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(Studio) NBC hears from its last reporter in Saigon - Jim Laurie. Laurie not heard from in 8 days because of total news blackout on Saigon. Laurie reports NBC staff in Saigon fine; Saigon life back to some state of normalcy. Associated Press and United Press International messages also recd.; details of life in Saigon now should be coming in soon.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Saigon, South Vietnam) E. German television film of Saigon gives some glimpses of life there since Communist takeover. NBC gathers information coming out of Saigon carefully controlled.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Hanoi, North Vietnam) Hanoi film shown; North Vietnam Premier Pham Van Duong makes speech. Legendary Vo Nguyen Giap pictured; did more than anyone to win war. Film comes from Japanese sources. Many analysts don't believe North Vietnam and South Vietnam to be unified for some time to come.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) 2 United States Marines, Lance Corporation Darwin Judge and Corporation Charles McMahon Junior killed during rocket attack on Saigon's Ton Son Nhut airport. During rush of last minute evacuation, bodies left behind in Saigon.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Woburn, Massachusetts) Defense Department thought bodies aboard carrier USS Midway. Unaware of all this till last night, McMahon family had already made funeral arrangements. [McMAHON SR. - believes Marines must have known before now that son's body not evacuated. If they had nerve enough to tell him of boy's death, they should have told him that son's body left behind.] Family recs. letter from son postmarked same day he was killed; details of letter given.
REPORTER: Robert Hager
(Studio) Corporation Judge's brother says Judge family optimistic that Judge body to be returned.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Representative Peter Rodino supports President Ford's humanitarian legislature for South Vietnam refugees. State Department sets up special number for Americans to call who wish to sponsor Vietnam refugees.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Phone center takes in 1000 calls each day calls come from individuals as well as organizations wishing to aid refugees. Admin. officials confident that sponsors to be found for all refugees.
REPORTER: Richard Valeriani
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(Studio) Group of Cambodian refugees reaches Camp Pendleton, California. Thousands of South Vietnam refugees already at Pendleton and are taking practical steps to prepare for transition to American life.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Camp Pendleton, California) Govt. structure organized by Vietnam headed by 20-mbr. exec. committee Over all, village chief coordinates activities with military camp commander Refugee government set up by former Saigon banker and Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate, Dieu Khuong Huu. [HUU - says action taken for cooperation in management of camp.] Schools organized; teachers recruited from among evacuees; English classes began this week
REPORTER: Ray Cullen
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(Studio) 2nd convoy of foreign refugees coming from Phnom Penh, Cambodia, rptdly. only 36 mile from border of Thailand. Once convoy safe, newsmen will be able to tell full story of Khmer Rouge takeover in Cambodia.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) At Camp Pendleton, Cambodian President Lon Nol's successor, Sau Kham Khoy, charges $1 million paid to Lon Nol to get him to step down and leave country Film of Khoy shown.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) President Ford officially claims today as last day of Vietnam war era. Some wartime benefits canceled.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Nebraska governor asks government for disaster aid for tornado damaged Omaha. Damage estimated at $1/2 billion.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Omaha, Nebraska) Wayne Stockwell took pictures of Omaha tornado. Widespread destruction left in wake of tornado; films shown. Residents of Omaha begin sifting through rubble. Personal disaster story of Tom Lindsay family told. [LINDSAY - says it's very hard to see everything you've worked for destroyed in matter of moments.] [Dolores LINDSAY - says family will stay here and start over.]
REPORTER: Rebecca Bell (KMTV-TV film)
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(Studio) House completes congress action on strip mining bill; similar bill killed by President Ford last December
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Stanley Hathaway, President Ford's nomination for Interior Secretary, generally favors strip mining bill. Confirmation hearings for Hathaway in recess; nom. opposed by conservationists.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Cheyenne, Wyoming) Hathaway served 2 terms as Wyoming governor [Conservationist Lynn DICKEY - voices criticism of Hathaway. Says Hathaway encouraged energy development to max. degree.] While governor, Hathaway promoted leasing of state-owned land for strip mining; also gave blessing to power company construction. [Rancher Ed SYMONS - says farmland being lost to strip mining and boom-town expansion.] Real opposition to Hathaway comes from out of state.
REPORTER: Fred Briggs
(DC) [During confirmation hearings, HATHAWAY - says Wyoming reclamation law good.] [Sierra Club Brock EVANS - says Hathaway tried to weaken Wyoming strip-mining regulation laws.]
REPORTER: No reporter given
(Cheyenne, Wyoming) Many residents of Wyoming don't think state can be open and also be heavily industrialized. National problem finally catches up with Wyoming.
REPORTER: Fred Briggs
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(Studio) 7 top Republican leaders meet in Washington, DC to begin planning President Ford's `76 presidential election campaign. Dean Burch, Bryce Harlow, Melvin Laird, William Scranton among those attending meeting David Brinkley's journal deals with Ford's plans for `76.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) President to formally announce plans for `76 later. If Mr. Ford announces plans to run for President now, all kinds of campaign laws to affect him; exs. given. All this preparation by Republican leaders does little to help Ronald Reagan.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) President meets at White House with prime mins. of New Zealand and Australia; reaffirms United States support of their cntrys. Later,: President meets with British leader Harold Wilson.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) At Martin Luther King Hosp. in Los Angeles, 2nd doctors' strike in California underway; demands outlined. At San Francisco, doctors' strike conts. through 7th day.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Govt. says rising unemployment increases number of people in cntry.'s biggest welfare program: aid to families with dependent children. On other hand, Labor Department reports new claims for unemployment insurance benefits drop for week ending Apr. 26 to lowest number since last November
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Suez Canal closed since 1967 Mid. E. war; canal cleared; to be opened for traffic soon.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Suez Canal) Since 1967, 15 ships trapped for nearly 8 years Ships preparing to leave canal now in last action before canal reopened to traffic early next month Only 2 ships able to get out of canal under own power. Other ships to be sold for scrap once they're towed away. Reopening of canal to create international buffer zone that could discourage 5th Mid. E. war.
REPORTER: John Palmer
(Studio) During this reporter's talks with Egyptian President Sadat, he admitted reopening canal and building cities along canal to be deterrent to another war.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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