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(Studio) President Johnson holds press conf.; though he supports Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey says he plans no partisan politicking.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(DC) President shown at conference
REPORTER: David Brinkley Narrates
(Studio) President told Thursday that his Supreme Court nominees might not be confirmed by Senator Says he'd be sorry if small group blocked nominations that most Senators favored. Rptd. if filibuster occurs, Justice Abe Fortas will ask his name be removed.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Soviet press says anti-socialists and right wing forces in Czechoslovakia must be protected from anti-Soviet propaganda. President Ludvik Svoboda recs. Soviet Dep. For. Min. Communist Party leader Alexander Dubcek calls meeting of full party central committee
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) Viet Cong terrorists blow up government information office in Cholon district Saigon. 13 killed. 34 Americans killed and 33 wounded in battle N.W. of Saigon. 31 enemy killed. 124 suspects captured.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) Metromedia television with 5 stations offers Mayor Richard Daley 1 hour prime time. National Press Club invites him to address club next week Chicago police rptdly. seized many weapons from anti-war demonstrators, but had refused to show them.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
(Chicago, Illinois) Delay in displaying items attributed to delay in unpkging. and gathering them up. Police say weapons either taken from demonstrators or areas where they were. Items shown and described. 60% to be used as evidence against 640 arrested.
REPORTER: Bill Matney
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(Studio) Republican candidate Richard Nixon says Israel must have military superiority if there's to be peace in Mideast. Says Israel should have United States phantom jets if needed.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Republican campaign staff briefs Republican Vice Presidential candidate, Spiro Agnew.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Oshkosh, WI) Agnew greets crowd. [AGNEW - says we'll set about electing Nixon as next President and "what's his name" as Vice President]
REPORTER: Charles Quinn
(Cedar Rapids, Iowa) His style is low-key. Voice rarely rises in anger. Has talked of George Wallace's favorite issues: law and order; hippies and Communists[AGNEW - says Wallace uses "law and order" as hatchet.]
REPORTER: Charles Quinn
(No location given) [AGNEW - says without law and order, have social suicide. Nixon will preach and practice it.]
REPORTER: No reporter given
(No location given) [AGNEW - says hippies and yippies (Youth International Party) can't run business or serve in government office or run lathe in factory. All they can do is lay down in park and sleep and nick police with razor blades.]
REPORTER: No reporter given
(No location given) [AGNEW - says student uprisings sponsored by Students for a Democratic Society and people identified as red sympathizers. Have tendency to play down Communist influence.]
REPORTER: No reporter given
(Studio) Nixon hopes Agnew hard outlook on law and order will minimize Wallace threat. Agnew saying he and Nixon more responsible and respectable than Wallace.
REPORTER: Charles Quinn
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(Studio) Vice President Humphrey asks Congress to change law so he and Nixon can debate. Bill now held up in House committee Law requires that all candidates be heard. Vice President says he could end Vietnam war better than Nixon.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Senator Edmund Muskie briefed by Johnson and Secretary of State Dean Rusk.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Kennebunk Beach, ME) Muskie takes dawn swim in Atlantic. Wants to unify Demos; respects Senator Eugene McCarthy's difference. [MUSKIE - says oldest son finds McCarthy appealing, as he does. Would worry about his vote if he were 21.] He worries about violence.
REPORTER: David Burrington
(Aboard Plane) [MUSKIE talks of the sort of leadership needed and cites qualities. Aware of his shortcomings.]
REPORTER: David Burrington
(DC) Muskie says he can influence course of administration by dissenting from within administration Muskie and Vice President shown in conference [MUSKIE - says victory not as impt. as winning in the right way.] Muskie begins campaign Sunday
REPORTER: David Burrington
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(Studio) Democratic Senate candidate, John J. Gilligan, says his refusal to support Humphrey stopped his gifts from AFL-CIO. Says his campaign may end. AFL- CIO political committee in Ohio meets later in Missouri.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Philadelphia schools open after teacher strike averted. Contract with wage increases of up to $1,200 year granted.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) Walkouts and boycotts occur in United States resulting from racial disputes. Report on example.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
(Michigan) Il Michigan school districts of which 6 are in Detroit suburbs tied up in strikes. 2,500 teachers and 65,000 students out.
REPORTER: Fred Briggs
(Taylor, Michigan) Taylor Mississippi' 700 teachers strike for 3rd year 19,000 students out. Starting salary for teachers $6,300 year Police get $8,500 and recently got $1,100 raise. Teachers want $1,200 raise. School board in red. [Union President Rollie HOPGOOD - says asking for almostavenueof other Wayne Cnty. districts. Interested in new means of financing education. It's now unequitable. (SIC)] Many residents picketing against teachers. [Parent Mrs. Esther KOSTICH - says disgusted with teachers asking for yearly raise when they don't deserve it. Some mothers have said children just as dumb as when they went in so why should teachers get more money. Can't afford strike each year] Both groups opposed to property taxes to finance schools. [Michigan School SUPT. - says Michigan and other states will eventually have to assume all financial responsibility for education. Will take some years]
REPORTER: Fred Briggs
(Lansing, Michigan) State legislature still tackle problem 1 district at time. Maybe more strikes will bring changes closer.
REPORTER: Fred Briggs
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(Studio) Move to reject murder indictment of James Earl Ray rejected. His attorney said publicity surrounding death of Dr. Martin Luther King made fair trial impossible.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) NBC reports that overzealous employees placed microphones in closed room of Democratic platform committee NBC says no material used from microphones. Representative Hale Boggs, chairperson committee , says NBC informed him in telegram of incident and said they were sending information to federal authorities. Boggs says laws apply to all and wiretapping, bugging and eavesdropping violate federal and state laws. Says now matter for law agencies.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Montgomery Cnty. Council of Maryland proposes law requiring regis. of firearms. 1st hearing attended by 7,000 in building for 2,000. 100s turned away at 2nd hearing in larger building Both mtgs. filled with hostile people.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Montgomery Cnty., MD) Council President William Greenhalgh gets jeers and boos before hearing starts. [GREENHALGH - says permitted to take testimony but not under last night's conditions.] [N. - South Skirmish Association Bernard HARTLEY - says like law in Alaska where anyone committing violent crime with gun gets mandatory 10 years] [David MARSHALL - says Soviets who came into Czechoslovakia would have been delighted with law of this type.] [Cnty. Court Judge Ralph MILLER - says pleasure to appear here in favor of gun control legislature] [GREENHALGH - says speech deserves every courtesy.] [MILLER - says regis. imperative. Control desirable in case of some individuals.] [James FIESER - says laxity courts put many criminals back on street.] [No video from 8:43-8:59] [MILLER - believes regisration will help alleviate black-white tensions. Violence historical means of repressing Negroes. Spread of arms to 90% in white community concerns Negroes.] [SPKR. UNKNOWN - says do-gooders and bleeding hearts hope such controls might save an occasional life and they're willing to suppress wholesome sporting activities of millions. They support those who seek to overthrow our government and who must confiscate our guns to do so.]
REPORTER: David Brinkley Narrates
(Studio) 26 spkrs. there. 24 against and 2 for. Opponents feel once guns registered, they would be confiscated.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Congress gave Johnson 10% tax increases if he'd cut government spending by $6 billion. Johnson wants school and farm subsidies exempt from reductions. Senator John Williams says Congress always in favor of saving money, but ....
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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