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(Studio) President Nixon plans May summit conference in Moscow, USSR . President feels Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) and Berlin agreement make conference possible. Weapons agreement may be reached in January or February
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) [NIXON - tells of United States and USSR deciding upon meeting Trip to People's Republic of China, and USSR are 2 separate trips; trip to solve differences.] In Congress meeting, Nixon says trip may avert Middle E. war, slow arms race and help in Vietnam. Nixon announced trip to avoid news leak.
REPORTER: Herbert Kaplow
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(Studio) Undersecretary Navy, John West Warner, meets with 2nd highest Navy ofr. at USSR meeting to avoid 2 cntrys. getting into fights on sea.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Egypt's President Anwar el-Sadat tells USSR that United States supports Israeli occupation of Arab lands. This and USSR 's latest support assured North Vietnam to be spoken of at summit.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Orgd. labor to go along with phase II and sit on pay board Pay board set up with commission on prices, costs, and profits. Labor looks over President memo and decides to go along.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Nixon memo assures Meany. Treasury Secretary John B. Connally, Junior won't have veto. President can fire or hire board members [AFL-CIO President George MEANY - says AFL-CIO will try to make President plans work, will serve on pay board and set up own watchdog units to monitor prices.] [NIXON - welcomes organized labor on pay board; needs cooperation of all Americans to beat cost of living.] Union representatives say workers entitled to frozen wage increases after freeze lifted. Unions will take action if don't get way.
REPORTER: Irving R. Levine
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(Studio) President says if no agreement reached with regard to amount of Japanese textile shipments sent to US, United States will limit them.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Nixon to make Supreme Court nominations next month; says Senator Robert C. Byrd in running and names of 2 women on list.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Supreme Court makes decisions concerning cases and issues: refuses to rule on legality of Vietnam war and to halt questioning of Attica inmates; agrees to hear case with regard to constitutionality of law prohibiting inter-state shipment of obscene material; agrees to decide if white point of South school district can pull out and set up own district; affirms ruling saying fed. employees may not strike.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) David Brinkley comments on Court's doings.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(NYC) Lower courts ruled Vietnam war legal due to Gulf of Tonkin resolution and Congress appropriations for it. If court had ruled illegality, couldn't have undone damage, but would have opened too many damaging lawsuits that would hurt American; may be political and moral question, rather than legality. Court decided wisely.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) President hopes withdrawal goals will be met before Moscow, USSR , trip; says negotiations for peace settlement may be concluded by then.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Full-page advertisement saying "Draft Representative Wilbur D. Mills for President" seen in "Washington Post." Senator Birch Bayh won't be running for President due to wife's illness.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) [BAYH - believes wife's surgery for cancer will be success, but long recuperation needed; wants to be by her side.]
REPORTER: No reporter given
(Studio) Senators George S. McGovern and Fred R. Harris only announced candidates.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Senator Harold E. Hughes dropped out of contention, but involved in Democratic Party struggle. Hughes candidate of party reformers for Temporary Credentials Committee chairperson at National Convention Mrs. Patricia Roberts Harris supported by regulars and old guard. Democratic National Committee to decide Wednesday
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) 6 trucks of American convoy in Vietnam forced bus of disabled South Vietnam off road Some injured. South Vietnam civilians enraged and hold convoy hostage for 8 hrs.; settled for $726, 170 cases of salad oil and 150 cases of soybean mixture.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Lieutenant Colonel Anthony B. Herbert speaks of grievance with military justice.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Chicago, Illinois) [HERBERT - says should do away with military justice system. All should be able to go to same courts; can't have justice when man who judges is one who alleges you committed crime; cites Army investigating own war crimes as example.]
REPORTER: No reporter given
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(Studio) Air Force grounds all C-5A cargo planes due to more structural damage.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Report on natural weapons system.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Hawaii) United States Navy film shows sea lions, porpoises and whales trained by Navy.
REPORTER: Roy Neal
(S. California) Sea lion recovers fired missile. Procedure detailed. Animals can be used to carry weapons.
REPORTER: Roy Neal
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(Studio) NBC President Julian Goodman appears before Senator Sam. J. Ervin, Junior's, subcommittee on press freedom; says Federal Communications Commission Fairness Doctrine could be threat to freedom of broadcast journalism.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) [GOODMAN - says doctrine always used after complaint by special interest group that uses media to air its propaganda; means government will determine information to be put over air as requested by special interest groups; hopes Federal Communications Commission will not make government final editor.] Ex-CBS news executive Fred Friendly, fears networks' own policies. [Columbia Journalism Prof. FRIENDLY - fears corporation concern for $s. News organization capable of better journalism than gets on air. Censor is airtime costs.]
REPORTER: Paul Duke
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(Studio) Pittsburgh Pirates beat Baltimore Orioles, 5-1, in 3rd game. NBC airs 4th game at 8 p.m. EST Wednesday
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Photo shown of Staff sergeant John C. Sexton, Junior en route to Saigon, South Vietnam, hospital; arrives in United States tonight.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Lieutenant General Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller, 73, most decorated Marine, dies of pneumonia.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Chief of Staff General William C. Westmoreland says Vietnam war lowered Army's professionalism and delayed projects due to lack of funds.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) US Housing and Urban Development Secretary George West Romney orders 7 1/2% staff cut.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) In Singapore, Governor Ronald West Reagan says he can't see why 1-man South Vietnam election criticized as it happens a lot in Communist cntrys.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Shah of Iran, family and entourage make pilgrimage to tomb of Cyrus the Great to launch 2,500th anniversary of Persian Empire.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Pasargadae, Iran) Event launches week long celebration. Pageantry shown as Shah places wreath.
REPORTER: No reporter given
(Studio) "New York Times" reporter Charlotte Curtin reports growing criticism of amount of money spent for event. Shah asks if people think he should serve 50 hds. of state with bread and radishes.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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