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(Studio) Bad economy news conts. In auto industry, there's no spring sale boom. Social Security system going into red faster than anticipated; trust fund being dipped into.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Apr. figures show decline in auto sales; imports holding their own - better gas mileage seems to be reason.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(NYC) Back in late 60's, auto sales charts reflected 5% sales increase each year; Detroit built plants and laid plans as if 5% increase would continue till 1980's. Several things threw wrench in plans incling. high gasoline prices, higher car prices, etc.
REPORTER: Dan Cordtz
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(Studio) House Ways, Means Committee approves plan to tax cars if they fail to meet national standards for fuel efficiency; plan goes into effect in `77. Details of plan outlined.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) President Ford requests extra $890 million for federal food stamp and school milk programs.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) Ford administration estimates total cost at more than $600 million for program to care for and resettle Cambodian and South Vietnam refugees. Congress must authorize $507 million.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(Capitol Hill) New cost estimate based on higher refugee number. Ambassador Dean Brown says 150,000 Vietnam may seek asylum in US. [Task force director BROWN - estimates 30,000 jobs to be needed for refugee heads of hsehold.] [Representative Elizabeth HOLTZMAN - questions task force with regard to screening of refugees.] [Representative Martin RUSSO - believes many deserving Vietnam still in South Vietnam; doesn't want to see criminals brought into American while deserving people remain in South Vietnam.] [Immigration commissioner Leonard CHAPMAN - says any person seeking and applying for asylum in United States can't be forcibly returned to country of origin.] Congress mail running heavily against accepting Vietnam.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
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(Studio) Former South Vietnam Premier Nguyen Cao Ky among thousands of refugees arriving in Guam today. Ky quickly processed and flown to California. Interviews with Vietnam refugees on Guam tend to reveal most Vietnam feel they made right decision by leaving South Vietnam.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Guam) [Evacuee Nguyen Xuan CAO - says his decision to leave homeland final; plans to live and die in US.] Caos fled North Vietnam years ago to escape Communists; this time, they fled South Vietnam for sake of youngest son, age 17. Conditions at tent cities primitive; details given. Ea. day, refugee arrivals far outnumber departures.
REPORTER: Jerry King
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(Studio) New Saigon government applies for mbrship. in number of United Nations organizations; indications point up Saigon government's plans to operate independently of North Vietnam for some time.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Major withdrawal of United States troops from Thailand announced.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(DC) Some 120 American-built planes flown to Thailand by South Vietnam pilots being recovered by US. Planned United States withdrawal from Thailand has many political ramifications.
REPORTER: Frank Tomlinson
(Bangkok, Thailand) After Cambodia and South Vietnam, Thailand could be considered 3rd American defeat in Indochina. Withdrawal is slap in face for US. Thailand wants continued peace; many feel only way to insure that is to back away from US.
REPORTER: Jim Giggans
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(Studio) White House begins counter campaign against growing political criticism of admin.'s handling of events in S.E. Asia in past several weeks
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(White House) Press Secretary Ron Nessen passes on President' praise for Ambassador Graham Martin's final frantic evacuation. On diplomatic front, President begins post Vietnam fence mending; details given.
REPORTER: Tom Jarriel
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(Studio) White House announces President Ford to hold talks with Israeli Prime Min. Itzhak Rabin on June 11 and 12 in DC. Mtg. takes place after President' European trip and meeting with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) President to hold news conference Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. EDT; ABC to carry message live.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) Senator approves compromise strip mining bill; details given
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Charleston, West Virginia) West Virginia laws demand miners reclaim land as coal removed. West Virginia's reclamation laws similar in many ways to proposed federal laws. [Capitol Fuels Gil FREDERICKS - foresees more companies going out of business if federal bill goes through.] Cost of reclamation required to be passed on to consumers.
REPORTER: Roger Peterson
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(Studio) FPC begins hearings on 2 competing proposals for piping natural gas across AK; 2 proposals detailed.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) Representative Wilbur Mills returns to Capitol Hill after spending some time in Florida clinic for treatment of alcoholism.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(DC) Mills declines to answer questions with regard to stripper Annabel Battistella, but talks candidly about drinking problem. [MILLS - says he's one of those people who can't take just 1 drink.] Mills plans to be active in Alcoholics Anonymous.
REPORTER: Bob Clark
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(Studio) Kenneth Keating, former ambassador to India, Israel, and United States Senator, dies in New York; Keating's career profiled.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Moe Howard, member of Three Stooges comedy team, dies.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) "Boston Globe" wins Pulitzer Prize for coverage of desegregation of Boston schools. Other Pulitzer winners include Edward Albee and Robert Caro.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Secretary of State Henry Kissinger says he had no part in illegal domestic CIA spying.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) New space age weapon introd.; stuns but doesn't kill victim.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Los Angeles, California) Weapon called taser; workings of taser explained. Taser Systems Incorporated film shows taser's effect on live body. [Inventor Jack COVER - thinks taser should be publicly sold as suitable replacement for gun.]
REPORTER: Jules Bergman
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(Studio) No one knows who has power in Washington, DC anymore; some say power has changed from President to Congress, but no one knows where in Congress There must be some middle ground between imperial President and an emasculated one. Present situation causes uneasiness here and abroad.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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