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(Studio) Mbrs. of American delegation to United Nations make requests to both Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and President Ford to change veto of United Nations mbrship. for Vietnam at next vote. Both say no. Senator George McGovern is member of United States delegation and is against veto. [McGOVERN - comments on United States policy of vetoing Vietnam mbrship. until United States MIAs accounted for.] Other members of United States delegation note some, but not major, support for Mcgovern's view.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Studio) Representatives of United States and Vietnam will meet Friday in Paris, France, to begin talks re: US MIA's information and Vietnam requests for United Nations mbrship. and United States money for war reparations.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Paris, France) (Film of signing of peace agreement in Paris January 27, 1973, shown.) Signing of agreement by former Secretary of State William Rogers and Vietnam officials noted. New meeting will be on lower level. United States delegation to be led by deputy chief of mission at United States embassy in Paris, Samuel Gammon. Is doubtful much progress will be made before new administration takes office in January
REPORTER: John Palmer
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(Studio) State Department says United States and other cntrys. in consultation with regard to expected oil price hike by OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) at meeting next month Diplomatic correspondent Richard Valeriani reports United States is considering some counteractions, include withholding some military weapons from sale to Iran.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Utah governor orders stay of execution for Gary Gilmore until board of pardons meets to consider case.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Salt Lake City, UT) Preparations for execution being made when staying order delivered to prison warden Samuel Smith. [SMITH - says governor directs him to withhold execution.] Gilmore's appearance before UT supreme court Wednesday to plead for execution noted. State board of pardons will review case Wednesday; chairperson George Latimer says governor used good judgement in staying execution. [LATIMER - says sometimes people commit offenses thereby forfeiting right to stay in society; refuses comment on probable outcome of Gilmore case.] Warden Smith says if execution ordered, it will be carried out.
REPORTER: Barbara Grossman
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(Studio) Carter press secretary Jody Powell today notes Carter's reaction to suggestion of Senator Abraham Ribicoff with regard to keeping Henry Kissinger as special envoy to Middle East. Carter says move would be unproductive and improper. Carter's vacation ends today.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Plains, Georgia) [CARTER - comments on tennis game.] Carter has mtgs. scheduled with transition team head Jack Watson and CIA Director George Bush and 1st announcements of some of White House staff should come next week
REPORTER: Judy Woodruff
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(Studio) United Press International quotes political sources in Iowa today as saying Republican chairperson Mary Louise Smith of Des Moines intends to resign post; Smith says she hasn't decided yet.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) President Ford on vacation in Palm Springs, California; plays golf with Bob Hope. Press Secretary Ron Nessen says Ford getting used to idea of being private citizen.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Draft resisters living in Canada react to Justice Department decision not to prosecute any cases now because Carter says he'll pardon draft resisters.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Toronto, Canada) Jack Colhoun is editor of paper for draft resisters. [COLHOUN - tells caller what Carter policy will mean to draft resisters.] Al Pringle is deserter and has become Canadian citizen, but says he'd like to visit family in WI. [PRINGLE - notes closeness to grandmother and says he'd like to go to her funeral when she dies.] American resisters in Canada have written Carter's staff with regard to deserters and resisters now Canadian citizens; say they believe he'll pardon both eventually.
REPORTER: Eric Burns
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(Studio) Continuing education is on rise in United States and has produced new kind of student.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Los Angeles, California) Typical college student today is like hsewife. Roberta Weissman. [WEISSMAN - cites reasons for going back to college at age 40.] [Former teacher Frank MAYER - cites reasons for new studies.] Part of rise in continuing education is people keeping up with fields they're already in. [University of California at Los Angeles dean Dr. Phillip FRANDSON - says other part is for individual development ; cites exs.] Another way continuing education operates is as on Long Island Express's morning classroom setup where Adelphi University teaches business accting., or on Seattle, WA, ferry where Seattle Community College has class in law for laymen. [FRANDSON - says movement now isn't so much that 1 has to get degree, but people want to do so for self- reward.]
REPORTER: Jack Perkins
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(Studio) Court today orders tuna fishing stopped for rest of year because of controversy with regard to catching porpoise with tuna.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Los Angeles, California) Controversy over ruling noted. [Fund for Animals spokesperson Pam FERRIS - says it won't be hardship on tuna industry; cites reasons for backing new ruling.] Battle will continue in DC.
REPORTER: Frank Bourgholtzer
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(Studio) When parents can't afford higher property taxes and vote them down, it votes down education money for children; such has happened in Ohio.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Magnetic Springs, Ohio) Report on closing of schools in Ohio's North Union school district because voters have refused to vote higher property taxes. Neither homeowners nor farmers will vote for increase [Bertha ANDREWS - says people who don't own property should pay for children's education, too.] Parents raise money to reopen schools for 10 days, but teachers say that would do more harm than good. [School board spokesperson Gene WILEY - says children and staff are being treated like yo-yo on string.] [Student Melinda FOOS - says she doesn't want to see school go down; says spirit also getting lower.] Uncertainty with regard to future of schools here noted.
REPORTER: Bob Kur
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(Studio) Contribution to Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City by publisher Walter Annenberg cited; details noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) National Conf. of Catholic Bishops ends Fall meeting today; conference reaffirms stands on various issues, include birth control, divorce and homosexuality.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Death of artist Alexander Calder, inventor of mobile, noted. Calder had been living in France, but had come home to be at exhibition of work at Whitney Museum in NYC. Calder's other works noted, include design for Braniff airplane.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) New tax forms more complicated than old; details noted.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Federal government has published book listing all jobs to be filled by Carter administration; details noted.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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