Vanderbilt Television News Archive

CBS Evening News for 1972-01-04

This program is 27 minutes long

• Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York)

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  05:30:40 pm — 05:31:00 pm

• Campaign `72 / Muskie, McGovern

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  05:31:00 pm — 05:34:50 pm

  (Studio) Senator Edmund Muskie to make television declaration of candidacy for Democratic President nomination tonight. [MUSKIE - announces commitment to seek Presidency and change country.] Senator George McGovern files for New Hampshire primary.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (Concord, New Hampshire) McGovern and wife register at Capitol. Former Mass. Governor Endicott Peabody files for Vice President [MCGOVERN - vows to work against Muskie, prove pollsters wrong.]
  REPORTER: Bruce Morton

• (Commercial)

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  05:34:50 pm — 05:35:50 pm

• FDA Studies Drugs

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  05:35:50 pm — 05:38:50 pm

  (Studio) FDA (Food and Drug Administration) to study non-prescription drugs to protect consumers.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (DC) [FDA (Food and Drug Administration) Commissioner, Dr. Charles EDWARDS - endorses self-medication, when over-the-counter drugs are safe, effective, and accurately labeled. Notes FDA (Food and Drug Administration) responsibility.] [U. of Md., Dr. John MOXLEY - surprised to learn OTC drugs not being monitored.]
  REPORTER: George Herman

• Peace Corps

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  05:38:50 pm — 05:39:10 pm

  (Studio) Peace Corps warns Congress to approve funds or face reduction by 50%.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Penn Central / Graft

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  05:39:10 pm — 05:40:00 pm

  (Studio) Former Chairperson Penn Central Railroad. Financial Committee David Bevan charged, two others chgd. with diverting $21 million for own use.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  05:40:00 pm — 05:40:20 pm

  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• (Commercial)

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  05:40:20 pm — 05:41:20 pm

• Slavery

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  05:41:20 pm — 05:41:50 pm

  (Studio) Federal Government charges Southern migrant labor contractors with transporting 9 peach pickers from Georgia to South Carolina, holding them in involuntary servitude 2 months. Pickers white; labor contractors, black.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Merchant Marines / Nixon

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  05:41:50 pm — 05:42:10 pm

  (Studio) President Nixon visits San Diego, Cal., to announce a $55 million shipbuilding contract. Employment boosted.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Anderson Papers

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  05:42:10 pm — 05:44:20 pm

  (Studio) Jack Anderson, aide and successor to late syndicated columnist Drew Pearson, continues practice of criticizing people in high places.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (DC) Anderson publishes top secret White House memos during India-Pakistan War showing president Aide Henry Kissinger chided officials for not being tough enough on India. [ANDERSON - says Kissinger quotes President on line of toughness toward India. Says most admins. try to operate in the dark and cover up mistakes.]
  REPORTER: Bob Schieffer

• Pentagon Papers / Ellsberg

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  05:44:20 pm — 05:44:40 pm

  (Studio) Daniel Ellsberg pleads innocent to Federal indictment in Los Angeles accusing theft of Pentagon Papers on Vietnam. Defends actions on public's right to know.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Vietnam, Laos

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  05:44:40 pm — 05:45:30 pm

  (Studio) Communist forces ambush United States patrol 40 mile North East of Saigon, shoot down 4 US copters sent in to aid patrol. North Vietnam MiG fighters spotted deep inside Laos. United States jet lost over Laos.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Israel / Bomb Mail

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  05:45:30 pm — 05:46:20 pm

  (Studio) Tel Aviv implements new device to detect bombs in parcel post, probably part of Arab terrorist attack.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• (Commercial)

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  05:46:20 pm — 05:47:20 pm

• Plane Hits Turbulence

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  05:47:20 pm — 05:47:50 pm

  (Studio) National Airlines 747 from Miami to Los Angeles hits clear air turbulence over Houston. 21 injured.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Radioactive Luggage

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  05:47:50 pm — 05:48:20 pm

  (Studio) Delta Airlines flight from New York to Houston carried radioactive medical isotopes. Leak contaminated baggage compartment. No threat to health.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Sky Marshals

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  05:48:20 pm — 05:52:50 pm

  (Studio) Sky Marshal program to deter hijackers may be cut by 1/3.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (DC) September, 1970, Jordan hijacking film shown. [Airline Passenger's Association, Cliff WOLFF - dislikes use of sky marshals; wants hijackers stopped in terminals.] [Former Sky Marshal, Hugh VANDERVOORT - found force badly screened, poorly trained.] [Sky Marshal Chief General Benjamin DAVIS - defends sky marshals, but agrees main defense against hijacking should be on ground.] Passenger screening at Dulles Airport filmed.
  REPORTER: Barry Serafin

• Price Commission

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  05:52:50 pm — 05:53:10 pm

  (Studio) Chairperson Price Cmsn., C. Jackson Grayson, says some price controls will be lifted by spring; Commission work finished this year
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• (Commercial)

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  05:53:10 pm — 05:54:10 pm

• Carson / Graft

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  05:54:10 pm — 05:54:40 pm

  (Studio) Robert Carson, Hawaiian Republican leader, convicted of accepting bribes to help stop indictments in stock fraud case.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Analysis (Campaign `72)

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  05:54:40 pm — 05:56:50 pm

  (DC) Election politics featured. Personalities, issues cited. Big Presidential election surprises predicted.
  REPORTER: Eric Sevareid

• Coach Nixon

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  05:56:50 pm — 05:58:10 pm

  (Studio) President Nixon suggests play for Coach Don Shula, Miami Dolphins, to use against Dallas Cowboys in superbowl.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (Miami) [SHULA - talks about President telephone call.]
  REPORTER: Jane Chastain WTVJ-TV

• Good Night

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  05:58:10 pm — 05:58:10 pm