This program is 26 minutes long
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(Studio) Pentagon reports several ships bound for Haiphong, North Vietnam, have turned back (1 Russian freighter). American planes cut railroad lines linking Hanoi, North Vietnam, with China; knock out important rail bridge. North Vietnam report Americans bomb dyke near Hanoi. 2 Russian naval vessels sighted moving south past Japan.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Pentagon) [Pentagon spkmn. Jerry FRIEDHEIM - refuses comment on Soviet nvts. Says United States will not interfere with Communist diplomatic channels.] Russia and China said fully informed of mining well before announced.
REPORTER: Robert Goralski
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(Studio) Battle for An Loc reaches bloody climax. Enemy tanks in city despite heavy bombing by American B-52s and fighter bombers. Communists use new heat-seeking hand-held, antiaircraft missile. 3 American planes shot down. Hue prepares for North Vietnam attack.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Hue, South Vietnam) South Vietnam take advantage of lull in fighting. Barges carry tons of ammunition to naval base near Hue. Tanks brought in from Japan. South Vietnam counteroffensive considered. South Vietnam paratroopers brought in.
REPORTER: Dennis Troute
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(Studio) United States offers to resume Paris Peace Talks, as does North Vietnam, but each side sets conditions unacceptable to other. North Vietnam's Le Duc Tho says military and political issues must be settled.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Antiwar demonstrations continue. 2000 protesters have been arrested so far. University of Minnesota students block main thoroughfare.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Minneapolis, Minnesota) 100 police, 100 National Guardsmen arrive to take down barricade. Students do not resist; no violence ensues. At noon rally, students vote for general strike. [Univ. President Malcolm MOOS - applauds students for avoiding violent confrontation.]
REPORTER: Fred Briggs
(Studio) In San Francisco, California, Union Sq., demonstrators meet police.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(San Francisco, California) California Governor Reagan, New York Governor Rockefeller kickoff Nixon reelection campaign. 2500 protesters gather outside hotel, chanting against war. Police on foot, horse, and motorcycle clear streets. Clubbings, injuries, and arrests reported.
REPORTER: Bob Flick
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(Studio) White House optimistically continues planning for US-Soviet summit. In Helsinki, Finland, Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) talks continue smoothly.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Environmental Protection Agency Admin. William Ruckelshaus tells auto industry it must meet government antipollution standards by 1975 deadline.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) [RUCKELSHAUS - recognizes mfrs.' problems, but feels technology, time, adequate to meet deadline. 5 applications for suspension denied.
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(Studio) United States Office of Education orders Illinois to return $4 million to government which was to have been spent on needy children, but was spent on teachers' salaries and administration costs.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) In Portland,OR, school children already on vacation.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Portland, OR) To run schools costs $300,000 a day. Portland schools run out of money, close. [Portland School Supt., Dr. Robert BLANCHARD - says 73,000 children short-changed. [Teacher, Miss Mary Lou BYSOM - says children forget class national over vacation, and will lose much more this time.] Teachers took 10% pay cut to help.
REPORTER: Jack Perkins
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(Studio) Acting FBI Director, L. Patrick GRAY, III, says women can now apply to become FBI agents. The late J. Edgar Hoover never permitted it.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) panel of economy tells business council meeting in Virginia, sound economy recovery underway, but more inflation may come this year and Admin. may not be able to reduce unemployment below 5%.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Nebraska primary results added to nation-wide total of Democrat conv. delegates. McGovern leads, Humphrey 2nd, Wallace 3rd.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Michigan primary to be held next Tuesday
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Dearborn, Michigan) Louis Keleman, auto assembly line worker, an example of why rising cost of living is a big issue in Michigan primary. [Mrs. Juanita KELEMAN - despairs of high food costs.] [Louis KELEMAN -avenue$140 a week take home pay, with $20 left after house pmt. and food.] Busing said not as impt. as cost of living. Org. labor leaders try to stop Alabama Governor George Wallace in Michigan, tell workers McGovern or Humphrey will help economy more. Laborers feel Wallace best expresses their anger.
REPORTER: Douglas Kiker
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(Studio) 90 minute downpour in New Braunfels, Texas, causes flood which kills 8. 3000 homeless.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Envtl. groups in Washington, DC ask judge for permanent injunction barring AK oil pipe line.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) In Bonn, West Germany, lst interstate treaty between E. and West Germany since W.W. II signed. Still must be ratified.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) In Montevideo, Uruguay, death toll has reached 83 in collision between British freighter Royston Grange and Liberian tanker Tienchee.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Montevideo, Uruguay) British ship had crew of 63 and 10 passengers. Uruguayan Coast Guard gives up hope any could still be alive. Accident near spot where German ship was scuttled by crew in W.W. II.
REPORTER: John Chancellor (narrates)
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(Studio) Sunshine Silver Mine fire story concludes.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Kellogg, ID) Grieving families leave vigil at nine, having learned all missing miners found dead. Mine will be closed for several months for investigation. Ron Flory and Tom Wilkinson who were rescued, were told by ID Governor that state will provide free job retraining for them.
REPORTER: Don Oliver
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