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(Studio) Unemployment rate for Apr. reaches 8.9%; highest rate since 1941. Total employment for Apr. increases however. Govt. feeling more confident about recession bottoming out.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(NYC) New York City unemployment stands at 11.5%. [Unemployed Vincent MAIDA - says he can't care for family or meet payments.] Some unemployed impatient; others wait patiently and try to be optimistic. [Unemployed teacher Don. BASS - hopes recession has bottomed out.]
REPORTER: Robert Hager
(Studio) Mfg. and construction inds. hit harder by unemployment than other inds.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Atlanta, Georgia) Carpenter Bobby Metz moving family to Charleston, SC, hoping to find jobs there. [METZ - says he doesn't want unemployment benefits, he wants job.] Wife, Sheila, has been working as clerk in Atlanta; Bobby stayed home with 3 girls. [Sheila METZ - says she's rather be with children; knows Bobby would rather work.]
REPORTER: Judy Woodruff
(Studio) Unemployment for adult males at 17-yr. high.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) President' chief economy adviser Alan Greenspan optimistic about day's econ. figures. Believes economy to stabilize by summer; thinks recession bottoming out. President Ford tells group of educators that once economy moving again, he wants teachers to play bigger part in making federal education policy.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Winchester, Virginia) [FORD - feels confident economy to get moving soon; hopes to take new and major initiatives in education at federal level.] Later, President crowns daughter queen of Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival.
REPORTER: John Cochran
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(Studio) Chrysler says 1976 models to cost more despite industry slump. General Motors says same thing.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Follow-up report on Chicago supermarket price war follows.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Chicago, Illinois) This week, city inspectors reveal consumers got less for their money during price war. [Consumer affairs Jane BYRNE - says on ntl. level, whslers. putting less in package and selling item for same price or, in some instances, higher prices.] Exs. of such items shown.
REPORTER: Bill Cameron
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(Studio) Former White House cnsl. John Dean thinks he knows identity of administration source who helped 2 "DC Post" reporters uncover Watergate scandal; identifies source as Earl Silbert. Silbert denies story; reporter Bob Woodward refuses to identify source.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Total number of South Vietnam refugees at least 110,000; 30,000 on South Vietnam naval vessels; President Ford authorizes their entrance into US.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Fort Chaffee, Arkansas) South Vietnam refugees arrive at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. Governor David Pryor officially greets refugees. Fort Smith residents have collected toys and clothes for refugees. 20,000 refugees eventually expected here; South Vietnam can't leave till processing complete and American sponsors found. [Dr. Lam Van THACH - discusses American anti-refugee feelings.]
REPORTER: Kenley Jones
(Camp Pendleton, California) More than 8000 persons have arrived here in past few days; long lines wait for processing. Today, officials say all incoming refugees to be on way to new homes within 7-10 days.
REPORTER: Roy Neal
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(Studio) 1st news picture of Saigon shown since its fall to Communists
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Convoy of for, refugees from Phnom Penh, Cambodia, still hasn't arrived at Cambodian-Thai border. Khmer Rouge tell French diplomat that convoy within 30 mile of border. Khmer Rouge charge some refugees are Cambodian war criminals; French government denies.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Thailand's foreign minister says all American troops to be expelled from his country within year Thai official thinks United States has no morals and Thailand must defend itself without United States help. Philippine President Marcos says South Vietnam might have done better to rely on own strength rather than American's.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Special report on heroin follows. Many addicts, narcotics officials and persons at treatment ctrs. say heroin plentiful in California, Southwest and Mid. W.; heroin no longer big city problem either.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(No location given) Bar raid shown; suspected heroin dealer inside. Agents say heroin availability now comparable to marijuana. So many young people now mixed up in hard narcotics, federal agents and local police frustrated.
REPORTER: Jack Paxton
(Flint, Michigan) Addict treatment center shown. [ADDICTS - discuss heroin problem.] [Drug Enforcement Admin. John BARTELS - says involvement of young kids in hard drug scene not uncommon; relates recent heroin case; those involved ranged from age 12 to 16.] Small town American not prepared for heroin problem.
REPORTER: Jack Paxton
(Studio) Most rapidly growing part of addict population now white and of both sexes.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) talks in Geneva, Switzerland, between United States and USSR to recess soon; talks deadlocked. Move could delay Soviet party leader Leonid Brezhnev's visit to US.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) President Ford to meet with Egyptian President Sadat during Mr. Ford's trip to Europe. President' 1st stop to be NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) meeting in Brussels, Belgium. Itinerary for rest of trip given.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) NBC learns it's been using wrong symbol for medicine; mythological story behind symbol detailed.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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