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(Studio) Cease-fire in Middle E. holds; United Nations peace force to oversee cease-fire lines. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger reveals United States military alert called after USSR threatened to send own forces to Mid. E. Kissinger requests USSR vote for new United Nations resolution, keeping major powers out of Middle E.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Kissinger holds news conference to explain United States military alert. [KISSINGER - states Soviet behavior caused precautionary alert; United States not in confrontation with USSR now.] Kissinger admits USSR may have wanted to take advantage of President during confidence crisis, but Kissinger rejects possibility of President announcing alert to distract from domestic problems. [KISSINGER - insists for policy designed for American people and future generations.] [REPORTER - asks why USSR pushes issue to brink of confrontation.] [KISSINGER - believes crisis of authority experienced by President gives USSR upperhand to push US.] [REPORTER asks if President recommended military alert.] [KISSINGER - insists all senior advisers and all National Security Council members recommend United States military alert.] [REPORTER - requests Kissinger reveal more solid evidence to convince American people of need for military alert.] [KISSINGER insists crisis of confidence in foreign policy to lead to dire problems. Americans must believe senior officials of American govt aren't playing with lives of Am people.]
REPORTER: Richard Valeriani
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(Studio) United Nations resolution passes without incident.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(NYC) [Soviet ambassador to United Nations Yakov MALIK - agrees to abide by new resolution; USSR troops won't be sent into Mid. E. to enforce cease-fire.] Resolution passes unanimously.
REPORTER: John Chancellor (narrates)
(Studio) United Nations Secretary General prepares to send peace keeping troops now on Cyprus to Mid. E. Troops include Austrians, Finns and Swedes.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) President cancels news conference scheduled for tonight. Soviet party leader Leonid Brezhnev cancels speech also, in Moscow, USSR .
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Israeli troops back 2 Egyptian forces against Suez Canal. Israeli troops cut retreat route for entire 3rd army now on eastern side of Suez.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Egypt) Despite cease-fire, heavy Israeli traffic conts. across Suez toward Cairo, Egypt. On front lines, Israelis quiet. Egyptian soldiers surrender all around Israeli stronghold.
REPORTER: Liz Trotta
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(Studio) Libyan President Kadhafi meets with Egyptian Press Sadat in Egypt for diplomatic talks. Rumors of meeting outlined.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Cairo, Egypt) Egypt charges Israel with new cease-fire violations. Rumors of possible USSR intervention in cease-fire enforcement by United Nations fly around Cairo.
REPORTER: Charles Quinn
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(Studio) Israeli Defense Min. Moshe Dayan offers resignation, but premier Golda Meir refuses to accept it.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Scope of United States military alert reviewed.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Fort Bragg, North Carolina) 82nd airborne prepares for any eventuality.
REPORTER: Kenley Jones
(Ellington AFB, Texas) Normal flights canceled to ready planes for possible need in Mid. E.
REPORTER: George Lewis
(W. Germany) By coincidence extra division of troops in Germany may be used in Mid. E.
REPORTER: John Dancy
(Studio) Last big alert in `68 North Koreans seized spy ship Pueblo. Last massive alert involving United States and USSR in `62 during Cuban missile crisis.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Congress exerts more pressure on White House to name special Watergate prosecutor. Former Attorney General Elliot Richardson mentioned as possible candidate.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Capitol Hill) White House cnsl. Alexander Haig supports naming new prosecutor. [Senator Edward GURNEY - insists President name new prosecutor. Believes Richardson to be best man for job.]
REPORTER: Paul Duke
(Capitol Hill) White House cnsls. Charles Wright, Leonard Garment, Vice President designate Gerald Ford and others to determine feelings of House Republicans re: Nixon-Cox confrontation. [FORD - states major believe reestablishment of special prosecutor necessary.] Asked if President miscalculated American response. [FORD - believes political impact not expected.] [Representative John ANDERSON - says White House misread and misjudged American reaction.] [President cnsl. Bryce HARLOW - plans to report House feeling toward new prosecutor to President]
REPORTER: Ray Scherer
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(Studio) "DC Post" reports Nixon's friend Bebe Rebozo involved in stolen securities sale in `68. Post story summarized.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Mood of American people reviewed.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Studio) Loss of American confidence in President overwhelming. However Congress won't likely impeach President and United States must suffer through 3 more years of badly crippled administration Congress could change all that.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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