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(Studio) South Vietnam loses more territory to Communists Saigon's self-defense units ordered into state of readiness; Kien Duc, S.E. of Saigon, latest city to fall. Imperial capital of Hue not yet taken by North Vietnam, but is under heavy assault; Hue citizens use Highway 1 as escape route.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Highway 1, South Vietnam) Refugees fleeing Hue stretch entire 75 mile from Hue to Danang. There's haste by citizens to leave Hue, but they're not really sure why; government denies it's abandoning Hue.
REPORTER: Don Oliver
(Studio) In refugee camps, there's incring. bitterness against President Thieu.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Central Highlands) Hundreds of thousands of refugees and soldiers from central highlands now on road; trek from highlands perilous because North Vietnam fire on refugees. President Thieu conts. to promise citizens that major cities and populated areas won't be abandoned, despite daily abandonments.
REPORTER: David Cohler
(Saigon, South Vietnam) Refugees from central highlands now reaching capital and spreading truth about Thieu government and cntry.'s provinces.
REPORTER: David Cohler
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(Studio) Diplomatic sources in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, say President Lon Nol may step down soon to help bring about peace talks with insurgents.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Senator's version of tax cut bill nearly ready, but President Ford doesn't like it. Details of Senator version outlined.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Capitol Hill) Tax cut bill biggest in history. Senator Mike Mansfield tells Press Secretary Ron Nessen, in so many words, to stop criticizing Congress for not moving fast enough on tax bill. Tax cut bill could go to President by Wednesday [Tom BROKAW - asks how much of Senator bill to remain intact once bill goes to House Senator conf.] Bill likely to drop to $25 or $26 billion; Senator bill now totals $30 billion. [Tom BROKAW - asks about cash payments to Social Security recipients.] There's good chance that provision to remain in bill. [Tom BROKAW - asks about rejection of oil depletion allowance.] Believes oil depletion allowance question to be negotiable.
REPORTER: Catherine Mackin; ARTIST: Betty Wells
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(Studio) Senator Agriculture Committee approves farm bill with substantial government supports for milk and 4 major crops; Senator bill more generous than House bill. Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz to recommend Ford veto bill.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Senate subcommittee headed by Edward Kennedy hears testimony that former CAB chairperson tried to stop probe into illegal campaign contributions by airlines in 1972.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(DC) [Acting Civil Aeronautics Board director Richard O'MELIA - says letter given him by spokesperson for former Civil Aeronautics Board director Robert Timm. O'Melia urged to stop investigating any more illegal contribution cases. Says he refused letter.] [TIMM - denies charge.]
REPORTER: Charles Quinn
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(Studio) Secretary of State Henry Kissinger meets with Israeli negotiators. Israeli cabinet meeting conts. after beginning of Israeli Sabbath. Richard Valeriani reports Kissinger pessimistic about new troop pullback agreement.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) For 20 years, CIA and Postal Service cooperated in effort to open Americans' mail written to persons in Communist cntrys. Charges made in secret House subcommittee testimony by William Cotter, postal inspector.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(DC) CIA worked out of Kennedy airport without court approval. Cotter testifies every President since 1953 rptdly. aware of operation. Cotter says operation began under Eisenhower's Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield; successive Postmaster Gens., J. Edward Day, Wenton Blunt knew of operation. Cotter claims he asked CIA head Richard Helms to stop operation in 1971. [Former CIA agent Dr. Melvin CRAIN - admits heading operation, but believes it was illegal, unconst., immoral.] CIA says it stopped opening mail in 1972.
REPORTER: Ford Rowan
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(Studio) So many intelligence agencies under investigation, White House sets up special legal unit to handle whatever legal actions may involve White House
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) In Chicago, police intelligence agents rptdly. infiltrate organizations and keep dossiers on hundreds of people; only 1 common element of spying: subjects oppose Mayor Richard Daley or his policies.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Chicago, Illinois) Angry members of citizens groups converge on police headquarters once word of spying leaked out. [Dep. police superintendent Michael SPIOTTO - says reason for infiltration was to gain information for traffic and crowd control at demonstrations.] At least 5 civic groups infiltrated. [State's attorney Bernard CAREY - says anything police department does is responsibility of mayor.] [DALEY - states he opposes police infiltration of organizations and keeping of police files on noncriminal figures.]
REPORTER: Rebecca Bell
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(Studio) ABC says in IRS' zeal to list extremists and radicals during Nixon admin. such names were incld. as Julie Andrews, Tony Randall, Elizabeth Taylor, Mrs. Burt Lancaster, Connie Stevens, Kareem-Abdul Jabbar.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) President Ford calls for doubling of American coal production by 1985. President to speak before coal operators and union leaders at White House Greatly incrd. demands for coal bring better times to Appalachia.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(McDowell Cnty., West Virginia) Richest coal deposits in Southwest West Virginia. For 1st time in generation, there's activity and optimism in Appalachia. Most mines working below capacity because of lack of skilled miners. McDowell Cnty. school system begins vocational course in coal mining; details of course outlined. For 1st time in years, there's money for new businesses and construction. Coal mining still dirty, hard work.
REPORTER: Gordon Graham
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(Studio) Mbr. of baseball's hall of fame, Joe Medwick, dies.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Special report on Khmer Rouge follows. No single leader seems to control group although former Cambodian leader, Prince Sihanouk, claims it's his army. American government claims it knows identity of some other Khmer Rouge leaders, but refuses to say.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Cambodia) Enemy in this war faceless. Surprisingly little known about insurgents; 1 reason is few POWs taken. Film of Prince Sihanouk's January `73 visit to Khmer Rouge provides rare glimpse of other side. Rebels tenacious and generally good soldiers; armed with Chinese weapons. 1/5 rebels have captured American-made M-16 rifles. Khmer Communists composed of several different groups. Rebels control 80% of cntryside., but it's difficult to get clear picture of life in those zones. Insurgents rptdly. replace troop losses by drafting younger and younger people. Ldrship. structure of Khmer Rouge discussed.
REPORTER: Jack Reynolds
(Phnom Penh, Cambodia) Rebels have already pronounced death sentence for 7 government leaders incling. Lon Nol and Prime Min. Long Boret.
REPORTER: Jack Reynolds
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