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(Studio) Senator rejects G. Harrold Carswell 51-45; Nixon asks judge to retain federal post; Carswell agrees; new strict constructionist nomination to be named.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(DC) Senator crowded for vote; Senator Marlow Cook throws balance to opposition; 3 uncommitted Republicans seal Carswell fate. [Senator Winston PROUTY - doubts Carswell judicial temperament. [ [Senator Marlow COOK - says Medal of Honor ceremony showed need for excellence in government]
REPORTER: Paul Duke Artist: Steve Cohen
(Tallahassee, Florida) [Judge G. Harrold CARSWELL - relieved, not bitter; will keep present job.]
REPORTER: Fred Briggs
(DC) Carswell's defeat shocks White House; pols. blamed for blow; South constructionist probably 3rd nomination Nixon needs good choice.
REPORTER: Herbert Kaplow
(DC) Attorney General John Mitchell chose 1st 2 Supreme Court noms; made Nixon look bad twice.
REPORTER: Lem Tucker
(Studio) Next nomination probably South conservative; announcement time unknown.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Gas explosion kills and injures 200 in Osaka, Japan.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Osaka, Japan) Blast rips new subway site during rush hour; casualty toll increases
REPORTER: John Rich
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(Studio) Laos Prince Souvanna Phouma wants United States bomb halt except on Ho Chi Minh Trail; communists demand halt before peace talks begin.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Dakseang Green Beret camp post critical siege point; 1,300 communists reported killed.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Chi Phou, Cambodia) Site of Viet Cong attack on Cambodians shown; Viet Cong get weapons, flee; last government tour of war site was United States bombed town.
REPORTER: Richard Hunt
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(Studio) Nixon and National Security Council discuss United States approach for Vienna nuclear limitation talks.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(DC) United States position on arms talks softens; United States to propose halt of all strategic nuclear weapons deployment. [Former President Adviser McGeorge BUNDY - claims best time for nuclear limitation since 1945; United States should take initiative.]
REPORTER: Robert Goralski
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(Studio) Congress passes forced railroad settlement.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Air controllers ignore courts, leaders, continue walkout; air traffic normal, some flights canceled. Some teamsters return; Chicago, Los Angeles wildcat strikes continue.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Los Angeles, California) 19,000 strike in Los Angeles, union leaders urge return; some workers fired. [Striker Art CARROLL - says strikers want sick leave.] Truck traffic halted; strike conts.
REPORTER: Don Oliver
(Chicago, Illinois) Air controllers get back-to-work orders; fewer delays, flights at O'Hare Airport; United Airlines lays off 300 workers due to flight curtailment; union sues United for not giving 10-day notice.
REPORTER: John Dancy
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(Studio) Senator votes 6% pay increase for 5.5 million federal employees.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Massachusetts Supreme Court holds Mary Jo Kopechne inquest transcript from publisher
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Maryland Legis. repealed abortion laws, governor hasn't signed bill yet. New York Legis. to revote on similar law; Hawaii has same law with 90-day residency requirement.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Honolulu, Hawaii) [Unidentified WOMAN - discusses recent abortion.] Hawaii forms take longer than operation; costs $300; 2 hospitals won't perform abortions.
REPORTER: Jack Perkins
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(Studio) Senator Mike Mansfield says 2 Senator pages mugged and robbed outside Capitol; wants tougher Washington, DC law enforcement.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Egypt claims Israel killed 30 school children in raid; Israel says only military bases attacked.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Justice Department says federal court North Carolina busing order too extreme; case being appealed.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Apollo 13 may be delayed by German measles; delay, astronaut replacement debated; 1 month delay will cost $1 million.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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