Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 1971-10-13

This program is 27 minutes long

• Introduction Harry Reasoner (Washington, DC)

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  05:01:10 pm — 05:02:20 pm

• (Commercial: Johnson's Glory Rug Cleaner.)

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  05:02:20 pm — 05:02:30 pm

• Supreme Court / Nixon

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  05:02:30 pm — 05:04:10 pm

  (Studio) President Nixon reduces list of Supreme Court nominee candidates to 6.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (DC) Justice Department group makes background studies; feels pressure from speculation drove out Representative Richard H. Poff's name. Woman's name, Senator Robert C. Byrd and author reported on list of 6; no friends' or administration's family names on list; no South candidate due to civil rights controversy.
  REPORTER: Tom Jarriel

  (Studio) American Bar Association consulted with regard to 6 names.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• (Commercial: Johnson's Glory Rug Cleaner and Glo-Coat Floor Wax.)

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  05:04:10 pm — 05:05:10 pm

• Moratorium

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  05:05:10 pm — 05:05:20 pm

  (Studio) Moratorium Day held by students and groups to protest Vietnam war.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• Vietnam / Fighting / Reluctant Co.

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  05:05:20 pm — 05:08:10 pm

  (Studio) Enemy destroys 2 American copters and damages 3 near Saigon, South Vietnam. Rocket attacks near Cambodian border continue, including. Firebase Pace. Infantry company there transferred due to 5 members objecting to going out on patrol. Report on patrol at new location.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (Firebase Timbucktu, South Vietnam) 110 men of B Company left Firebase Pace early for the good of morale. 5 men, who said they might refuse patrol, said unnecessary risk involved. Patrol canceled. Letter sent to Senator Edward M. Kennedy with 75 signatures. [SP/4 Albert GRANA - talks about lies military releases re: Cambodia.] [sergeant Walter WERNY - says guys not cowards.] [SP/4 Joe RIEGLER - says things not changed over here.] Mil. says men involved in defense tactics. Soldiers say they're in active combat and can be killed or wounded.
  REPORTER: Ron Miller

• Prisoners of War Homecoming

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  05:08:10 pm — 05:10:10 pm

  (Studio) sergeant John B. Sexton, Junior reunited with parents.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (Denver, Colorado) Sexton was prisoners of war 27 mos. Sexton transferred to ambulance after meeting with parents. [SEXTON - tells of 1st meeting with son.] [Mrs. SEXTON - calls it wonderful moment. He looks good.] Parents met reporters later at hospital. [SEXTON - says he's concerned about money he has.]
  REPORTER: Jim Kincaid

• Vietnam / Withdrawal

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  05:10:10 pm — 05:10:20 pm

  (Studio) Defense Secretary Melvin River Laird says he and Chairperson Joint Chief of Staff, Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, to make South Vietnam inspection-tour before next troop withdrawal announced.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• C-5A Studies

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  05:10:20 pm — 05:13:00 pm

  (Studio) Pentagon investigates C-5A planes.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (DC) [Senator William PROXMIRE - says planes cost $60 million each Taxpayers will pay for repair work. Pentagon concealed information Senator needed to limit losses.]
  REPORTER: Bob Clark

  (Charleston AFB, SC) All 47 C-5As grounded for inspection. Air Force contends cracks in engine beam point of normal plane fatigue. Crack found in new plane; takes 14 hrs. to inspect each plane. 7 oldest planes being changed as precautionary move.
  REPORTER: Jules Bergman

• (Commercial: Johnson's Favor Dusting Wax; Edge Shaving Gel.)

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  05:13:00 pm — 05:14:10 pm

• Northern Ireland Conflict

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  05:14:10 pm — 05:16:00 pm

  (Studio) British troops blow up back roads in North Ireland to slow rebel infiltrators from South; 1 soldier injured by sniper.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (Irish Frontier) Unapproved border crossings destroyed. Resulting crater shown. In Dublin, Prime Min. John M. Lynch says effort will aggravate situation.
  REPORTER: George Watson

• (Commercial: Ora Fix Denture Adhesive; Volkswagen; Tegrin Cream; Thermos Vacuum Bottles.)

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  05:16:00 pm — 05:18:00 pm

• Hodgson / Pay Incrs.

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  05:18:00 pm — 05:18:20 pm

  (Studio) Labor Secretary Joseph D. Hodgson says pay increases, incld. in contracts, will go into effect when wage and price freeze expires. Wage board will make that decision. No veto use contemplated for board decisions.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• Economy / Minorities / Inflation

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  05:18:20 pm — 05:18:50 pm

  (Studio) Nixon requests $100 million in two years for business run by minority groups; supports non-partisan group to fight inflation, "Citizens for New Prosperity," by attending its 1st meeting ABC to air "The Economy: A Continuing Report" at 7:30 p.m. EST.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• Democratic Party

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  05:18:50 pm — 05:19:20 pm

  (Studio) National Democratic party elects Mrs. Patricia Roberts Harris as chairperson conv. Credentials Committee; defeats Senator Harold E. Hughes, 72-31; 1st woman and black to head major convention committee
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• Presidential Campaign `72 / McGovern

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  05:19:20 pm — 05:22:40 pm

  (Studio) Senator Harold E. Hughes is out of Presidential race. Senator George S. McGovern works hard.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (Minneapolis, Minnesota) McGovern tours college campuses with great success. [McGOVERN - says would end war now if President]
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (Dade Cnty. College, Florida) [McGOVERN - says War would end if I were President]
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (WI University, Milwaukee, WI) [McGOVERN - says time to end war.]
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (Nebraska University, Nebraska) [McGOVERN - attributes inflation to war.]
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (Minneapolis, Minnesota) [McGOVERN - says Senator Hubert H. Humphrey or Eugene J. McCarthy haven't made decision with regard to 1972.]
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (LaCrosse, WI) Different stops in McGovern's campaign shown. He greets crowd; feels generation gap in pols. not there anymore.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• Women's Rights

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  05:22:40 pm — 05:23:10 pm

  (Studio) House approves women's rights Const. amendment. Senator Mike Mansfield doubts Senator will pick it up this year
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• (Commercial: Connecticut General Life Insurance.)

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  05:23:10 pm — 05:24:00 pm

• Illegal Aliens

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  05:24:00 pm — 05:24:20 pm

  (Studio) Immigration representatives raid West Point Mil. Academy for illegal aliens. 18 found; mostly Latin Americans
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• Iran / Vice President

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  05:24:20 pm — 05:24:30 pm

  (Studio) Vice President Spiro T. Agnew arrives in Iran for 2,500th anniversary of Persian Empire.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• Acheson Death / Tributes

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  05:24:30 pm — 05:26:30 pm

  (Studio) Tributes paid to ex-Secretary of State Dean Acheson by Nixon and others.

  (DC) Acheson privately cnsld. John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard M. Nixon during 18 years retirement from political life. Harry S. Truman's tribute given. Aristocratic and autocratic Acheson tried to get Lyndon Johnson to change course in Vietnam. He lashed with his tongue: Adlai E. Stevenson; Walter Lippmann and Senator J. William Fulbright; tells anecdote re: Acheson and taxi driver.
  REPORTER: Edward P. Morgan

• (Commercial: Connecticut General Life Insurance.)

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  05:26:30 pm — 05:27:30 pm

• Commentary (Architecture)

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  05:27:30 pm — 05:29:10 pm

  (Studio) Community should have control over destruction of old bldgs. to be replaced by new, poorly built bldgs.; cites Lafayette Hotel in DC, to be replaced by new AFL-CIO building, as example.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• Good Night

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  05:29:10 pm — 05:29:10 pm