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(Studio) President Nixon makes choice for next Chief Justice of Supreme Court
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) Sirhan Sirhan sentenced to die in gas chamber, despite Senator Edward Kennedy's plea for clemency.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) President Nixon to announce successor to Earl Warren at 7 p.m. EST tonight.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(DC) Possibilities include: Justice Potter Stewart, New York Justice Henry Friendly, Washington, DC Justice Warren Burger, Attorney General John Mitchell, and former ABA President Charles B. Rhyne. Senator Strom Thurmond and allies want political payoff in form of far right justice. Reporter predicts moderate conservative choice.
REPORTER: Bill Lawrence
(Studio) Nixon could make 3 nominations tonight.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) Congress pressures Justice William O. Douglas.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(DC) Senator John Williams wants Justice Department to investigate Albert Parvin Foundation and Douglas association with it. Foundation used to own 3 Las Vegas casinos and its founder once alleged co-conspirator with Louis Wolfson. Douglas president of foundation at $12,000 year Williams asks American Bar Association to see if Douglas ties violate ethics code. American Bar Association President William Gossett to give answer.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
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(Studio) Judge Herbert Walker denies defense motion for retrial and sentence of death given.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(Los Angeles, California) District Attorney Evelle Younger tells court Senator Edward Kennedy wrote letter asking Sirhan Sirhan be treated with compassion. [Mary SIRHAN - tells her reaction when she heard letter.] Walker unmoved.
REPORTER: John Davenport
(Studio) California law permits extensive appeals and defense will use them.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) Israeli and Egyptian jets clash near Suez Canal. Reports conflict.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Suez Canal) Israeli fortification not destroyed as Arabs claimed. Reporter tells how fortification made. Soldiers live below bunkers.
REPORTER: Russell Jones
(Studio) Israelis attack Arab guerrilla base in Jordan.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu forms new political alliance with 6 ptys. to unite anti-Communist factions. Thieu to meet with Nixon on Midway Island on Jun. 8.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Thieu disowns coalition government point of Nixon plan. Says such a government would amount to surrender of DC's "child," South Vietnam government Both Nixon and Thieu to seek compromise at meeting
REPORTER: Bill Gill
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(Studio) United States Vietnam Cmdrs. reply to Kennedy criticism of "Hamburger Hill" victory by saying it was key to Allied drive to stop enemy infiltration from A Shau Valley. Casualties reported.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
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(Studio) 2 Congress cmtes. protest Army handling of poison and nerve gases. House committee says Army belatedly admitted testing gas in UT. Senate Committee alarmed over proposed transporting of gas across American in RR.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) Senate Commerce Committee studies chemical sprays used in riot control.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(DC) Army medical study warns sprays can cause permanent eye damage. [Commissioner FDA (Food and Drug Administration) Herb. LEY - says they're effective because they do harm, but less than guns, knives, and night sticks.] Tighter control on sales urged.
REPORTER: Bob Clark
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(Studio) Tear gas dispensed by National Guard by copters.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(Berkeley, California) Clouds of "CN" blown into classrooms and University hospital. Faculty demands police and Guard leave.
REPORTER: Bill Brannigan
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(Studio) Confrontation between Mayor Richard Hatcher and Attorney General Theodore Sendak who called for FBI investigation of reign of terror instigated by Hatcher. Accuses Hatcher of paying people to eat $1,000 worth of food for Governor's banquet.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(Gary, IN) Whites hate mayor and blacks flaunt political power; political jealousies exist. [SENDAK - says city officials refuse to make arrests, acts of violence not reported, and hoodlums encouraged by City Hall.] [HATCHER - says Sendak lying about Gary reign of terror. Racially motivated attacks.] Whites with Sendak; blacks with Hatcher.
REPORTER: Howard Tuckner
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(Studio) Senator Jacob Javits suggests Nixon spend $5 billion from defense budget on domestic and social problems. Says Nixon moving too slowly on poverty problems.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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(Studio) Apollo X in 4th day of flight; in orbit around moon.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(ABC Space Hdqtrs.) Film report from Apollo X, accompanied by astronauts' voices. Ship disappears behind moon. Space center shown when ship comes back. Thursday Stafford and Cernan descend close to moon's surface.
REPORTER: Jules Bergman
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(Studio) Reporter comments on Nixon appointed of Chief Justice.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Studio) Appt. could be most important 1 of Nixon administration Earl Warren appointed may have been best act of Eisenhower administration Chief Justice's personality can sway the other 8. He assigns writing of opinions and has life tenure.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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