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NEWS SUMMARY August 2, 1972 (Tues. nets, wires, mags, columns) The major stories of the day: THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN Lead on all nets of a spirits-high Eagleton to whom Mudd referred as 1st VP ever "forced off¹¹ ticket. Smith introduced ABC report as one of Eagleton, the day after "the axe fell. 11 Film on 2 nets as Anderson completely retracted his drunk driving story. Film on all nets of the very bitter reaction to McG's move in Missouri w/Dem State Chrm on all nets saying RN is very likely to carry now and Note it's up to McG and Westwood to finance campaign there themselves after this "very, very shabby treatment" of Eagleton. Note by all nets of DNC movestto set itself to pick McG's 2nd VP in 3 weeks (CBS) w/NBC saying the session could be a real shouting match but McG will eventually get his man. O'Brien and Shriver are most rumored. McG cancelled his Tues. nite broadcast when nets let him know there'd be no free time unless he had an announcement on VP. He says it'll be forth= coming in "a few days¹¹ along w/a statement on Eagleton. Brief note by all nets that McG lost his defense budget fight by a 59-33 vote. Also brief note on all nets of latest in )Not DNC break-in story. The latest hijack by black communal voodoo cultists was on film on NBC/CBS w/ABC explaining US reluctance to move too abruptly against Algeria lest we endanger future oil deals there. NBC had nearly 9 minutes on hijacks including film of Ben Davis defending Admin efforts in face of assertion by head of pilots assn. that it is up to RN to resolve the problem of who is to pay for the needed anti-hijack measures. The prosecution has already rested its case in Bremer trial tho it had some trouble getting expert confirmation that Bremer was the assailant. Film on all nets.