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(Studio) South Vietnam officers and 80 American advisers, air lifted out of Quang Tri city. Thousands of South Vietnam troops have been left to fight their way out. North Vietnam units already in city. South Vietnam mount defenses south of city on Highway 1 leading to Hue.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam) Collapse of Quang Tri puts South Vietnam north front in sandy trenches 8 mile south of provincial capital. Quang Tri abandoned because supply convoy could not get through North Vietnam cordon. North Vietnam have Pushed 27 mile south of DMZ. Hue lies 24 mile further south
REPORTER: Don North
(Hue, South Vietnam) North Vietnam gradually closing in on imperial capital of Hue. Stream of refugees south toward Hue thicker than ever. South Vietnam irregular soldiers also flee. [US adviser, Brigadier General Thomas BOWEN - thinks Hue is North Vietnam offensive's objective.] In Hue, children fill sandbags.
REPORTER: Jack Paxton
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(Studio) President Nixon and Communist Party Chief Leonid Brezhnev have had confidential exchanges and have sent new instructions to their negotiators at Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) talks in Helsinki, Finland.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) President visits Texas ranch of Treasury Secretary John Connally.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(La Picosa Ranch, Texas) Giant barbecue dinner honors Nixon. 200 guests incl. prominent members of both political ptys. Nixon answers questions on Vietnam, busing, oil.
REPORTER: Richard Valeriani
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(Studio) Cost of Living Council releases small businesses from wage, price controls. Price Commission opposes move.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) [Cost of Living Council Director, Donald RUMSFELD - says competition will control pay and price levels on small businesses.] Price Commission mbrs., and Chairperson Jackson Grayson says exemption of small businesses is premature.
REPORTER: Irving R. Levine
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(Studio) President primaries to be held tomorrow in Ohio, IN, DC, and Alabama. Alabama Governor George Wallace should be unbeatable in his native state.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Indianapolis, IN) Wallace continues to do well on the road, to dismay of National Democratic party Trouble, however, has dvtd. back home in Alabama. Some Alabama voters dissatisfied with Governor Alabama Democratic party (which he does not control) has redrawn state's election districts. (Montgomery, Alabama) Only delegates (not candidates) listed on Alabama ballot. Wallace launches major "get out the vote" campaign in Alabama. (Miami, Florida [Alabama Democrat Chairperson, Robert VANCE - says people of Alabama want a Governor, not a perennial candidate.] (IN) [WALLACE - says Vance's group wants him to leave when he's in Alabama, and to come hone when he's away. Says that group is anti-Wallace, whereas most people in Alabama support Wallace.]
REPORTER: Rebecca Bell
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(Studio) Senator Birch Bayh, former Muskie supporter, now endorses Humphrey in IN president primary. In IN, contest is between Wallace and Humphrey. In Ohio, McCarthy and Jackson, but mainly McGovern and Humphrey.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Lincoln Heights, Ohio) Senator George McGovern's Ohio campaign started late, but his momentum and shrewd staff carry him into excited Ohio crowds. [MCGOVERN - says nation wants back on road to peace.] (Cleveland, Ohio) [Senator Hubert HUMPHREY - thinks he deserves a 2nd chance; reminds people of his record.] He has black and Jewish support, a good campaign organization, and generous budget.
REPORTER: Catherine Mackin
(Studio) NBC coverage of Ohio and IN primaries announced.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Geologists study moon rocks brought back by Apollo 16. Space Agency releases film taken by astronauts on moon.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Moon) Landing on moon, moon surface from lunar rover, moon lift-off shown.
REPORTER: Jim Hartz (narrates)
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(Studio) Federal judge declares 1969 election of W.A. "Tony" Boyle as president of United Mine Workers was illegal.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) General Motors Corporation and Ford indicted by Federal grand jury on conspiracy charges. They plotted to restrict competition in fleet market
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Labor Department reports Stamford, Connecticut, added to list of cities with substantial unemployment (more than 6%). There are 56 cities on list; last October there were 65.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Columnist Jack Anderson tells House Committee FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover prepared secret memos on love life of prominent public figures for bedtime reading of President Johnson.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) New York "Times" wins Pulitzer Prize for public service, for publishing Pentagon Papers, but reporter Neil Sheehan, writer of most of it, did not receive am award. Prize for National Rptg. goes to columnist Jack Anderson.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Attributes of trout fishing, communing with nature, expounded.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Crowley Lake, California) Serene scene of trout lake at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, shown. At 6:00 p.m., camping trailers line up for entrance. Saturday, 4:30 a.m., crowds pour into lake area as fishing season opens. Saturday, 8:00 a.m., lake covered with boats. Saturday, 11:00 a.m., fishermen shown with catches. Saturday, 5:00 p.m., men load up to go home.
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