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(Studio) Last primaries held today in California, Ohio and New Jersey with largest number of delegates at stake so far.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(California) Early California voter turnout heavy. California Governor Edmund Brown Junior and ex-gov. Ronald Reagan vote at polls. Brown expected to get most of Democrat delegates; Reagan expected to get all Republican delegates.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Studio) President Ford expected to win bulk of New Jersey Republican delegates. New Jersey Democrat contest between slates of delegates for Representative Morris Udall, Jimmy Carter and Senator Hubert H. Humphrey and Brown.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Studio) Representative Wayne Hays runs for renomination in Ohio. NBC poll shows Carter and Ford leading in Ohio elections. Carter campaigns and flies home to Georgia.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(New Jersey) Carter campaigns.
REPORTER: Don Oliver
(Atlanta, Georgia) Carter meets with campaign organization and staff. [CARTER - says feels confident. Says staff conducted strongest presidential campaign ever.] Carter predicts picking up 200 delegates.
REPORTER: Don Oliver
(Studio) Udall hopes for Ohio win. Says Carter unstoppable if he wins Ohio. Calls Carter two-faced. Senator Frank Church hopes for few delegates and chance at Vice President slot.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Studio) Report on Ohio voters.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Wooster, Ohio)
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(Studio) 1 column of Syrian troops entered port of Sidon; 2nd column advances to within 12 mile of Beirut. Beirut airport closed. Most communications down.
REPORTER: Floyd Kalber
(Beirut. Lebanon) City being torn apart by Syrian-dominated Palestinian group called, "Saiga" and leftist alliance. Palestinians say "Saiga" and Syrians are out to destroy Palestinian resistance movement. Syrians run into resistance on their drive to Beirut and Sidon.
REPORTER: Don Craig
(Sidon, Lebanon) Palestinians attack Syrians entering Sidon. Results of fighting noted.
REPORTER: Don Craig
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(Studio) Secretary of State Henry Kissinger denounces Chile's violations of human rights. Says US-Chile relations will be hurt unless reforms made. Kissinger speaks to OAS. Organization of American States Human Rights Commission accuses Chile's military government of torturing and killing political prisoners.
REPORTER: Floyd Kalber
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(Studio) India Premier Indira Gandhi arrives in Moscow and recs. welcome from Leonid Brezhnev who wants to hear about India's relations with People's Republic of China
REPORTER: Floyd Kalber
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(Studio) Caril Fugate recs. parole.
REPORTER: Floyd Kalber
(York, Nebraska) 1958 KMTV film shows Fugate, 14, at her arrest for killing 10 people in Nebraska and Wyoming with her boyfriend, Charles Starkweather, 19. Starkweather executed. Fugate sent to prison for life. Fugate is now 32; never broke a prison rule in 18 years [FUGATE - says would like to be hsewife. and help teenage children.] No one testified against giving parole. Bd. grants Fugate parole' set for June 20. She'll move to Michigan and rec. new name and new job. [FUGATE - feels sorry for those who've hated her for 18 years]
REPORTER: Mike Jackson
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(Studio) Small school bus in wreck with private car.
REPORTER: Floyd Kalber
(Toledo, Ohio) 16 retarded children were aboard business 1 child and bus driver killed. 11 injured.
REPORTER: Floyd Kalber (narrates) (WSPD-TV)
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(Studio) 4 bombs explode last night in or near Chicago's Loop. 5 hurt.
REPORTER: Floyd Kalber
(Chicago, Illinois) Bombs explode at department store, Bank of Israel, 1st National Bank of Chicago and Chicago police headquarters Mayor Richard Daley blames Puerto Rican ntlist. group.
REPORTER: Pat O'Brien
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(Studio) Novel, "The Washington Fringe Benefit" by Elizabeth Ray comes off presses.
REPORTER: Floyd Kalber
(DC) Dell Publishing Company printing 1 million books. Reporter summarizes books' contents dealing with Ray's sexual affairs. [RAY - won't comment because she hasn't read the book.]
REPORTER: Carole Simpson
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(Studio) Senator select committee on intelligence says Nixon White House considered plan in 1972 to discredit columnist Jack Anderson. E. Howard Hunt tried to obtain drug to render Anderson incoherent during public appearance. Aide Charles Colson says Nixon asked him to discredit Anderson and he passed assignment to Hunt, who was unable to carry it out.
REPORTER: Floyd Kalber
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(Studio) Interior Department urges quick government action with regard to 400,000 acres land near ID's Teton River Dam. Land not flooded when dam burst but needs water for irrigation. 7 dead; 53 missing from dam mishap.
REPORTER: Floyd Kalber
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(Studio) Latest California poll shows George Wallace's support at 3%.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Sacramento, California) [WALLACE - says talked about bureaucracy and federal government when 1st came to Sacramento.] Sacramento, Bakersfield and Los Angeles were Wallaces' last 3 campaign stops. [WALLACE - says other candidates sounding like he used to sound. This is probably last time he'll be involved as presidential candidate. Tells reporters goodby.]
REPORTER: Frank Bourgholtzer
(Studio) Wallace flies home to Alabama. He has 168 delegates which will give him voice at Democratic Convention
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Report on California.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(California) California richer in industry output than all but 7 cntrys.: US, USSR , Japan, W. Germany, France, People's Republic of China and United Kingdom. California ranks 8th in world. California's industry wealth makes it 3rd in world. Reporter notes the firsts that California is famous for.
REPORTER: Tom Pettit
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(Studio) NBC to cover primaries throughout night and air special with regard to results.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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