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(Studio) President Ford to hold press conference this evening; Mr. Ford expected to announce release of Rockefeller commission's CIA report to public. Report won't incl. anything on foreign assassination plots.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(White House) President expected to meet with Senator Frank Church's committee and other congress cmtes. once Rockefeller report released. Officials indicate President to propose joint congress committee to oversee future CIA activities. Rockefeller material on assassinations not put in report form, but concentrates on Castro and late Dominican Republican leader Rafael Trujillo. Mr. Ford's political advisers happy assassination material to go to Senator Church's committee because information dates back to Eisenhower and Kennedy admins.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Studio) President's press conference at 7:30 pm. EDT; NBC to carry it live.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Senate committee on intelligence and CIA in session to hear testimony from former senior aide to Howard Hughes, Robert Maheu. Maheu rptdly. once recruited Mafia figure for sensitive CIA assignment. Maheu took 5th Amendment on many questions.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Representative Lucien Nedzi won't conduct investigation on CIA; reasons reexplained. House leaders decide to turn over CIA investigation to special subcommittee
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Senate subcommittee opens hearings on federal drug enforcement program. Senator Abraham Ribicoff suggests administration be taken over by FBI.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Senator told drug problem worse since drug enforcement agency took over; reasons given. Testimony claims drug administration wastes much time on small-time drug traffic. [Committee chairperson Senator Henry JACKSON - believes admin. should be working on origin of drug traffic.] Former senior officials of drug agency to testify next.
REPORTER: Carl Stern
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(Studio) Chairperson executive committee Northrop Corp., Richard Millar, appears before Senator For. Relations subcommittee and apologizes to government of Saudi Arabia. Corporation put up nearly $1/2 million in payoffs for 2 Saudi Arabian gens. at time Northrop trying hard to sell fighter aircraft to Saudi Arabia. Subcommittee chairperson Frank Church calls payoff bribery.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Capitol Hill) [MILLAR - deeply regrets episode.]
REPORTER: No reporter given
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(Studio) At trial for SLA members Joseph Remiro and Russell Little, jury tells court it's reached verdict on 1 defendant but not on the other. 2 accused of killing Oakland school superintendent Jury now deliberating on 2nd defendant.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Sacramento, California) Jury foreman William Sprague reports jurors deadlocked on 1 verdict; Judge Elvin Sheehy says it's jury's duty to decide case. [Little's attorney James JENNER - thinks jury has probably made decision on his client.] [Judge SHEEHY - says if case tried again, same evidence and format will most likely be used.] If defendants acquitted, both likely to face other charges.
REPORTER: Don Harris Artist: No artist given
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(Studio) Underground radical Susan Saxe pleads guilty in Pennsylvania court to bank robbery and stealing from federal arsenal. Saxe still wanted in Massachusetts for murder of policeman during bank robbery. Saxe claims she made no deals with authorities.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Charles Evers, mayor of Fayette, Mississippi, goes on trial in Jackson, Mississippi, on charges of income tax evasion.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Commerce Secretary Rogers Morton says President may drop $2 tariff on imported oil if oil-producing cntrys. raise prices. Shortly thereafter, Federal Energy Administration Frank Zarb denies it.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(White House) [MORTON - says no decision on tariffs would be made till new oil prices in place.] [ZARB - says President won't allow American's domestic energy policy to be redirected by possible actions of producing nations.] Admin. officials giving thought to tariff removal, but White House objects to Morton's public statement because it might encourage oil producers to go ahead and raise prices.
REPORTER: Irving R. Levine
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(Studio) OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) will no longer set prices in American dollar; decision indicates further erosion of confidence in dollar. Oil prices to increase in September
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Govs.' conference opens in New Orleans, Louisiana. Pennsylvania Governor Milton Shapp announces plans to seek Democratic presidential nomination
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(New Orleans, Louisiana) Alabama's George Wallace only interesting thing happening at govs.' conference [SHAPP - says he's running so he can get views out to public.] Everyone says there's no "stop Wallace" movement, but that's just what's happening. [WI Governor Patrick LUCEY - says Democrats likely to move from Edward Kennedy to Edmund Muskie to Hubert Humphrey.]
REPORTER: Tom Pettit
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(Studio) City and state officials and bankers of New York continue to meet in effort to find way out for NYC's horrible financial troubles. There's plan to allow state agency to help New York City out of hole. City must have $3/4 billion by Wednesday
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Disastrous fire occurs in Sanford, Florida, county jail; 11 inmates, 1 guard killed. This 7th fire to break out at jail in last 2 mos.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Sanford, Florida) Fire confined to jail infirmary on 2nd floor.
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(Studio) Dale Otto Remling and 4 persons accused of helping him escape from Michigan prison in helicopter arraigned in Jackson, Michigan. Authorities report Remling spent 2 years planning his getaway.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Jackson, Michigan) Dale Remling's mood relaxed. [REMLING - says he felt great after he escaped prison.] District Judge David C. McGarvey reads charges against inmate. [REMLING - says prison dehumanizing and degrading; offers alternatives to jail.] Remling also faces federal charges of hijacking helicopter.
REPORTER: Bruce Anderson (WWJ-TV) Artist: No artist given
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(Studio) Daniel Patrick Moynihan wins easy Senator approval as new United States ambassador to UN. Senator also confirms Malcolm Toon as Israeli ambassador
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Israelis say they have new hopes for Mid. E. peace, but say Egyptian President Anwar Sadat must come up with better terms. Israeli cabinet meets and authorizes President Yitzhak Rabin to discuss new peace moves with President Ford when he comes to Washington, DC later in week
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Tel Aviv, Israel) Israelis trying to be polite on eve of Rabin's trip to DC. Last week, Egyptian officer and 2 soldiers caught in Israeli-held territory in Sinai; Israelis don't make waves; return soldiers to Egypt quickly. Recent opinion poll gives Rabin highest rating since being in office; reasons given. Israel still holds key Mitla and Giddi passes; Rabin wants to remain flexible with President Ford.
REPORTER: Steve Delaney
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(Studio) Philippines President Marcos in China; diplomatic relations established between 2 cntrys. Chinese Ntlists. on Taiwan break relations with Philippines.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Last couple of stories on breakthroughs in broadcasting. Senator passes resolution permitting radio and television coverage of debate on contested Senate seat of New Hampshire. In London, British House of Commons grudgingly allows 4-week experiment in radio broadcasting of its session. Portion of first radio broadcast played; Prime Min. Harold Wilson announces Britain's decision to remain in Common Mkt. Further details of first broadcast recapped.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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