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#7274
(Studio) President Nixon feels his anti-inflation measures working. He's still for Judge Clement Haynsworth, Says he won't let campus unrest affect him.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(DC) [President NIXON - says if administration proposed arbitrary war cutoff date, it would mean continuing war until that time. It's defeatist attitude; not in interests of US, Pullout proposals undercut our negotiating position in Paris,] United States spills over into Laos and many afraid Laos could be new Vietnam. [Pres, NIXON - says no American combat forces in Laos. We've provided training. United States has aerial activities over Laos and it's Ho Chi Minh trail.]
REPORTER: Tom Jarriel
(Studio) Bill Gill reports it's open secret that Americans fly over and walk in Laos daily.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
#7275
(Studio) Frank Reynolds asks South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu of possibility of all United States troops withdrawn next year
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(Saigon, South Vietnam) [President THIEU - says up to now United States hasn't talked of number troops to be replaced by 1970. Expect bulk of troops to be replaced provided United States helps South Vietnam modernize South Vietnam Army. Depends on how much United States can give us for withdrawal, We don't care about no, of troops; care about what we can get back to help our troops.]
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Studio) Full conversation between Frank Reynolds, John Scali, and Thieu to be broadcast on "Issues and Answers" Sunday
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
#7277
(Studio) Pres, Nixon says trying to steer middle course between instant integration and segregation forever. Cutting off fed, funds should be last resort,
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(Tangipahoa Cnty., LA) Valley Forge Academy is all-white, private school. [Supt. Frank LEA - says quality of ed, drops after 15% integration. 25% or more of your education has gone out the window.] 17% of county children attend all-white schools. Teachers paid well. Supt. of integrated system has daughter here,
REPORTER: Don Farmer
#7278
(Studio) President Nixon says construction jobs should be open to all. White construction workers stage 2nd protest.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(Chicago, Illinois) Workers protest at United States Custom House where union hearings continue [WORKER - says took me 20 years to get where I am. No one should demand same amount with no experience.] [2nd WORKER - says wants everybody to go through same channels, no matter what color.] [3rd WORKER - says they've got to work their way up through the ranks.] Reverend Jesse Jackson's arrival met with slurs and boos. Tiff occurs. Few workers arrested.
REPORTER: Howard Tuckner
#7279
(Studio) Chicago 8 trial will be lively.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(Chicago, Illinois) Judge Julius Hoffman orders 2 defense attournys, arrested and has them brought to court to represent defendants. Defendants say they've dismissed Michael Tiger and Gerald Lefcourt, and 2 others. Bobby Seale says he had no attorney. All want Chas, Garry, who's undergoing surgery, Judge orders attys. there so defendants can't appeal with inadequate defense Abbie Hoffman blew kiss to jury when introduced and Tom Hayden raised clenched fist. Judge warns both not to do it again, Defense attorney William Kunstler says he'll show police conspired to destroy dissent.
REPORTER: Hugh Hill
#7281
(Studio) Israel P,Min, Golda Meir tells National Club Israel wants peace talks with Arabs with no preconditions. Israeli jets attack Egypt and Jordan. Cairo complains of certain warfare type.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(Cairo, Egypt) Egypt protests Israel spreading false reports that are picked up by West press Unlikely For. Min. Riad would say what be was reported to at this time. President Nasser was ill and did change some leaders,, but no proof The's losing his grip. Rumors flourish here, because it's hard to get information
REPORTER: Barrie Dunsmore
#7282
(Studio) Former head Czechoslovakian Communist Party, Alexander Dubcek appears to be on the way out Hardliners and last year's reformers meet in Prague Castle.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(Prague, Czechoslovakia) Dubcek's successor Gustav Husak addressed meeting and spoke strongly against him. Believe Dubcek to' lose seat. In spirit, with Dubcek,are 10,000 Czechs and Slovaks who supported him.
REPORTER: Brian Nolan (Telephone Report)
#7283
(Studio) In Nuremburg, West Germany, 10,000 protesters show up and prevent NPD party leader, Adolf Von Thadden from making speech.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
#7284
(Studio) Mil. coup overthrows Bolivian government United States cuts diplomatic ties.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
#7286
(Studio) After removal from 144 Picadilly near Buckingham Palace, hippies move into unoccupied schoolhouse
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
(London, England) Police move in and remove hippies at 3 a.m. Story of young squatters who don't want to work and think they have right to move into someone else's building Press built up story. It's not important
REPORTER: Bill Beutel
#7288
(Studio) President Nixon indicated United States could get out of Vietnam sooner. He should meet with dove critics and show them Hanoi won't negotiate compromise. If Hanoi knows United States won't surrender, talks could begin.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith
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