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OCR Page 1 of 77THE
PRESIDENT
HAS
SEEN
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NEWS SUMMARY
Sept. 1, 1973
(Fri. nets, wires)
The major stories of the day:
RN-VP will meet Sat. AM, so VP, according to Marsh Thompson
can bring RN up to date on investigation. Led ABC/NBC, #2
CBS. Meeting is at VP's request, but Warren said he was "absolutely
sure on basis of 1st hand knowledge" that reports RN had asked
or would ask for VP's resignation were "absolutely false. 11 Jarriel
suggested "urgency" of meeting's linked to pending Richardson
announcement whether to let grand jury pursue investigation.
Valeriani said the WH sources say purpose of meeting is to knock
down speculation about VP's future, the fact VP's meeting w/RN
immediately after his return to DC will only serve to heighten
that speculation. Cronkite noted spokesman for both RN-VP
"sought to dispel" any suggestion of "crisis. 11
RN asked Hill to postpone fed/military pay increases for 60 days
til Dec. 1, declaring it'd "needlessly fan the flames of inflation. 11
Action noted by all nets
NBC/CBS noted gov't will order
mandatory allocation of propane gas, particularly important to
farmers w/harvest approaching.
Film on all nets of jury verdict finding Gainesville 8 innocent.
ABC noted (NBC w/film) defendants saying trial was a political
trial and defense atty's saying Gov't better stop using paid in-
formants and infiltrators to suppress legitimate protest. Chancellor
called it "another in a long list of defeats for Justice" in cases
involving conspiracy. Stern called it the "end of an era" for
Justice w/most of the great conspiracy trials lost, e.g., Camden,
Chicago, Harrisburg, Gainesville, as well as the Ellsberg and
Lesley Bacon cases. Stern finds gov't eagerness in bringing
the trials partly to blame because of reliance on informants of
doubtful background who may themselves have stirred up trouble.
Stern noted even Kliendienst conceded a year ago that Gainesville
depended on informers of "uncertain character"
CBS' Graham
w/similar negative look at Justice record: of 66 tried, only 1 --
Berrigan -- ever went to jail.
Chou speech revealed more of what Reasoner called "1 of the
intriguing mysteries" of PRC the end of Lin Piao. All nets
noted Chou said Lin tried twice in '70-'71 coups to have Mao
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