This program is 27 minutes long
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(Studio) Viet Cong announces 3 day cease-fire for Christmas and New Year. Allies believed to plan only 24 hour truce. United States casualties given. Most killed in Cambodian border area. Vietnam casualties given. United States troops continue Viet Cong search in Mekong Delta.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
(Mekong Delta, South Vietnam) Province described as birthplace of VC. Operation Tiger Claw described. United States role noted. Troops landed at Mo Cay. Area booby-trapped. Film of military encounter shown. Bullets rain on houses, women and children. Control of Mekong Delta in question.
REPORTER: Liz Trotta
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(Studio) North Vietnam spokesperson blames Paris talks hold up on United States refusal to recognize Viet Cong as equal partner of North Vietnam. Procedural matters delay talks.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) Averell Harriman returns to US; talks with Nixon. Nixon observer at Paris talks thought possible. Nixon people say not, until Nixon is President and appts. own man.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(NYC) Harriman, Nixon meet. Harriman, Cyrus Vance to leave Paris talk scene after Nixon becomes President [HARRIMAN - reports talk with Nixon. Communists don't see much difference between Democrats and Republicans]
REPORTER: Herbert Kaplow
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(Studio) Edwin Reischauer, with Bus. Execs. for Peace in Vietnam, hopes Richard Nixon to de-Americanize war, seen as economy disaster for US. Fears Pentagon pressures to be obstacle.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) President Al-Bakr of Iraq refuses to withdraw troops from Jordan.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) William Scranton in Lebanon. Says Richard Nixon supports United Nations security cncl. resolution for Israel to withdraw from occupied Arab territory in return for diplomatic recognition.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) Upper classes look down on middle class, backbone of successful countries. Revolutionaries hate upper classes. In Italy workers stage massive 1 day strike. Huge rally in Rome calls for death to middle class. Students participate. Demonstration described, include police withdrawal. Trouble subsides.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Auto repair investigation conts. in Congress Auto dealer defends repair work.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(DC) President Auto Dealers quoted with regard to repair service. Senator Philip Hart questions customer feelings. [HART - asks why 36% customers believe service bad.] [Car Dealers Association Tom WILLIAMS, Senior - notes problems dealers have.] Mechanics spokesperson blames superiors, rate system for mechanics.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) West Virginia has hearing on Consolidated No. 9 mine disaster.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Fairmont, West Virginia) Miners testify. Miners and company officials say caught by surprise. [Miner Russell FOSTER - describes action at time of explosion.] [General Mine Supt. Lawrence RIGGS - recalls circumstances of catastrophe.] Company defends, miner criticizes safety practices.
REPORTER: Fred Briggs
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(Studio) Sirhan Sirhan trial with regard to death of Robert F. Kennedy to begin January 7. Delay granted. Ethel Kennedy will not appear as witness. Reporters to see trial on closed circuit TV. To last 2 mos.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) New violence at San Francisco State College. Student demonstrators, Negro civic leaders fight police. Arrests made.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Richard Gibson, Denver business man, played on University of Alabama 1946 team at Rose Bowl game. Jazz his main interest. Put band together, got New York City restaurant booking. Film shows band playing jazz music. [GIBSON - praises jazz music; laments fragmentation.] Band featured.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
(Studio) Reporter explains 4 minute excursion back to the April of our years.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) Aristotle Onassis, husband of former Jacqueline Kennedy, enters New Jersey hospital.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) Renault workers strike in France, to protest wage controls, to prevent franc devaluation.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
(Billancourt, France) 100,000 workers strike. Unions, include Communist CGT, call strike. Defiance to DeGaulle. Econ. situation described.
REPORTER: Garrick Utley
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(Studio) David Dellinger, Democratic Convention demonstration leader, criticizes Senator Eugene McCarthy at Senator Un-American Subcommittee hearing. Issue: McCarthy silent with regard to police until own supporters were beaten.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) Mrs. Aristotle Onassis' lifestyle described. Sutton Place address considered by couple. Former address of Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt, daughter-in-law of Theodore Roosevelt. Teddy's hunting trophies noted.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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