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(Studio) Former Attorney General Ramsey Clark testifies before Senate subcommittee that he saw widespread damage to civilian installations in North Vietnam, caused by American bombing.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) [CLARK - shows antipersonnel bomb he brought back from North Vietnam.] [Senator Hiram FONG - asks if dikes looked deliberately bombed.] [CLARK - hopes bombing of dikes was not deliberate-fears it was.] [FONG - displays Defense Department photos of oil drums stored on dikes.] [CLARK - says he saw mo guns or SAM's mounted on dikes. Requests Defense Department photos of Thanh Hoa hospital after it was bombed.]
(Pentagon) Senator Edward Kennedy requests reconnaissance photos of bombed areas of North Vietnam. Defense Department photos of military targets on dikes shown, described.
REPORTER: Robert Goralski
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(Studio) President adviser Henry Kissinger is in South Vietnam for new evaluation of war. Will talk with South Vietnam President Thieu.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Heavy fighting reported at Lai Khe and Highway 13 North of Saigon.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Lai Khe, South Vietnam) South Vietnam Rangers inspect reports of enemy activity, walk into ambush. South Vietnam Sky Raiders try to hit enemy without hitting own men. South Vietnam Rangers retreat successfully.
REPORTER: Arthur Lord
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(Studio) Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Sargent Shriver charged Nixon passed up chance to negotiate end to Vietnam war after his inauguration. Document called National Security Study Memorandum #1 indicates both military and political considerations caused North Vietnam pull-back in 1968. Averell Harriman was President Johnson's negotiator in Paris at that time; Dean Rusk was Secretary of State, Shriver was American Ambassador to France.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Site-?) [SHRIVER - says he raised issue them, in dispatches from Paris. Can't believe White House can't find communications.]
(Site-?) [RUSK - says North Vietnam negotiators did not indicate that pull-back of troops across DMZ (demilitarized zone) was political move.]
(Site-?) [HARRIMAN - thought pull-back might lead to cease fire. Says North Vietnam said pvtly. they were ready to start negotiating. Says South Vietnam President Thieu refused to negotiate in November 1968 when President Johnson stopped bombing of North Vietnam. Says Secretary of State Rogers is aware of that and should not imply Democrats did not try to end war.]
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(Studio) Republican convention rules committee adopts plan for selection of delegates to 1976 conv., favoring Southern and border states. Will be debated by full ntl. committee
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Miami Beach, Florida) Plan adopted is basically that of Senator Tower. Mississippi Republican Chairperson Clark Reed lobbied hard for rule. Compromises to expand total size of `76 convention [LA national cmteman Tom STAGG - praises practice of awarding bonus delegates to smaller states which go for President Nixon.] [New York Republican chairperson Charles LANIGAN - doesn't want policy that makes party captive of sectionalism.] [Michigan Republican Chairperson William McLAUGHLIN - says he can't campaign in Michigan for open Republican Party if national committee takes several Michigan delegates away.] Committee approves modified Tower plan for state delegations. Liberal wing will take challenge to National Committee convention floor, and perhaps to court
REPORTER: Tom Pettit
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(Studio) Republican national committee takes away New Mexico delegate won by Representative Paul McCloskey. Substitutes Nixon supporter. McCloskey's hand picked delegate would have made a speech.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Republican platform cite. hearings underway.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Miami Beach, Florida) White House wrote platform before 300 member committee ever met. No controversy evident as dissident voices have been ignored. National Women's Caucus spokeswoman addresses subcommittee on human rights, in favor of abortion. Although 12 of 15 members subcommittee are women, not 1 question asked.
REPORTER: Catherine Mackin
(Miami Beach, Florida) [Republican National Chairperson, Senator Robert DOLE - says committee mtgs. are going according to plan. Says 78% delegates are 1st timers and are very excited about convention Says Republicans fortunate to have Nixon. Says NM law decides who McCloskey's delegate shall be. Says McCloskey has had opportunity to voice opinions.]
REPORTER: Douglas Kiker
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(Studio) Former President Lyndon Johnson endorses Senator George McGovern, although he differs with some stands of Democrat President nomination
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) McGovern says he sent Pierre Salinger to talk with North Vietnam in Paris, urging North Vietnam to release American POW's before war ends. North Vietnam refuse.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Alabama Governor George Wallace has operation to drain abscess in abdomen.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Longshoremen leaders vote to end British dock strike.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(London, England) 500 dock workers gather outside union headquarters while delegates vote. When leaders vote to return to work, members almost push through police lines to storm building Curse Jack Jones, head of national union. Dockers chase delegates. Militant workers threaten picket lines and unofficial strike.
REPORTER: Jack Paxton
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(Studio) President Nixon vetoes $30 billion appropriations bill for Depts. Labor and HEW. President admonishes lavish spending by Congress which would result in more inflation.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Representative Paul McCloskey outrages Republicans by talking about Democrat headquarters break-in, secret political contributors, etc. McCloskey addresses platform subcommittee on bicycles, to relief of harmony-seeking Republicans
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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