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(Studio) Nearly all fors. who were in Cambodia when country fell to Communists now safely out. It's believed only few French farmers and 2 Americans remain in country
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Thai-Cambodian border) Refugees shown crossing into Thailand; all filthy, exhausted, but relieved it was over. [Journalist, Dennis CAMERON - says it seemed they were in French embassy forever and then on truck and bus to border forever.] Fors. bring some explanations out, incling. rumors of executions, descriptions of harsh authoritarian rule.
REPORTER: Barry Kalb
(Studio) 2 Americans rptdly. still in Cambodia are John Yem and Brian Walsh. Now that last large group of fors. out, story of Phnom Penh after the fall can be told. Following report told to NBC by West German journalist Christoph Froehder.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Frankfurt, West Germany) Froehder only West television newsman in Phnom Penh on day it fell; as far as NBC knows, following pictures are only existing ones of Phnom Penh's fall. [FROEHDER - explains how he filmed Phnom Penh's fall. 1st picture shows Phnom Penh on April 16; picture taken as he rode on tank. People wave and cheer as Khmer Rouge troops arrive; victory celebration followed. Several Khmer Rouge troops posing as Phnom Penh civilians donned black uniforms as troops moved into city. Khmer Rouge didn't respect international zone as Red Cross expected. Khmer Rouge evacuated civilians from city as quickly as possible. All army soldiers of former government disarmed on spot by Khmer Rouge. Phnom Penh turned into ghost city as residents forced to leave. At beginning, around 2000 fors. in French embassy compound; many people very sick. All Cambodian citizens, even those married to French citizens, ordered by Khmer Rouge to leave French embassy compound; disobedience would result in death. Finally, group of fors. allowed to leave for Thailand; for 3 days, fors. traveled in open truck. Along way, town after town passed that had been completely evacuated.] [John CHANCELL asks if Cambodian army fought to very end with considerable courage.] [FROEHDER agrees, but they had little other choice.] [John CHANCELLOR - questions journalist about Khmer Rouge plans for civilian population.] [FROEHDER - says officer of Khmer Rouge told him people to be kept out of cities till they can be organized under Khmer Rouge point of view; incls. new administration system, military men to be brainwashed and become rice farmers.] [John CHANCELLOR - praises Christoph's courage and enterprise.]
REPORTER: John Dancy
(Studio) Strange, forced migration going on in Cambodia. To be deadly migration also. In South Vietnam, there've been no reports of migration, disease, or reprisals.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Whsle. prices up l.5% in Apr.; sharp rise in farm prices responsible for most of increase Farm prices up 4.8% in Apr. Agriculture Department says if farmers bring in record crops, retail food prices to increase about 6% in `75: if weather poor, price increase to be closer to 8%.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Treasury Department mails 1st tax rebate checks.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Av. rebate check $100; max., $200. Companies and banks advertise, hoping to attract share of Americans' rebate checks. Radio commercials played. [AMERICANS - discuss what they'll do with tax rebate checks.]
REPORTER: Irving R. Levine
(White House) President Ford plans to spend his rebate check to buy government savings bonds. Economists hoped people would spend their checks; incrd. production to help put unemployed worker back on job.
REPORTER: Irving R. Levine
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(Studio) Prototype of Air Force's new fighter plane, General Dynamics' F-16, gets in trouble during demon. flight in Texas.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Fort Worth, Texas) Pilot Neal Anderson takes F-16 through paces very well, but landing gear sticks when he tries to land at end of demon. F-16 forced to belly land; film catches emergency landing.
REPORTER: Chip Moody
(Studio) Well, it's back to old drawing board
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Former campaign manager for Senator Hubert Humphrey, Jack Chestnut, convicted of accepting illegal campaign contribution from milk producers' association in 1970.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Soviet party leader Leonid Brezhnev sends message to President Ford expressing hope that end of Indochina war to lead to more improvements in US, USSR relations
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Senator passes resolution warmly welcoming Indochina refugees. Senator authorizes at least $17 million for refugee release while Congress debates President' request for over $1/2 billion in refugee relief. House subcommittee cuts more than $100 million from Ford request.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Capitol Hill) Congress to approve money to resettle refugees in US. Most members of Congress ready to vote needed aid for refugees
REPORTER: Catherine Mackin
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(Studio) President Ford meets with South Korean ldrs and assures them United States to keep its commitments to them.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Senator George McGovern visits Cuba; says Fidel Castro considering release of 9 American political prisoners and returning $2 million taken in airline hijacking. Washington, DC welcomes possibility of improved US, Cuban relations Castro says relations won't get better till United States lifts trade embargo against Cuba. Castro holds news conference
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Havana, Cuba) Castro says he had long known of CIA plots to assassinate Cuban leaders, but Lee Harvey Oswald not under Cuban influence to assassinate President Kennedy. Castro comments on OAS, relations with United States without Nixon, Vietnam war. [CASTRO - wishes understanding, friendship for United States and Cuba.]
REPORTER: Barbara Walters
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(Studio) Alabama Governor George Wallace's beliefs about foreign affairs examined by David Brinkley.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Generally, Wallace's views on foreign affairs unknown. Few weeks ago, during foreign journalists' visit with Wallace, Alabama governor says he thought US fought against wrong enemies and with wrong allies in World War II. Wallace facts on World War II somewhat fuzzy; details given. As final note, this reporter salutes John Chancellor for 25 years service with NBC.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Studio) This reporter thinking about next 25.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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