Vanderbilt Television News Archive

CBS Evening News for 1971-12-29

This program is 26 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 — 05:33:00 pm

  (Studio) United States bombing raids on North Vietnam continue. Hanoi claims 4 more United States jets downed. US officials refuse comment, confirm last week's captures.
  REPORTER: Charles Collingwood

  (Hanoi, North Vietnam) Lieutenant Kenneth River Wells, Major Leland L. Hildebrand, Lieutenant Samuel R. Vaughan, Major Kenneth River Johnson paraded before newsmen at Hanoi press conference Hanoi says prisoner release contingent on war end.
  REPORTER: David Henderson (narrates Japanese film)

• Maj. Floyd Kushner

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  05:33:00 pm — 05:35:30 pm

  (Studio) Family gets Kushner letter on Christmas Eve.
  REPORTER: Charles Collingwood

  (Danville, Virginia) Recording of Kushner voice from Viet Cong radio broadcast played for family. [Mrs. Valerie KUSHNER - expresses despair over recent bombings, Secretary Defense Melvin Laird stance.]
  REPORTER: Tony Sargent

• Vietnam Bombings / Pilots / Pentagon

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  05:35:30 pm — 05:39:20 pm

  (Studio) Pilots of bombers interviewed.
  REPORTER: Charles Collingwood

  (Danang AFB, South Vietnam) [Lieutenant Van PARKHURST - describes targets.] [Lieutenant Colonel Walter BJORNEBY - describes sites.] Major of raids from Thailand or China Sea carriers.
  REPORTER: Bruce Dunning

  (Studio) Pentagon's reason for raids reported.
  REPORTER: Charles Collingwood

  (DC) Strikes to continue as weather permits. Most targets below 20th parallel, 75 mile from Hanoi. Reasons for strikes: Laos situation; Cambodia situation; possible offensive in South Vietnam later this year
  REPORTER: Bob Schieffer

• China, P.R. / Bombings

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  05:39:20 pm — 05:39:50 pm

  (Studio) Peking calls United States policy barbarous, hypocritical; no threat to Nixon visit posed.
  REPORTER: Charles Collingwood

• Prisoners of War Packages

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  05:39:50 pm — 05:40:20 pm

  (Studio) North Vietnam refuses to accept prisoners of war gift pkgs.
  REPORTER: Charles Collingwood

• (Commercial: Playtex Girdles; Polaroid Cameras.)

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  05:40:20 pm — 05:41:20 pm

• Campaign `72 / Ashbrook

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  05:41:20 pm — 05:43:40 pm

  (Studio) Representative John Ashbrook challenges President Nixon in `72 as conservative Republican
  REPORTER: Charles Collingwood

  (DC) Ashbrook to enter New Hampshire, Florida primaries. [ASHBROOK - criticizes Nixon for failing conservative pledges.] Ashbrook's object a Nixon protest in hope for changes.
  REPORTER: Neil Strawser

• Campaign `72 / Lindsay

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  05:43:40 pm — 05:44:00 pm

  (Studio) New York City Mayor John Lindsay campaigns in WI; calls North Vietnam bombings sheer madness.
  REPORTER: Charles Collingwood

• Harlan Dies

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  05:44:00 pm — 05:44:40 pm

  (Studio) Ret. Supreme Court justice John Marshall Harlan dies; tribute paid.
  REPORTER: Charles Collingwood

• (Commercial: Bayer Aspirin.)

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  05:44:40 pm — 05:45:40 pm

• USSR / Bangladesh

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  05:45:40 pm — 05:48:40 pm

  (Studio) USSR -Bangladesh trade treaty announced. Technical aid offered.
  REPORTER: Charles Collingwood

  (Bangladesh) Returning refugees filmed. Roman Catholic village, mission featured. Father Alfred Neff serves Tumila Catholics, aids Muslims, Hindus; money and food distributed. Desperate plight of villagers noted.
  REPORTER: Peter Kalischer

• Britain / Malta

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  05:48:40 pm — 05:49:20 pm

  (Studio) Britain removes troops from Malta after money dispute with Maltese government Prime Min. Dom Mintoff implies threat of USSR occupancy of Malta bases.
  REPORTER: Charles Collingwood

• Timothy Leary

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  05:49:20 pm — 05:49:50 pm

  (Studio) Switzerland refuses extradition of LSD advocate Timothy Leary to US. Leary, California prison escapee, jailed for marijuana smuggling.
  REPORTER: Charles Collingwood

• (Commercial: Pontiac Ventura; Jet-Dry Water Spot Remover For Dishwashers.)

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  05:49:50 pm — 05:50:00 pm

• David Kennedy / NATO

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  05:50:00 pm — 05:51:10 pm

  (Studio) President Nixon chooses David Kennedy as Ambassador to NATO.
  REPORTER: Charles Collingwood

• Florida Summit

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  05:51:10 pm — 05:53:20 pm

  (Studio) Nixon and West German Chancellor Willy Brandt end Florida summit talks.
  REPORTER: Charles Collingwood

  (Key Biscayne, Florida) Talks useful. [NIXON - says German-American relations excellent.] [BRANDT - pays tribute to US.] United States troops in Europe chief issue; Nixon reassured no USSR deals for troop removal without NATO consultation.
  REPORTER: Robert Pierpoint

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  05:53:20 pm — 05:53:30 pm

  REPORTER: Charles Collingwood

• Fire / New Rochelle, New York

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  05:53:30 pm — 05:54:00 pm

  (Studio) Building explodes, burns other bldgs.
  REPORTER: Charles Collingwood

  (New Rochelle, New York) Film of fire shown.
  REPORTER: Charles Collingwood (narrates)

• Rabbits

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  05:54:00 pm — 05:54:30 pm

  (Studio) USSR rabbits don't reproduce as rapidly as English rabbits.
  REPORTER: Charles Collingwood

• (Commercial: Product 19 Cereal; Sominex Sleeping Tablets.)

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  05:54:30 pm — 05:55:40 pm

• Analysis (Campaign `72)

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  05:55:40 pm — 05:57:00 pm

  (Studio) Analysis with regard to Presidential race.
  REPORTER: Charles Collingwood

  (DC) Ashbrook, Lindsay, Hartke campaigns noted. Lindsay's big city stance analyzed.
  REPORTER: Eric Sevareid

• Good Night

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  05:57:00 pm — 05:57:00 pm