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#5207
(Studio) Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas resigns, but denies any wrongdoing.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#5208
(Studio) Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge says President Nixon's 8-part peace plan can lead to solid negotiations.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#5209
(Studio) Viet Cong reject Nixon's point on mutual withdrawal, but may discuss other pts.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#5212
(Studio) Justice Fortas, in letter of resignation to Chief Justice Earl Warren, denies improprieties in dealing with financier Louis Wolfson.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Court press officer got news 1st. Warren wishes Fortas happiness and praises his work. Fortas resigns to free court of controversy surrounding him. Canceled $20,000 yearly life payments from Wolfson Foundation before Wolfson indicted. But didn't return original $20,000 fee until after indictment. Denies interceding on Wolfson's behalf. 1st Justice to resign under pressure.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
(DC) Some Congmen. demand fuller investigation. [Senator Albert GORE - deplores whole episode, including Attorney General John Mitchell's actions.] [Senator Peter DOMINICK - says distrust of judicial department will exist until get to roots of issue.] [Representative Emanuel CELLER - calls any more action feeding on a carcass.] [Senator Joseph TYDINGS - says Fortas should be treated like any other citizen.] New standards may bar justices from outside earnings.
REPORTER: Bob Clark
#5213
(Studio) Nixon has chance to reduce liberal court to middle-of-road or conservative. Mitchell as Chief Justice and former American Bar Association president, Charles South Rhyne, likely candidates for 2 posts. Could name 2 new associate justices and elevate Potter Stewart to replace Warren when he retires. Court to move to right.
REPORTER: Bill Lawrence
#5214
(Studio) Wolfson serving 1 year sentence for selling unregistered stock. Asks court of appeals to set conviction aside because forged document used at his trial.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#5216
(Studio) In speech, Nixon said United States Vietnam Commander General Creighton Abrams told him of excellent progress training South Vietnam. Level of United States troop support may be reduced unilaterally. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge gives thoughts on Nixon speech.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Timing of speech provoked by Viet Cong peace plan. [LODGE - says NLF 10-part plan and Nixon's speech gives us 2 plans to discuss in Paris. Opportunity there if other side willing to talk. NLF proposals serious.] Nixon offers concessions. Viet Cong demand coalition government and Nixon says we'll accept any government chosen by people Nixon encouraged by both sides listing peace conditions.
REPORTER: Bill Gill
#5217
(Studio) Viet Cong response negative, but not rejection.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#5218
(Studio) Reporter with Secretary of State William Rogers reports
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Saigon, South Vietnam) South Vietnam has no signs with regard to enemy pull-out, despite United States actions. Rogers here to sell Nixon plan. South Vietnam worried about time after enemy turns down mutual withdrawal, since Nixon will deescalate unilaterally. South Vietnam troops not strong enough.
REPORTER: John Scali
#5219
(Studio) Nixon says North Vietnam must withdraw forces from South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. North Vietnam using sophisticated equipment.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Cambodia) United States observers spot truck convoys and aircraft escorts. [Major Harry RAY - reports seeing convoys along border. Recently spotted small aircraft hovering.] United States troops wait for enemy to make 1st move.
REPORTER: Kenneth Gale
#5222
(Studio) Favorable weather forecast for Sun's. flight around moon. Astronauts in good health.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Cape Kennedy, Florida) 3 escape rtes. from rocket prepared in case of explosions and fires; rtes. shown in film.
REPORTER: Jules Bergman
(Studio) Astronauts Thomas Stafford, John Young, and Eugene Cernan fly aerial acrobatics in jet trainers to simulate weightlessness. Stafford says they don't want to get airsick later.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#5224
(Studio) Police disperse rock and bottle-throwing students with tear gas. Protesting arrest of 3 occupying University land and calling it "People's Park."
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#5225
(Studio) 1st witnesses take stand in trial of former Detroit policeman accused of killing 19 year old Negro.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Mason, Michigan) Ronald August virtually tried and convicted in John Hersey's "Algiers Motel Incident." Defense Attorney Norman Lippitt to show full scale war of Detroit riots caused state of mind in Detroit police. August killed in self defense Prosecutor Avery Weiswasser to show premeditation. Lippitt says Detroit police on trial with August.
REPORTER: Don North
#5227
(Studio) Reporter comments on court issue.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Issue has no bearing on 14 of 16 years of Warren court Hard to prove blindness of ethics in Lyndon B. Johnson's administration Eisenhower's Attorney General and now Secretary of State William Rogers, says government morals have improved. Fortas just showed bad judgment.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
#5228
(Studio) War critics say bravado can't justify war. Nixon says issue is meeting obligations, not false pride. Southeast Asia Treaty Organization treaty didn't act as war deterrent. Bravado of one decade led to tragedy of next.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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