Mark Spitz wins fifth Gold Medal. George McGovern feels he has a good chance of winning November election.           

Bobby Fischer declared the winner in world chess tournament. Boris Spassky phones in resignation. Rick Demont wins Gold Medal in 400-meter freestyle.        

The Soviet hockey team defeated Canada 7-3 in the summit series between the two nations. Pitcher Milt Pappas of the Chicago Cubs was deprived of a perfect game by plate umpire Bruce Froemming when he called a 3-2 pitch ball four to the San Diego Padres final hitter Larry Stahl in the ninth inning. The pitch appeared to be a strike. Pappas had to settle for a no-hitter in the Cubs 8-0 victory.      

Confederation of Arab Republics created between Egypt, Libya, and Syria.  
Milt Pappas of Chicago Cubs pitches no-hitter.

Senator George McGovern campaigning in 11 states. President Nixon issues Labor Day message from San Clemente.       

McGovern campaigns in Ohio. Mark Spitz wins seventh Gold Medal at the Summer Olympics in Munich.            

Five Arab commandos with submachine guns break into Israeli team headquarters, killing two athletes and holding nine others hostage. Moshe Weinberg, Israeli wrestling team coach, killed by Arabs.         

Continuing coverage of the crisis at the 1972 Summer Olympics.  

The Olympic crisis continues. 

Bodies of ten Israeli tean members flown to Israel for burial, one body flown to New York. McGovern campaigns in Texas.        

Israeli planes hit Arab Guerrilla camps in Syria and Lebanon in retaliation for deaths of Israeli athletes at Olympic games.
White House refuses to make public investigation of break-in at Democratic National Headquarters. Jimmy Hoffa makes trip to North Vietnam for prisoner of war talks.

Emerson Fittipaldi of Brazil won the Italian Grand Prix and at age 25, became the youngest Formula One world champion. 
Frank Shorter won the marathon at the Olympic games.       

The 1972 Summer Olympic games in Munich, Germany, conclude with the closing ceremonies. 
The Bay Area Rapid Transit system began. John Dean gave IRS Commissioner Johnnie Walters a list of 490 names to investigate.

The television show Maude debuts on CBS. The Federal Revenue Sharing Plan is approved by the Senate.          

Golda Meir gives details of Olympic terrorism and says Israel will continue to strike Arab terrorist organizations.        

George McGovern campaigns in New York City. Republicans campaign in Texas. 

Federal grand jury indicts seven people on the break-in at National Democratic Headquarters. At Paris Peace talks, Henry Kissinger meets with North Vietnam's Le Duc Tho.      

The Bob Newhart Show premieres on CBS. On this sitcom, Newhart portrayed Dr. Robert Hartley, a Chicago psychologist. The series had a successful seven-year run. In the Phillipines 103 people were killed due to the collapse of the Colgante Bridge near Napa City.         

A look at the presidential campaigns of Richard Nixon and George McGovern.          

In his latest poll, George Gallup predicts McGovern will narrow gap vs. Nixon. McGovern campaigns in Chicago.        

Three US POW's freed by North Vietnam. On campaign trail, Agnew mentions Watergate.          

George McGovern         

Nixon campaigns in Texas, McGovern in Michigan. Assassination attempt on Phillipine defense minister.          

Melvin Laird calls George McGovern an agent of North Vietnam.   
Philippine President Marcos declares martial law in the Philippines.

Henry Kissinger meets in Paris with North Vietnam negotiators. Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko at UN calls for end of Vietnam war.          

The media and politics.   

Profile of Thomas Eagleton.            

Henry Kissinger extends talks with North Vietnamese negotiators into a second day. George McGovern returns to Washington.    

White House denies a major breakthrough at Paris peace talks. General John Lavelle's unauthorized bombing of North Vietnam is investigated by the Senate Armed Services Committee.        

Rumors of success at Paris peace talks as Henry Kissinger reports to President Nixon regarding his talks with North Vietnamese negotiators.         

Roberto Clemente of the Pittsburgh Pirates gets his 3000th career base hit, a double off New York Mets pitcher Jon Matlock. It would be Clemente's final hit as he was killed in a plane crash at the end of the year.   

19 sailors are killed in an explosion on board the USS Newport News off the coast of South Vietnam.      

A report of narcotics entering the US. New York City Mayor John Lindsay speaks about President Nixon.      

McGovern and Agnew campaign in Washington. President Nixon confers with Andrei Gromyko. They discuss trade, the Mideast, and mutual troop withdrawal.       

