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OCR Page 1 of 60THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
NEWS SUMMARY
August 11, 1973
(Fri. nets, wires, columns)
The major stories of the day:
-- What may be biggest mass murder in US history continued
to be dug up in Texas as 24 youthful males have now been
found and 6 more are expected. Led CBS/NBC- over 5
minutes on latter - and was #2 on NBC.
ABC/NBC also
w/film from New Mexico where search will continue thru
Sun. for 5-7 year old boy seemingly trapped in wrecked
truck w/dead father. Suspicions of hoax prevail.
-- Israeli warplanes intercepted a Lebanese civilian airliner
over Jordan, forced it to land in Israel and, after apparently
unsuccessful search for guerrillas, released it 2 hours
later for flight to Iraq. Led ABC. (#3 NBC and #8 CBS
where it was followed by lengthy Kalb look at increasing
pressures and possible hints of Admin. response for US to
modify Mideast policy given need for Arab oil.)
HKS
called Israeli action "something new and ominous. 11
1st time Israel has taken control of Arab civilian airliner. AP
calls it "stunningly unexpected switch" in policy.
Film on all nets as Laird admitted he approved "separate
reporting system" in '69 to keep Cambodian strikes secret,
but denied falsifying any documents. "Linguistic gymnastics, 11
Utley called Laird's responses on NBC.
All nets noted
continued raids w/4 days to go. On ABC film, Laird said there'l
be no circumventing of halt and RN won't bomb unless he 1st
gets Hill ok.
-- "Target date' of RN response to W'gate charges is Tuesday,
ABC reported. Midweek speech also noted by NBC/CBS but
their reports focused more on WH's "tacit admission"
(NBC) that WH aides did seek in '72 to involve 6 "supposedly
politically-free" (NBC) agencies in providing damaging
material on Dems. Goralski (NBC) said RN's role in this
project is a "central" one and WH neither confirmed nor
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