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#201730
(Studio) House passes 381-2 tax reform bill and sends it to Senator Gives tax exemptions to 5 million low income; reductions for 55 millions and higher Social Security benefits for 25 million.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) House dissenters for tax reform bill were Representatives John Ashbrook and E.F. Landgrebe. Senator passage expected. President Nixon expected to sign bill. House votes on rider to supplemental appropriations bill. Rider to weaken admin.'s Philadelphia Plan, to open up building construction unions to non-white workers. Labor organizations and House liberals opposed to plan. House, tentatively voted 125-83 against plan. President Nixon to veto bill if it contains rider. Veto would jeopardize HEW, Labor Department, and A.I.D. Senator Mike Mansfield raises idea of keeping Congress in technical session until January so pocket veto couldn't be used.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd
#201732
(Studio) Palestine Liberation Org. (P.L.O.) spokesperson says organization expects $19 million per year from oil-rich states for fight against Israel.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Rabat, Morocco) Arab summit mtg anti-American 1st speaker at meeting, Sudan President General Gaafar el-Nimeiry, gave anti-American and pro-Soviet speech. All Arab leaders will approve more money for P.L.O., led by Yasir Arafat. Impatience to step up battle exists.
REPORTER: Frank Kearns
#201733
(Studio) Israel Cabinet rejects latest United States peace plan for Mideast, calling it appeasement of Arabs. Report on tense American-Israeli relations
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(DC) Admin. wants to put discernible distance between it and Israel. Busmen. with oil interests in Mideast, like David Rockefeller, John McCloy, and Robert Anderson, complain to White House with regard to relations there. US identification with Israel helped Arab extremists and hurt moderates. Spokesperson also tired of Israel's insistence on face-to-face negotiations. US leaked its new proposal for Israel-Jordan deal to strengthen hand of Arab moderates at summit. Spokesperson says United States to be right and fair in principle, and take political lumps.
REPORTER: Marvin Kalb
#201734
(Studio) Switzerland court sentences 3 Arab commandos to 12 years hard labor for attack on Israeli airliner in February Israeli security guard who killed 4th commando acquitted of murder.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#201735
(Studio) United Nations Secretary General U Thant expects Big 4 to agree with regard to Mideast next month Says 1st step toward Vietnam peace is setting up broad-based Saigon regime that could get confidence of people.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#201736
(Studio) Crippled South Vietnam airliner kills 90 when it crashes into school at Nha Trang, South Vietnam. MPs say 3 Americans killed.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#201737
(Studio) South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu attempts to oust 3 legislature he feels are pro-Communist
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Bien Hoa, South Vietnam) South Vietnam Const. gives all people right to protest. Freedom suspended by Thieu under martial law. Most of Catholics in march are North Vietnam refugees. They want 3 labeled pro-Communist out. Signs say down with Communist coalition. Some feel Thieu made mistake by allowing protest for government, when he won't allow Buddhist protest against government
REPORTER: Gary Shepard
(Studio) Major National Assembly sign petition saying Thieu engaged in plot against 3 legislature Some call for Thieu's impeachment and commission apptd. to study "plot."
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#201738
(Studio) North Vietnam negotiator, Xuan Thuy, says government informing American families whether or not their sons are POWs.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#201740
(Studio) Representatives at Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) set date and place for full-scale talks.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Helsinki, Finland) United States Min. Gerard Smith and USSR Min. Vladimir Semyonov sign document agreeing to April 16 talks in Vienna, Austria. [SMITH - says mtgs. meet expectations. To be mos. before we'll come back to Helsinki.] [SEMYONOV - says (interpreted) our communique agreed on concerns Americans] Champagne drunk; Smith has orange juice. Some wonder if USSR could delay new missile program by promoting false hope negotiations will be successful. Both cntrys. appear eager to start talks.
REPORTER: Peter Kalischer
#201741
(Studio) Poland accepts West Germany's offer of political talks.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#201742
(Studio) Report on trial of civil rights leader, Bernadette Devlin.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Londonderry, North Ireland) Convicted on 4 counts of incitement to riot, and riotous behavior, Sentenced to 6 mos. jail and released on $600 bail. Attorney Sir Dingle Foot to appeal and will take it to House of Lords. Her supporters sing as Devlin comes out of court Devlin's future is explosive question. If acquitted, Protestants to take action; if not, Catholics will.
REPORTER: Bob Simon
#201743
(Studio) Chicago Grand Jury indicts Black Panther, Lance Bell, 20, for November 13 killing of 2 policemen. Event 3 weeks before raid on Fred Hampton's apt.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#201744
(Studio) New York fed, prosecutor, Robert Morgenthau, resigns. Says he couldn't function under present situation. Whitney North Seymour, Junior is successor.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#201746
#201747
(Studio) Cult leader Charles Manson appears in court with 2 girl followers to enter pleas.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Los Angeles, California) Linda Kasabian accused of Tate murders; Leslie Van Houten of La Bianca murders. Manson, 35, charged with 7 counts of murder. Van Houten ordered to trial February 9; pleaded not guilty. Kasabian wanted to delay before pleading. Judge William Keene urges Manson to consult with outside attorney before defending himself with help of 2 attys. He agrees, but says news media has already buried and executed me. [Manson Advisor Attorney George SHIBLEY - says Manson never had anything to do with violence. Very popular at prisons he formerly was in. ]
REPORTER: Bill Stout; ARTIST: Angel Esparza
#201748
(Studio) Tragedy hits naval air station
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Miramar N.A.S., San Diego, California) Jet crashes through hangar killing 12 and injuring others, and damaging aircraft. Pilot, Cyrus Rodell, 27, ejected self from plane after trouble reported Firefighters put fire out in 2 minutes.
REPORTER: Ray Wilson (KFMB-TV)
#201749
(Studio) 2 killed in F-111 crash at Nellis, AFB, NV. Air Force halts 223 F-111's flying until crash cause determined.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#201750
(Studio) Army suspends plans to ship poisonous gas weapons from Okinawa to West coast for storage. Senator Warren Magnuson says Pentagon to review matter, Shipment scheduled to go to Bangor, Washington for railroad movement to Yumatella, OR for storage.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#201751
(Studio) Black soldier killed in July, Bill Terry, to be buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham, Alabama as requested. Judge ordered burial in white cemetery.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#201752
(Studio) Three members of Brink's robbery gang paroled after 14 years. 11-member gang wore Halloween masks in January, 1950, and stole $1,200,000 in Massachusetts. 3 still in jail; 4 dead, and 1 who turned state's evidence is in hiding.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
#201754
(Studio) President Nixon to report United States space goals after Christmas. Report on welcome home celebration.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Fort Worth, Texas) 150,000 salute Alan Bean, 4th to walk on moon. 16 tons of confetti showered on crew. Confetti catches fire in Bean's sister's car.
REPORTER: Phil Jones
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