Vanderbilt Television News Archive

CBS Evening News for 1974-07-24

This program is 27 minutes long

• Introduction Walter Cronkite (Washington, DC)

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  05:30:00 pm — 05:30:20 pm

  (Studio) Children at South Pines not mentally retarded but emotionally disturbed.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Supreme Court Decision / White House Tapes

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  05:30:20 pm — 05:36:10 pm

  (Studio) Supreme Court hands down historical decision.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (Capitol Hill) Supreme Court rules unanimously President must turn over White House tapes subpoenaed by special prosecutor Leon Jaworski. Ruling could play decisive role in impeachment proceedings against President Justice William Rehnquist disqualifies himself from court decision. Chief Justice Warren Burger reads decision. Judge John Sirica to be given tapes to determine relevancy for Watergate cover-up trials. [JAWORSKI - believes decision right; pleased with unanimous decision. Expects decision to be obeyed.]
  REPORTER: Fred Graham Artist: Howard Brodie

  (DC) [Judge SIRICA - says he's pleased with court's decision.]
  REPORTER: Lesley Stahl

  (Capitol Hill) Judge Sirica will probably give President 10 days to turn over tapes.
  REPORTER: Fred Graham

  (Studio) So far, President hasn't said whether he'll surrender subpoenaed tapes.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (Laguna, California) White House promises statement later. Alexander Haig phoned President to tell him news of decision. President goes into conference with attorney James Saint Clair and other White House staff members Saint Clair to make statement at 7:01 p.m. EDT.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

• (Commercial: Snackin' Cake; Ocusol Eye Drops.)

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  05:36:10 pm — 05:37:10 pm

• Supreme Court Decision / Impeachment Debates

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  05:37:10 pm — 05:41:50 pm

  (Studio) Supreme Court decision contains no authority to pass tapes on to impeachment committee Nevertheless, ruling has impact on House Judiciary Committee members as preparations for impeachment debate begin.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (DC) Some Republicans want committee to delay impeachment debate till tapes can be reviewed. [Representative Robert McCLORY thinks committee should wait for tapes.] [Representative Robert DRINAN - believes place for new evidence is in actual trial.] [Representative Charles WIGGINS - thinks debate should be postponed if evidence imminently available.] [Representative Don EDWARDS - thinks enough evidence exists to proceed.] Articles of impeachment to be considered during debate outlined.
  REPORTER: Bruce Morton

  (Studio) Senator must sit in judgement on President if impeachment goes that far.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (DC) Senator reaction to Supreme Court ruling follows. [Senator Barry GOLDWATER thinks President' noncompliance with ruling to have serious effect on impeachment question.] [Senator Sam ERVIN - states decision repudiates President' thoughts with regard to his power.] [Senator Robert GRIFFIN - assumes President will comply.] [Senator Henry JACKSON - says if President fails to comply with order a clear cut impeachable offense has been committed.] Senator filled with clouds of impeachment or resignation.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

• President / Impeachment Pols

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  05:41:50 pm — 05:42:10 pm

  (Studio) President has been charged with favoring projects of conservatives whose Senate vote he needs to beat impeachment. Iowa Send James McClure accuses President of playing impeachment pols. with liberals.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• CBS / Special

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  05:42:10 pm — 05:42:30 pm

  (Studio) CBS to carry special report on Supreme Court ruling and highlights of impeachment debate beginning at 11:30 p.m. EDT.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Election Reform Bill

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  05:42:30 pm — 05:42:50 pm

  (Studio) House Admin. Committee approves sweeping election reform bill but no provision exists for House races. Details given.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Reinecke / Perjury Trial

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  05:42:50 pm — 05:43:10 pm

  (Studio) California Lieutenant Governor Edward Reinecke loses bid to call 2 witnesses in his perjury trial; details given.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Kerner / Resigns

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  05:43:10 pm — 05:43:30 pm

  (Studio) Former Illinois Governor Otto Kerner resigns as federal appeals judge before going to jail.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• (Commercial: d-CON House and Garden Spray; Rolaids Antacid.)

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• Greek Government / Caramanlis

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  05:44:30 pm — 05:47:50 pm

  (Studio) Constantine Caramanlis sworn in as new premier of Greece. New government recognizes Archbishop Makarios as true head of Cyprus. Greek government provides amnesty for all political prisoners. Restoration of Greek nationality announced to all deprived of it during military rule; among them are actress Melina Mercouri, composer Mikis Theodorakis, Lady Amalia Fleming.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (Athens, Greece) Greeks demonstrate joyful approval of new Greek government Caramanlis' promises for new government outlined.
  REPORTER: Peter Kalischer

  (Studio) Turkish Prime Min. Bulent Ecevit welcomes return of Caramanlis. Greek government recs. support from President Nixon and British Prime Min. Harold Wilson. New Greek foreign minister George Mavros says 1 of 1st tasks will be to attend Cyprus peace talks in Geneva, Switzerland.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Cyprus Situation

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  05:47:50 pm — 05:49:50 pm

  (Studio) Report on Cyprus situation follows.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (Nicosia, Cyprus) New Cypriot President Clerides plans to rule Cyprus till new elections can be organized. [CLERIDES says Greek and Turkish Cypriots may not be able to live together in independent state.] Cease-fire extremely fragile.
  REPORTER: Tom Fenton

• (Commercial: Hartz Mtn. Flea Tag; Woolite Rug Cleaner.)

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• Education Bill

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  05:50:50 pm — 05:51:30 pm

  (Studio) Senator passes $4 billion education bill. Among provisions is compromise recognizing judicial authority to order busing to end desegregation. Senator James Allen criticizes bill.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Supreme Court / Busing

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  05:51:30 pm — 05:51:40 pm

  (Studio) Supreme Court expected to rule on Detroit desegregation case tomorrow.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Squid Invasion

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  05:51:50 pm — 05:53:10 pm

  (Studio) Sun bathers in Los Angeles, California, experienced quite a scare this week
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (Los Angeles, California) Film from "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" shown. This wk. squid invaded beaches in huge numbers
  REPORTER: Terry Drinkwater (KNWT-TV)

• Florida School / Mistreatment

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  05:53:10 pm — 05:53:40 pm

  (Studio) Former director of Florida school for emotionally disturbed children denies allegations of torture and experimentation on students. Reverend George Von Hilsheimer calls allegations false.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• (Commercial: Ken-L Ration Dog Food; Murine 2 Eye Drops.)

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• Analysis (US vs. Richard M. Nixon)

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  05:54:40 pm — 05:57:10 pm

  (Studio) Eric Sevareid discusses Supreme Court decision with regard to White House tapes.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (DC) Rights of President cleared up even more with court's decision. Reflections on decision given.
  REPORTER: Eric Sevareid

• Good Night

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