L.T. -BUICK, FISHER. FRID A Y, DECEMBER 1 8 , 1 9 6 4 GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY: That space race to Mars is shaping up as a real horse race tonight. U.S. Mariner-Four -- still out in front. But the j Russians probe two -- launched forty-eight hours later -- now reported closing in fast. The Russians said to be capitalizing-- on a revolutionary new control system. Russian scientists d claiming the use of electric Jet engines -- in conjunction with conventional Jet systems. The new controls keeping the Russian missile -- right side up and dead on course. At mid-afternoon, the Mariner Four's lead -- reduced to just a hundred thousand miles. Sounds like a lot. But in the space racr to Mars -- thirty million miles away -- it's neck and neck. CANAL ------ , :Jt-0J -t~ k; ~ - '\ For years, s 1,.ippers, engineers and military men have dreamed of a new Canal linking the Atlantic and tlie Pacific. A new sea-level canal - lo replace the existing Panama Canal - with its antiquated series of locks. Today - the dream moved closer to reality. President Johnson announcing that the United States a,ad other interested natio11s - have agreed to join togetlter tlx Ji.xtac,1,-lx,;; ;,. the buildi11g of the new canal. Four sites are 110w ,u,der co11sideratto11, said the Preside11t. TNJo ;,. Panama - 011e i11 Colombia - a,ed o,ee that r•11s through Nicaragua and Cos ta Rica. SPIES --- - ----- A las te of Am erica,s j11s tic e today- for t•o Soviet s,,ies. .Toh,. ButeJtko, afl America,s eJ1giJ1eer, aNd Igor lva11ov, a Russian cll.a11ffe•r - .,, for se11teNciNg before a Federal Judge in Ne•arll, Neto '1erse,. Tia• t•o meN co11victed of ,,,otti11g to steal toJl-secret JllaNB - details of ,,,e Natio11's •orld - •ide air de/eNse •1•te•. ;. b For B•teNllo, l"e A•ericaN - l"irly year• ,,. . ; a federal JlrisoN. For It1••ov, ,,,,, R•s•i•• - l•••IY years. Li tile '\o•g" al Ill al. II co•l ii l,av e 6 eefl dealla. " HALLECK --------- For six years ,.o,., - tl,e weekly "Ev a,cd Cl,arley S,,o .. ," 1,as been Ille toast f R ,. bli C I R II ' .., o e,,u cans o,c afJUo i . Ev, of course, being Everett Dirksen of llli,.ois - ,,.,,.orlly leader of Ille Senate. Cl,arley bei,.g - Cl,arle• Rallecll of l11diaNa - ,ni,eorlly leader ,,. 11,e Ho•••. Cl,arley • lo• I• ••ff•rir,g fro"' rali,eg lroable. li••elf a co•l••ll•r for Ballecll '• Jo&. For.d '"• l••fll ■g ca,ediflale - of tl,e "Yoa ■ g 7't1rlta" ,,. tl,e RefJ•6llca• Party. Hallecll al tl,e R efJ•blican ca•c•• o• .Ta ■aary Foarll,. For ti, e Ev ar,d C 1,arl ey • Ao• - •ill I I be '"• n fl of ll,e li•e ? CHINA ----- From Formosa tonlgltt - reports of a•ot,,er major sllake11t, in tire Com mun is t World. C"ina 's Mao Tae T••g- said to be ready to s let, aside as Red t,arty leader. His ha•d-t,icked successor - to be Preside11t Li11 Sltao-Clel. Ace ordi•g to Red ext,erts - Kler••leclaev '• o•• ter was co11dltlo,eed o,e Ille re•oval of Mao- lais i•t,lacable Mao ltl••elf Is •aid to laave triggered tie lalll of retire,,. e11t. T"e •tve11ly year old Red leader fir•I di•c•ss i11g a t,oss Ible ••cces• or - last Set,lefflber, ••co•r•1••• sifflilar discussio,e• ,,. party ffleeli11gs al lowe1 levels. A defl•ile decl•io,e - o,ee way or lie oller - I• e%t,ecled al ll,e llaird Red Party Co,agress - S••day 111 Pelli•6· Will ii be tlae e,ed of tl,e road for Mao Tse T11,eg, llae Red Boss wllo Ila• laeld ,,.ore t,o•er over more t,eot,le - tlaa,a a,ay olller ma,a ,,. ,,.e latslory of ,,,e ,oorld? TIBBTAN CHILDREN ---------~--------- A most llNus11al art ex,,ibition 1,as just bee• moved from OJ1e gallery in Ne"' York to aJ1otller. It'• a collectio• of f)ai11th1gs made by TibedaJ1 scl,ool cl,ildre•, small so•• aJ1d da•gliters