Vanderbilt Television News Archive

CBS Evening News for 1969-10-06

This program is 28 minutes long

• Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)

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  12:00:00 am — 12:00:20 am

• Haynsworth / Opposition / Bayh / Hubert H. Humphrey

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  12:00:20 am — 12:03:50 am

  (Studio) Supreme Court Justice Warren Burger opens new court term. Clement Haynsworth awaits confirmation.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (DC) President Nixon's Congress liaison man, Bryce Harlow, reported, to have told the President at least 30 Senators would go against him, but not more than 42., The President approves plan to have all of Haynsworth's holdings put in trust, if confirmed, Senator Birch Bayh reports in 1967, Judge ruled in favor of Grace Steamship Company, while a stockholder. [Sen, BAYH - says the President ignored facts, and relied on others.]
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

  (Atlantic City, New Jersey) [Former Vice President Hubert H. HUMPHREY - opposes nomination because Judge Haynsworth is not forward-looking.
  REPORTER: No reporter given

  (Studio) White House spokesperson says President Nixon determined to get Judge Haynsworth through.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (Studio) Eric Sevareid to analyze new Supreme Court
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• (Commercial: Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold Tablets.)

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  12:03:50 am — 12:04:50 am

• Vietnam Criticism / Cong.

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  12:04:50 am — 12:06:30 am

  (,S) Senator Minority Leader Hugh Scott predicts turning point in war. War critics stronger than ever.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (DC) 5 Congmen. and 4 Senators urge support for October 15 war protest. 108 Congmen. sign resolution praising troop pullouts, [Representative Paul FINDLEY - says reductions in national interest. President should be supported in efforts to pull out all.] Another resolution repeals Gulf of Tonkin resolution by end of `70. Senator Charles Goodell's withdrawal resolution to do same.
  REPORTER: Bruce Morton

• Vietnam / Talks

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  12:06:30 am — 12:07:00 am

  (Studio) In Paris, North Vietnam spokesperson calls reports of US-North Vietnam secret talks misleading. Communists negative about South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu's offer to negotiate cease-fire if it led to serious talks.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Berets / McCarthy Case

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  12:07:00 am — 12:07:30 am

  (Studio) Last January, Green Beret Captain John McCarthy, 26, convicted of murdering Cambodian suspected double agent. Sentenced to 24 years Released from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas while appeal reviewed. Pentagon says action had nothing to do with recent dropping of murder charges against 8 Berets.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Vietnam / Fighting

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  12:07:30 am — 12:07:50 am

  (Studio) Fighting lull conts. 72 bases and towns hit over wkend. 10 Americans wounded.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Laos / Phouma Visit

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  12:07:50 am — 12:09:20 am

  (Studio) Laos P.Min. Souvanna Phouma in Washington, DC for 4-day visit.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (Andrews AFB, MD) Phouma to ask for more United States air support in struggle against Communist Pathet Lao. [PHOUMA - speaks in French. Doesn't want US ground troops there. Says only troops there are 40,000 North Vietnam.] Most Senators, want United States to cut back on all involvement in S.E. Asia.
  REPORTER: Marvin Kalb

• Army Graft / Senate Study

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  12:09:20 am — 12:12:00 am

  (Studio) Senator investigator says former Provost Marshal General Carl Turner got 700 confiscated guns and sold them to North Carolina dealer. Witness said Turner only turned 200 over to Army,
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (DC) [Investigator Philip MANUEL - says Turner got guns from Kansas City, Missouri and Chicago, Illinois Police Depts. Cites 96 guns taken from Kansas and 400 from Chicago& dates taken. Turner signed receipts, which said guns to be used by Army for training purposes. 23 guns sold to Pine State Gun Shop, and 56 turned over to Army. 400 not accounted for.] Some may have ended up in shipment to Haiti revolutionaries.
  REPORTER: Steve Rowan

• Unemployment / Hubert H. Humphrey

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  12:12:00 am — 12:13:10 am

  (Studio) Unemployment up to 4%; highest rate in 9 years Treasury Department spokesperson says figure shows return to more sustainable employment figures, Hubert H. Humphrey says President policy puts people out of work.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  12:13:10 am — 12:13:20 am

  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• (Commercial: Kent Cigarettes; McDonald's Restaurants.)

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  12:13:20 am — 12:14:20 am

• Mideast / Fighting

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  12:14:20 am — 12:14:50 am

  (Studio) Israel claims downing of 3 Egyptian jets, Egypt reports, losing only 1 and downing 2 Israeli jets. 1 man dead and 23 wounded in Israel by bomb set by Arab guerrillas based in Jordan.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Mideast / Arson Trial

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  12:14:50 am — 12:16:30 am

  (Studio) Australian farmer Michael Rohan denies setting fire to Al Aksa Mosque.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (Jerusalem, Israel) Trial begins. Heavy security. Rohan placed in bulletproof cage. Charged with arson and violence.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite Narrates

  (Studio) Prosecution to try and prove he was religious fanatic.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Israel-Vatican

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  12:16:30 am — 12:17:00 am

  (Studio) Pope Paul meets 1 hour with Israeli For. Min. Abba Eban, Vatican and Israel don't have diplomatic relations
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Jordan

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  12:17:00 am — 12:17:10 am

  (Studio) Jordan arrests some and smashes plot of Liberation Party to overthrow King Hussein's government
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Defector

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  12:17:10 am — 12:17:40 am

  (Studio) Cuban defector given political asylum in United States He landed in Homestead, Florida.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Marijuana Crackdown

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  12:17:40 am — 12:18:10 am

  (Studio) Operation Intercept hasn't had much effect on United States marijuana supply and price. Associated Press poll shows prices only higher near border,
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Groppi / Wisconsin

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  12:18:10 am — 12:18:40 am

  (Studio) Father James Groppi loses Federal Court bid for release from jail. Told to try Wisconsin courts 1st. Jailed under 121-yr. old law.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• (Commercial: American Motors Hornet.)

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  12:18:40 am — 12:19:40 am

• World Series / Mets

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  12:19:40 am — 12:24:10 am

  (Studio) World Series pits Baltimore Orioles versus New York Mets,
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (NYC) Crowd at Shea Stadium shown, [Owner, Mrs. Charles Shipman PAYSON - says I thought it would be within 2 years] [Mayor John LINDSAY - says Mets will win.] In game with Atlanta Braves, Brave Henry (Hank) Aaron's homerun shown. Then Met pitcher Nolan Ryan struck out Rico Carty and Clete Boyer. Met Tommie Agee makes HR. Tony Gonzalez grounds out and ends game 7-4.
  REPORTER: Heywood Hale Broun

  (Bloomington, Minnesota) Orioles won over Minnesota Twins 11-2. Pts. of game shown.
  REPORTER: Heywood Hale Broun

• Hepatitis Sweep

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  12:24:10 am — 12:24:30 am

  (Studio) Holy Cross College cancels rest of football season after hepatitis fells 75 varsity players and 7 coaches.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• (Commercial: Savings and Loan Association)

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  12:24:30 am — 12:25:30 am

• Analysis (Supreme Court)

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  12:25:30 am — 12:28:00 am

  (Studio) Eric Sevareid speculates on Supreme Court
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (DC) 180th session opens. Only 4 liberals remain on court Most changes expected in criminal law area. Judges can surprise Pres, who apptd. them.
  REPORTER: Eric Sevareid

• Good Night

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  12:28:00 am — 12:28:00 am