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(Studio) North Vietnam insist on United States signing of Vietnam peace agreement.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Paris, France) North Vietnam negotiator Xuan Thuy indicates there will be no further talks with Henry Kissinger until there is a guarantee that peace accord will be honored. [THUY - (via interpreter) objects to lack of seriousness expressed by United States in going hack on points already agreed to.]
REPORTER: Lloyd Dobyns
(Studio) North Vietnam applies pressure to United States for peace commitment.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Chinese Premier Chou En-lai says he's been in contact with United States and North Vietnam on Vietnam peace mvts. Hopes for signing.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Saigon, South Vietnam) South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu attends National Day celebration at ntl. military cemetery. United States ambassador to South Vietnam Ellsworth Bunker and United States commander in Vietnam General Frederick Weyand also present. [THIEU - says South Vietnam will resist peace which results in Communist rule.]
REPORTER: Bob Jones
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(Studio) United States position is that South Vietnam will give in; North Vietnam will continue talks.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(White House) White House declines comment on Thieu's speech and Thuy's demands. Admin. sources say Kissinger television speech designed as guarantee of sorts to North Vietnam that United States has every intention of honoring agreement.
REPORTER: Richard Valeriani
(Studio) Problems which remain to be solved incl: large force of North Vietnam stationed in N. South Vietnam which could pose threat; tripartite government which Thieu calls a coalition but United States does not.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Contd. enemy action reported in South Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. American copter crashes in Mekong Delta. 9 bodies recovered.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) President Nixon, in radio campaign speech, says his administration is making cities more liveable.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Senator George McGovern campaigns in NYC.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(NYC) Parade on 5th Avenue coincides with lunch hour Thousands line curbs. Motorcade ends in garment district. [McGOVERN - cites Nixon's poor showing on unemployment, inflation.] Senator Edward Kennedy predicts McGovern will come from behind to win.
REPORTER: John Dancy
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(Studio) Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Sargent Shriver campaigns in Portland, OR, and Seattle, WA. Vice President Spiro Agnew in California.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(San Diego, California) Group of protesters shout and blow whistles at Agnew rally, mimicking Agnew's blowing a whistle at demonstrators a few days ago. [AGNEW - asks why demonstrators, since they enjoy using fascist tactics, don't wear brown shirts and swastika arm bands. Protesters do not help McGovern with their actions.]
REPORTER: Tom Pettit
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(Studio) Presidential race in California, with large number electoral votes, featured.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Los Angeles, California) California has 45 electoral votes. There are 3 Democrats per 2 Republicans McGovern staff hands out campaign literature at aerospace plants, residential areas, to convince disenchanted or undecided Democrats to vote McGovern. Democrats for Nixon appeal to same people. Nixon wants to carry home state.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Watergate defendant Bernard Barker convicted in Florida of misusing notary public seal on Republican campaign check. Given 60-day suspended sentence.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Miami, Florida) Prosecutor Richard Gerstein tries unsuccessfully to use trial to learn more about Watergate, which check in question financed. Former Republican treasurer Hugh Sloan says he did not know Barker. Barker's attorney Henry Rothblatt describes client as great American Judge Paul Baker finds Barker guilty but imposes light sentence.
REPORTER: Carl Stern Artist: Leo Hershfield
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(Studio) Committee to Reelect President agrees under pressure to make public a partial list of contributors to secret campaign fund. Common Cause brings suit to make names public. Republicans agree to settlement.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) New Congress will consider national health insurance to help people pay hospital and medical bills. Commentator denounces exorbitant cost of medical care. Examples of misuse of funds, resulting in high costs to patients in hospitals, cited.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) In Belfast, North Ireland, bombers make tragedy out of Halloween.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Belfast, North Ireland) Bomb at Catholic pub, meant for men inside, kills 2 little girls. [Fathers of victims say terrorists should have at least warmed children.]
REPORTER: Jack Paxton
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(Studio) lst snowstorm of season hits Denver, Colorado.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Denver, Colorado) Traffic at standstill. Businesses, airports, hwys. closed as snow reaches 3 foot in depth.
REPORTER: Tony Pepper KOA-TV
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(Studio) Canadian P. Min. Trudeau's liberal party fails to win parliamentary majority.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) American poet Ezra Pound dies in Venice, Italy, at 87 years
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) President Nixon has hardly campaigned at all. Has not made paid political TV speech. He is miles ahead in polls. McGovern campaigns frantically with large crowds but is behind in polls. Voters don't seem to care about campaign.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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