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(Studio) President Ford holds news conference
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(DC) President questioned about United States policy of using nuclear weapons in warfare specifically involving North Korean attack on South Korea. [PRES. - refuses to comment on his actions given circumstances described. United States has strong deterrent force to be used in own national interest.] President says unemployment may remain higher than he likes, but expects it to gradually decline. [PRES. - says tax reduction measure may be used again; circumstances that would lead to such an action outlined.] Threat by oil producers to increase oil prices $3-4 per gallon this fall said to be totally unacceptable by Mr. Ford. Mr. Ford says he and John Connally didn't discuss Texan's political future in recent secretive meeting
REPORTER: Tom Jarriel
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(Studio) House sustains President's veto of hsing. bill.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Capitol Hill) House speaker Carl Albert demands House override veto. Democrats ready new hsing. bill. [Representative Henry REUSS - outlines new hsing. bill; admits bill inadequate but it's better than nothing.] As House readies for recess, legislature program in disarray.
REPORTER: Don Farmer Artist: No artist given
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(Studio) Senator debate on disputed New Hampshire Senate seat conts. for 11th day; Louis Wyman and John Durkin anxiously await outcome.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Former Senator Daniel Brewster pleads no contest to charges of accepting illegal payments from private companies in 1967; fined $10,000. District Judge George Hart thinks 6 years long enough to spend on Brewster case.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) Only 14 of 124 people aboard Eastern flight 66 survived crash at NYC's Kennedy airport. Investigators on scene to determine reason for crash.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Kennedy Airport, New York) Moments before touchdown, jet veered wildly off course; crash occurred moments later. Crash scene shown. [Survivor Arthur MARCHESI - says landing seemed uneventful; doesn't remember actual crash.] Weather primary cause of crash.
REPORTER: Jules Bergman
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(Studio) Columnist Jack Anderson says on "A. M. America" he interviewed underworld figure John Roselli after he testified before Senator CIA committee to tell about his role in CIA plot to assassinate Castro. Roselli rptdly. told Anderson that gangster, Sam Giancana, knew about plot but wasn't directly involved. Roselli named 2 CIA officials, James O'Connell and William Harvey as supervisors of Castro plot. Harvey testifies today before closed door session of Senator CIA committee
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) CIA director William Colby tells House committee that members of Congress not immune from surveillance while overseas. Representative Bella Abzug critical of disclosure.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) National wiretap commission opens hearings to discuss ways to keep sophisticated bugging devices out of hands of people using them illegally.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Capitol Hill) Exs. of electronic surveillance equipment shown. [National wiretap commission James FAHY - demonstrates 1 piece of equipment that looks like ordinary socket.] [National wiretap commission John VanDEWERKER - shows 1 device that must be assembled under microscope.] Mfrs. estimate that for every piece of equipment made and sold legitimately, at least 300 devices used illegally.
REPORTER: Charles Gibson
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(Studio) Defense Department figures rescue of cargo ship Mayaguez and its 39 man crew cost United States $9.5 million; breakdown of money spent outlined.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) 3 American and Dutch students kidnapped by African guerrillas 5 mos. [sic] ago almost escaped; rescue attempt detailed.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) Britain's Prime Min. Harold Wilson calls for fresh start in relations between Britain and Uganda and release of British lecturer Denis Hills. Uganda accuses Britain of sending 2 ships filled with troops to Kenya and threatening invasion of Uganda; Britain denies any troops aboard ships in question.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) Mozambique officially becomes independent state.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Today 25th anniversary of Korean war.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(Changdan, South Korea) On June 25, 1950, North Korean invasion of South Korea began; Changdan leveled. June 1950 film of soldiers shown. Day after fall of Seoul, President Harry Truman committed United States forces; General Douglas MacArthur brings in United States troops stationed in Japan to Korea. Details of Korean war recapped. Defense Department film of United States troops in Korea shown.
REPORTER: Irv Chapman
(Seoul, South Korea) Seoul's economy recovery since war spectacular, but threat of new war never far away; details given. Not long ago, South Korea discovered tunnels dug by North Korea that could be used to begin invasion.
REPORTER: Irv Chapman
(Beneath DMZ, Korea) Inside of tunnels shown; discovery is reminder to S. Koreans that peace could end quickly.
REPORTER: Irv Chapman
(Studio) Tomorrow, ABC to have special on developments in North Korea since war.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Egypt returns remains of 2 Israeli terrorists who assassinated Britain's top official in Mid. E. in 1944. In exchange, Israel hands over 20 Arab security prisoners, arrested on anti-Israeli charges.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) Opponents of India's Premier Indira Gandhi begin nationwide drive to force her to resign from office. India's supreme court ruled yesterday she may remain in office but without vote in parliament while court considers her appeal of corrupt campaign practices. Film of Mrs. Gandhi shown as she spoke briefly to supporters.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) Russian Bolshoi opera begins 1st visit to American this week Bolshoi opera's grandeur and magnificence overwhelming.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
(NYC) Scenes from Bolshoi opera rehearsal shown. Some American children to be used to fill out cast, but it won't affect purely Russian opera.
REPORTER: Lem Tucker
(Studio) Bolshoi opens in New York tonight; Bolshoi opera 200 years old.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner
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(Studio) Democracy and free speech wonderful but induce perverse humans to oppose one another irrationally, thereby paralyzing remedial actions on some problems, incling. crime. Crime solvers are of 2 types - social reformers and hardliners. This reporter believes both sides manifestly right; details given.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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