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(Studio) Cost of living increases .3% in Mar. Reason for small increase lies in food prices which dropped .5% in March.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) White House officials pleased with day's figures. Real income decrs. .4% in Mar., however.
REPORTER: Irving R. Levine
(Los Angeles, California) Fresh vegetables lead way for 1st decrease in food prices in 1 1/2 years Meat down almost 1% between February and Mar. Overall cost of living for Mar. in Los Angeles at all-time high.
REPORTER: Frank Bourgholtzer
(Atlanta, Georgia) Most noticeable change in decrd. beef prices, but most wholesalers say price to go up soon because of decrd. supply. Eggs, milk, some fresh vegetables, sugar all decrease in price. Nonfood items still on increase
REPORTER: Judy Woodruff
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(Studio) House completes congress action on emergency farm bill. President threatens to veto bill; Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz says Congress doesn't have enough votes to override veto.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) American and South Vietnam evacuation from Saigon to Clark AFB, Philippines, operating around clock. Earlier, President Ford meets with congress leaders and assures them all
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(Studio) House and Senator Judiciary Cmtes. approve administration request for admission into United States of at least 130,000 South Vietnam and Cambodian refugees. Request made by Attorney General Edward Levi.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Levi to use parole authority to grant refuge to specific categories of Vietnam and Cambodians; breakdown of categories given. Meaning of parole authority explained.
REPORTER: Carl Stern
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(Studio) House Armed Services Committee turns down President Ford's request for nearly $3/4 billion in military aid for South Vietnam; both hses. delay action on proposals to allocate money for humanitarian aid and evacuation plans. Senator John Tower says White House has given up on military aid.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Viet Cong denounce new South Vietnam President Tran Van Huong. French trying to get political talks restarted, without much success. Viet Cong believe Huong and Thieu don't differ in ruling styles.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Saigon residents react cautiously to Thieu's resignation.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Saigon, South Vietnam) Buddhists and Catholics unify in request for end to fighting and formation of national council of concord. So far, Buddhists and Catholics haven't denounced new South Vietnam President Huong. Communists& 3rd party led by Mme. Ngo Ba Tanh have. [TANH - believes Huong representatives change in person not change in policy.] Communists want 3 political factions represented in government
REPORTER: John Hart
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(Studio) Bien Hoa airbase under attack by ground forces. Communists claim firm control of Ham Tan; in Mekong delta, fierce fighting goes on for Highway 4.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) North Vietnam release names of 3 Americans pilots rptdly. killed when planes shot down during Vietnam war. Names released are Jesse Taylor, Junior, Crosley Fitton, Ron Perry.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Libertyville, Illinois) Fitton's sister Pat Stone, talks with NBC about her bro. [Mrs. STONE - says family really believed brother might be alive; all hopes not completely gone. If he's dead, North Vietnam have his body and should return it to United States for burial.] Mrs. Stone doesn't believe brother died in vain.
REPORTER: Bob Jamieson
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(Studio) New York City Mayor Abraham Beame announces necessity for firing several thousand city workers this year
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(NYC) Because of inflation, costs for running New York up, but because of recession, tax collection down. [Mayor BEAME - announces 4000 worker cutbacks;
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(Studio) Senator Stuart Symington won't seek reelection next year
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) David Brinkley discusses pols. on presidential level.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) If President Ford has Republican opposition for presidency, presumably, Ronald Reagan to be 1. Democrats have lot of candidates; Senator Kennedy ahead of Ford in Harris poll, but Kennedy says he won't run.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) United Press International reports there are 89 widows of Confederate soldiers still recing. Civil War pensions.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) United States may be headed for basic and permanent move away from big car.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Detroit, Michigan) Detroit in middle of revolution - away from luxury auto to utilitarian auto. Revolution caused by inflation, energy shortage, pollution. However, price won't decrease By late 1970's, cars to be as much as 2 foot shorter and 1000 pounds lighter. Film of AMC's Pacer shown. Even Cadillac coming out with smaller version.
REPORTER: Jack Paxton
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