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OCR Page 1 of 79THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN.
WEEKEND NEWS SUMMARY
August 27, 1973
The major stories:
-- Heaviest fighting since bombing halt raged along Cambodia's
3 major hiways w/insurgents cutting PP's lifeline to the sea,
Hiway 4.
Led NBC and was #1 Sun/Post.
Also w/#1 story,
Times reported on fighting between NVA and Khmer Rouge.
PM Heath ordered nat'l. security alert to combat terrorist
bombings that police fear will spread from London to cities thruout
GB.
In lead stories Sat., NBC found Londoners calm, while
CBS said they were beginning to be "unnerved."
-- CBS noted UPI's Thomas report that Martha said JNM
"shielded" RN in hopes of clemency and charged RN/HRH wrote
strategy book that provided for activities such as W'gate.
Pierpoint said latest outburst came at "unfortunate time" for
RN who'd hoped for quiet weekend. No mention on NBC, and,
interestingly, Bulletin was only major Sun. paper to give story P. 1
display. (On p. 46 in Times. ) Some headlines: "Martha on
Telephone, Says Pres Lies, 11 "Martha Tells of Spy Books. 11
Laird said RN intends to resume regular press confs. "at
least once a month. 11
-- Weekend headlines on RN news conference: "At Last, a Torrent
of Answers
But Only Events Can Settle Biggest Question of All"
"Rattled RN Makes Some Points But Will They Stick?"
"Unfulfilling Day Beside the Sea"
"Pres. After Hard Week,
Moves to Reassert Leadership. "
-- Post only paper Sat. w/p. 1 Wigate-related stories: "Watergate
Winners" w/subhead, "Cloud W/Lining of Silver, Gold, -- & Green"
and "Rabbi Begins Drive: Be Fair to RN. "
NBC w/straight to
positive profile of Ervin "down home. 11
CBS focused on expectation
HRH/Henkel to be added as defendants in $800, 000 suits brought by
persons excluded from Charlotte Billy Graham Day event in Oct. '71.
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