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#7112
(Studio) Defense Secretary Melvin Laird reports 40,500 troop withdrawal, as reported earlier by Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky. Also indicates draft cut.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(DC) [LAIRD - says Vietnamization program to affect draft call. Expect to advise Selective Service of draft call changes Friday] Incrd. combat ability of South Vietnam made cutback possible. 70% enemy in South are North Vietnam troops; 30% VC. Laird says North Vietnam must realize South Vietnam's strength for impact on Paris Peace Talks.
REPORTER: Bill Downs
(Studio) 3rd Marine Div. to pullout. North Vietnam overrun United States Marine Corps outpost 4 mile South of DMZ. Casualties reported.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
#7113
(Studio) Senator votes 86-0 to limit military aid to Laos and Thailand of supplies and equipment.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
#7115
(Studio) [609-618 Audio Trouble.] POW-MIA (missing in action) wives in Paris, DC, and Saigon want information on husbands. 4 in Paris meet for 2 hrs. with North Vietnam officials. Atmosphere grim.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Paris, France) After 2 hrs. and 20 minutes, women ashen-faced; 2 cried. [Mrs. Bonnie SINGLETON, says received no information on husbands. Terribly disapptd.] All wives got was propaganda.
REPORTER: Pat Chapman
(DC) POW-MIA (missing in action) wives support Congress resolution that North Vietnam live up to Geneva Convention [WOMAN - makes plea for servicemen's safety. Want war over.] [2nd WOMAN - asks if husband alive or dead. Asks how can North Vietnam use men as pawns in political designs.] [CONGMAN. - says in 5 years United States in Vietnam, only 9 prisoners released. Delighted we can speak out now.] Women meet Defense Secretary Laird.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
#7116
(Studio) Wife in Vietnam trying to get information on husband from Americans Allegedly central figure or victim in case.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Saigon, South Vietnam) Woman believes Green Berets killed her husband. He had worked as civilian interpreter for American Special Forces. He told her of Americans suspecting him of being North Vietnam spy, and of giving him lie detector test. She hasn't seen him since June. Got 1 letter. She can't get official verification of his death. [Mil. SPOKESPERSON - refers reporters to another division] Reporters argue, saying they can't get information on case. American military gives no information Widow cries.
REPORTER: Craig Spence
#7118
(Studio) President Nixon asks Congress to increase Social Security benefits by 10% on April 1.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
#7119
(Studio) Judge Clement Haynsworth faces Judiciary Committee on questions with regard to his appointed to Supreme Court
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(DC) Senator Edward Kennedy insists brother Robert hadn't cleared Haynsworth of ethical charges, only bribery rumor. Senator Sam Ervin and other supporters say RFK cleared Haynsworth of conflict of interest. Says he agrees segregated schools unconst.
REPORTER: Bob Clark
#7120
(Studio) Vice President Spiro Agnew makes busing remark at Southern Governors Conference
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(Williamsburg, Virginia) [AGNEW - against busing children to achieve integrated status.] Resolution against busing supported by 8 deep South governors but Governor Winthrop Rockefeller neutral. [Governor Russell PETERSON - says states must abide by law. Each school district must break up segregation.] He got support from Delaware and West Virginia. Split caused Governor Lester Maddox to ask who let Yankees in. Governor Marvin Mandel threatens to secede from South Union.
REPORTER: Tom Jarriel
#7121
#7122
(Studio) President Nasser reported to be purging government to foil USSR conspiracy. Another report says he has flu and isn't going anywhere.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#7123
(Studio) Israeli jets hit Jordan and Egypt, Soviet-American talks on Mideast to resume in New York City Thursday
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#7124
(Studio) Cuban government mobilizes population in large sugar harvesting effort.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Cuba) Fidel Castro says Cuba to harvest 10 million tons. Cane cutters shown. Causes disruption in other areas of Cuban economy Castro speaks at rally to workers on important of harvest. He talks for 2 1/2 hrs, Cubans ration sugar so more may be sent to USSR . Work shown. Castro participates.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#7126
(Studio) Moon rock on display at Smithsonian Institution
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Public shown waiting to see rock. After viewing it, people comment. [GIRL - says it's neat.] [WOMAN - calls it fabulous,] [MAN - says I've seen some like it in Virginia.] [2nd WOMAN - it's a rock, isn't it?] [3rd WOMAN - says adds more to it when you know where it came from.] [2nd MAN - says no color to it.]
REPORTER: Stephen Geer
#7128
(Studio) Study group asks that public and private aid to poor ntns. be incrd. Howard K. Smith thinks foreign aid is two-way street.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Studio) Spokesperson recently said United States should stop sending teams to underdeveloped countries and require teams to learn something. London police, Japan population control, Copenhagen, Stockholm, and London's govts., and Amsterdam public transportation could provide excellent answers to our problems.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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