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SEEN
NEWS SUMMARY
March 20, 1973
(Monday nets, wires.
Mags in separate compilation.)
The major stories of the day:
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SVN has threatened to officially ignore cease-fire and counter-
attack NVA shelling on town near An Loc. JMC/ICCS have
taken no action. Story led ABC/NBC. Both nets also noted US
again complained about infiltration (CBS briefly noted SVN
threat but no mention of US comments.) ABC followed w/Koppel
saying NVA infiltration had tapered off, almost to nothing, even
before RN's "thinly veiled warning.
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POWs returning to US on
film on all nets w/Flynn on NBC film saying "God Bless America,
God Bless RN" and telling of his sincere gratitude for serving
under a Pres. like RN. He also thanked HAK and all who helped
Thompson -- longest-held POW in US history -- civilian Manhard,
Kushner and the "reborn" Ridgeway were featured on other nets.
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Economy was a key factor in day's news once again, led CBS w/
report on dollar's unexpected strength as official markets opened
for 1st time in almost 3 weeks
NBC took a look on how VW
prices are being forced upward and ABC examined the fear of
revaluation in Japanese industry towns.
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All nets noted -- #2 on CBS -- prime rate hiked to 6 3/4 from 6 1/4
w/ABC/CBS telling of Admin "displeasure" which led Burns to
summon the banks which so acted to explain moves in DC Thurs
CBS also w/film from cattlemen convention where Anne Armstrong
sought to explain Admin advice to housewives on selective buying.
But several of ranchers interpreted her remarksas pro-boycott
and they weren't pleased.
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Sevareid said Admin plans to tighten up on insanity pleas in criminal
cases aren't public yet and lawyers are waiting to see how sweeping
they'll be. But that didn't stop Eric from seeing little value in
the rumored proposals while he also took a swipe at RN's call for
less discretion for judges on pusher cases -- takes us back a long
ways, he contended
NBC/CBS outlined SEC memo which tells
of hilevel Admin-ITT contacts re: the antitrust case. Likely to
bring more headlines, said Chancellor and Duke found "serious
new questions" while Herman of CBS said it's still to be determined
what was done illegally or improperly.
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