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(Studio) California delegates ask Governor Ronald Reagan to become Presidential candidate. Some Richard Nixon supporters may switch to Reagan. [REAGAN - says any decision of delegation result of their caucus. Told they made decision unanimously; clarifies situation; is candidate before convention.] Nixon well ahead in number of delegates' support. Reagan and Nelson Rockefeller want to keep vote going to third or fourth ballot so they could win.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Report on Reagan and Rockefeller.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Studio) Reagan's candidacy was worst kept non-secret.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Miami Beach, Florida) [SPOKESPERSON - introduces Reagan as California governor and next President.] Crowd welcomes Reagan. Organizational methods visible at his hotel. Reagan insists it's happening naturally. [REAGAN - says it'll be up to delegates Wednesday.] Reagan excels in personal contact. Met 6 groups yesterday; 12 today. [Georgia delegate Frank MILLER - says electing candidates from bottom is answer to George Wallace in South.] [Georgia delegate Roscoe PICKETT - predicts Reagan will be nominated if Nixon isn't.]
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Studio) Reagan's action may move support to him more quickly.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Studio) Rockefeller says he didn't expect any surprises between now and Wednesday's balloting.
REPORTER: Sander Vanocur
(Miami Beach, Florida) Rockefeller's campaign colorful and expensive. Pressure great on uncommitted delegates. Rockefeller headquarters shown. Visits Illinois delegation. Senator Charles Percy is Rockefeller booster, but most of group for Nixon. 48 of 58 for Nixon. [ROCKEFELLER - says Republican delegates afraid they might not win if front runner picked. Commitments to be honored on first ballot, but will erode afterwards.
REPORTER: Sander Vanocur
(Studio) Reagan and Rockefeller to set up communications system between selves and staff; want to stop Nixon and then start carving on each other.
REPORTER: Sander Vanocur
(Miami Beach, Florida) Nixon calmly spent weekend in Long Island, New York, resort. Crowd awaits Nixon arrival. Rally at his Hilton headquarters after his arrival. Courting favorite son groups of Ohio, Michigan, Maryland and others. Nixon works on acceptance speech; to pick running mate but will ask convention to approve choice.
REPORTER: Douglas Kiker
(Studio) All possible nominees now here; 48 hours before voting.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Republican Steel Corporation will rescind its price increase on steel in artillery shells and military barbed wire.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) 3 Soviet leaders: President Nikolai Podgorny, Premier Aleksei Kosygin and party chief Leonid Brezhnev return from meeting with Czech Presidium. USSR agrees to let Czechoslovakia pursue its liberal internal reform and country will abide by Warsaw Pact.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
(Prague, Czechoslovakia) Tension broken. People attend fair. Last Soviet soldiers leave country. Country has democratic roots and its leaders, headed by Alexander Dubcek, want democratic communism. Czechoslovakia won right of communist country to pursue its own course.
REPORTER: Garrick Utley
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(Studio) Israel and Jordan battle across Jordan River. Sunday, Israeli planes attack guerrilla camp at As Salt, northwest of Amman. Jordan claims 28 killed; 82 wounded. Both countries call for meeting of United Nations Security Council.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) Reports on 3 favorite sons: Maryland Governor Spiro Agnew, Michigan Governor George Romney, and Ohio Governor James Rhodes.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Miami Beach, Florida) [RHODES - calls caucus harmonious. Ohio group to stay with favorite son until after 1st ballot. Group has treated all candidates alike. Not leaning any way.] [ROMNEY - says Michigan group to support me until decided otherwise. We've had impact on platform and issues of leading candidates. They wouldn't have listened if I were committed; says doesn't expect to be nominated; reporters killed me off long ago.]
REPORTER: Sander Vanocur
(Miami Beach, Florida) Agnew plans to endorse Nixon candidacy. He's caucusing with uncommitted Maryland delegation. Agnew to make main nominating speech. Nixon believes Agnew support assures them of nomination Expected 19-20 Maryland group to support Nixon; 6 to support Rockefeller.
REPORTER: Nancy Dickerson
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(Studio) Negro delegates and leaders want national committee expanded to give them 10 seats and vice chairmanship. Credentials committee tentatively to hear their protests with regard to exclusion from Florida and Louisiana delegations; ask for Rockefeller nomination. [James FARMER - concerned over talk of Nixon; can't support or back him. Felt that is true of most black Americans.] [Author Louis LOMAX - says nominate candidates blacks can support. Candidates such as Nixon and Reagan unacceptable to black Americans.]
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Report on delegate.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Northern Nevada) Republican county chairperson of Nevada Washoe County is Dr. Charles Lanning. Family delighted Lanning chosen to be delegate; receiving telegrams and mail from candidates. [LANNING - says doesn't say publicly who I'm for; miss part of convention excitement if you go committed. Mail makes you feel overly-important Mail won't influence me. Haven't received offers to insure vote. Wife going to convention, too. Happy elected delegate.]
REPORTER: Jack Perkins
(Miami Beach, Florida) Lannings shown at convention Wilt Chamberlain signs autograph for Lanning.
REPORTER: Jack Perkins
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(Studio) North Korean infiltrators attack American infantry patrol near Panmunjom. 1 American and 1 North Korean killed.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) 100 mile southwest of Saigon, American troops capture 50 Viet Cong suspects. 44 enemy killed near Saigon. In Mekong Delta, Brigadier General Franklin Davis, Junior, commander 199th light infantry brigade, wounded. Report on new tactic used by Navy.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
(Mekong River, South Vietnam) Delta hard to patrol, tempting to infiltrate. Navy anchors floating base 5 miles from Cambodia. Patrol boat stops Sampan. Last month, Army boat crossed border; crew not released. Navy has warning signs up; patrol boats turn back allied ships that might excuse incident.
REPORTER: Ken. Bernstein
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(Studio) President Johnson says United States ready to work with other nations to feed starving Biafrans. African committee trying to negotiate settlement.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) North Central airliner approaching Milwaukee collides with light plane. 3 killed.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin) North Central Captain managed to fly plane 20 mile after crash to landing at Mitchell field with fuselage and 3 bodies from light plane imbedded behind co-pilot's seat. Co-pilot injured. [PASSENGER - says pilot made beautiful landing.] Private plane flown by 19 year old with girlfriend and her brother aboard. Parts. of light plane shown.
REPORTER: Bill Lindsay
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(Studio) 2 trains crash head-on at Winter Haven, Florida. 100 injured.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) Treasury Secretary Henry Fowler has gall bladder removed at Walter Reed Hospital.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) Johnson to have complete routine physical at Brooke Army Hospital Tuesday.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) In Costa Rica, Mount Arenal volcano erupts again; killed 78 people and left 6,500 homeless last week.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) Rockefeller and Harold Stassen meet for 1st time and talk about age and running for President
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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