ABC Evening News - 1968-10-25
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[0:02] The ABC Evening News with Howard K.
[0:05] Smith reporting for Frank Reynolds, who
[0:07] is on assignment in Los Angeles, where
[0:10] Hubert Humphrey accuses Richard Nixon of
[0:12] playing politics with our national
[0:14] security. Tom Gerald reports on George
[0:17] Wallace's Madison Square Garden campaign
[0:19] rally. Sam Donaldson has the vital
[0:21] statistics on Linder Bird Rob's baby.
[0:24] And guest commentator Bill Moyers gives
[0:27] his view of the ideal president.
[0:30] Now, here is Howard K. Smith.
[0:34] >> Good evening. More rumors about peace
[0:36] and they sound a little more
[0:38] substantial. Richard Nixon gave momentum
[0:40] to talk of an early bombing hall today
[0:42] and possibly even a ceasefire in
[0:44] Vietnam. A statement issued to reporters
[0:46] in his name today said he has been
[0:48] advised of a flurry of meetings in the
[0:50] White House and elsewhere aiming to
[0:52] bring things to a head before the
[0:54] November the 5th elections. Also in
[0:56] Venjian Laos, Premier Suana Fuma said
[0:59] today that US Ambassador William
[1:01] Sullivan told him the United States
[1:03] definitely intends to halt the bombing,
[1:05] but would not specify a date. White
[1:08] House news secretary George Christian
[1:10] refused comment on Fuma's remarks, but
[1:13] ABC's White House correspondent Bill Gil
[1:15] says the president is concerned about
[1:17] the reporting of peace rumors by
[1:20] governments not directly involved in the
[1:21] Vietnam War or the peace talks. Gil says
[1:24] the president fears that such
[1:26] speculation could damage the delicate
[1:28] diplomatic negotiations reportedly
[1:31] taking place in Paris. During an
[1:33] interview on French television, North
[1:35] Vietnam's top negotia