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(Studio) Death toll from Arab guerrilla raid on Tel Aviv, Israel, stands at 14. 8 Arabs believed to have been involved; 7 dead. Arabs came ashore in rubber boats at midnight for daring raid.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Tel Aviv, Israel) Guerrillas lay siege to Savoy Hotel in Tel Aviv. Terrorists tried to negotiate way out of Israel, but before dawn Israeli troops storm hotel. 6 bodies of terrorists found in hotel; later in day, another terrorist, hiding in hotel, opens fire;troops capture him unhurt. [Prime Min. Itzhak RABIN - says Israel determined not to negotiate with murderers' organization. to continue to try and move toward peace.] Responsibility for raid claimed by Yasir Arafat's organization. Israeli reprisal raid might upset delicate balance of negotiations with Egypt.
REPORTER: Steve Delaney
(N. Israel) On Lebanese border, unrelated incident occurs; Israeli soldier killed and 3 others wounded by land mine.
REPORTER: Steve Delaney
(Studio) Secretary of State Henry Kissinger due to visit Egypt this week Tel Aviv raid may have been designed to upset Kissinger's negotiations in Egypt. Egyptian officials say raid points up urgent need for settlement. Kissinger reacts to raid.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Cardiff, Wales) Kissinger condemns Tel Aviv attack. Kissinger in Wales because British foreign minister James Callaghan received award. American officials believe attack timed to undercut Kissinger's negotiating mission in Mid. E.
REPORTER: Richard Valeriani
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(Studio) Hard-pressed government of Cambodia sends 1000 more men into combat N.W. of city's airport in attempt to reduce insurgent threat to Cambodia and Phnom Penh. Insurgents fire more than 40 rounds into airport, but neither United States rice nor ammunition airlifts stopped.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Phnom Penh, Cambodia) Fear of rockets keeps many civilians off street. US embassy denies United States Marine officers in Cambodia to coordinate American evacuation. Mood of embassy is business as usual. Everyone keeping eye on Phnom Penh airport, last link to outside world.
REPORTER: Jack Reynolds
(Studio) For few hrs. yesterday, airlifts of rice stopped after United States plane slightly damaged; plane managed to fly safely back to Saigon.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Saigon, South Vietnam) Rice flights resume. South Vietnam President Thieu discusses how situation in Cambodia affects situation in South Vietnam. [THIEU - says if Cambodia falls to Communists, they wouldn't attack South Vietnam. Confidence in United States to be lost if United States doesn't help Cambodia with military aid.] Thieu almost certain to run for reelection this summer.
REPORTER: David Cohler
(Studio) Assistant Secretary of State Philip Habib admits fall of Cambodia wouldn't have much effect on South Vietnam.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) President expected to discuss Cambodia at press conference tonight. NBC to carry it live at 7:30 EDT.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(White House) Habib goes before House subcommittee ; pressed to define American commitment to Cambodia. [HABIB - says there's no legal agreement binding US to help Cambodia. Believes United States has implicit responsibility to help Cambodia.]
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) 4 of 8 members congress delegation who visited Cambodia believe Cambodian President Lon Nol should be encouraged to resign. Power would be transferred either to exiled Prince Sihanouk or insurgents. 3 other members argue for aid to Cambodia. 8th mbr., Representative John Flynt, didn't testify because he didn't go to Cambodia.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Labor Department announces whsle. prices for February down 0.8%. For past 3 mos. whsle. prices fall 6.2%.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(White House) Decline came mainly in foods; savings should show up in supermarket soon. Despite drops in whsle. food prices, retail prices up 15% from year ago. Prices for industry prdts. and electric rates increase Officials acknowledge prices falling because of nation's growing recession. Treasury Secretary William Simon says cost of living for `75 may go up 6% because of recession.
REPORTER: Irving R. Levine
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(Studio) OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) summit ends in Algiers. OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) wants to link oil prices to inflation level in consuming cntrys.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Algiers, Algeria) Ldrs. fail to reach compromise on current oversupply of oil. Proposals approved by summit generally moderate in tone.
REPORTER: John Palmer
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(Studio) General Motors announces all 23 assembly plants to be in operation next wk. for first time in 4 mos. Many plants to be on reduced schedules, however.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Former director of cost of living cncl., John Dunlop, confirmed by Senator to be Secretary Labor.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Federal Aviation Administration issues new rules for pilots; tightens up landing approach procedure. Rules come out of investigation of airline crash near Washington, DC last December
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Last January, cracks found in nuclear reactor in Illinois; all power reactors shut down for testing. Nearly all pass tests; so far, 17 resume operation.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) ERA loses important vote in Illinois. There's practically no chance ERA amendment will be attached to Const. this year
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Yesterday in Senate, there was important procedural vote on filibuster. David Brinkley discusses matter.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Every civil rights bill a South Senator filibustered against is now law. Filibuster often used by liberal Senators also Filibuster way to stall and delay but not win. Likely, Senator to vote that 60 of 100 Senators can stop filibuster.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Former Illinois governor, Otto Kerner, ordered released from prison by fed. parole board Kerner must undergo surgery for lung cancer. Kerner has served 7 mos. of 3-yr. sentence for bribery and tax evasion.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) NBC wishes Michelangelo happy 500th birthday. Exs. of this artist's works shown.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Washington, DC holds dog singing contest.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Exs. of dogs' singing ability shown. Harry White and "Barney" get 1st prize.
REPORTER: No reporter given
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