 1960, unlike rest of Georgia. Georgia considered Wallace country Nixon probably to carry city. Nixon camp hoping Humphrey will take enough votes from Wallace to give Georgia to Nixon.
REPORTER: Ted Koppel
#322
(Studio) Yippies try to disrupt House Committee on Un-American Activities study of Democratic Convention disorders.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Yippie leader Abbie Hoffman arrested, along with wife and bearded youth, for wearing American flag shirt. 1st witness was undercover agent, Robert Pierson. [PIERSON - describes dynamite confiscated from motorcycle club he infiltrated. Believes this was to be used to disrupt convention Heard some Yippies say they wanted to kill policemen, called for overthrow of government and assassination of all candidates.] Yippie leader Jerry Rubin denies this. Police escort 100 Yippies off Capitol grounds. Stands being put up for January inauguration.
REPORTER: Keith McBee
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(Studio) B-52s bomb North Vietnam troops, bunkers and gun positions around Thuong Duc, South Vietnam. Casualties reported.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) At UN, Soviet For. Min. Andrei Gromyko says Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia necessary for world peace. Condemns United States involvement in Vietnam.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) Saint Louis Cardinals lose to Detroit Tigers.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Saint Louis, Missouri) Pts. of game shown and commented on. Tigers win 8-I.
REPORTER: Howard Cosell
(Studio) Senator Eugene McCarthy covers series for "Life." Asked if he'll be on sidelines during rest of campaign; McCarthy says he's been benched.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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