Vanderbilt Television News Archive

CBS Evening News for 1970-09-26

This program is 28 minutes long

• Introduction Roger Mudd (Washington, DC)

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  12:00:10 am — 12:00:20 am

• Jordan / Released Hostages

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  12:00:20 am — 12:03:10 am

  (Studio) Palestinians release most American hostages; 6 still missing; 16 liberated hostages reach London, England.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (London, England) [Captain Cyril GOULBOURN - says plane explosions spectacular; Palestinians determined people; stupid to have armed guards on planes.]
  REPORTER: Morley Safer

• Jordan / Hussein / United Arab Republic / US

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  12:03:10 am — 12:04:10 am

  (Studio) Jordanian King Hussein names new government to restore peace; United Arab Republic President Gamal Abdel Nasser denounces Hussein's slaughter of Palestinians; Nixon allows $5 million for war victims' relief.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

• Ky / Washington, DC War Rally / McIntire

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  12:04:10 am — 12:07:10 am

  (Studio) South Vietnam Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky won't speak at Washington, DC war rally.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (Paris, France) [Vice President Ky - says Nixon and others convinced him speech wouldn't help South Vietnam cause.]
  REPORTER: Peter Kalischer

  (Studio) Rally organizer Carl McIntire flies to Paris, France, to ask Ky to come anyway; accuses administration of political blackmail.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) [McINTIRE - says Nixon denied Ky freedom of speech.]

• (Commercial: Sominex; Williams Lectric Shave.)

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  12:07:10 am — 12:08:10 am

• Campus Unrest Commission / Report / Kent State

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  12:08:10 am — 12:15:00 am

  (Studio) Campus Unrest Commission report says Nixon must act to halt crisis.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (DC) Report says students must be more open-minded; college admins. must be better prepared; government and National Guard need better training and equipment. [Chairperson William SCRANTON - says President must recognize urgency and urge tolerance by all Americans]
  REPORTER: Barry Serafin

  (DC) Report delayed by administration [President adviser Dan. Patrick MOYNIHAN - says Nixon expected controversial report] [President counselor Robert FINCH - says Nixon set proper moral tone.]
  REPORTER: Robert Pierpoint

  (Studio) Kent State University reopens.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (Kent, Ohio) Students sober; think undercover agents on campus. [Student Janet LEIGHTON - says campus report won't get action.] [Mimi JACKSON - says administration won't take report seriously.] [Bill LAZARUS - says no channels to express views to nation] [Jim NICHOLS - says disruptive conduct undefined.]
  REPORTER: Murray Fromson

• (Commercial: Prestone Anti-Freeze; Ultra Brite Toothpaste.)

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  12:15:00 am — 12:16:00 am

• Mitchell / Campus Unrest

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  12:16:00 am — 12:17:20 am

  (Studio) Attorney General John Mitchell flanks Campus Unrest Commission
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (DC) [MITCHELL - says will open communication between U's. and administration]
  REPORTER: Hal Walker

• Democrats / Television Politics

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  12:17:20 am — 12:20:10 am

  (Studio) Democrats pick poor time for publicity.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (Arlington, Virginia) Party launches closed-circuit television campaign to 18 cities. [Senator Edmund MUSKIE - says society must account for all people.] [Former Under Secretary of State Nicholas KATZENBACH - says wants United States out of Vietnam promptly.]
  REPORTER: David Schoumacher

• (Commercial: Winston Cigarettes.)

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  12:20:10 am — 12:21:10 am

• California / Fires

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  12:21:10 am — 12:22:40 am

  (Studio) Fires sweep California.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (Los Angeles, California) Homes threatened, many destroyed; blaze rips 100,000 acres.
  REPORTER: Bill Kurtis

• Unsafe Buses

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  12:22:40 am — 12:23:10 am

  (Studio) Transportation Secretary John Volpe orders 11% buses off road
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

• Baseball

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  12:23:10 am — 12:23:20 am

  (Studio) Pittsburgh Pirates clinch at least tie for National League E. pennant.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

• Am's. Cup

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  12:23:20 am — 12:23:30 am

  (Studio) Am's. Cup race delayed due to fog.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

• Balloonists

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  12:23:30 am — 12:23:40 am

  (Studio) Coast Guard ends search for 3 missing balloonists.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

• Ms. Harriman Death

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  12:23:40 am — 12:23:50 am

  (Studio) Mrs. Averell Harriman dies at 67.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

• (Commercial: General Mills Cereals.)

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  12:23:50 am — 12:24:50 am

• Nixon / European Tour / Protest

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  12:24:50 am — 12:27:50 am

  (Studio) Nixon starts European tour tomorrow.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (Rome, Italy) Students protest Nixon visit; Communists organization rally.
  REPORTER: Bert Quint

  (Rome, Italy) No major issues between United States and Italy; President will visit Pope as courtesy call; visit 6th Fleet.
  REPORTER: Winston Burdett

• Good Night

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  12:27:50 am — 12:27:50 am