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(s) Speaker of House Carl Albert to ask House Judiciary Committee to begin inquiry into impeachment proceedings Wednesday Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield orders Senator Judiciary Committee to look into situation. Associated Press reports sentiment in House grows for impeachment proceedings. Americans react to impeachment possibilities. At AFL-CIO conf., resolution passes urging Nixon's resignation or impeachment.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Miami Beach, Florida) [President, AFL-CIO George MEANY - requests Nixon resign for nation's sake.] [Senator Daniel INOUYE - believes Americans tired of trauma in government; Nixon must resign.]
REPORTER: Kenley Jones
(Studio) UAW (United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America) President Leonard Woodcock issues statement calling for Nixon resignation or impeachment.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Washington, DC reaction to President' firing special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox outlined.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Telegrams swamp Capitol Hill; most demand President' impeachment. [Representative Morris UDALL - explains types of telegrams received in his office. Americans support impeachment as never before.] [Representative Jerome WALDIE - believes Congress has courage to carry out Americans' wish to impeach Nixon.]
REPORTER: Ray Scherer
(Capital Hill) Democrat Senators want to give President another chance before removal from office by setting up completely independent Watergate prosecutor. [Senator Birch BAYH - believes if President vetoes bill for independent Watergate prosecutor, Nixon should be impeached.]
REPORTER: Paul Duke
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(Studio) White House tapes confrontation effects Congress even more because Congress elections begin in few mos.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Michigan Republican party leader, William McLaughlin believes President made mistake; party leaders feel discouraged. Most Republican leaders feel Nixon used bad pols. by firing special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox. Many believe President' actions to affect local elections.
REPORTER: Douglas Kiker
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(Studio) NBC survey polls average Am's. reactions to Nixon-Cox confrontation. Breakdown of reactions outlined.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Acting Attorney General Robert Bork reports assistant Attorney General Henry Petersen to continue thorough Watergate investigation since Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox fired along with deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus and resignation of Attorney General Elliot Richardson. Federal Judge John Sirica distraught over events.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) White House lawyers plan to issue statement to Sirica explaining White House tapes compromise. Judge may force President to release tapes or face contempt of court charges. [BORK - reports Cox's place taken by Petersen. Evidence and previous staff to be used freely by Petersen.] Bork doesn't disclose own intentions to resign after firing Cox. Nixon persuades Bork to remain in Justice Department
REPORTER: Carl Stern
(Studio) Former Attorney General Elliot Richardson to hold news conference 11 a.m. EDT. NBC to broadcast report live Tuesday
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) President leaves Washington, DC for Camp David, MD.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Former Attorney General Elliot Richardson meets with President obviously to cool off Nixon impeachment talk. White House considers Archibald Cox as chief villain. Richardson, allegedly, caught between Cox and White House, must clear up his feelings toward White House tapes' compromise during tomorrow's news conference
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Mass of editorials swamp United States newspapers on Nixon's firing special prosecutor Archibald Cox. Editorials from "New Orleans State's Item", "Nashville Banner", "Charlotte Observer", "Manchester Union Ldr", and "Chicago Tribune" outlined.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) United Nations Security Council votes for cease-fire in Mid. E. United States and USSR propose cease-fire; Egypt-Israel accept cease-fire; no word from Syria on cease-fire yet. Provisions of cease-fire outlined. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger meets with Prime Min. Golda Meir after leaving USSR .
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Tel Aviv, Israel) Neither United States or USSR hide fact of imposed cease-fire on Arabs and Israelis because superpowers supply weapons for war. No details of discussion with Mrs. Meir outlined.
REPORTER: Garrick Utley
(Cairo, Egypt) Cease-fire greeted with mixed reactions here. Many believe negotiations to end war began last week with Soviet Premier Kosygin's mtg. with President Sadat. Details confirmed with Kissinger's meeting in Moscow and obvious agreement of Israel today.
REPORTER: Charles Quinn
(Damascus, Syria) Syria believes bargaining position with Israel looks good because of captured Israeli pilots. Could use pilots to gain more land for Syrians. Palestinians feel cease-fire not in their best interest.
REPORTER: John Palmer
(Studio) Iraq rejects cease-fire; Jordan accepts terms. Libyan leader Cal. Kadhafi says truce unacceptable.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Fighting conts. despite Israel's and Egypt's agreement to cease-fire in Mid. E. war. Egyptians and Israelis attempt to gain better military position before accepting cease-fire in place. Positions of Egypt and Israel examined.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Egypt) Israeli losses enormous far move into Egypt. Israelis in Egypt push north and south along Suez Canal to surround Egyptian forces holding land on eastern side of canal. Israeli Air Force almost completely dominates sky.
REPORTER: David Burrington
(Studio) Syrian fighting with Israelis continue; no cease-fire observed on north front. Israelis hold some Syrian territory from previous advances.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) American embassy in Cambodia denies Am servicemen act as combat advisers to Cambodian forces. General Accounting Office makes charges.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Great cellist, Pablo Casals, dies in Puerto Rico. Background to Casals' interesting life reviewed.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Many say President fired special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox for investigations into other sensitive White House matters besides White House tapes. Exs. of other matters under investigation outlined. President may have lost Attorney General Elliot Richardson and deputy Attorney General Wry. Ruckelshaus over some other probe besides tapes.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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