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(Studio) North Vietnam offensive in central highlands intensifies. North Vietnam fight their way into Ban Me Thuot and now hold all but 1 cmd. post in town. 6 American missionaries and American aid official trapped in town.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Rocketing of Phnom Penh airport conts.; 5 people killed, 22 wounded
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Prek Phneou) [Video difficulty 5:31:10 - 5:31:20.] Along Route 5, there's constant stream of wounded. 11th brigade close to front; wives, children and pets of soldiers go into battle with them. Some soldiers less than 15 years old. Army tired, but there are no reserves or reinforcements. Enemy just across river from Prek Phneou.
REPORTER: Jack Reynolds
(Studio) Senator Hugh Scott calls for American pressure to bring about resignation of Cambodia's Lon Nol government; majority leader Mike Mansfield concurs. Sen adopts resolution urging Ford administration to give rather than sell Cambodia rice now being airlifted into country
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Sometime in late `50's, Senator Robert Kennedy was told CIA had contracted Mafia assassin to kill Fidel Castro. Aides say Kennedy upset by 1967 Jack Anderson column that said Kennedy may have approved Castro assassination plot.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Boston, Massachusetts) [Former Kennedy aide Peter EDELMAN - recalls Kennedy's remarks on day Anderson story appeared.] [Aide, Adam WALINSKY - says Kennedy told him he learned of Castro plot in late `50's. Recalls Kennedy saying Mafia assassin claimed he had immunity from law and it was given by CIA.] Walinsky believes it's important Kennedy killed plot in `50's before John Kennedy took office as President
REPORTER: John Hart
(Studio) White House says assassination plots should be investigated by Congress committee rather than Rockefeller commission Frank Mankiewicz worked with Robert Kennedy and was in Cuba recently interviewing Castro. Mankiewicz says Castro denied any knowledge of attempts on his life.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) George O'Toole, former CIA employee, says he's analyzed tapes of Lee Harvey Oswald's voice; believes Oswald innocent of assassinating John Kennedy.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Secretary of State Henry Kissinger flies from Israel to Turkey to discuss Cyprus. Following Kissinger's mtgs in Israel and Egypt, Israeli government source predicts Israeli peace mission to be long and hard. Problem is Egypt unwilling to make public declaration of nonbelligerency toward Israel. Syria doesn't want separate Israeli-Egyptian settlement.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Mrs. Carla Hills sworn in as US Housing and Urban Development Secretary
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(White House) [PRES. - says US Housing and Urban Development budget bigger than that of predecessor James, Lynn.] [Mrs. HILLS - says she's dedicated along with other persons in reaching same goal.] Senator William Proxmire against Mrs. Hills' confirmation; says he'll willingly eat crow in public if she turns out to be competent Hsing. Secretary
REPORTER: John Cochran
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(Studio) Report follows on delinquent mortgage payments.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) 25% increase of delinquent mortgage payments in past 6 mos. At hsing. conference today, there was warning that more banks may foreclose mortgages as number of delinquencies due to unemployment increases [AFL-CIO president George MEANY - believes foreclosures to increase because supplementary union funds for unemployed to run out soon.] Meany urges Congress to provide government loans to tide over home owners.
REPORTER: Irving R. Levine
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(Studio) From Horseshoe Bend, ID, comes at least interim solution to problem of rising unemployment, fall of business activity and recession
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Horseshoe Bend, ID) Lumber company comes up with idea of cutting employees' income 10% to save their jobs. [Hoff Lumber Company Theodore HOFF JR. says employees had the choice of being laid off or take 10% pay cut ) Workers went along with cut and also agreed to postpone 9% cost of living increase in wages and eliminate all overtime. [Russell LIEDTKE, Walter SEIBEL - react to company's cutback. For these men, future looks quite bright.
REPORTER: Fred Briggs
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(Studio) Senator Edward Kennedy says Congress should cut taxes by $30 billion to stimulate economy out of current recession.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Republican party at all-time low in public support Many Republicans dissatisfied with President' behavior in office. President says party must have broad base, but Ronald Reagan says base not broadened by forsaking party's basic belief South California good example of area disenchanted with President
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Los Angeles, California) Autos major underpinning of South California economy, but auto sales off 40% last year Admin. wants California to produce more oil offshore but many powerful groups opposed. Unemployment in South California now at 9%. South California residents confused and worried about what's going on in DC. [CITIZENS - react to Pres Ford.] [Republican campaign manager Stuart SPENCER - says this is Reagan cntry.; most people waiting for Reagan's cove before supporting Ford.] [REAGAN - believes American people confused and discouraged by President Ford. Personally, Ford decent and honorable man.] President to come to South California at end of March to try and sell his policies to various groups of voters.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Caucus of Democratic party women calls on Democrat ntl committee to agree not to hold next year's presidential convention in any state that hasn't ratified ERA; 6 of 11 cities would be ruled out.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) People will go to any lengths to find oil and go to crazy places looking for it.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Peruvian Amazon) Mbrs. of team map subsurface of earth to find out where oil might be. In teams of 200-400, they go into Peruvian jungles for weeks at time. First job is to clear path through jungle. 60 foot holes then drilled; explosives packed into holes. By using recording equipment, echo of shock waves from explosions can be used to determine nature of subsurface.
REPORTER: Tom Streithorst
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