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(Studio) President delivers commencement address at Annapolis Naval Academy. President discusses foreign policy.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Annapolis, North Dakota) President' remarks aimed at Congmen. who won't approve favored nation status to USSR unless Moscow changes emigration policies. [NIXON - insists United States shouldn't intervene in other cntrys.' domestic conduct under guise of foreign policy.]
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) United Nations troops move into buffer zone between Syrian and Israeli armies.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Primary elections held in 8 states yesterday. California primary most interesting.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Los Angeles, California) Only 1/2 of voters turned out. Lieutenant Governor Edward Reinecke, indicted on perjury charges, lost Republican nomination for governor to Houston Flournoy. Edmund Brown Junior wins Democratic nomination for governor [BROWN - believes he's already reformed future political races in California.] Proposition 9 passed; legislature to reform campaign financial laws. Common Cause hopes similar law on ntl. level will be passed. [Common Cause Jack CONWAY - hopes California Congmen. will get national bill out of deadlock so it will be passed also.]
REPORTER: Jack Perkins
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(Studio) Robert (sic) Burton wins special election in California's 6th congress district. District held by Republicans for 21 years till today. Representative Paul McClosky renomd. for Congress Leo Thorsness wins Republican Senator nomination in South Dakota; to face Senator George McGovern in general election.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) House Judiciary Committee turns impeachment investigation to dairy industry Most committee members find no link between President' decision to raise price supports and political contributions.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) [President' attorney James ST. CLAIR - doesn't think House Judiciary Committee will recommend impeachment.] [Representative Lawrence HOGAN - finds no link between price supports and milk industry's campaign contributions.] [Representative William COHEN - thinks Congress pressured President into raising milk price supports.] [Representative Elizabeth HOLTZMAN - thinks milk case damaging to President] Republican members continue campaign to open up hearings. Letter sent to committee chairperson Peter Rodino with regard to matter.
REPORTER: Ray Scherer
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(Studio) "John" Burton wins California's 6th congress district - not Robert
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Senate Appropriations Committee asks Justice Department to consider charging SEC Chairperson G. Bradford Cook with perjury.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Elmer Bopps rptdly. sent letter to former Attorney General John Mitchell offering $100,000 for Nixon campaign if FTC (Federal Trade Commission) case against him could be dropped. Warner Lambert pharmaceutical company denies knowledge of matter. Bopps board chairperson of Warner Lambert at that time.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Treasury Secretary William Simon warns tax cut and similar tax reforms will weaken economy
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Businessmen cut back almost 1% on plans to invest.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Iowa Governor Robert Ray to ask for disaster relief funds for areas hurt by heavy rains. Corn crop at stake.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Collins, Iowa) Heavy rains wash out much corn and delay planting of even more. [Iowa agriculture secretary Robert LOUNSBERRY - doesn't think Iowa can possibly meet corn corp predictions.] [Farmer Ronnie OWEN - plans to replant 50 acres.] Food prices and exports affected by late corn planting.
REPORTER: Rebecca Bell
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(Studio) House begins debate on sugar bill; bill explained.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Price of sugar very high. Opposing Congmen. want to cut out subsidies and allow sugar imports from foreign cntrys. For. cntrys. produce sugar much cheaper than American growers. [Representative W.R. POAGE - insists American growers need subsidies and import quota.] [Representative Joseph CREED - thinks high sugar prices need to be cut. Ind. won't suffer if sugar bill not passed.]
REPORTER: Irving R. Levine
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(Studio) FTC (Federal Trade Commission) says some makers of nonprescription drugs may have to take out ads explaining earlier claims wrong. Alka-Seltzer is example
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Senator votes down Senator George McGovern's proposal to cut $200 million for development of B-1 bomber.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) F-111 bomber still in production although problems have occurred.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Congress ordered Pentagon to buy 12 F-111's last year, although planes were plentiful. [Representative Les ASPIN - says Congress conts. to vote for more planes, but Congmen. reciprocate votes on various programs.] [Representative O. C. FISHER - insists his only concern is for United States weapon inventory.]
REPORTER: John Cochran
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(Studio) Thomas Jefferson's statement with regard to President' and Vice President's reviewed. David Brinkley discusses office of Vice President
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Studio) Vice President Gerald Ford independent of President
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Court ruling to allow Reserve Mining Company of Silver Bay, Minnesota, to continue dumping iron ore wastes into Lake Superior.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Tulsa oil executive, Walter Helmrich, kidnapped Monday Ransom dropped near home of old lady, who took license number of car that picked it up. Lady thought someone was littering her property, but it was bags of money.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Pols. at national govs.' conference hear drum of presidency already.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Seattle, WA) Speculation about possible presidential candidates running high at govs.'s conference Possible presidential nominees shown at govs.' conference NBC added "Hail to the Chief" as each possible nominee shown.
REPORTER: Tom Pettit
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