MIAMI BEACH T u es. March l6, l97l It's not eas y for me to broadcast this e v eing. I am h1 a state of shock. It was only a few minutes ago tlaat I came into tlae studio and heard the news from Miami Beacl, of tlae death of my neighbor aftd frieftd for , more titan tlltrty years, one of tire great men of our time. Former Governor Tllomas E. Dc11Jey of New York - aftd who almost became President - lite victim of a sudden fatal illness. Not only was lie one of the foremost Americans of our time, lie also e,,as a deligll tful companion, a brilliaflt convers : ationalist, a warm friefld on whom you could always det,efld wlren tlee had going was to•glr, but "•Aa bout tlr e keenest m ifld of any ma,a I ever k,ae"'. You,ag Tom Dewey as you k,aow, first came to t,ublic attentio,a - as a tough racket-busti,ag District Attor,aey during tlee Tleirties. Later servh1g three terms - as Governor of New York; and generally regarded as o~of New York's greatest goverrtors. Alo,ag the way, he also wo,a tl,e Ret,ublican nomination for President - twice, first 'MIAMI BEACH - 2 again s t Frank l in D . Roos e v e l t , and th en in th e la t er race with Harry S. Truman - the second he lost by a narrow margin. However he did build up the cause of "moder,a republicanism" which C I I was to come to power - in the person of llis friend tlle late President Eisenhower. More recently - lie llad played the role of an elder statesman. Eve,a so his friends all thought of him as a young man . He and his wife Fra,aces had bee,. extremely close, aJtd site died only eigllt n,.o,atl,s ago. Some mo,atlls before his hoo closest frie,ids Marge and "Pat" Carl T. Boga,. llad died quite sudde,ily. His motlrer had lived into her nineties a,rd we all tlrougllt he miglrt equal her age. As a neighbor, a golf companion, a ■ d at times as a,. advisor, I l,ad k,iown him as a ,aeighbor and friend for more tlaan Tlrirty years. 4 ,r, My life a,ad work has brought me in contact with many of tlie great and near great of "'If Our ~w:, time i ~ n d otheY lands . And I yegarded him as one of tlte most impressive men I ever knew. To know Governor Dewey MIAMI BEACH - 3 intimately was both to admire him and regard him with affection. Great lawyer, great statesman, staunch friend. He once said: "I will do anything I can do to make the courage of eternal youtli run once more in tl,e veins of my party and my country." He was only sixty-eight. PRESIDENT NIXON President Nixa n is s tted a stat em en t tit is e v en Ing sayi11g all America is poorer because of the deatll of Go v ernor Detoey. He was a fine human being - a close perso11al friend and provided me with wise cou11sel. 111 fact lie 111as supposed to attend tire dinner to11iglrt at tire White Ho"••· ~"' ,,.,. ,.., TIie occasion the Preside11t said toill be_. I I JI by Ill• tleatla. TIiey toere close frie11ds. COIGRSSS A new ten percent 1ncreaae 1n aoc1al aecur1t7 bla••st benetlt• •lgned and •••led today; atter whloh - lt wa• del1Tered to the White House. Thia the tlrat -Jar blll - to •••rs• troa the new II g congre•• - a ••••ure . . . ~ approyed onl.7 7eatenta, - bJ a Jolnt houae-Senate conterenoe coaalttee - but both . bodlea ft1Tlng any turther 4ela7 ln order to •peed the bill into law. The new laoreue ln benetlta - la al■ o retroactlTe to Januar, one. Congre••• proTl4lng, hcnreTer, that the - ■one, to paJ tor 1 t - will c e11• out ot i-7roll •ectuc tlon■ • atartlng at not tlll nezt 1ear. BOGBBS El■ewhere in Wa■h1ngton - ai<"other la Us peace otten11Te a1■ed at cracking the present Arab Israeli 1apaa••• Secretary ot state Williaa Roger• - urging Israel to return to 1ta pre Ntneteen Sixty aeTen boundaries wlth !gJpt - todo ao - aald he - sate 1n the knowledge that I■raell ■ eouritJ - • ta not dependant aolelJ . - on •the aoqul't\on ot territory." }.. At the aue tt■e - Roger• ■ treaatng Allerloa•• continued aupppot ot Iarael D sand he al■ o pledged - long tena US a111tary and econoatc aid. DfD0 CHINA The war newa fro■ Laoa - ■arked toclaT by a growing retreat on the part or South Vletnaaeae toro•s who are aal4 to be wlthdrawlng by US hellcopter. where Po■■ lble - or ..... hactlng thelr way . . . through the Jungle on toot. In all, an e■ tiaated two thou■and Salgon troop■ giTing up their n••l7 won po■ ition■ a■ trlde the en9a7'• Bo Chl .._ llnh ■uppl7 trait. 