Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 1968-12-20

This program is 26 minutes long

• Introduction Frank Reynolds (New York City)

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  12:00:00 am — 12:00:20 am

• Mackle Kidnap

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  12:00:20 am — 12:01:40 am

  (Studio) Barbara Mackle released unhurt after $ 1/2 military ransom paid. FBI searches for suspects.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (Miami, Florida) [Technical difficulty precludes report]
  REPORTER: Ken Taylor WLB-TV

  (Studio) Facts of kidnap given. Father: Robert Mackle, of Coral Gables, Florida. FBI got warrants for 2: Gary Krist, Ruth Gisemann Schrer. J. Edgar Hoover announcement expected.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• (Commercial: Certs Breath Mints; Trident Sugarless Gum.)

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  12:01:40 am — 12:02:50 am

• United Nations Ambassador

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  12:02:50 am — 12:05:40 am

  (Studio) President elect. Nixon names Charles West Yost to be United Nations ambassador Sargent Shriver was expected to be selection. Shriver, Hubert Humphrey, Eugene McCarthy considered.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (NYC) [NIXON - speaks of Yost's qualities.] [YOST - speaks of Mideast crisis.] Shriver, Kennedy in-law, said prompted to take United Nations post. Shriver to stay as ambassador to France.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (Studio) Yost background noted.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• Guest Comment (Yost)

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  12:05:40 am — 12:07:50 am

  (Studio) Bill Moyers assesses Yost as United Nations ambassador Is compared to Henry Cabot Lodge, Arthur Goldberg, Adlai Stevenson. Sargent Shriver assets noted; also Eugene McCarthy. Pros and cons of apptment. considered.
  REPORTER: Bill Moyers

• Upcoming

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  12:07:50 am — 12:08:00 am

  (Studio) All "go" for tomorrow for Apollo 8.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• (Commercial: Rolf's Billfolds.)

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  12:08:00 am — 12:09:00 am

• Apollo 8

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  12:09:00 am — 12:13:20 am

  (Studio) NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) gives go ahead for Apollo 8 flight around moon. Problems noted.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (Cape Kennedy, Florida) Flight described. Saturn 5 moon rocket noted. Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, Bill Anders believe all OK. A simulation shown. Will reach moon December 24. Death possibilities noted. Future flights considered; also moon landing.
  REPORTER: Jules Bergman

  (Studio) ABC television schedule for moon flight announced.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• Prisoners of War Release

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  12:13:20 am — 12:14:00 am

  (Studio) 11 United States POWs freed by Norodom Sihanouk after Cambodia captivity enroute to US. 12th prisoners of war injured; now in Thailand. POWs go to Clark AFB in Philippines.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• Pueblo / Viet Cong POWs

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  12:14:00 am — 12:14:20 am

  (Studio) Seoul, Korea, papers report crew to be freed Monday Appears United States representatives will meet Viet Cong representatives with regard to freeing of 3 United States POWS.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• Vietnam War

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  12:14:20 am — 12:14:50 am

  (Studio) United States bombers hit targets in North for 4th time since bomb halt. Details given.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• Paris Peace Talks

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  12:14:50 am — 12:15:40 am

  (Studio) Le Duc Tho demands United States get rid of President Nguyen Van Thieu and Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky if peace talks to move. Averell Harriman, Cyrus Vance meet Vice President Ky to smooth differences. French paper quotes Ky saying he would ask US to withdraw from Vietnam if he thought United States would approve South Vietnam surrender to Communists
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• Pope / Christmas Message

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  12:15:40 am — 12:16:10 am

  (Studio) Pope Paul laments state of world in Christmas message. Poverty, dictatorships noted. Rebellion, violence, anarchy deplored with regard to student disorders.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• Upcoming

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  12:16:10 am — 12:16:20 am

  (Studio) Washington, DC television hearing with regard to violence.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• (Commercial: Raleigh and Bel Air Cigarettes.)

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  12:16:20 am — 12:17:20 am

• Violence / Television / Hearings

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  12:17:20 am — 12:21:00 am

  (Studio) President Commission on Causes of Violence ends hearings with regard to man media and violence. Top execs. of 3 networks testify.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (DC) ABC's Leonard Goldenson quoted. Committee questions. Goldenson defends. [GOLDENSON - maintains violence now less.] [Representative Hale BOGGS - says this is not true according to "Christian Science Monitor" and man media survey.] [GOLDENSON - does not think evidence conclusive.] Frank Stanton of CBS draws fire. [BOGGS - questions with regard to television effectiveness in advertising, ineffectiveness otherwise.] [STANTON - says at this time influence of television with regard to violence not known.] [BOGGS - objects.] [STANTON - notes difference of studies. Claims lack of methodology.] President NBC defends right to report news. Chicago demonstrations during 1968 Democratic convention noted.
  REPORTER: Sam Jaffe

• Johnson Health

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  12:21:00 am — 12:21:10 am

  (Studio) President Johnson rests at Bethesda Naval Hosp., recuperating from flu.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  12:21:10 am — 12:21:30 am

  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• Upcoming

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  12:21:30 am — 12:21:30 am

  (Studio) Julie Nixon, David Eisenhower wedding.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• (Commercial: Micrin Mouthwash; Johnson's Baby Shampoo; Chanel 5 Perfume; Chanel Cologne For Men.)

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  12:21:30 am — 12:24:40 am

• Nixon-Eisenhower Wedding

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  12:24:40 am — 12:26:20 am

  (Studio) Julie Nixon-David Eisenhower wedding Sunday at Marble Collegiate Church in NYC.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (New York, New York) Story of romance told, pictures shown. [Julie NIXON - speaks of courtship.] Campaigning in 1968 noted. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale to marry them. [PEALE - comments with regard to marriage.] Arden Clark to be organist. [CLARK - plays organ.]
  REPORTER: Marlene Sanders

• Good Night

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  12:26:20 am — 12:26:20 am