Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 1970-05-27

This program is 26 minutes long

• Introduction Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC); Frank Reynolds (New York City)

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  12:00:00 am — 12:01:10 am

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  12:01:10 am — 12:01:50 am

  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• Stock Market Incr. / Economy

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  12:01:50 am — 12:04:20 am

  (Studio) Report on stock jump.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (NYC) Today's 32 point increase technical; future uncertain; Nixon and busmen.'s meeting may help economy; market optimists hope heavy trading and value incr. will follow.
  REPORTER: Louis Rukeyser

  (Studio) Admin. says stock slump and national economy not parallel.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (NYC) [Commerce Secretary Maurice STANS - reports United States economy sound, people too pessimistic.]
  REPORTER: No reporter given

• Nixon / Bus. Meeting

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  12:04:20 am — 12:05:50 am

  (Studio) Nixon and 40 business leaders meet tonight.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (DC) President and 4 top economy advisers to report present American economic policy continue; repeat Cambodian pullout on schedule.
  REPORTER: Tom Jarriel

• House / Wage and Price Control

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  12:05:50 am — 12:06:20 am

  (Studio) House Banking and Currency Committee starts legislature enabling President to freeze prices and wages; Nixon says move unnecessary.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• (Commercial: Playtex Bra, Nurser.)

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  12:06:20 am — 12:07:20 am

• Laird / Indochina Withdrawals

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  12:07:20 am — 12:09:20 am

  (Studio) Secretary Defense Melvin Laird speaks to non-government leaders
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (DC) [LAIRD - repeats Cambodian and Vietnam withdrawal plans; Nixon doctrine for partnership and negotiation.] 2 1/2 month Vietnam withdrawal delay due to Cambodian invasion.
  REPORTER: Roger Peterson

• Thieu / Cambodia

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  12:09:20 am — 12:10:40 am

  (Studio) South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu discusses Cambodia.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (No location given) [THIEU - doesn't want Cambodia, just keeping Communists out of border area; needs United States combat support for big operations.]
  REPORTER: Terence Smith

  (Studio) South Vietnam and Cambodia reestablish diplomatic relations; South Vietnam to stay till Communists defeated.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• (Commercial: DuPont Lucite Paint; Teflon.)

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  12:10:40 am — 12:11:30 am

• Mideast / Fighting / Protest

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  12:11:30 am — 12:16:30 am

  (Studio) Israeli patrol harasses Lebanese commandos.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (Israel) Israeli troops survey Lebanese towns, seek guerrillas.
  REPORTER: Russell Jones

  (Studio) Defense Min. Moshe Dayan says Israel will continue Lebanon patrols.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (Beirut, Lebanon) Refugees rally and demand government protection from Israeli and Arab guerrillas; Moslem leader vows mass protests to force government aid against commandos and Israel; government gives $10 million refugee fund; Palestinian wrath to come.
  REPORTER: Barrie Dunsmore

• (Commercial: Fritos Corn Chips; Pepsi; Edge Shave Gel; Raid Insecticide.)

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  12:16:30 am — 12:18:50 am

• House / SST

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  12:18:50 am — 12:18:50 am

  (Studio) House votes $290 million supersonic transport development allocation; opponents to continue to fight.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Veterans Administration Hospitals

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  12:18:50 am — 12:21:00 am

  (Studio) Senator Alan Cranston wants $174 million Veterans Administration hospital aid; claims government depriving Vietnam vets. medical help.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (Los Angeles, California) Veterans Administration hospital understaffed, funds short; doctors and patients demand changes. [Dr. Bernhard A. VOTTERI - says Veterans Administration needs money to do well.] [Director William HAAS - reports good job despite bad conditions.] Hospitals too old.
  REPORTER: Larry Badger

• (Commercial: Best of Everything.)

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  12:21:00 am — 12:21:20 am

• Aragon Ballroom / Fire

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  12:21:20 am — 12:24:20 am

  (Studio) Aragon Ballroom destroyed.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (Santa Monica, California) Old scene shown; Lawrence Welk started there; ballroom burned last night: [WELK - recalls memories.]
  REPORTER: Dick Shoemaker

• (Commercial: Johnson's Baby Shampoo, Band-Aids.)

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  12:24:20 am — 12:25:30 am

• Commentary (Cong.)

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  12:25:30 am — 12:27:30 am

  (Studio) Congress immediate action slow.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (Studio) President doesn't have time to ask Congress approval; Cooper-Church Amendment bogged in red tape; move farce; more meaningful legislature should be debated.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Good Night

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  12:27:30 am — 12:27:30 am