Vanderbilt Television News Archive

CBS Evening News for 1974-07-03

This program is 27 minutes long

• Introduction Roger Mudd (New York City)

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  05:30:00 pm — 05:30:30 pm

• President / Moscow Summit

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  05:30:30 pm — 05:34:40 pm

  (Studio) President ends Moscow summit. Nixon to speak to nation on his return from Moscow in Caribou, ME, at 7:30 p.m. EDT. Agreements fall short of expectations.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (Moscow, USSR ) Agreements outlined. Departure atmosphere less enthusiastic, but send-off courteous.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

  (Studio) President flies on to Key Biscayne, Florida, on return to US. Report on significance of arms agreement follows.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (Moscow, USSR ) Problems enormous with regard to arms. Watergate damaged President in summit. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger hoped numbers of MIRV can be controlled.
  REPORTER: Marvin Kalb

  (Studio) Defense Secretary James Schlesinger states United States military won't interfere in future disarmament plans.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

• Soviet Dissidents

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  05:34:40 pm — 05:37:00 pm

  (Studio) Sovs. again censor CBS report on Soviet dissidents.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (Moscow, USSR ) Many nationalities want out of USSR ; Jews seem to be spns. because they're best educated. Russia must open its door and allow contacts with outside world.
  REPORTER: Murray Fromson

  (Studio) Sovs. release dissidents soon after President leaves.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

• (Commercial: Efferdent Denture Cleaner; Rally Car Wax.)

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  05:37:00 pm — 05:38:00 pm

• Ehrlichman / Ellsberg Break-In Trial

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  05:38:00 pm — 05:39:50 pm

  (Studio) Charles Colson testifies at Ellsberg break-in trial.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (DC) Colson's testimony reviewed. John Ehrlichman charged with perjury in case. Egil Krogh and Robert Cushman testify also. [COLSON - says he's certain he wouldn't have raised money for illegal purposes if he had known they were illegal.] Prosecution nearly completes argument.
  REPORTER: Fred Graham Artist: Howard Brodie

• House Judiciary Committee / Impeachment

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  05:39:50 pm — 05:41:40 pm

  (Studio) Former chief of staff H.R. Haldeman won't be subpoenaed by House Judiciary Committee
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (DC) Lawyer for campaign to reelect President, Paul O'Brien, testifies before committee about hush money. Representatives Charles Sandman, Robert Drinan, Henry Smith, Elizabeth Holtzman react to testimony. Fred LaRue takes stand later in day.
  REPORTER: Bruce Morton

• Kalmbach / Suspended From Law Practice

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  05:41:40 pm — 05:42:00 pm

  (Studio) California Supreme Court suspends President' former personal attorney Herbert Kalmbach from law practice in California. Kalmbach begins serving sentence for role in Watergate.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

• (Commercial: Total Cereal; Np27 Athletes Foot Spray.)

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  05:42:00 pm — 05:43:00 pm

• Prime Interest Rate

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  05:43:00 pm — 05:43:10 pm

  (Studio) Several banks raise prime interest rate to 12%.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  05:43:10 pm — 05:43:30 pm

  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

• Cattlemen / E. Texas Demonstration

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  05:43:30 pm — 05:45:10 pm

  (Studio) Cattlemen in E. Texas demonstrate against low cattle prices.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (Clarksville, Texas) Cattlemen drive cattle through community to demonstrate plight. [Bob HARVEY - discusses financial disaster brought on cattlemen by low prices at market place.] Many cattlemen face bankruptcy. [HARVEY - faces financial ruin.]
  REPORTER: Bruce Hall

• Peron Memorial / King Burial

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  05:45:10 pm — 05:46:40 pm

  (Studio) Vice President Gerald Ford attends memorial service in Washington, DC for Argentina's late President Juan Peron while Mrs. Ford attends services for Mrs. Martin Luther King Senior
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (Atlanta, Georgia) Mrs. King eulogized. [KING SR. - says he's still strong enough to carry on; won't quit or let anything stop him.]
  REPORTER: Bernard Goldberg

• (Commercial: Midas Mufflers.)

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  05:46:40 pm — 05:47:40 pm

• NFL Strike

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  05:47:40 pm — 05:54:00 pm

  (Studio) NFL (National Football League) players strike. Rookies to replace veteran players if strike not settled.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (San Diego, California) [Ed PODOLAK - discusses reasons for strike.] [Alan PAGE - believes strike only way to show unity and strength.] Security tight at Chargers' training camp. [San Diego Chargers' president Eugene KLEIN - doesn't believe rookies and free agents will walk out with veteran players.]
  REPORTER: Harold ???

  (Studio) Issues leading to NFL (National Football League) troubles discussed.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (NYC) Player's demands outlined. [Player Bob STEIN - explains problems of playing pro football.] Stein talks with reporter Lesley Stahl. [Chicago Bears owner George HALAS - says players must be disciplined.] Halas talks with reporter Bill Plante. [Players association executive director Ed GARVEY - thinks owners too stubborn to change.] [Dolphin center Jim LANGER - doesn't think Garvey has right to say who Dolphins can or can't play.] Deadlock could end this wkend.
  REPORTER: Bob McNamara

• (Commercial: Polident Denture Cleaner; Di-Gel Antacid.)

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  05:54:00 pm — 05:55:00 pm

• USSR Past / Old Buildings

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  05:55:00 pm — 05:57:10 pm

  (Studio) Report on older bldgs. in USSR follows.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (Moscow, USSR ) Bldgs. of past kept up well in USSR . Home of 1 of richest men in czarist Russia shown; owner kept serfs. House now public museum. Count's lifestyle reviewed.
  REPORTER: Hughes Rudd

• Good Night

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  05:57:10 pm — 05:57:10 pm