Vanderbilt Television News Archive

CBS Evening News for 1970-06-20

This program is 27 minutes long

• Introduction Roger Mudd (Washington, DC)

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  12:00:00 am — 12:00:20 am

• Cambodia / Fighting / South Vietnam / Fact-Finders

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  12:00:20 am — 12:02:10 am

  (Studio) South Vietnam launch new Cambodian drive; American B-52's lead way; attack Communist border stronghold; hit enemy around Kompong Thom, Cambodia; House bipartisan commission leaves to investigate Vietnam war.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (Andrews AFB, DC) [Representative G. V. MONTGOMERY - will make sure Americans out of Cambodia by June 30.] Delegation to investigate United States prisoners of war situation, pacification, Vietnamization, economy and political outlook.
  REPORTER: Tony Sargent

• Agnew / Democrats

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  12:02:10 am — 12:03:20 am

  (Studio) Vice President Spiro Agnew denounces Democrats as Communist sympathizers; Ethel Kennedy wears Spiro Agnew watch, says she's a Mickey Mouse fan.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

• (Commercial: Pledge Furniture Wax.)

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  12:03:20 am — 12:04:10 am

• Pennsylvania / Oil Fire

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  12:04:10 am — 12:06:00 am

  (Studio) Sugar Creek, Pennsylvania, oil refinery burns; contained, not controlled.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (Sugar Creek, Pennsylvania) Blasts kill 3, injure 14. [Injured worker Harry ANDERSON - says was lucky to get out alive.] Over 1 million gallon gasoline, oil lost.
  REPORTER: Morton Dean (KDKA-TV film)

• Britain / New Government

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  12:06:00 am — 12:06:30 am

  (Studio) British Prime Minister Edward Heath names Conservative government officers
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

• China / US

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  12:06:30 am — 12:06:50 am

  (Studio) Red China won't resume Warsaw ambassador talks, protests United States and Indochina actions.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

• (Commercial: Winston Cigarettes.)

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  12:06:50 am — 12:07:50 am

• Tariffs / Davis / House / Administration

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  12:07:50 am — 12:14:50 am

  (Studio) Admin. pressures Assistant Commerce Secretary Kenneth Davis to resign; Davis criticized United States tariff policies; met with White House Cnsl. John Ehrlichman today.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (DC) [DAVIS - reports administration resents Davis' public dissent, bypassing Commerce Secretary Maurice Stans.; feels Nixon too insulated between domestic and foreign advisers.]
  REPORTER: Barry Serafin

  (Studio) Congress debates foreign trade.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (DC) House Ways and Means Committee considers bill to reverse United States trade trend; Chairperson Wilbur Mills fears open trade policy hurting domestic inds.; wants tariff wall. [Senator Strom THURMOND - claims American jobs and business destroyed by for. competition.]
  REPORTER: Marvin Kalb

  (SC) Cotton industry hurt by imported textiles; 50,000 American textile workers lose jobs; Japan and Germany export good, cheap prdts. [Farmer John CANON - tells of difficulty competing with cheap foreign labor.]
  REPORTER: Marvin Kalb (narrates)

  (DC) State Department wants free trade. [Press trade negotiations representatives Carl GILBERT - says imports not bad, cause problems only in certain areas; imports help break inflation.] Commerce Department favors tariffs to protect American industry [Assistant Commerce Secretary Kenneth DAVIS - tells of United States government responsibility to American business and labor.] Nixon administration favors trade and shifting policy to aid Americans in election year
  REPORTER: Marvin Kalb

• Administration / Blacks

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  12:14:50 am — 12:15:10 am

  (Studio) Admin. James Farmer says black distrust of Nixon may yield summer urban violence.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

• (Weather Bulletin Pre-Empts Story.)

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  12:15:10 am — 12:15:40 am

• (Commercial: Playtex Bra; Girdle.)

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  12:15:40 am — 12:16:40 am

• Mexico / Soccer Champ.

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  12:16:40 am — 12:21:40 am

  (Studio) Soccer major sport outside US.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (Mexico City, Mexico) Fans and reporters cover World Cuphampion; Brazil faces Italy in finals.
  REPORTER: Heywood Hale Broun

• (Commercial: Little Friskies Cat Food; Carnation Instant Breakfast.)

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  12:21:40 am — 12:22:40 am

• Army / Foreign Marriages

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  12:22:40 am — 12:27:30 am

  (Studio) Army makes overseas marriages difficult.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (Saigon, South Vietnam) Vietnam war produces marriages and many obstacles; red tape takes 1 year; GI must leave country alone in 24 hrs. if girl proven Viet Cong; Air Force conducts classes for prospective grooms; military discourages international weddings. [Chaplain Robert CHRISTIANSEN - many couples know little of each other's language.] [Airman Al SCHMITT - tells of resistance of girlfriend's parents.] [Airman Ron BITEL - tells of parents reaction.] [Airman James ROWE - tells of plans to take Vietnam wife back to US.] GI's discuss problems.
  REPORTER: Richard Threlkeld

• Good Night

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  12:27:30 am — 12:27:30 am