Vanderbilt Television News Archive

CBS Evening News for 1971-12-28

This program is 27 minutes long

• Introduction Charles Collingwood (New York City)

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  05:30:40 pm — 05:31:10 pm

• Vietnam War / United States Air Strikes

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  05:31:10 pm — 05:35:00 pm

  (Studio) United States bombings in North Vietnam continue. Hanoi calls attacks piratical and savage; says children, hosp. patients bombed. 6th United States plane said downed. United States cmd. refuses comment. North Vietnam issues prisoners of war threat.
  REPORTER: Charles Collingwood

  (Danang, South Vietnam) Raids intensive, extensive. Greatest since President Johnson halted such raids 3 years ago; termed protective reaction strikes. Phantom jets used. Crippling of MiG fighter fleet objective. North Vietnam bombing of Laos noted.
  REPORTER: Bruce Dunning

  (Studio) Defense Department cites difference between current and pre `68 raids.
  REPORTER: Charles Collingwood

  (Defense Department) Bombing campaign resumption denied. [Dep. Assistant Secretary Defense Jerry West FRIEDHEIM - cites protection of withdrawing troops as motive; denies bombing campaign renewal.] Tapering off this week expected.
  REPORTER: Bob Schieffer

• United States Bombing / McGovern / Muskie

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  05:35:00 pm — 05:36:40 pm

  (Studio) Senator George McGovern condemns bombing raids, asks similar stance by other Democrat president hopefuls.
  REPORTER: Charles Collingwood

  (Maine) [Senator Edmund MUSKIE - criticizes bombing. Paris Peace Talks emphasized by Muskie; date for withdrawal advocated.]
  REPORTER: No reporter given

• Paris Peace Talks

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  05:36:40 pm — 05:37:10 pm

  (Studio) US, North Vietnam cancel this week's Paris Peace Talk session. Hanoi blames bombings; United States gives variety of reasons. Peace talks not abandoned.
  REPORTER: Charles Collingwood

• Vet Protests / Statue of Liberty / Lincoln Memorial

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  05:37:10 pm — 05:38:20 pm

  (Studio) Statue of Liberty vacated by protestors as court order observed. VVAW says goal of war publicity achieved. Another protest occurs at Lincoln Memorial.
  REPORTER: Charles Collingwood

  (DC) Film of demonstration shown. About 80 demonstrators arrested.
  REPORTER: Charles Collingwood (narrates)

• (Commercial: Williams Lectric Shave; Pontiac Catalina.)

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  05:38:20 pm — 05:39:20 pm

• Campaign `72 / Lindsay

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  05:39:20 pm — 05:41:30 pm

  (Studio) New York City Mayor John Lindsay announces candidacy in Miami, Florida.
  REPORTER: Charles Collingwood

  (Miami, Florida) Lindsay role in Spiro Agnew nomination recalled. [LINDSAY - makes announcement.] Skips New Hampshire primary, conceded to Muskie. [LINDSAY - hits Nixon administration] Wisconsin primary next on docket. Much commercial television time to be used.
  REPORTER: Morton Dean

• Campaign `72 / Hartke

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  05:41:30 pm — 05:43:20 pm

  (Studio) Senator Vance Hartke flirts with New Hampshire primary.
  REPORTER: Charles Collingwood

  (Manchester, New Hampshire) [HARTKE - says may go all the way for nomination] Hartke brings youth to New Hampshire to get campaign signatures. Hartke criticizes Lindsay.
  REPORTER: David Culhane

• Hoffa / Wage Freeze

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  05:43:20 pm — 05:43:50 pm

  (Studio) Ex-Teamster president James Hoffa criticizes President Nixon for freezing wages.
  REPORTER: Charles Collingwood

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  05:43:50 pm — 05:44:10 pm

  REPORTER: Charles Collingwood

• (Commercial: Bayer Aspirin.)

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  05:44:10 pm — 05:45:10 pm

• Florida Summit

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  05:45:10 pm — 05:46:40 pm

  (Studio) President Nixon and West German Chancellor Willy Brandt meet at Key Biscayne, Florida.
  REPORTER: Charles Collingwood

  (Key Biscayne, Florida) Talks relaxed, no large issues. Moscow trip of more interest to West Germany than Peking trip. Handling of USSR party chief Leonid Brezhnev of interest to Brandt, also European Security Conf. Trade talks with European Common Mkt. noted.
  REPORTER: Robert Pierpoint

• India / Pakistan

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  05:46:40 pm — 05:47:10 pm

  (Studio) India reports truce violation by Pakistan. Casualties listed. Fire returned, enforcements brought up.
  REPORTER: Charles Collingwood

• Heroin,

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  05:47:10 pm — 05:47:40 pm

  (Studio) State Department announces large heroin seizure; has little effect on US market
  REPORTER: Charles Collingwood

• (Commercial: Dip-It Coffee Maker Cleaner; Tums Antacid.)

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  05:47:40 pm — 05:48:40 pm

• American Indians / Mt. Adams

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  05:48:40 pm — 05:53:30 pm

  (Studio) History of United States government-American Indian conflict noted. Yakima Indians featured.
  REPORTER: Charles Collingwood

  (Mt. Adams, WA) Yakima Indians try to regain Mt. Adams, a holy place, from United States government in accord with 1850's treaty; presently part of Gifford Pinchot National Forest. [Chief Robert JIM - explains sacredness of spot.] Indian dances shown. Conflicting groups noted, include value to timber companies [JIM - speaks optimistically.] Decision deadline nears.
  REPORTER: Richard Threlkeld

• (Commercial: Havoline Motor Oil.)

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  05:53:30 pm — 05:54:40 pm

• Tattooing

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  05:54:40 pm — 05:58:10 pm

  (Studio) Old art form survives. Los Angeles, California, tattoo parlor featured.
  REPORTER: Charles Collingwood

  (Los Angeles, California) On-the-road reporter visits tattoo parlor, finds business as usual. [BOY - comments with regard to tattoos. ] [Owner Captain JIM - recalls career.] Hepatitis threat noted. Reason for getting tattoos noted.
  REPORTER: Charles Kuralt

• Good Night

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  05:58:10 pm — 05:58:10 pm