Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 1972-01-25

This program is 27 minutes long

• Introduction Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC); Harry Reasoner (New York)

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  05:00:40 pm — 05:01:40 pm

• (Commercial)

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• Nixon Vietnam Speech

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  05:01:50 pm — 05:03:50 pm

  (Studio) President Nixon to make communists offer for United States troop withdrawal on TV speech tonight, contingent on P.O.W. release.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (White House) President Nixon reptd. prepared to offer firm withdrawal date in exchange for P.O.W. release and accounting of those missing in action. Troop strength reduction to continue regardless of North Vietnam response.
  REPORTER: Bill Gill

• Paris Peace Talks

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  05:03:50 pm — 05:04:10 pm

  (Studio) Viet Cong spokesman at Paris Peace Talks says United States offer of withdrawal in exchange for prisoners not sufficient; that United States support for President Thieu gov't. must also be suspended.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Vietnam / Air War

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  05:04:10 pm — 05:04:30 pm

  (Studio) United States air power attacks North Vietnam missile-radar sites.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• (Commercial)

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• Campaign `72 / Chisholm

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  05:05:30 pm — 05:08:00 pm

  (Studio) Mrs. Shirley Chisholm, first black woman in Congress, formally announces President candidacy.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (Brooklyn, N.Y.) [Conrad CHISHOLM, husband, says he would enjoy being nation's. "first man" if his wife wins.] [Shirley CHISHOLM - hopes to use power of campaign for voice at Democratic Convention, representative minority segments of US.]
  REPORTER: Bill Zimmerman

• Campaign `72 / Iowa Caucus

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  05:08:00 pm — 05:10:00 pm

  (Studio) Democrat caucus in Iowa held under reform rules to give voters, at precinct level, larger role in determining ptys. Presidential candidate. Select Iowa delegates to Democratic Convention
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (Altoona, Iowa) 15% precincts postponed voting due to bad weather. Senator Edmund Muskie slowed, but was leader by 35% (more delegates showed no preference). Senator George McGovern strong 3rd with 23%. (Des Moines, Ia.) [McGovern Campaign Mgr., Gary HART - says Muskie is still vulnerable and Democratic candidate will not be certain until primaries.]
  REPORTER: Bill Lawrence

• Campaign `72 / Muskie

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  05:10:00 pm — 05:10:10 pm

  (Studio) Senator Edmund Muskie endorsed by Pennsylvania Governor Milton Shapp.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• (Commercial)

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  05:10:10 pm — 05:11:20 pm

• Federal Deficit

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  05:11:20 pm — 05:11:40 pm

  (Studio) President Nixon asks Congress to increase legal limit of national deficit by $50 billion, to $480 billion.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Trade Deficit

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  05:11:40 pm — 05:12:00 pm

  (Studio) Commerce Department reports national trade deficit of $2 billion in 1971, largest in United States history.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Rhodesian Chrome

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  05:12:00 pm — 05:15:00 pm

  (Studio) Treasury Department lifts embargo on United States chrome imports from Rhodesia.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (Steubenville, Ohio) Use of chrome ore featured. Sources defined. United Nations ban on trade with white ruled Rhodesia, Africa, gives USSR a monopoly; prices tripled. Congress lifts Rhodesian ban, resulting in United Nations outcry. Many UN ntns., however, suspected of such trade. [Foote Mineral Bd. Chairperson, L.G. Tony BLISS - condemns UN. censure of US-Rhodesia trade.]
  REPORTER: Bill Brannigan

• Mideast Riots

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  05:15:00 pm — 05:15:20 pm

  (Studio) In Cairo students demand immediate war with Israel in 2 straight days of riots. Egyptian President Anwar Sadat holds emergency mtgs. with student and national leaders Issues statement that war with Israel is inevitable.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• (Commercial)

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  05:15:20 pm — 05:17:20 pm

• Crib Deaths

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  05:17:20 pm — 05:19:50 pm

  (Studio) Sudden infant death syndrome kills 10,000 babies/yr. Senate Subcommittee on Children conducts hearings on crib deaths.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (D.C.) Crib deaths strike healthy babies without warning, in sleep, general after leaving hospital nursery. Kills more underprivileged and non-white infants. Cause is a mystery. [Arthur SIEGAL, - Judith CHOATE, - Frank HENNIGAN, - describe losing babies in crib deaths, and accusations of maltreatment that sometimes ensue.]
  REPORTER: Jules Bergman

• (Commercial)

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• Howard Hughes

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  05:20:00 pm — 05:21:30 pm

  (Studio) Zurich police want to question Clifford Irving, author who allegedly compiled autobiography of Howard Hughes, and Irving's wife. Mrs. Irving denies she's mysterIous "Helga Hughes" who vanished after cashing checks on joint Swiss account
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Women's Lib. Magazine

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  05:21:30 pm — 05:25:40 pm

  (Studio) Women's Liberation Movement start magazine, called Ms.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (New York) New magazine described. Betty Harris, publisher, and Gloria Steinem, editor, promote magazine on the road (Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio) [Ms. STEINEM - includes housewives in appeal.] (Chicago, Illinois) [Frannie GROSSMAN and Jill VAN STRATTON, housewives, tell why they aren't active in Women's Lib.]
  REPORTER: Gregory Jackson

• (Commercial)

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• Commentary (Federal Budget)

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  05:26:50 pm — 05:28:40 pm

  (Studio) 1973 budget is one without choice, as 70% previously committed. Military equipment outdated as past resources were poured into war. Commentator criticizes Congress bureaucracy in budget matters as well.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• Good Night

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