Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 1971-05-25

This program is 26 minutes long

• Introduction Harry Reasoner (New York City)

  #15614

  05:00:20 pm — 05:01:10 pm

• Black Panthers Trial

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  05:01:10 pm — 05:03:30 pm

  (Studio) Judge dismisses murder charges against Black Panthers, Bobby Seale and Ericka Huggins, following hung jury in trial yesterday; reasons for dismissal listed.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (New Haven, Connecticut) Seale taken to federal prison for 4 year term on contempt charges. [Defense attorney Charles R. GARRY - says happy two years of trial over.]
  REPORTER: Gregory Jackson

• Kerner / Racial Conditions

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  05:03:30 pm — 05:04:00 pm

  (Studio) Judge Otto Kerner says conditions causing 1967 race riots still exist.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• Chattanooga, Tennessee / Racial Violence

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  05:04:00 pm — 05:06:10 pm

  (Studio) Racial violence conts. in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (Chattanooga, Tennessee) Police and National Guard enforce curfew; police kill black Leon Anderson. [Mayor Robert WALKER - says Anderson threw missile at police, ran; police shot him.] [Wiley WILLIAMS - says police shot Anderson in cold blood; gave him no warning.] [WALKER - says killing investigation conts.]
  REPORTER: David Snell

• Travis Air Force Base, California / Racial Violence

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  05:06:10 pm — 05:08:10 pm

  (Studio) Racial violence occurs at Travis Air Force base.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (Travis Air Force Base, California) 500 blacks and whites battle; 1 killed, over 100 arrested. [Major General William G. MOORE, Junior - says black airmen believe have just grievances; problem to find out what grievances.] [Unidentified BLACK - says racism, favoritism among grievances.]
  REPORTER: Dick Shoemaker

• (Commercial: Ford Motor Company.)

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  05:08:10 pm — 05:09:10 pm

• Senate / Draft Bills

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  05:09:10 pm — 05:10:50 pm

  (Studio) Senator defeats proposed ban on sending draftees to Vietnam War unless volunteer.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (DC) Senator votes to pay bonuses to GIs in combat divs. [Senator John C. STENNIS - believes men in combat deserve bonus.] [Senator Edward M. KENNEDY - says shouldn't provide blood money to have poor fight rich man's wars.]
  REPORTER: Bob Clark

• Harrisburg 7

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  05:10:50 pm — 05:11:20 pm

  (Studio) Harrisburg 7 defendants refuse to enter pleas at arraignment; judge enters not guilty pleas for them.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• (Commercial: Midas Mufflers.)

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  05:11:20 pm — 05:12:20 pm

• Nixon / Waterway Dedication

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  05:12:20 pm — 05:14:40 pm

  (Studio) President Nixon dedicates interstate canal in Alabama.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (Mobile, Alabama) [Governor George WALLACE - jokes about being president elect (of canal).] [President NIXON - says all Americans should unite for common goals.]
  REPORTER: Tom Jarriel

• (Commercial: Revlon Colorsilk; Tijuana Smalls; Tegrin Cream; Volkswagen.)

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  05:14:40 pm — 05:16:40 pm

• Supersonic Transport / Concorde / Tu-144

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  05:16:40 pm — 05:18:40 pm

  (Studio) British-French supersonic transport Concorde makes test flight from Toulouse, France, to Dakar, Senegal, West Africa; USSR supersonic transport TU-144 arrives in Paris, France, for air show.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (Paris, France) TU-144 to be ready for commercial service 2 years ahead of Concorde; USSR trying to capture world market
  REPORTER: John Rolfson

• (Commercial: Lincoln National Life Insurance Company.)

  #15626

  05:18:40 pm — 05:19:40 pm

• New York City / Police Killings / Funeral

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  05:19:40 pm — 05:22:10 pm

  (Studio) 2 New York City policemen killed last Friday
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (NYC) [Unidentified POLICEMAN - tells others be careful on patrols.] Film shows funeral ceremony for policeman Waverly M. Jones; some police believe conspiracy involved in police shootings.
  REPORTER: Ron Miller

  (Studio) 2 bills before Senator make attacking policeman or fireman federal crime.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• Capitol Bombing / Rubin

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  05:22:10 pm — 05:22:30 pm

  (Studio) Jerry Rubin and 2 other Yippie party members claim being framed in bombing of Washington, DC Capitol building
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• Martha Mitchell Dinner / J. Edgar Hoover

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  05:22:30 pm — 05:24:40 pm

  (Studio) Dinner held in honor of Martha Mitchell.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (DC) [Martha MITCHELL - welcomes FBI director J. Edgar Hoover to dinner.] [HOOVER jokes about recent "Life" magazine picture depicting him as Roman emperor; Jack Anderson column rpting. supposed stomach ailment.]
  REPORTER: - Virginia Sherwood

• (Commercial: Lincoln National Life Insurance Company.)

  #15630

  05:24:40 pm — 05:25:40 pm

• Commentary (Airlines)

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  05:25:40 pm — 05:27:30 pm

  (Studio) Airlines losing money, fear becoming hated like RRs; airlines treat passengers impersonally; 747 makes air travel worse; reporter predicts airlines' financial situations will improve; hopes airlines' attitudes toward passengers improve.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• Good Night

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  05:27:30 pm — 05:27:30 pm