of TibetaJ1s ,ao., livl,ag ,,. exile •• i,e t"e Himalayas, OJI t"e l,adia• side of tltose lofty •o••tai•s. W1, e,a I s a"' t,.e pi ct11res I J•• t co11 ldft 't believe my eyes. TIiey are act•ally pai•ted by c,.lldr•• .,,.o are o•ly fo•r, five a•d •Ix year• old. T,.e collectlo• I• •o• bel•g •oved to tlte .. V•ltetl Natio•~ Pla•a, o,a tlte Ne• Yori Bast •I tie. TIie:, • i i l be dl•/llayed I• .,,.at is k•o•• a• tte Dag Ba•••r•IIJol4 Lo•,ege. Colo,ael Ilia Tolstoy, a *• •e/1"•• of lite l•1••tlary ~r~ Co•11t Tolstoy, a11ttor of War a,etl Peace,/\ls largely ~•-•• re•/lo••lble for ,,.. exltlbltio•. Be •a• lite 011e •Ito s •gges tetl it. Colo•el Tolstoy lead OJI ex/ledltio,e across Tibet, tlt1rl•g tl,e •ar, •• some l•e,ety five or •ore years ago.a TIBETAN CHILDREN-2 A lthough these children were born after their parent• fled from the on-coming Chinese Reds, the pictures &re definitely Tibetan -- some of them striking indeed. I wouldn't have believed it possible for children ao young to do paintings like these were it not for. the fact that 2 years ago I visited the schools in the Himalayas where these youngsters are now getting theft) education; and, I came away feellng that they were just about the most remarkable, children I had ever met. They dld their songs and dances for me, all with the same something that you will see in these pa1nt1nga tr you visit the exhibit. Liushar Djaza, one or the Dalal Lama's advlaora now lb New Yotk, had the pictures brought to this country -- at the suggestion of Colonel Tolstoy. FIRBS ------ Th•t •assive Arctic air flo• - toJtigltt coveri•g more titan a fflillio,a square •iles. Cold •ave ••r•i•g• posted i,a every state of 11,e 11,aio11, ezcepl Florida ••ti Califor11ia. A,ad as al•ays •itle icy tem1>erat11r•• - a se-rie• of tragic Ji-res - s1>readi11g ac-ross Ille ,aallo•• ,,.,.,., I 1>alle11ls 1tilled by fire. To get •ater to flgltt tlte fir• - fir••e• forced to craefl a ltole ,,. tlte ice of a cre•1t ,aedrby. I• llte •l•fl dor•llo-ry of ••otlaer ••r•I•• •o•e - 4 ,,,,.,, .,,,, llllflOIS - fo•r ,.r•o•• ,, •• .,. Afld ,. ••11••·· Ore110• - • faller ••II ll• llr•• ll••11•1•r• • ~ • • fire t'laat leveled tltei-r .tome. STRIKES An end today -- to that wildcat strike at Cape Kennedy. The one that crippled work -- on more than onve hundred million dollars worth of space construction. But from overseas -- news of two more labor disputes -- though both somewhat less serious in nature. One -- in the Welsh City of Neath. More than one thousand workers on strike -- at a metal box factory. The cawae -- suspension of a woman •ch1n1st, who wQa penalized for putting on a Beatle wig -- and doing a Jig -- at tea break. Her fellow employees -- leaving their Jobs 1n protest. Calling their tacto bosses -- 11 a lot or old 1a11rp1111e1". The other strike -- a newspaper walkout in R011e. Roae, the stamping ground or the papparazzi -- those roving bands or newspaper photographers, and scene or La Dolce Vity -- the 111Ht life. Newsmen in Rome demanding more money -- a five day work- week -- and assorted fringe benefits. Judging from soae recent Italian movies -- those fringe benefits might include Sophia Loren -- or perhaps Gina Lollobrigida. But not so -- say the STR~ -2 newsmen. La Dolce VitJ , they claim, no ionger what lt used to be 1 Dick. The sweet life -- suddenly turned sour. TAXES ------ 1,ave called tl,e,,. - Ille t,-rice 111e t,ay fo-r civiliaalio•. T•I• •••• lie• i••'t abo•t t,l,ilo•ot,1,e-r• - U'• abo•t -ro66•r•. B•I - ta•••? Tl,e co•••cllo•? Tlaree •••lted ba,cdll• today irtvaded art of/le• of Ila• laoltl•/1 - llae local t•• coll•clor. Tia• Fr••c• ••••II• cla•r••' A••rlc•• lo•rlt• lla•t Ila• co•I of Fr•rtcla clt1lll••U••