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(Studio) US Housing and Urban Development Secretary George Romney, recently involved in shouting match with Pennsylvania Governor Milton Shapp over slowness of government flood relief, plans to resign. (DC) [ROMNEY - says he tried to resign 6 mos. ago, but president Nixon asked him to stay on.] Romney thinks housing projects help real estate speculators more than the poor. He thinks administration has not supported his efforts to break pattern of black city slums and white suburbs. He can't get more money or employees. His trip to inspect flood damage in Pennsylvania was last straw.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Studio) Series of cabinet changes expected if president is reelected.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Last American ground combat unit in Vietnam, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry at Danang, deactivated. There are 44,000 Americans in Vietnam; 100,000 offshore and in Thailand; bombing of North Vietnam heavier than ever.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam) Cam Ranh Air Force Base, built 1966-68 to house 40,000 American military personnel and 20,000 civilian at cost of $250 million. It has been turned over to South Vietnam, and was abandoned.
REPORTER: Bob Jones
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(Studio) At Paris Peace Talks, Viet Cong say deactivation of last American ground troops is a maneuver to disguise re-Americanization of war. No movement reported at talks.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Paris, France ) Henry Kissinger's secret talks with North Vietnam don't seem to have accomplished much. Nixon administration will continue talks despite stalemate, however, until after elections.
REPORTER: Bernard Kaplan
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(Studio) Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Sargent Shriver served as ambassador to France for 1 1/2 years under Nixon. Says he left Paris because he was convinced Nixon passed up chance to end Vietnam war.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) [Secretary of State William ROGERS - says there was no such historic opportunity to end war, or, if there was, Shriver told no one about it.]
(Studio) Rogers criticizes former Attorney General Ramsey Clark, touring North Vietnam, for criticizing American bombing there.
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(Studio) 27 year old Andrew B. Topping of Manhattan, New York, charged with plotting assassination of President Nixon. He paid $1000 to undercover agent to help with plan.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Committee to Reelect the President formally opens headquarters
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Lyonell Hampton and lesser stars perform at opening. [President daughter, Tricia Nixon COX - announces opening of 2000 headquarters across nation Cuts ribbon.] Nixon organization displays money.
REPORTER: Catherine Mackin
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(Studio) Democrats file $1 million damage suit against Committee to Reelect President due to its ties to 1 man caught bugging Democratic national headquarters
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Democrat President nomination Senator George McGovern campaigns in New England.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Providence, Rhode Island) McGovern tries to patch up dispute with Rhode Island Democrat chairperson Lawrence McGarry over convention delegation. [McGOVERN - apologizes publicly for misunderstanding.] [McGARRY - gives McGovern 50-50 chance in Rhode Island. Says he backs McGovern "1000%".]
REPORTER: John Dancy
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(Studio) Senator Thomas Eagleton, who resigned as Democratic Vice Presidential nominee, returns to Saint Louis, Missouri.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Saint Louis, Missouri) Hundreds of people show up at Saint Louis airport for Eagleton's homecoming. [EAGLETON - says McGovern's drop in polls results from his, Eagleton's, leaving ticket. On podium, he again endorses McGovern, but criticizes some of his staff mbrs.] Eagleton is writing a book.
REPORTER: Rebecca Bell
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(Studio) American Bobby Fischer beats Soviet Boris Spassky in 13th game world chess championship, and leads 8 to 5.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Commerce Secretary Peter Peterson predicts US-Soviet trade agreement shortly. Russians participate in United States trade fair.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Seattle, WA) Never before have Sovs. participated in an American trade fair. [Soviet Exhibit director, Juri SYTCHEV - says recent Nixon visit to Russia played big part in Russia's decision to participate in trade fair.]
REPORTER: Don Oliver
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(Studio) Civil Aeronautics Board gives airlines permission to raise fares on domestic flights by 2.7%. Typical fares cited.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Britain starts emergency military air lift of food to Orkney and Shetland Islands, which have been cut off by dock strike.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Nairobi, Africa, source reports President Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya escapes assassination at agriculture college.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Agriculture Department tells hot dog industry it can use new chemical which makes hot dogs turn red faster. Chemical is sodium acid pyrophosphate.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) In Colorado, Christo, a sculptor, hangs curtain across canyon.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Rifle Gap, Colorado) Curtain hanging shown. [Artist's wife, Mrs. Christo JAVACHEFF - says it's just as Christo told her it would be.]
(Studio) It took a year $1/2 million, in contributions. 2/3's of it blew down today.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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