  CBS news correspondent Leslie Stahl reports on the latest Watergate proceedings. "FACTS OF POLITICAL ESPIONAGE MUST BE REVEALED."

NOTE:
Leslie Stahl was a recent fledging "affirmative action" female hire at CBS in 1972. She contributed to three on camera assignments on CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE related to the Watergate break-in, discovered on Saturday, June 17, 1972. Her three reports were transmitted June 22, 1972, second, October 3, 1972 and third, January 22, 1973. 

From the first report by Barry Serafin, June 19, 1972, related to the Watergate break-in, televised on CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE, to the forty second report, January 30, 1973 (guilty pleas and convictions by Judge John Sirica), the following CBS News Correspondents provided Watergate reports:

Barry Serafin, George Herman, Leslie Stahl, Mel Walker, Dan Rather, Daniel Schorr, Robert Schakne, and Bruce Morton.  

June - 19, 20, 22.
July - none
August - 2, 3, 21, 29, 30, 31.
September - 1, 5, 7, 11, 13, 14, 15, 19, 21, 29.
October - 3, 6, 13, 16, 20, 23.
November - 29.
December - 14, 19.
January 1973 - 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 29, 30.                                            

Welfare reform controversy. Bob Clark reports.            

The Senate shelves welform reform another seven years. Includes NBC News segment with John Chancellor.          

Middle East plan. George McGovern campaigns in Ohio. Nixon news conference. 500,000 heroin addicts in US. Marijuana and cocaine being smuggled into US.  

McGovern delivers address on foreign policy. President Nixon's first news conference in five weeks. He pledges no tax increases. 
Editorial from Eric Sevareid on the Watergate burglary. Gandy Mfg Company of Chicago, Illinois, made tools for men who laid railroad tracks. The workers were called gandy dancers. 
"On The Road" with Charles Kuralt.   

With commercials.                           

     CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE 
1972-10-05, 3 min.
Walter Cronkite, Leslie Stahl, Herbert Rapp, Dr. William Terry

From Bethesda, Maryland, Leslie Stahl reports on the first collective 
conference of doctors gathered from 10 nations, sponsored by The 
National Cancer Institute opinionating on BCG, a Tuberculosis and 
Leprosy drug that has now been linked effectively to stopping tumors 
from growing in guinea pigs. Still not perfected in humans.   
                                

Saigon about to be attacked. Train derailment in Mexico. (Rev. Jesse Jackson reports.) Youth vote (Report from Jim Kincade).
Syria (Report from Lou Choppy). The training of women drill Sargents (Bill Worden Reports). McGovern charges Nixon with demogogory. Commentary on the candidates.

With commercials.
                     

Peace in Vietnam may not be far off. Heavy fighting on highway 13. Most serious threat to Saigon since 1969.  All volunteer army may be close. Watergate case. Amnesty campaign approaches McGovern.  
Bob Schieffer on part 111 of US-Soviet report.           

October 5th,1969-May 23rd,1974-January 26th,1978- September 9th, 1979 (PBS) 


Public Affairs program presented as a series of debates. In early years it was moderated by former Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis. When the series returned it was hosted by Marilyn Berger. 


Pre-election debate, second of five.                                     

Weekend news and sports. Bill Cullen commercial spot. 
             

Topics: Current administration has been intimidating the media, media made up of liberals, Theodore Sorensen commentary.

Host: George Scharmel.

Opening two minutes. 


           

Interviews related to the Presidential campaigns of President Nixon and challenger George McGovern.           

The latest Eyewitness news with Roger Grimsby and Bill Beutel.           

Tom Jerrill reports on how to reach a military settlement in Vietnam, Bill Zimmerman reports on the congressional campaigns of Bella Abzug and Adlai Stevenson the 111, report on the Columbus Day Parade, Mrs. Elinor McGovern on the presidential campaign trail for her husband George.     

Host: Harry Reasoner. 

Bruce Morton reports on the Columbus Day Parade, a report on George McGovern, Pat Nixon campaigns at Columbus Day Parade, Bill Curtis reports on welfare fraud, report on multi-millionaire Glenn Turner, "dare to be great" a report that the Eiffel Tower might have to be torn down, report on the dispute between national forest purists and those who want more roads built so that more people can enjoy national parks. 

Host: Walter Cronkite.                  

A report on the Columbus Day Parade, many politicians attend.

Roger Grimsby reports.

           

Kissinger again meets in Paris with North Vietnamese negotiators.
Surrogates campaign for McGovern.