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#441988
(Studio) Czech Presidium meets to discuss getting Soviet troops out and preserving as many liberal reforms as possible. Dep. Premier Frantisek Hamouz tells people troops would leave if they'd stop opposing them. Soviet press praises Communist Party leader Alexander Dubcek as a fighting soldier and president Ludvik Svoboda as brave self-controlled ofr.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
(Prague, Czechoslovakia) Soviet tanks off main sts. waiting for orders. Bomb explodes. Czechs and Soviets deny exploding bomb.
REPORTER: Dean Brelis
#441989
(Studio) Romania President, Nicolae Ceausescu, tries to keep Soviet and E. bloc ntns. out of his country Wants Warsaw Pact maneuvers canceled or postponed. In Paris, USSR Ambassador dismisses rumors of plan to invade Romania.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
#441990
(Studio) NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) representatives revise West defense plans because of Czech invasion. To appeal to United States to stop removing troops from Europe.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
#441991
(Studio) Report on Czechs deciding whether to leave country or stay.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
(Czechoslovakia - Austria Border) More Czechs going home than running away. 3 Czech youths from Brno wanted to go to West Germany but couldn't due to Soviet guards. Went to Bratislava and now en route to Vienna.
REPORTER: Frank Bourgholtzer
(Hainburg, Austria) Men stop for wine along way. Newspaper tells of 27 compatriots that Soviets killed. Blank column in middle page shows censor at work.
REPORTER: Frank Bourgholtzer
(Vienna, Austria) Help Czechs Committee handles Czechs. Aided 7,000 with sleeping places over wkend. Czechs called tourists, not refugees.
REPORTER: Frank Bourgholtzer
#441993
(Studio) Iran is mourning for 20,000 killed in worst earthquake there ever. 50,000 injured and 1,000s bldgs. destroyed. Tremors killed more and destroyed more bldgs. today. Map shown of Iran.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
#441994
(Studio) Enemy bombards center of Da Nang. 27 civilians killed; 46 wounded. North and west of Saigon, B-52 bombers drop 175 tons bombs on enemy infiltration rtes. Pacification program in South Vietnam disrupted by 2 enemy offensives. Allies patch it up.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
(Long An Province) Viet Cong active in area. Loc Tien Mot described as pacified hamlet; pacified 3 times. Army has young men. Last pacification team stayed for 6 mos. School and dispensary left behind. School burned 3 times. Dispensary open 4 mos.; few use it due to reprisal fear. No medicine or equipment. Viet Cong took it away 1 night. Hamlet chief says more troops needed to make village safe. Says guerrillas collect taxes at night. 2 companies of South Vietnam regular forces around village. Move freely in day but pull back in hamlet at night. American and South Vietnam troops look for VC. Area still not pacified fully.
REPORTER: Liz Trotta
#441995
(Studio) Israel calls for United Nations Security Council meeting to charge that Egyptian forces ambushed Israeli patrol on E. bank Suez Canal. Egypt denies it. Tunisia walks out of Arab For. Min. meeting in Cairo, accusing Egypt of trying to dictate policy. Tunisia calls for study of Egyptian errors in 1967 war. Sinai Desert now Israeli tourist attraction.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
(Sinai Desert, Israel) Sightseers tour area in American vehicles. Trip through Mitla Pass featured. Some audio problems here. Tourists satisfy desire for adventure, visual sensation and vicarious contact with grim history.
REPORTER: Alvin Rosenfeld
#441997
(Studio) Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey calls for blue ribbon committee to study actions of demonstrations, police and media during Chicago violence. Says committee should include attys., sociologists, police and journalists; no public officials. In interview on educational TV, says he felt police overreacted.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
(NYC) Vice President led Labor Day parade up 5th Avenue Walked by AFL-CIO President, George Meany. Signs against Humphrey shown. Vice President came here due to Meany being here; didn't go to Detroit because Walter Reuther, who doesn't support him, there. No outbursts. Reviewed rest of parade after marching 20 blocks. Vice President shown holding child. Formal opening of campaign set for later. No speeches here. His problem is deciding how much of Johnson record to run on.
REPORTER: Jack Perkins
#441998
(Studio) Republican candidate, Richard Nixon, spent day resting in New York City apt. Opens his campaign Weds. in Chicago.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
#441999
(Studio) 3rd party candidate, George Wallace, spend day at stock car races in Darlington, SC. Says his candidacy helped by Chicago mess and mess both ptys. initiated.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
#442000
(Studio) In Berea, Kentucky, 14 men arrested due to gunbattle in which 1 black and 1 white killed. Shooting after National States Rights Party Rally.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
#442001
(Studio) Negro orgs. meet at 3rd international conference on black power.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 3,000 blacks meet to speak of more practical ways to use black power. Little unity. [Black United Front speaker Max STANFORD - says group feels conference not addressed to needs of average black. Ldrship. not recognized need to be loyal to black nation Conf. illegitimate of reping. black American' interests.] [Convention Delegate Milton HENRY - says each person here hoped for confrontation with each other.] [Conf. spokesperson Ron KARENGA - says if people come with diverse views and become unified in that diversity, we've succeeded.] Major delegates unified in idea of creating separate, free, independent nation for blacks. Self-exile in China, Robert Williams, formulated idea. [Republican of New Africa Bro. IMAIRI - says have government; only lack land. Have claim in international law to land. We'll do it with international resources, moral and physical help of 3rd world. Do it by grit of people and military and diplomatic strategy.] Great number delegates left unsure of future of black power movement. Most don't feel they'll get separate state. But feel without black unity, racism can't be combatted.
REPORTER: Lem Tucker
#442002
(Studio) Report on disc jockey who helped keep things cool during summer.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
(Milwaukee, WI) D.J. O.C. White hires boys and girls to clean up homes in their neighborhoods as point of his "clean green" project. [WHITE - talks about project between records.] 1st house to be fixed up shown; youths shown at work. In office over theatre, 1,100 sign up for work. 20 business firms donate $1,000 each for project. Others give paint and supplies. Home of Mrs. Mamie Williams shown; she's widow with 14 children. To be eligible, house owner must be widow with no support or man unable to provide for family. Workers fined if late for work. Pays $1.50 hour for 8 hrs. daily, 5 days week Adults supervise. Youths shown at work. Project's goals: to give profitable summer jobs, to keep them out of trouble and beautify neighborhood. [WHITE - describes how neighborhood once was. Let's work with what we have and make it beautiful.]
REPORTER: John McCullough WTMJ-TV
#442004
(Studio) Nigerian forces reported entering Biafran city, Aba. Commander Biafran forces denies city fallen or airstrips in danger. International Red Cross to increases airlift to Biafra.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
#442005
(Studio) Ex-President Dwight D. Eisenhower's progress favorable.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
#442006
(Studio) Soviet troops in Czechoslovakia must boost own morales and soothe Czechs'. Soviet version of USO entertains soldiers and anyone else.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
(Prague, Czechoslovakia) Part of Soviet show shown. Soviet troops applaud.
REPORTER: No reporter given
(Studio) Few Czechs saw show.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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