Vanderbilt Television News Archive

CBS Evening News for 1974-06-10

This program is 27 minutes long

• Introduction Roger Mudd (New York City); Walter Cronkite (Salzburg, Austria)

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  05:30:00 pm — 05:30:20 pm

• President / Middle East Trip

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  05:30:20 pm — 05:34:10 pm

  (Salzburg, Austria) President, Mrs. Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger stop in Austria before beginning Mid. E. journey.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (Salzburg, Austria) Welcoming crowd shown. Chancellor Bruno Kreisky greets President [NIXON - hopes Mid. E. journey will contribute to world peace.] Mtgs. while in Austria outlined.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

  (Salzburg, Austria) Mid. E. itinerary outlined.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (Studio) Nixons shown before leaving for Mid. E. trip.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (White House) [NIXON - believes Mid. E. and United States to have better relations after this journey.]
  REPORTER: No reporter given

• (Commercial: The Hartford Insurance Company; Efferdent Denture Cleaner.)

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  05:34:10 pm — 05:35:10 pm

• Nixon / House Judiciary Committee

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  05:35:10 pm — 05:36:50 pm

  (Studio) Nixon sends letter to House Judiciary Committee chairperson Peter Rodino.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (DC) President defends position not to comply with committee subpoena. Representatives Rodino, Charles Rangel, Edward Hutchinson, Robert McClory react. Committee discusses witness issue this afternoon.
  REPORTER: Bruce Morton

• Nixon / Ellsberg Case Subpoena

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  05:36:50 pm — 05:38:10 pm

  (Studio) Nixon also replies to subpoena in Ellsberg break-in case.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (DC) Letter contents outlined. Judge Gerhard Gesell insists evidence needed for John Ehrlichman to prepare defense case in Ellsberg trial. President' attorney James Saint Clair presents letter.
  REPORTER: Fred Graham

• Colson / Senate Watergate Committee

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  05:38:10 pm — 05:38:40 pm

  (Studio) Senate Watergate committee expects last major witness to be Charles Colson.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

• (Commercial: Jockey Underwear; Ziebart Rustproofing.)

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  05:38:40 pm — 05:39:40 pm

• Italy / Government Falls

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  05:39:40 pm — 05:40:10 pm

  (Studio) Italian government falls; Premier Mariano Rumor resigns.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

• Senate / Minute Man Missile

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  05:40:10 pm — 05:40:20 pm

  (Studio) Senator votes not to freeze money for improving accuracy of Minuteman missile.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

• Winter Wheat Harvest

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  05:40:20 pm — 05:42:20 pm

  (Studio) Winter wheat harvest may be less than expected.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (S. Kansas) Kansas supplies 1/2 wheat crop. Kansas association of wheat growers predicts crop harvest. Drought, plant virus affect crop. Wheat prices discussed. [Commodity broker Ivan AEUR - thinks wheat supplies will be adequate.]
  REPORTER: Richard Roth

• Meat Prices / Court Action

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  05:42:20 pm — 05:43:20 pm

  (Studio) Safeway and Associated Press accused of conspiring to pay meat suppliers artificially low prices; high prices charged on retail level. Suit brought by Loran Schmit.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  05:43:20 pm — 05:43:30 pm

  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

• Boy Scouts / Cheating

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  05:43:30 pm — 05:44:10 pm

  (Studio) Head of Boy Scouts, Alden Barber, admits cheating on Boy Scout mbr. rosters has occurred to get extra federal funds.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

• (Commercial: Kellogg's Corn Flakes Cereal; Jade East Cologne.)

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  05:44:10 pm — 05:45:10 pm

• Fetal Research

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  05:45:10 pm — 05:49:40 pm

  (Studio) Abortion still delicate issue in US. Fetal research now under attack.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (Boston, Mississippi) Catholics upset because fetuses used for research after abortions performed. [Boston city council Albert O'NEIL - insists something must be done about abortion and fetal research.] Doctors at Boston City Hospital arrested for fetal research. [Defense lawyer Neal CHAYAT - insists fetus not a person according to law.] [Commissioner Leon WHITE - finds doctors innocent of inconsistent behavior.] Fetal research needed. [Dr. Arthur HERTIG - says doctors shouldn't be restricted in fetal research.]
  REPORTER: Sylvia Chase

• Supreme Court / Miranda Case

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  05:49:40 pm — 05:50:10 pm

  (Studio) Supreme Court ruling with regard to Miranda case and rights of defendants outlined. Justice William Douglas dissents.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

• Analysis (Nixon / Middle East Trip)

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  05:50:10 pm — 05:52:30 pm

  (Studio) Eric Sevareid discusses Nixon's Mid. E. trip.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (DC) Publicity of journey is essence of journey's success. Nixon and press relationship discussed.
  REPORTER: Eric Sevareid

• Correction / Middle East Trip / Nixon

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  05:52:30 pm — 05:52:40 pm

  (Studio) Nixon's send-off crowd number corrected. 1400 saw Nixons off on Mid. E. trip.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

• (Commercial: Hartford Insurance Company; Kodak.)

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  05:52:40 pm — 05:53:40 pm

• Seniors / Woodworking III

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  05:53:40 pm — 05:57:10 pm

  (Studio) Charles Kuralt visits seniors in Hopkins, Minnesota.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (Hopkins, Minnesota) Woodworking class made an airplane. Al Peterson and Al Strauss oversee class. Airplane's 1st flight shown. These seniors will remember their senior year for sure.
  REPORTER: Charles Kuralt

• Good Night

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  05:57:10 pm — 05:57:10 pm