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OCR Page 1 of 69NEWS SUMMARY
THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
MAY 10, 1972
(Tuesday nets, wires, papers)
Vietnam received 15-20 minutes on all nets featuring: 1) the
HAK briefing where US plans for summit were emphasized and at
which HAK was reportedly more emotional than usual in an impassioned
defense of RN's actions; 2) One of heaviest days of US bombing of
entire war and the mining operation itself which hawks finally got
and US intentions as voiced by Moorer to prevent supplies from getting
ashore; 3) the continuing silence from Moscow on the fate of the
summit while PRC is reportedly privately pleased to see problems
for Russia; 4) Sharply split opinions from the Hill where Sen. Dem.
Caucus criticized escalation and for 1st time backed fund cutoff;
5) Mixed reports on GI and POW reaction; 6) Scattered but some
violent antiwar protests; 7) Doubts over ARVN's ability to hold out - -
and doubts over the effectiveness of RN's move with Sevareid,
Brinkley and Reasoner at least mildly doubtful; 8) the likelihood of
a major peace concession hidden in the militarily-oriented RN speech.
In other major news:
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Dow-Jones, in what all nets called reaction to RN speech, dropped
nearly 13 points - - biggest decline in 6 months.
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A Job Fair in Chicago for VN Vets is broken up by a very bitter
minority - - film on 2 nets.
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18 Israeli paratroopers, disguised as mechanics, burst into
that hijacked Belgian jetliner with guns blazing, killed two Arab
guerrillas and rescued 97 hostages. "If other countries acted
the way we did, hijackings would stop, 11 said Gen. Elazar. "We
have succeeded, " said Golda Meir. "The nightmare has passed.
We were under terrible pressure. 11
2 miners were found alive in the Sunshine Idaho mine but 12 others
were dead. The search goes on for 44 missing.
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In politics HHH has won by 2-1 in W. Va. and holds a narrow lead
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in Nebraska but CBS estimates McGovern will eke out a 37-36 win.
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