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#31939
(Studio) Israeli jets attack Arab guerrilla bases inside Lebanon. Israeli attack may have been in retaliation for last week's Shamir attack by Arab terrorists.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#31940
(Studio) President leaves Jordan for Azores.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Amman, Jordan) Jordan's King Hussein and President Nixon issue joint statement; details given. [PRES. - says Mid. E. will now try to reach peace.] [King HUSSEIN - offers President and United States his support for just and honorable peace in Mid. E.] Palestinian problem to be toughest to solve in search for peace. Watergate problems seem distant to President here.
REPORTER: Tom Jarriel
#31941
(Studio) Palestinian terrorists issue communique promising escalation of attacks against Israel. President heard about Palestinian problem frequently during Mid. E. trip.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Baka refugee camp, Jordan) Arab states place great importance on Palestinian issue. United States must face Palestinian problem or fail in Mid. E. peace effort.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#31942
(Studio) Syrian embassy reopened in DC, marking renewal of US, Syrian diplomatic relations
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
#31944
(Studio) House Judiciary Committee listens to more tapes of President' conversations.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(DC) Mbrs. hear 1 tape that suggests to some President knew of Watergate cover-up before March 21, 1973. March 17 conversation between John Dean and President reviewed. Mbrs.' reactions discussed; Representative Walter Flowers says tape favorable to President
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
#31945
(Studio) White House reviews complaints about House Judiciary Committee leaks.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
#31946
(Studio) Senator Judiciary Committee considers nomination of Earl Silbert for United States attorney for DC.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(Capitol Hill) Former Attorney General Richard Kleindienst testifies at confirmation hearings. [Senator Sam ERVIN - believes Kleindienst and original Watergate prosecutor should have pursued Watergate probe further.]
REPORTER: David Schoumacher Artist: Freda Reiter
#31947
(Studio) Another portion of Senate Watergate committee 's draft report leaks out. President's campaign spanned spectrum of corrupt campaign financing according to report
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
#31949
(Studio) Secretary of State Henry Kissinger attending NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) foreign mins.' meeting in Ottawa, Canada.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(Ottawa, Canada) [British foreign secretary James CALLAGHAN - believes NATO's 25th anniversary is perfect time to restate principles and values.] New declaration of principles expected to be written.
REPORTER: Herbert Kaplow
#31951
(Studio) House Interior Committee has measure before it with regard to federal regulations for strip mining. West Virginia has similar state law.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Clarksburg, West Virginia) Strip mining areas of West Virginia shown. Mine operators must now restore land after mining coal in West Virginia. [Coal company Vice President Jess ANDERSON - says mining operators have learned to live with state law.] [Coal company Vice President Chick LOCKARD - reports incrd. reclamation.] Added costs of reclamation passed on to consumers. [Farmer, Charles MORROW - believes in reclamation, but wants mining companies to restore some areas with flat contour.]
REPORTER: Roger Peterson
#31952
#31953
(Studio) Department of Health, Education and Welfare publishes rules ending sex discrimination in schools; details given.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
#31954
(Studio) Cattle producers suffering from low prices get help from government Govt. purchases $100 million of beef and pork to be stored till next school year
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
#31955
(Studio) House Banking Committee approves legislature allowing private citizens to buy gold.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
#31957
(Studio) India suffering smallpox epidemic.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(Interior, India) Health workers busy around the clock finding smallpox victims and vaccinating those coming in contact with disease.
REPORTER: Irv Chapman
#31959
(Studio) Nations usually ban together only in moments of terror. World government needed now to help ward off great wars, pestilence and famine.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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