This program is 27 minutes long
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(Studio) Revised government figures on economy output for 1st quarter of `75 reveal steepest decline since government began keeping records in 1947. Corporate profits down 22% for same period. Chief economist with Commerce Department James Pate says economy may have hit bottom in Apr. although there are no signs of recovery now.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Admin. and House Ways, Means Committee argue over suspected deficit in funds that financial Social Security benefits.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Capitol Hill) Department of Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Caspar Weinberger says there should be no Social Security tax increase before 1977. [WEINBERGER - says Social Security system perfectly sound.] [Representative James BURKE - doesn't think US can dilly dally around till 1977.]
REPORTER: Catherine Mackin
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(Studio) President vetoes strip mining bill; House to try to override veto tomorrow. President' veto message reviewed.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Congress black caucus holds session to gain support for legislature that would guarantee job for every American
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Capitol Hill) 4 out of 10 young blacks unemployed [Senator Hubert HUMPHREY - says employment creates income, dignity. Thinks Congress should tell economy witch doctors what to do.] [Representative Carl ALBERT - links unemployment with high crime rate.] [Representative Barbara JORDAN - believes unemployment problem can be solved if people will do more than express their feelings in glowing rhetoric.] Full employment has little chance of congress passage
REPORTER: Ray Scherer
(Studio) National unemployment rate for April almost 9%; for all white teens it's nearly 18%; for black teens and all other non whites, figure above 40%.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Report follows with regard to plight of 1 unemployed black teen.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Los Angeles, California) Best job high school graduate Ricky Davidson can get is trimming lawns. Ricky scrounges for every odd job and makes about $25 per wk. [DAVIDSON - knows it would be easy to drift into crime, but he's fighting against it.] Every visit to employment office proves discouraging. [DAVIDSON - retains some optimism about finding job and someday having family, home.] Right now Ricky thinks best future might be in Air Force if he can get in.
REPORTER: Tom Pettit
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(Studio) President Ford in North Carolina riding wave of new popularity based on rescue of ship Mayaguez and its crew. After his return to DC, Defense Department releases casualty figures - 15 killed in action and 50 wounded. Crowds in North Carolina big and enthusiastic.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Charlotte, North Carolina) Officially, President here for bicentennial celebration, but President' political advisers know this is Ronald Reagan and George Wallace cntry., so he's here hoping to improve political standing; Mayaguez rescue apparently helps. Even Senator Jesse Helms praises Mr. Ford's handling of incident. [PRES. - stresses national unity for American; South can help.] President helps celebrate controversial Mecklenburg Cnty. Declaration of Independence. North Carolina to be important state in `76 presidential election.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Pentagon spokesperson says Mayaguez casualty figures as close to final as possible. Spokesperson Joseph Laitin says there are no facts at present to support story of Cambodian navy boat surrendering to Thai government, claiming involvement in Mayaguez seizure.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and Soviet foreign minister Andrei Gromyko finish 2 days talks in Vienna, Austria.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Vienna, Austria) During talks, Kissinger rptdly. finds Russians more cooperative with regard to Mid. E. if Geneva peace conference reconvened. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) talks go pretty well also. [KISSINGER - believes Soviet-United States relations essential for preservation of peace and progress of mankind.)
REPORTER: Richard Valeriani
(Bonn, West Germany) Kissinger comes to Germany to fulfill promise to visit West Berlin. To brief German officials on Gromyko meeting Kissinger and Gromyko to meet again in early July after President Ford meets with Israeli and Egyptian leaders
REPORTER: Richard Valeriani
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(Studio) Bolivian government to prosecute Gulf Oil Company on criminal charges of bribing political officials. Gulf's representative in Bolivia put under house arrest. Gulf chairperson Bob Dorsey admits giving Bolivian officials nearly $1/2 million in political contributions.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Govt. of Costa Rica charges 3 American companies with plotting against banana- raising cntrys. to keep them from raising export taxes Standard Fruit, United Brands deny charge; Del Monte also charged
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Mbrs. of President' Vietnam Refugee Resettlement Committee visit refugees at Fort Chaffee.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Fort Chaffee, Arkansas) More than 20,000 refugees here; committee 's duties outlined. [Committee chairperson John EISENHOWER - hopes to get refugees distributed around country as soon as possible.] 1 holdup in refugee resettlement is Washington, DC security checks.
REPORTER: Kenley Jones
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(Studio) In Laos, soldiers of Pathet Lao overrun city of Savannakhet; 12 Americans under house arrest there.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Latest word from NBC reporter in Saigon, Jim Laurie, is that city appears normal, but government having some organizational problems; details. Film of Saigon victory celebration follows.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Saigon, South Vietnam) Film shown; North Vietnam, PRG, South Vietnam officials, include Le Duc Tho, Madame Nguyen Thi Binch present. Soldiers everywhere in Saigon. Atmosphere in Saigon now seems relaxed.
REPORTER: Erik Eriksson (Swedish TV)
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(Studio) South Korea announces all high school and college students to be organized into defense corps and must take 4 hrs. military training each week
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) New fighting breaks out in Beirut, Lebanon, between Palestinian commandos and right wingers.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Portuguese government shuts down last remaining non-Communist, newspaper in Lisbon.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Former Japanese Prime Min. Sato remains in critical condition following stroke; remains in restaurant where he collapsed.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) House Rules Committee under White House pressure to take action on energy bill, suddenly suspends action on bill; reasons given.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Philadelphia mayoral primary election being held; Mayor Frank Rizzo and state senate Louis Hill seek Democratic nomination for mayor.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Voting goes fairly smoothly after turbulent campaign. Democratic party organization works against Rizzo, but Rizzo overwhelmingly popular in some neighborhoods. [Democrat chairperson Peter CAMIEL - says there have been constant lies and deceit during Rizzo's mayoral term.] [RIZZO - says he's fighting Democratic party machine.] 2 years ago, Camiel and Rizzo took lie detector tests after charges and countercharges made with regard to corruption; Camiel passed test, Rizzo didn't. television commercial for Hill shown. Rizzo favored to win.
REPORTER: Robert Hager
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