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THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN NEWS SUMMARY August 10, 1973 (Thurs nets, wires. Comment separate) The Major stories of the day: 15 bodies already found and there may be 15-20 more in grisly mass murder in Houston. Led NBC/CBS w/film also on ABC as cops seek to unravel what one called "work of a madman a real sadistic perverted clown. 11 A 17 year old (Hendley) claims he killed person (Crwell) w/whom he was in collaboration w/the sex-related murders CBS film from N Mexico as search goes on for 5-year old using ham radio, apparently trapped in truck wreckage. NBC film on the still missing Getty grandson for whom the rich man won't pay ransom lest it set precedent -- he has 14 grandchildren. Both the N Mex and Getty cases may be hoaxes, but authorities are carrying out extensive searches anyway. Comm went to Sirica asking for tapes. ABC lead and CBS film also of Comm deputy counsel Hamilton taking papers to EOB. Only brief NBC note. ABC saw Comm asking Sirica to tell RN his powers aren't as separate as he thinks. Schorr said decision could be on narrow ground of whether RN waived his rights thru summaries of Dean talks and tapes to HRH or the more general one of whether he has any such right at all. VP declined to turn over records voluntarily as Beall asked, noted all nets. But deadline for response was extended because, Chancellor added, he's the VP. Lawyers are studying immunity question. Grand jury's investigation reviewed on NBC/ABC film. CBS w/Mandel clip coming to defense of GOP predecessor and blasting as "total failure" the admin of justice which allowed such leaks. The Md. Gov. called on Richardson to look into situation because no matter what happens, VP has been hurt Very positive comment in Thurs press on VP's press conference. "Damned lies" was bannered in 7 of 10 reviewed. Only in Monitor was phrase neither in head or lead graf. Not used at all, in fact. Clements/Moorer on film on all nets indicating secret raids into Cambodia/Laos went back to '66. And on all shows Laird memo of 11/69 was featured w/Hughes calling it first such solid evidence of orders for misrepresenting targets. Similarly, on all shows, an articulate Clements said it was a first class, well-organized