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(Studio) House Judiciary Committee debates 2 more impeachment articles, passing 1 and defeating the other. Representative Robert McClory proposes article III, charging President' noncompliance with committee subpoenas as an impeachable offense; article III passes.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) [Representative Don EDWARDS - says inquiry can't be fair and complete without all facts.] [Representative Harold FROELICH - states committee should have taken subpoena matter to court]
REPORTER: No reporter given
(Studio) Republican Tom Railsback supported 1st 2 articles of impeachment, but balks at remaining articles.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) [RAILSBACK - believes remaining articles to be political overkill.]
REPORTER: No reporter given
(Studio) Representative John Conyers intros. article based on President' secret bombing of Cambodia; article defeated.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) [CONYERS - says vote on President' war powers inescapable; reasons given.]
REPORTER: No reporter given
(Studio) 3 articles of impeachment pass. Committee to debate charges with regard to President' personal finances this evening. NBC to cover night session live.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) President' attorney James Saint Clair turns over 20 subpoenaed tapes to Judge John Sirica following last week's Supreme Court ruling. Some portions of tapes may not get to special prosecutor on grounds of national security.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Tapes to be used as evidence in Watergate cover-up trial. Saint Clair says no discrepancies reported with regard to tapes; passes information on to prosecutor Richard Ben-Veniste. SaintClair to turn over 13 more tapes Friday, complains of strain on staff and President
REPORTER: Gordon Graham; No artist given
(Studio) Rptdly., President listened to tapes himself.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) President' day discussed.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(White House) President chats with Treasury Secretary William Simon following Mid. E. tour. President makes no mention of impeachment. White House spokesperson says President confident full House to completely exonerate him. television coverage of Judiciary Committee hurts President' chances in full House, according to White House spokesperson
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Conservative Republicans turn against President
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Legal service for poor people at crux of controversy; details given. Former Office of Economic Opportunity director Howard Phillips favors removal of President [PHILLIPS - believes President sinking cause of conservatism by remaining in office.]
REPORTER: Ford Rowan
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(Studio) Special Watergate prosecutor charges 2 partners in computer mail firm with misdemeanors for taking money from milk producers in exchange for supplying computerized mailing lists in various Democrat campaigns. John Valentine and Norman Sherman charged. Yesterday's indictment of John Connally also involved milk producers.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Contd. high interest rates forecast by economy cnsl. Herbert Stein and chairperson of Federal Reserve Bd. Arthur Burns.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) [BURNS - says interest rates won't come down till inflation rate controlled. Inflation causes major economy problems. Offers advice to win battle against inflation.]
REPORTER: Irving R. Levine
(Studio) Burns refuses to predict if interest rates will go higher. High interest rates hurt hsing. market
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Jasper, Georgia) No mortgage money available in town. [Realtor Wayne O'NEIL - says no conventional money available.] Any hsing. business conducted on cash basis.
REPORTER: Lou Davis
(Los Angeles, California) Prime mortgage rate boosted to 10%; 20% down payment demanded. [Real estate broker Ira GRIBIN - says people in bottom 25% of market hurt worst.]
REPORTER: Roy Neal
(Chicago, Illinois) Hsing. market not quite as tight here. Chicago area home builders suffer.
REPORTER: Carole Simpson
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(Studio) Henry Ford II predicts slowing of inflation and resumption of economy growth this fall.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) United States Steel reports giant earnings for 2nd quarter of year
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Govts. of Turkey, Greece and Britain agree on peace for Cyprus. Secretary State Henry Kissinger talked with Greek and Turkish prime mins. by phone before agreement signed. Details of agreement outlined. Turks continue to strengthen invasion force in Cyprus as peace talks continue
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Kyrenia, Cyprus) Turkish troops and supplies continue landing on Cyprus. UN and Red Cross convoys restricted by Turkish forces. United Nations troops care for Greek Cypriot refugees taking shelter in Kyrenian hotel; food running out.
REPORTER: John Palmer
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(Studio) 3 convicts offer to exchange 10 hostages for 5 prison officials; reaction to offer unknown.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Spain's leader Francisco Franco leaves hospital following bout of phlebitis. Rptdly. Franco suffers from Parkinson's disease.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) House lays aside bill to aid city transit systems.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Dep. Senate majority leader Robert Byrd believes if Senator holds impeachment trial, it should be covered by live TV. David Brinkley discusses TV coverage of Congress up to now.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Studio) Most Americans glad to see live coverage of impeachment debates. It's public's business to view debate in House and possible Senate hearing.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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