Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 1973-10-12

This program is 26 minutes long

• Introduction Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC); Harry Reasoner (New York City)

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  05:00:00 pm — 05:01:00 pm

• Vice President Replacement Announcement / Ford Possible

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  05:01:00 pm — 05:04:10 pm

  (Studio) President to announce Vice President choice to replace former Vice President Spiro Agnew tonight.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (DC) ABC learns from reliable sources House minority leader Gerald Ford to be named as President' choice. Ford's political views outlined; Ford expected to be confirmed with no problem.
  REPORTER: Bob Clark

  (Studio) President makes decision more quickly than expected.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (DC) Press Secretary Ron Ziegler states President' nomination narrowed to 1; refuses to release name. Hints to new Vice President's identity outlined.
  REPORTER: Tom Jarriel

• (Commercial: McCulloch Chain Saw; Bufferin Pain Reliever.)

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  05:04:10 pm — 05:05:10 pm

• Kissinger News Conference / Middle E. War

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  05:05:10 pm — 05:07:50 pm

  (Studio) Secretary of State Henry Kissinger holds news conf.; mainly focused on Mideast conflict and its effect on E:W. detente.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (DC) Kissinger evaluates Mideast war. [KISSINGER - insists USSR action so far hasn't threatened detente.] Kissinger's remarks guarded with regard to USSR and United States military help to Mideast. [KISSINGER - states USSR airlift to Arabs moderate. United States conts. airlifts to Israel.]
  REPORTER: Herbert Kaplow

  (Studio) United States not expected to increase airlifts to Israel unless USSR increases supplies to Arabs.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• United States / Middle E. War

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  05:07:50 pm — 05:09:20 pm

  (Studio) American presence in Mediterranean increases during Middle E. war. Ship prepares to join 6th fleet.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (Norfolk, Virginia) Ship Iwo Jima readied for voyage to Mediterranean. US hopes fleet won't be needed during Mideast war.
  REPORTER: Stephen Geer

• (Commercial: Mobil Oil Company.)

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  05:09:20 pm — 05:10:20 pm

• Mideast War / Syria, Sinai Front

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  05:10:20 pm — 05:14:40 pm

  (Studio) Differing battlefront reports from Israel, Syria, Egypt, outlined.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (Syria) Israeli army hopes to encircle Syrian army deep inside Syria and destroy it. Israeli fighter bombers support ground offensive. Israel 15-20 mile inside Syria; Syrian troops fight hard.
  REPORTER: Lou Cioffi

  (Sinai) Sinai desert important to Israel as buffer area from Egypt; Egypt claims Sinai belongs to their country Israeli offensive on Sinai to hold back till Syrian front under control.
  REPORTER: Barrie Dunsmore

• Mideast War / Syrian Film / Damascus

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  05:14:40 pm — 05:17:40 pm

  (Studio) Film from Syria's view of war narrated.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (Homs, Syria) Film shows damage caused by Israeli bombers on Syrian oil refineries and power plant. Syrian claims of Israeli losses outlined. Casualties extremely high on both sides.
  REPORTER: George Watson (narrates)

  (Studio) Report from Damascus, Syria, follows.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (Damascus, Syria) Destruction allegedly caused by Israeli bombs described. Damascus citizens show no panic; air raids increase on city.
  REPORTER: Peter Jennings

• Israeli Attack / Soviet Ship / Mideast War

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  05:17:40 pm — 05:18:00 pm

  (Studio) USSR news agency reports Russian merchant ship sunk by Israeli rocket attack on port of Tartus. USSR warns Israel.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• (Commercial: Amana Refrigerator; Polident Dentu-Grip Denture Adhesive; El Producto Cigars; Stihl Chain Saw.)

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  05:18:00 pm — 05:20:00 pm

• White House Tapes / Federal Appeals Court Decision

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  05:20:00 pm — 05:21:20 pm

  (Studio) Federal appeals court orders White House tapes to be released to Judge John Sirica for viewing.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (DC) Majority of court believes special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox has right to view tapes. Nixon administration expects to take case to Supreme Court
  REPORTER: David Schoumacher

• Home Heating Oil / Mandatory Allocation

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  05:21:20 pm — 05:21:40 pm

  (Studio) Govt. orders mandatory heating oil allocation at whlse. level beginning November 1 for home fuels.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• Bumper Corn Crop

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  05:21:40 pm — 05:22:00 pm

  (Studio) Agriculture Department estimates 1973 corn crop.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• Turbo Amtrak

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  05:22:00 pm — 05:24:20 pm

  (Studio) Senator House conference committee agrees to allow Amtrak more leeway in spending money without government interference.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (Chicago, Illinois) Turbo passenger train from France hopes to solve some US transportation problems. 2 trains run in United States now. Trains to help ease fuel consumption, air pollution, congestion. Riders react to new train favorably.
  REPORTER: Bill Matney

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  05:24:20 pm — 05:24:40 pm

  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• (Commercial: Sinutab Sinus Medication; Florida Grapefruit Growers.)

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  05:24:40 pm — 05:25:40 pm

• Comment (Agnew, Cuban Americans / United States Justice)

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  05:25:40 pm — 05:27:10 pm

  (Studio) This reporter finds Vice President Spiro Agnew's punishment much too light. Agnew gets off while 4 Cuban Americans trying to help cntry., obeyed orders from White House and became involved in Watergate scandal. 4 still remain in jail. Founding fathers couldn't have meant United States justice to become what it is now.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Good Night

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  05:27:10 pm — 05:27:10 pm