'Dli■ - we are told - ln the tace of a •••in ;,it_ a Ii 'X gt the U S I■ aw aai4 to be ru■hlng artiller, reintoroe■ent■ into nearb7 border area■ - tr,lng to help out. LAIRD Here - at hoae though Detenae Secrea&r7 • • • • .. .-(..-4. lalrd s as zzhtAf calling the Laos ottenaiTe - an outstan41ng ~ auocees-- retreat or no. Laird notlng that this wae •a hit operation" - intended to disrupt the Caaaunistat supply lines an4 force th•• to concentrate their forces, which alsslon - baa now been accoapliahed.. And he a44e4 that lt was neTer intend.eel - tor South Vietnaaese troops to oooun terrtto17 1n Laos. PORT BIINIMG In the •N court 11&rtial ot lal Lieutenant Williu Calle7 at Port Benning Georgia the oa■ e ror the deten■e today. Attorne7 George Latiaer a■■erting in olo■ ing arguaent■ - that CalleJ • • a ■an who pertoraed hi• duty a■ be■ t he ooulda a ■an who now tln4■ hla■elt per■ ecuted - "by a nation he trle4 to• 7 x 4eten4.• Latlaer then go1ng on to ■aJ - "the pro■eouion ot thl• oaa•" M7 ha•• been thought •neoe■■al'1" to protect the 1 - e but of t h e ~ • ~ he a44e4• "The oonTlotion of one Lieutenant tor the 111• an4 Tio•• that ooourred at 117 Lal - wlll •ear that 1 - e beJon4 reoognltlon. VJIITB BOUSE 'Die Vhi te Bouae - a • t i ttlng wwelco■e todq tor Ti ■ itlng Iriah Pre■ 1er Jack Lynchr with a choru■ or little achool girl• ■ inging - •When Iri■h Eye■ Are Sailing." And Pre■ ident Nixon obaened that •toaorrow 1• st. Patrick'• Da7 llhen eTer,one in Aaerioa will b e • juat a little Ir1 ■h.• In re■pon■e - Jack Lrnoh ~iit'gtribute - to Us tonlCB Po1101 e~rea■ !ng - - confidence that not now or •••r • will th• Us renege on the truat that -11 5 IN nation•• ha•• plaoed in 1t, that or upholding the prinoipl•• of tnect••• Earlter 1n a apeech at Charlotte, Rortb Carolina - tbe ~ e N1n1eter noted that the _£rOteetant goYenment ot northern Ireland - ha■ alreaq lnat1tuted a nuaber ot leglslat1Te retora■ and he Bald that th••· Wlll help to paTe the wa, tor ••entual reun1tlcat1on ot old Irelan4. But be a4ded, a blt •adl71 •1t•• hard. tor the Cathollc ■1nor1t, •to!!!' th~ bappen1ng.w BILPAST "" leamrhlle, ln lortbern Irelan4 • the la41•• or leltut nre pa,arlng forth tocta7. lore tbftn ten tho11ean4 xwsa - Prote■tant■ and ROll&ll Cathollc• 41.ure paylng trllnate to .9- t ~ tbr•• Brlt1ab ■ ol4ler■ who ••r• ■bot to 4Mth 1aat nek. t.qlng wreath after wreath of wblte carnatlaa on the grc,11114 or Belfut•• 01t, ball. -■• .. ••• •••&8 ,11a, •was wa att ellllAIIIR . . . . . . -- I . . . . uul:l - - · ..... - .... earn·• ·-··· ........ ,.,. CIIIOAGO Ber••• one - a cue ot bank tleabezsleaent - pertlapa tbe btae■ t eTe%"& •1th the oo•opolltan Wattonal lank pt - Chtoago olalatng an e■ t1-te4 lo•• ot ■ tx or aeftn ■1111on • SF 4ollar■• 'Dita•• are tol4 bJ ■ean■ ot a aobeae • h • - a outoaer oa■he4 oheok■ ranging• up to nlne h'IID4Ncl tbouanl • 'buoa. 'Die■& oheou approTecl bJ an aooaapltoe - who t■ •14 to haTe been a Teteran ••'ber ot co.aopolttan•a ~~ bookkeeping 4epart■ent.£.i that' rea!l.719J haTlng • • frlen4 at the lllmk. tllQlON Por one or Allerioa•a greate■ t •tar• in the earl,7 cla7• of tlla the tlnal ourtaln todQ in London. 'the ■ t111 loni, • taenol'l'bap a.be llulel■ - Ylotla i.:;:;_ ; •rellral t '>i a ' Ber naae - perha~own to ■oclem Joutb. Bat Bebe Daniel• appeared ln ■ore than three hun4re4 talll tllu • apannlng the tranaltlOll troa •llent ■OT1e■ to talkie■ • ,, ,, Por'1 S.Oon4 Street. Bar ledlng.- ■en lnol111lln,1 Jbl4olt Yalentlno 9 Harold LloJ4 9 Jobn Bole•• VllllM Powell. Al•o Ben i.ou - w1ua 1111• •he oelebrate4 la■t •et - her torttelll w44tna umtTenar,. Bebe• Danlel• - age ••nnt,.