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OCR Page 1 of 22NEWS SUMMARY
February 15, 1972
(Monday nets, wires, mags)
The Major Stories of the Day:
THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN ОДОХОД
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Busing leads and dominates all nets. RN meets with Hill opponents
and promises that situation won't remain as it is but he has not
answer for it as of yet. Sometime between March and October an
Admin plan is expected.
Scoop Jackson on all shows outlining
his proposed amendment #29 in the hopper which will prohibit
forced busing and ensure that all schools will be equally funded.
2 nets with film from Georgia community where a boycott was both
successful and peaceful and folks hopeful that Washington will respond.
Note
ABC with film from Fla. where Askew succeeded in getting onto
referendum a question on equality education to go along with those on
busing and school prayer.
And CBS had Roy Wilkins and Mrs.
Mitchell on film expressing their divergent views on busing.
All nets with reports on RN's upgrading of US-PRC trade relations
to same status as with USSR.
HKSmith wished RN well in his genera-
tion of peace efforts but sees little hope with the world arming as
rapidly as ever and force Israel, India, NVN showing its
usefulness everyday.
After a possibly record-high of 800 missions inside SVN in past 6
RN-Nots
days, US honors allied ceasefire.
Meany on NBC warmly praising
RN's VN action and again strongly asserting that he'll not vote for any
advocate of US surrender in SE Asia.
NBC exclusive on alleged Admin. efforts to force out Surgeon-General
Steinfeld because he's not political enough.
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Problems of Phase 2 many folks don't think controls are working
according to Harris and W.S. Journal polls cited by nets and ABC
film report also reflected lack of confidence in program.
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Britain's blackout plunges country into darkness and damp cold and
tens of thousands are being laid off. Heath comes under sharp attack.
Brief note by all nets that EMK was hailed in Bangladesh and he told the
Bengalis that American people care for them despite US Gov't policies.
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More on the Irving-Hughes case "Absurd", Chancellor called it as NBC
spent nearly 5 minutes watching the press wolves descend on beautiful
baroness Nina and then presenting old Hughes confidante Dietrich whose
manuscript reminiscences were apparently plagiarized by Irving.
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