Vanderbilt Television News Archive

CBS Evening News for 1974-06-04

This program is 27 minutes long

• Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)

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  05:30:00 pm — 05:30:20 pm

• House Judiciary Committee / ITT

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  05:30:20 pm — 05:34:00 pm

  (Studio) House Judiciary Committee shifts subject of impeachment investigation to ITT. Committee hears White House tape on ITT.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (DC) Committee hears 3 tapes of conversations between President and John Mitchell; President and John Ehrlichman; President' and George Shultz; and a telephone call between President and Richard Kleindienst. [Representative Hamilton FISH - says President commanded Kleindienst to drop ITT (International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation) case.] 1 year later, Kleindienst and Mitchell insisted they never discussed ITT (International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation) with President Hopefully, former White House cnsl. Charles Colson to testify on this matter.
  REPORTER: Bruce Morton

  (Studio) Committee to review dairy industry's campaign contributions next. 1/2 of committee members got contributions from milk fund also.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (Capitol Hill) Most committee members see no connection between industry's contribution to them and investigation into dairy industry and President Committee chairperson Peter Rodino received contribution but never asked for it. Representative Edward Mezvinsky received largest donation from dairy industry Names of committee mbrs. accepting contributions reviewed. Representatives Tom Railsback and Charles Rangel plan to return money from dairy coops.
  REPORTER: Connie Chung

• (Commercial: Geritol; Denta Fresh Denture Cleaner.)

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  05:34:00 pm — 05:35:00 pm

• President / Middle East Trip

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  05:35:00 pm — 05:35:20 pm

  (Studio) White House confirms President' Mid. E. trip, beginning Monday; itinerary outlined.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• United States Aid / Syria

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  05:35:20 pm — 05:35:50 pm

  (Studio) Secretary of State Henry Kissinger asks Congress for $100 million to help Syria rebuild Quneitra. Request incld. in Mid. E. aid package.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Golan Hts. / Cease-Fire

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  05:35:50 pm — 05:37:40 pm

  (Studio) Report on Golan Heights since cease-fire follows.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (Golan Heights) United Nations troops begin moving into border zone. Israeli troops begin pullback; claim abandoned Syrian tanks for Israeli army.
  REPORTER: Ed Bradley

• Palestinian Guerrillas

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  05:37:40 pm — 05:37:50 pm

  (Studio) Palestinian guerrillas still consider attending Arab, Israeli peace mtgs. in Geneva, Switzerland.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Arab Terrorists / Capture

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  05:37:50 pm — 05:38:10 pm

  (Studio) 2 Arab terrorists captured by Israelis. Terrorists' plans revealed.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• State Officials Killed / Cambodia

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  05:38:10 pm — 05:38:40 pm

  (Studio) Cambodia's education minister and another high state official killed in Phnom Penh school building Students hold officials hostage; details given.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Kay / POW

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  05:38:40 pm — 05:39:10 pm

  (Studio) Emmet Kay, commercial pilot, is last known living POW. Kay landed plane mistakenly in Communist territory; Pathet Lao refuses to release Kay.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Hunger Strike / IRA Members

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  05:39:10 pm — 05:40:10 pm

  (Studio) Mbrs. of IRA (Irish Republican Army) use hunger strike to demonstrate for their cause. Michael Gaughan dies after going on hunger strike in British prison; details given. Other episodes of fasting reviewed.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• (Commercial: York Air Conditioning.)

