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OCR Page 1 of 30THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
NEWS SUMMARY
January 26, 1973
(Thursday nets, wires)
The major stories of the day:
Altho LBJ's Wash. funeral and Texas graveside rites led 2 ABC/NBC
and was lengthy report on CBS as well, VN was the dominant story. All
nets w/film of Rogers w/Canada's Sharp who said his country will send
supervisory forces to VN but only for a 60-day trial period to see if
they are effective. NBC's Utley said Sharp was "neither enthusiastic
nor optimistic.
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CBS was only net w/film of Waldheim who, after
meeting w/Rogers, said the UN was ready to help especially w/relief
and reconstruction but it was up to parties involved to tell UN what to do.
NBC/CBS w/film as Thieu told SVN's national police they have an
important job (NBC) and warned them not to enjoy the illusion of peace.
(CBS.) Thieu on film said there is no danger, he is calm and confident
provided Communists don't violate cease-fire. But when they can't
win militarily or politically, there's nothing they can do
All nets
noted Thieu said cease-fire commission was useless and helpless.
The best peace guarantee is a strong army.
Lengthy NBC film of
NVN's Trinh arriving in Paris (CBS briefly noted) and being greeted
by large crowd chanting "victory VN. 11
In lead note, both NBC/CBS reported GI was KIA when VC
launched rocket attack on Bien Hoa air base. Cronkite said, "As
the world awaits peace, the war drags doggedly on. 11 He added there
will be some "unlucky lasts" and if we're "lucky" 2 of them have
already occurred as he noted GI and US ship struck by NVN mortars.
NBC's Utley noted the GI was killed 48 hours before the cease-fire
Negative ABC report on VN's cost to the military.
A moving ABC report of LBJ's funeral viewed it thru the eyes of
Patrick Lyndon Nugent.
Reports on all nets included film as LBJ was
carried from Capitol to Natl. City Christian Church where Marvin Watson
gave the eulogy and Leontyne Price sang and continued at graveside
services. Clip of RN/PN at Wash. services on all nets
NBC showed
Lynda and Charles Robb greeting those who visited Capitol Wed. night.
Cronkite noted for 3rd time in a month a major leader was buried:
HST, Canada's Pearson and LBJ.
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