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#447594
(Studio) Charges dropped against Green Berets. CIA won't let any agents testify due to national security risk. 8 men to be assigned to duty elsewhere than Vietnam.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(DC) [Army Secretary Stanley RESOR - says CIA won't let any of its personnel testify. Defendants cannot get fair trial, so charges to be dropped. Act which they were charged with violates Army rules and principles. Army won't condone such acts.]
REPORTER: No reporter given
(DC) Case 1st became public when Colonel Robt Rheault relieved of post. Major Thomas Middleton was Intelligence Ofr. Victim never found. Captain Robt Marasco accused of actual shooting. CIA confirmed Sugyen was double agent. CIA told them to do what they wanted to about matters but later changed its mind. Some careers may have been shattered.
REPORTER: Robert Goralski
(Columbia, SC) [Mrs. Thomas MIDDLETON - says it's a welcome relief. Was complete surprise. Hope Army will publicly apologize. Husband had lost faith in Army as of last Friday]
REPORTER: Dick Edwards
#447595
(Studio) Reporter relates Alpha Company incident in which company refused to charge hill.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
("AK Valley," South Vietnam) Alpha Company shown in field and attending church service. Men read stories of incident. [Pfc. Fred SANDERS says Company felt more support needed.] [Pfc, Richard WASHINGTON - says we'd lost a lot of guys out there.] [Pfc. Merlin SONDROL says glad to be with Company]
REPORTER: Kenley Jones
#447597
(Studio) West German mark revalued. It will be allowed to go as high as speculators wish to pay. Or to find own value in relations to other currency.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
(Studio) Treasury Secretary David Kennedy says revaluation to have no effect on dollar. Means German goods more expensive here and our goods cheaper there.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
#447598
(Studio) Mark issue is close election.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Bonn, West Germany) Reporter predicts SPD leader Willy Brandt to lead SPD into power for 1st time since 1930s. SPD in stronger position than CDU Chancellor Kurt Kiesinger of forming coalition government 33 million vote. Dual voting system explains why Brandt won, though SPD outvoted. CDU gets 46% vote, but Kiesinger probably on way out. SPD gets 42.5% vote. Ford Min. Brandt could work out major coalition with free Demos, Kiesinger Cabinet meets to talk of mark. Possible CDU to seek coalition with free Democrats, too. CDU-SPD coalition not likely, Right wing NPD soundly defeated, [Chairperson NPD Adolf von THADDEN says voters scared off by reports, We'll ask Fed, Cts. to nullify election. NPD has role in cntry.] W. German.s took cautious step to left. Brandt's socialists are mildly respectable.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
#447600
(Studio) Kopechne attorney says public curiosity not good enough reason for exhuming Mary Jo Kopechne's body.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) Attorney Joseph Flanagan asks court to throw out autopsy request filed by District Attorney Edward Dinis. Kopechnes present. Dinis Assistant Armand Fernandes says autopsy necessary. Flanagan calls autopsy request "fishing expedition." Judge Bernard Brominski to study case.
REPORTER: Liz Trotta Artist: Van Beverly
#447601
(Studio) 200 protesters, said to be attys., demand mistrial at Chicago 8 trial. Chief Judge orders them out of building
REPORTER: David Brinkley
#447602
(Studio) Some Justice Department attys. revolt against administration desegregation policies.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(DC) Critics claim administration not enforcing its own laws. [Assistant Attorney General Jerris LEONARD - says courts can't enforce "instant integration." Not enough people to enforce law.] Staff divided and demoralized.
REPORTER: Carl Stern
#447604
(Studio) People's Republic of China sets off nuclear explosion in air. Nuclear fallout to head West Rptd. USSR proposed mutual withdrawal with China.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Hong Kong) Mao Tse-tung rumored to be dead or incapacitated. He's due to appear at National Day Celebrations Wednesday Film shown of young Mao and his men, and Mao in April, 1969.
REPORTER: Welles Hangen
#447605
(Studio) London hippies' leaders have option to buy uninhabited Saint Patrick's Island off Ireland's coast. Irish government may keep them off.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
#447607
(Studio) 3 bandits rob bar of $1,000 near Pontiac, Michigan, while someone steals their getaway car. They steal customer's car.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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