Vanderbilt Television News Archive

CBS Evening News for 1973-02-09

This program is 27 minutes long

• Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)

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  05:30:00 pm — 05:30:20 pm

• Vietnam / POW's

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  05:30:20 pm — 05:34:10 pm

  (Studio) Communists will begin releasing POW's Sunday About 1/4 total number of POW's to be released.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (Pentagon) 115 POW's to be released from Hanoi; 27 from Viet Cong in South Vietnam. [Pentagon spokesperson Jerry FRIEDHEIM - says some sick and wounded to be include in 1st group. Exactly who will be released unknown.] POW's will be flown to Clark Air Force Base in Philippines for medical checks before being brought to US. [Former prisoners of war Lieutenant Mark GARTLEY - says readjustment problems overemphasized. Reunion with families should be happy and carefree time for POW's. Says re-lease will be realization of dream for POW's.]
  REPORTER: Bob Schieffer

  (Studio) Diet for POW's at Clark Air Force Base to be bland. Will include no alcohol.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• (Commercial: Anacin Arthritis Pain Formula; Sinex.)

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  05:34:10 pm — 05:35:10 pm

• Indochina / Cease-Fire

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  05:35:10 pm — 05:37:10 pm

  (Studio) Henry Kissinger arrives Laos and predicts cease-fire there and in Cambodia in near future.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (State Department) Cease-fire in Laos to go into effect February 14. Withdrawal of all foreign troops to follow, include Thai irregulars paid by CIA. 65,000 North Vietnam troops now in Laos. Prince Souvanna Phouma wants them all out. Military against cease-fire and threaten country with coup if it goes into effect.
  REPORTER: Marvin Kalb

  (Studio) United States reconnaissance plane shot down over Laos earlier in week United States bombs Cambodian Communists
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Vietnam / Joint Military Commission

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  05:37:10 pm — 05:37:30 pm

  (Studio) United Press International reports members Joint Mil. Commission attacked by group of South Vietnam civilians in Central Highlands. 2 Americans, 1 North Vietnam and 1 South Vietnam injured by rocks.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Vietnam / Truce Violations

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  05:37:30 pm — 05:39:50 pm

  (Studio) Fighting continues in South Vietnam.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (La Vang, South Vietnam) Fighting in Quang Tri Province heavy. Both sides say they are sick of war and want truce supervisors to come and help stop fighting.
  REPORTER: Richard Wagner

• Vietnam / Dissenting Pilots

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  05:39:50 pm — 05:40:20 pm

  (Studio) 2 pilots who refused to take part in massive bombing of North Vietnam in December are being discharged rather than court martialed. Captain Michael Heck and Lieutenant Dwight Evans servicemen involved.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• (Commercial: Alpo; American Motors.)

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  05:40:20 pm — 05:41:20 pm

• Northern Ireland / Violence Control

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  05:41:20 pm — 05:41:50 pm

  (Studio) Ldrs. 4 main political parties in North Ireland, include Protestants and Catholics, agree to support any British move to halt bloodshed. Party of Protestant leader Ian Paisley joins in agreement. IRA (Irish Republican Army) and Ulster Defense League do not.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Uruguay / Mutiny

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  05:41:50 pm — 05:42:10 pm

  (Studio) Army and air force in Uruguay threaten to take over government of Juan Bordaberry unless defense minister changed.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  05:42:10 pm — 05:42:30 pm

  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Dollar

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  05:42:30 pm — 05:45:10 pm

  (Studio) Run on dollar continues abroad. West German, British and French officials meet to work out European position on crisis. Nixon sending former Commerce Secretary Peter Peterson to Europe to discuss economy situation. Dan Rather reports Nixon will ask Congress for tough import controls.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (NYC) Last year United States trade deficit $6.5 billion. Speculators buying Japanese yen and German mark. Feel these are undervalued compared to dollar. [International economist Richard KAUFMAN - says crisis may just go away, or cntrys. could take steps to avert crisis.] Oil imports a problem. Last year United States spent $4 billion on foreign oil and amount will go up.
  REPORTER: Gary Shepard

• Analysis (Dollar Crisis)

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  05:45:10 pm — 05:47:40 pm

  (DC) Because of continuing trade deficit speculators feel dollar may be devalued and so are selling it. Inflation a continuing problem.
  REPORTER: Eric Sevareid

• (Commercial: Poli-Grip; Scotts' Liquid Gold.)

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  05:47:40 pm — 05:48:40 pm

• Civil Rights

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  05:48:40 pm — 05:50:50 pm

  (Studio) Civil Rights Commission charges large scale discrimination still exists. Says government agencies have done little to help end problem.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (DC) [Special President consultant Leonard GARMENT - says progress being made.] Commission praises US Housing and Urban Development and Department of Health, Education and Welfare but says most agencies have long way to go.
  REPORTER: Bernard Shaw

  (Studio) For 1st time since Civil Rights Commission founded in Eisenhower administration, name of Father Theodore Hesburgh missing from report Hesburgh resignation accepted by Nixon in government reorganization.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Legislative vs Executive

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  05:50:50 pm — 05:53:20 pm

  (Studio) Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter criticizes Nixon budget cuts.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (DC) [CARTER - says secrecy surrounds evolution of government decisions. Govs. have no way of knowing what government planning to do. Govs. have no access to Ehrlichman, Haldeman, Ash and others in administration Congress traditional means of access to government plans by govs. Says no way to restore damage done to nation when federal government has attitude that people too ignorant to be told what's going on.]
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Teachers' Strike

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  05:53:20 pm — 05:53:50 pm

  (Studio) Philadelphia teachers still on strike. Ldrs. ordered to jail. Frank Sullivan, union president, and John Ryan, chief negotiator, jailed for ignoring back to work order. Judge Don. Jamieson says leaders chose anarchy as goals.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Consumer Protection / Autos

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  05:53:50 pm — 05:54:10 pm

  (Studio) GM, as extra cost option, will offer air bag safety systems in some 1974 model cars. Federal safety standard calls for mandatory air bag systems in 1977.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Hijacking Control / Hartke

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  05:54:10 pm — 05:54:30 pm

  (Studio) Senator Vance Hartke, who previously refused to be searched before boarding plane, says will submit to search from now on. Feels search unconstitutional.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• (Commercial: Bayer Aspirin; Phillips' Milk of Magnesia.)

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  05:54:30 pm — 05:55:30 pm

• John Hancock Building / Boston

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  05:55:30 pm — 05:57:10 pm

  (Studio) Glass skyscraper, John Hancock Building in Boston, in trouble.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (Boston, Massachusetts) 60-story John Hancock Building made of glass, but panes falling out because of sea winds. [Consultant Robert HANSEN - says either glass too weak or load stronger than anticipated.]
  REPORTER: Richard Roth

• Good Night

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  05:57:10 pm — 05:57:10 pm