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(Studio) President Nixon gives go ahead to build SST, Govt, to spend 90% of funds. Virtue is quickness of flight, Defect is sonic boom, It wont be allowed to fly overland,
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(DC) [President NIXON - says necessary to build supersonic transport so United States can keep world leadership in air transport.]
REPORTER: No reporter given
(DC) supersonic transport is abstract leadership project. Few Americans will get to fly it. Value lies in belief American craft should fly world trade rtes. Pol, turbulence expected
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Seattle, WA) Boeing resumes production, Cost 1/2 billion so far. Commercial use not expected until 1978. Competitive USSR and French planes to fly 4 years sooner than SST. American model faster and bigger.
REPORTER: Jack Perkins
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(Studio) Federal Govt. puts "Philadelphia Plan" in effect and orders contractors to hire fixed % of blacks. Unions and contractors object and call plan illegal.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(DC) [Assistant Secretary Labor Arthur FLETCHER - says it's an economic problem, Nonwhites need plan to channel $ where needed. 1 way through employment and other through welfare.]
REPORTER: No reporter given
(Studio) Building Trades Union at AFL-CIO meeting denounces quota system. 7 1/2% nonwhites in construction unions. Black pop, of United States 10-12%. HUD Undersecretary tells unions that % not enough.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Seattle, WA) Pickets halt work at college construction site. [Male PICKET - calls for closing project down.] Crowd wrecks equipment, 1 fight shown. Police arrest Il, $5,000 damage shown. Project closed for day. Union members walk off job rather than work with black trainees,
REPORTER: Bob Fall KING-TV
(NYC) Negro protesters block building construction for 3 mos. Harlem residents want housing instead of office building [MAN - tells of poor who said they wanted apts. instead of building] [2nd BLACK - says we'll be back every time we're arrested.] 8 arrested. Black crews begin work.
REPORTER: Art Rust, Junior
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(Studio) USSR For. Min. Andrei Gromyko meets with Secretary of State William Rogers to talk of arms control. USSR reported upset at American decision to go ahead with ABM.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Well-known attys. like F Lee Bailey and Edward Bennett Williams go to Saigon for Green Beret case.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(DC) Should court-martial be held outside Vietnam? 1 of 3 to be tried 1st. Captain Robert Marasco's parents talk about case. [Frank MARASCO - says Army told us nothing of case.] [Mrs, MARASCO - says don't think they'll get fair trial in Vietnam.] [MARASCO - says don't know what motivates Gens. who make United States laughingstock of world.] [Mrs. MARASCO - tells of son's decision for 2nd Vietnam tour. He wanted better world. She cries. He went for US and they're not standing up for him. Why won't they help?]
REPORTER: Robert Goralski
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(Studio) 3rd Marine Diva pullout of DMZ, B-52s move in to protect area.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Defense says anti-riot provision of 1968 Civil Rights Act is unconst.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Chet Huntley in Europe to report on West German elections. He looks into British and French economy
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(London, England) Tourism keeps England solvent, Image of permissive society present. Hippies in Picadilly Circus shown. Maj, city keeps decorum. Gold-buying room of brokerage firm shows many feel they'd be better off without so much British currency. Empty Rhodesian Bldg, shown. Cntry. was too weak to stop Rhodesian independence. Empty 32- story building shown. Dock closed due to labor dispute. Autos made for overseas market
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
(Paris, France) Labor problems hit France. Recent wk, railroad strike. Shopkeepers restless. Unions want huge pay raises. Econ. hurt by imports. France devaluation made them more expensive. French farmer inefficient. Inflation inevitable because French buyers, not savers, Factories antiquated. Consumer doesn't like purchasing power restrained. Since WWII West German economy boom and France and England struggle.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
(Studio) Franc falls to lowest level yet. P.Min. Chaban-Delmas says France can't do much about wildcat strikes because it has no $ to give.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Education Commissioner Jas, Allen reports on open program to end United States illiteracy. Headline of New York Post reads: "Allen's Goal: End Illiteracy in US." They corrected it.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Local representatives protest plan to tax state bonds. Gov, Claude Kirk says his state to tax federal bonds if plan goes through.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) In NYC, letter carriers have to travel in pairs to avoid robbery when welfare checks come out.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Long Island railroad had 1 train canceled every day since last year Known as "Phantom Train." 7:55 finally leaves on time.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Studio) At Babylon, New York, girls give out doughnuts and coffee. [MAN - says this is my regular run. Missed it for year Since I'm retiring it's like going-away gift.] [WOMAN - says it's an unexpected smile of a job.]
REPORTER: David Brinkley (narrates)
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