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  05:40:10 pm — 05:41:10 pm

• 18 1/2-Min. Tape / Final Report

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  05:41:10 pm — 05:42:50 pm

  (Studio) Final report on 18 1/2-min. tape gap released.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (DC) Report findings outlined. [Rose Mary Woods' attorney Charles RHYNE - requests court not receive report; reasons given.] White House expert's findings similar to court-apptd. experts.
  REPORTER: Fred Graham Artist: Howard Brodie

• Colson / Plea

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  05:42:50 pm — 05:44:50 pm

  (Studio) Charles Colson's decision to plead guilty to 1 charge in Ellsberg break-in didn't come as surprise to 2 persons.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (Capitol Hill) Senator Harold Hughes and Representative Albert Quie knew of Colson's decision before anyone else. [QUIE - says Colson discussed matter with him and Hughes.] [HUGHES - discusses Colson's conversion to Christ and its effect on Colson's decision. Colson's testimony in Watergate trials could be both reenforcing and harmful to President] [President' attorney James ST. CLAIR - thinks Colson's testimony to support President during impeachment hearing.]
  REPORTER: Daniel Schorr

• Analysis (Colson)

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  05:44:50 pm — 05:47:20 pm

  (Studio) Eric Sevareid discusses Charles Colson's decision.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (DC) Charles Colson will likely receive light sentence. So far 17 men convicted of or admit to Watergate crimes. All men involved in Watergate loved power, had a sense of saving nation, and were very immature.
  REPORTER: Eric Sevareid

• Magruder / Jail Sentence

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  05:47:20 pm — 05:48:10 pm

  (Studio) Jeb Stuart Magruder begins serving sentence for Watergate crimes.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (Allenwood Prison, Pennsylvania) [MAGRUDER - explains what he'll do while in prison.]
  REPORTER: Robert Bahr

  (Studio) Egil Krogh also in Allenwood Prison.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Santarelli / Resigns

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  05:48:10 pm — 05:48:30 pm

  (Studio) White House accepts resignation of Don. Santarelli, head of law enforcement assistance administration
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• President / Subversive List Abolished

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  05:48:30 pm — 05:49:10 pm

  (Studio) President abolishes Attorney General's list of subversive organizations.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Cavanaugh / Gov. / Michigan

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  05:49:10 pm — 05:49:20 pm

  (Studio) Jerome Cavanaugh enters race for governor of Michigan on Democratic ticket. Cavanaugh's kidney removed 2 mos. ago because of cancer.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Beagles / Army Experimentation

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  05:49:20 pm — 05:49:40 pm

  (Studio) Senator bans Army's use of beagle puppies for experimentation with lethal gas. Senator Hubert Humphrey sponsors bill.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• (Commercial: Kellogg's Special K Cereal; Arm and Hammer Baking Soda.)

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  05:49:40 pm — 05:50:40 pm

• Antipollution Devices / Unleaded Gasoline

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  05:50:40 pm — 05:52:10 pm

  (Studio) Federal government makes plans for coping with antipollution devices scheduled for release on most new cars this year
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (DC) Environmental Protection Agency forces larger service stations to sell unleaded gasoline. [Assistant admin. Environmental Protection Agency Alan KIRK - says leaded gasoline destroys pollution device's effectiveness.] Unleaded gas to cost more.
  REPORTER: Nelson Benton

• Tulsa Oil Executive / Kidnapping

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  05:52:10 pm — 05:52:40 pm

  (Studio) FBI charges Freddie Smith with kidnapping of Tulsa oil executive Walter Helmrich III.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  05:52:40 pm — 05:52:50 pm

  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Baling Wire / Shortage

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  05:52:50 pm — 05:53:30 pm

  (Studio) Baling wire in short supply; far-reaching effects discussed.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• (Commercial: Atlas Tires; Efferdent Denture Cleaner.)

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  05:53:30 pm — 05:54:30 pm

• Singing Telegrams

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  05:54:30 pm — 05:56:30 pm

  (Studio) Singing telegram discontinued
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (Los Angeles, California) "The Human Comedy" shown with scene of Mickey Rooney delivering singing telegram. Last singing telegram went to Linda Johnson; Gail Perry delivers it.
  REPORTER: Terry Drinkwater

• Casual Dress / Energy Conservation

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  05:56:30 pm — 05:57:20 pm

  (Studio) Federal Energy Administration director John Sawhill urges building thermostats be set higher this summer to conserve fuel. Sawhill suggests more casual dress to make employees more comfortable. Necktie mfrs. upset.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Good Night

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