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(Studio) President Nixon learns employment rate for January low. Agriculture department says Americans to spend more for food; family incomes to be low. Nixon continues to prepare for Europe trip; West Berlin visit on February 27 to be demonstrated against.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) Soviet newspaper prints letters from Nixon to USSR after inauguration. Summit conference seems likely.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
(Studio) Soviet-American summit meeting seems imminent; both sides willing.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Soviet Marshal Ivan Yakubovsky confers with Soviet leaders in E. Berlin. Visit followed by 24-hr. ban on travel to West Berlin.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) Lieutenant General Frederick Weyland named chief military advisor to American negotiators at Paris Peace Talks. Nixon creates position.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) Enemy rockets fired near Saigon; 19 wounded. Battleship New Jersey fought near Da Nang.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) Navy court inquiry on North Korean seizure of Pueblo convenes in closed hearing.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
(Coronado, California) Court told that burning of secret documents lasted only 10 min. Communications technician James Kelly says he gave orders to destroy papers and equipment when ship fired upon. Says someone gave order to stop burning, because North Koreans were shooting because of the smoke. Kell says man wounded trying to dump materials overboard; using incinerator dangerous. Commander Lloyd Bucher had no authority over spy compartments. Kell says Lieutenant Stephen Harris didn't give orders to burn documents. Bucher couldn't enter spy compartment without special permission. Nobody prepared for seizure.
REPORTER: David Burrington Artist: Angel Esparza
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(Studio) Pueblo affair raises questions about performance of duty under various circumstances.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
(Studio) Should a captain go down with his ship?
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Studio) [Retired Admiral Arleigh A. BURKE - reads Navy regulation citing death penalty should be bestowed upon one who gives up during battle or goes against flag. Reads another rule about preparing ship for action when enemy ship sighted. Few people who wouldn't have defended ship to limit. Thinks Bucher has difficult fight with himself about what he should have done.]
REPORTER: Robert Goralski
(Studio) Another view presented by leading Harvard Naval historian, Samuel Eliot Morison. Chesapeake surrendered in 1807 during peacetime because of British ship's superiority; no talk of captain's disgrace. Morison says Bucher kept up morale of men while in prison; did best thing under circumstances.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Clay Shaw trial continues; Shaw charged with conspiring to kill President John F. Kennedy. State's key witness, Perry Raymond Russo says heard Shaw, David Ferrie and Lee Harvey Oswald talk of killing President.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
(New Orleans, Louisiana) Russo says didn't think meeting important enough to call FBI. Says Ferrie often talked of killing President; never heard any agree to do it. Under cross-exam. of Irvin Dymond, Russo says he wondered whether trio plotted to kill President or Fidel Castro. Ferrie never mentioned assassination after it happened. Russo says Ferrie never told him to not talk of meeting Wanted to be sure Shaw was right man at 1st; no doubts now. Russo says District Attorney bugged house. Had psychiatric treatment in 1959. Russo didn't regard trio as conspirators.
REPORTER: Charles Quinn Artist: Leo Hershfield
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(Studio) Nixon talks to visiting law officials of increasing Federal cooperation in fighting crime. Nixon to meet with Governor Nelson Rockefeller who wants Federal government to take over all welfare costs.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) Protest against welfare program in Columbus, Ohio ran throughout evening.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
(Columbus, Ohio) 600 marched on State House; protest welfare dribble. Want more money and program revamped. Ohio says increased dependent children's welfare 200% in past 5 years Cntry.'s cut share of welfare in 1/2. Welfare recipients angry. Governor James Rhodes said welfare wouldn't be increased. Protesters wouldn't go home when Governor wouldn't do anything. State Patrol arrests 23.
REPORTER: Steve Delaney
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(Studio) Welfare systems in all states are mess. New York City welfare system so large the administration formed labor union to bargain with city. Recipients formed org. to talk with city and agency.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) Since election, Illinois party reformers have come up against Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. Former Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey speaks to reformer group, denying he is involved in state dispute.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
(Springfield, Illinois) [HUMPHREY - wants to leave party or put it in better shape for 1972 than was in 1968.] Humphrey speaks to Democrat Study Group headed by Adlai Stevenson III. Reports Daley ordered boycott of meeting by party legislators. Humphrey says party needed new ideas and should tolerate dissent. Interpreted as blast at Daley.
REPORTER: Bill Matney
(Chicago, Illinois) Humphrey meets with Daley. [HUMPHREY - reports just social visit with Daley; Springfield reception fine. No war; didn't count state leaders at reception. Interested in unity, not fight.] [DALEY - claims all will try to heal if need exists.]
REPORTER: Bill Matney
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(Studio) Snow condition clearing up in N.E. Kennedy Airport mostly closed; few planes take off. Mayor Lindsay urges people to stay out of city. Scenes of city and suburban snows shown.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) Nixon asks science expert to find best way of cleaning up oil slick in Santa Barbara, California beaches and waters.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
(Santa Barbara, California) Union Oil Company built circle of pipes to suck up oil into barges. Take 3 weeks to clean up major part of oil leakage. Union Oil sets up claims office. Interchange between claims agent and boat owner shown.
REPORTER: Ron Nessen
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(Studio) Cuban government agrees to let hijacked passengers fly to United States from Havana on hijacked plane. Passengers usually held over. Venezuelan plane hijacked to Cuba.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) FTC (Federal Trade Commission) chairperson Paul Rand Dixon says agency to act on auto warranties so consumers can get defect-free car.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) Humphrey says effort to liberalize Democratic party could make enemies; some thought he meant Daley. Some angry at Humphrey embracing Governor Lester Maddox. Young people won't be inclined to work under same tent as Daley or Maddox.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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