WHITE H O E . fl a n J a ·k so n Ol f ,,.,,, , ,, . 4 l 969 R a · l io n t o P , i d ul ":v i ro n ' · I ie lu"m /J h - in ma11 u a - /) 1' d i l a bl " . . 0 1 Y s _ • a s f i ► - . l ... IJ1 , e C () n-1 nu, 11 i I · ; 1t P a r i · c on de m n e d Iii r emarks . T It o s c i u M s ,. o ,, - · a I Ii n M h i · , , d d r c · "a disat,po i ntm _ nl and c 1 11 i'J,ri lati o n . '' 111 h ar t, c o,,tr as t to South Vietnam's Presid e nt Th ie 1t - u ho ail e d ii ' 'on f the most f m/ H · ,, and g , ,.e ates t add1 v s e " - that a U.S. Chief Herc at home - more of the same. Senator Fulbrigh . t, for one, calling the President's stand - "wholl y irrational;" adding th a t th e s o - ca l l e d ''Jo h n s o n W a ,. " - h as n o ta be c om e , in effect, "!Jlixon 's War . " Organizers o f next w eek's planned Vietnam "Mot"atorium'' - f11rther asse ,~ ting th . at this will only st-rengtlten tliei-r t,rotest. This despite a shoiuer of t,r,iise for the President - from those who ha v e long-sut,porled U.S. pol ic y in Vie tn a m a nd c on tin,, e to do s o . Howe v er, the President's st,eecli - was addressed to none of the foregoing, you'll recall. Indeed, Mr. Nixon WHITE HOUSE-2 apt,ealed directl ) to th e "great silent majorit y " - as he put it for an expression of support in his efforts to e,zd the war. And on that score - i t appears he got exactly what he wanted. At an y rate - the President summoned reporters to his White House office toda y . Displaying a stack of telegrams three feet high and still growing - each message saying essentially the same things. As quoted by the President - to wit: "We are silent Americans - who are behind you." The President adding• on . his own - that "this demonstration of support can have more effect on ending the war sooner - tlla11 the most skillful diplomacy, military tactics, or even the traini,ag of South Vietnamese forces." VIETNAM FOLLOW WHITE HOUSE For now though - the fighting continues; including a series of enemy attacks today - the heaviest in recent weeks. •orth Vietnamese troops storming out of their sanctuaries in Cambodia - to attack a number of U.S. base camps guarding the border. This apparently a rebuttal to President Nixon's speech - or, at least, intended as such. In any case - the Co•un1ata ¥ a terrible price. Leetng more than a hundred and fifty men - as compared with U.S. losses set at three. (SUGGESTED LEAD-IN TO THOMAS TAPE SLUGGED "PATROL OFFICERS .: B" Next up - Lowell Thomas; discussing again tonight - th,e trials and tribulations of New Guinea patrol officers. Lowell .• L ' f I L. T. Tape Insert - uneditehl ,' ~ PATROL OFFICERS - B Good Evening E erybody: 111 my last I praised lite New Guinea patrol officers, the young Au tralians some Ji e hundred of l hem here i ,i t he jungle . Thi v as I i s la" · d is s o big that its mountains, if they were flattened out, the whole of it, would cover mO ' l'e tha1, half the size of all the United States. 11 's split into dish·icts, each district larger t ha ti so m e of o ii r s ta t e s . Her e in t he We s t er n Highlands , the head of these patrol officers is a six foot four giant of a man named Mick Foley. His title, District Commissioner. Mick says that for all tlie districts of the Ar,stralian half of New Guinea they need some thirty- five replacements each year. Mick liimself is in charge of the screening for the entire territory this ti me. For thirty-five vacancies there were some foi,r liundred applicants. Most of them yo1tng chaps attraeted by the PATROL OFFICERS - B - 2 outdoor lif and allracted by the idea of a areer that th ) k,1.01 1 ill include a lot of e citement and ad enlur . Bui ,rot all of them can adapt themselves lo the loneli,ress of /he life i11 th jungle. Mick Foley says it lakes about It o years to find 01tt if a young man can really take ii. The) ' have twent or so each year who drop out. Your companions, mainly Slone Age people of co1trse, your home in the forest. )our job to convince these warlike men of tlie Stone Age that they should li e at peace with their neighbors. give up cannibalism. Interesting work if you like it. Solong . . • . . . . . • . (SUGGESTED FOLLOW TO THOMAS TAPE SLUGGED 11 PATROL OFPICBRS-B 0 ) Thank you, Lowell. lack to the news ... , , I RAMAT NAFTALI One crisis just ended - another was fast-brewing today in the Middle E ast. Arab guerillas firing a pair of rockets from Lebanese territory - hitting the village o f Ramat Naftali just across the border in Israel. This seen as maybe the t J startof a new phase in guerilla activity - with the tacit .,;r- consent of Lebanese officials in Beirut; although the Lebanese still insist publicly - that such attacks are strictly forbidden. - Meanwhile, Israeli Jets today blasted Jordanian Army ~ I positions - on the East Bank of the Jordan 1 Payment in kind for an earlier attaek - on Israeli positions near the Damlya Bridge. A lone Israeli plane was also sent to buzz Cairo today - serving as yet another graphic illustration o f Israeli air power. ELECTIONS Here at home again - the voters went to the polls today to elect new governors in Virginia and New Jersey. A pair o f contests testing the length of President Nixon's coat-tails - since he c•paigned personally for the Republican contenders in both states. At the same time - a number of municipal elections; including at least six 1n major cities - where Negro candidates ~ are running for Mayor Results of which - you'll be hearing shortly on mos~ theae CBS Radio stations. I yJ . ( \ MORRIS PLAINS Is Elizabeth T a ylor 11 for real 11 - or is s he false? That's a question that would-be jewel thieves will have to ask themselves - if they contemplate stealing the f'ilm star's new . million-dollar diamond. Richard Burton ensuring the confusion --- - we are told today - by ordering llfJ"'a paste imitation of his wife's latest bauble. According to Jewtl experts - thereby greatly reducing the risk of theft. By the way - the cost of the paste imitation - about Thirty-Five Hundred Bucks. Ho 1 ewer, the firm handling the Job - 1n Morris Plains, Bew Jersey - one that guarantees an "exact replica." A C011Pany spokesman pledging: "The only difference between the two gems - will be about Fourteen Hundred Dollars a carat." Now if they could just produce an "exact replica" of llizabeth Taylor ••• ah, it boggles the mind, Warren. 5cj . .{" - / .;---" ,' - __, , j J ( l .,..- .. \ • , \ t-,-4- \ ,,,, . t 1 j ..) HERMAN While we here in the East have been basking in Indian summer of late - it seems that winter has already arrived elsewhere. For example, the city o f Herman in Far-Northern Michigan - reporting today a total snowfall of more than fifteen inches so far this f all. At that, a mere foretaste of the three hundred inches or so - that Herman is expecting to get, as usual, before the winter is over. All that snow - does ha~e its colll)ensations though. Mrs. Charles Dantes - the local postmistress - reporting that Herman residents seldom complain or even talk about the weather. What with blilzard after blizzard - year in and year out - "it's too boring 11 - said she. Adding, what's more, that "crisp weather and plenty of snow - builds strong, healthy people. " Except for one thing. "We do have a lot of broken legs " - said Mrs. Dantes - "from all that slippery lee." • I