Vanderbilt Television News Archive

CBS Evening News for 1974-07-04

This program is 27 minutes long

• Introduction Roger Mudd (New York City)

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  05:30:00 pm — 05:30:30 pm

• Kissinger / Europe

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  05:30:30 pm — 05:33:10 pm

  (Studio) President relaxes at Key Biscayne, Florida, while Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in Europe.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (Brussels, Belgium) Kissinger briefs NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) members on Moscow summit. Kissinger expects no arms agreement in next 5 years [KISSINGER - thinks arms discussions deep and searching.]
  REPORTER: Marvin Kalb

  (W. Germany) Kissinger stopped in West Germany last night to watch soccer game. Reporter John Sheahan asks Kissinger if he played rough game of soccer. Kissinger concedes.
  REPORTER: Marvin Kalb

  (Studio) Kissinger meets with Pope Paul tomorrow in Rome, Italy. Expected to discuss Israel. Tel Aviv's only wax museum unveils statue of Kissinger.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

• Sakharov Hunger Strike

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  05:33:10 pm — 05:35:20 pm

  (Studio) Soviet physicist Andrei Sakharov ends hunger strike in Moscow, USSR .
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (Moscow, USSR ) Sakharov ends strike on doctor's orders. Sakharov wrote letter to Leonid Brezhnev and Nixon earlier in week; details given. Stepdaughter, Tanya, translates Sakharov's remarks. [SAKHAROV - admits he's troubled by lack of concern over political repression. Moscow summit made no mention of it.]
  REPORTER: Murray Fromson

• Russian Cosmonauts

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  05:35:20 pm — 05:35:50 pm

  (Studio) 2 Russian cosmonauts soon will dock with space laboratory Film of blast-off shown.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

• (Commercial: Deep Heating Rub; Di-Gel Antacid.)

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  05:35:50 pm — 05:36:50 pm

• Jaworski / Watergate

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  05:36:50 pm — 05:39:10 pm

  (Studio) Special Watergate prosecutor Leon Jaworski speaks in Texas on Watergate.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (San Antonio, Texas) [JAWORSKI - believes all Americans must reexamine motives Doesn't think another Watergate will occur. Americans should strictly adhere to judicial process to avoid another Watergate.) Believes some ideals of country lost by a few Americans
  REPORTER: David Dick

• Humphrey Presidential Campaign

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  05:39:10 pm — 05:42:40 pm

  (Studio) Hubert Humphrey's campaign finances under probe.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (Waverly, Minnesota) Howard Hughes' contribution to Humphrey's `72 campaign under probe; details given by Hughes' former aid Robert Maheu. [HUMPHREY - admits he presented Hughes' case with regard to underground testing to AEC, but he didn't receive money for his campaign as result.] Milk money contributions also under investigation; details given. [HUMPHREY - denies special favors given milk industry in return for contributions.) Laundering of milk money looked into by Jaworski's office. Humphrey's campaign manager Jack Chestnut allegedly involved in matter. [HUMPHREY - says corporation contributions under probe.] Blind trust also controversial; trust run by friend Dwayne Andreas. [HUMPHREY - can't understand criticism to his giving own money to campaign.)
  REPORTER: Lesley Stahl

• (Commercial: Sominex Sleeping Pills; Lucite Wall Paint.)

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  05:42:40 pm — 05:43:40 pm

• Canadian Election

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  05:43:40 pm — 05:48:00 pm

  (Studio) New elections to be held in Canada. Pierre Trudeau tries again to be elected prime minister.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (Kitchner, Ontario) Trudeau changes political style for campaign. [TRUDEAU - promises to overcome inflation.) Canadian election marked by apathy. Socialist party candidate David Lewis and Progressive Conservative party candidate Robert Stanfield aren't faring any better. [STANFIELD - proposes wage, price controls.] [LEWIS - criticizes corps. powers.] Trudeau now relies on wife Margaret to help get votes. Minority government likely to be voted in.
  REPORTER: Robert Schakne

• Britain / Ireland / Peace

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  05:48:00 pm — 05:48:20 pm

  (Studio) Britain unveils plan for peace in Ireland; details given.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

• (Commercial: Hartz Flea Collar; Lady Grecian Formula Hair Color.)

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  05:48:20 pm — 05:49:20 pm

• Peron / Argentina Mourns

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  05:49:20 pm — 05:50:50 pm

  (Studio) Argentina mourns Juan Peron, president of Argentina.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Crowd grief-stricken. Peron's wife, Isabel Peron, becomes new president
  REPORTER: Ed Rabel

• Webb Dies

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  05:50:50 pm — 05:51:00 pm

  (Studio) Dale Webb dies. Webb owned casinos, motels all over country
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

• FTC / Condominiums / Selling Practices

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  05:51:00 pm — 05:51:20 pm

  (Studio) FTC (Federal Trade Commission) to investigate sales tactics used in selling condominiums.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

• (Commercial: Alka-Seltzer; Ora Fix Denture Adhesive.)

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  05:51:20 pm — 05:52:20 pm

• Analysis (US / Early Leaders)

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  05:52:20 pm — 05:54:40 pm

  (Studio) Eric Sevareid reflects on July 4th.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (DC) Once more, United States vulnerable to potential enemies. [Technical difficulties.] More and more, United States looks to early leaders of country for guidance and wisdom in dealing with today's problems.
  REPORTER: Eric Sevareid

• On The Road / Monticello

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  05:54:40 pm — 05:57:30 pm

  (Studio) Charles Kuralt visits Charlottesville, Virginia.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

  (Charlottesville, Virginia) At Monticello, 87 persons from different nationalities become United States citizens. Ceremony shown. Great sense of satisfaction felt. Names of new citizens given.
  REPORTER: Charles Kuralt

• Good Night

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  05:57:30 pm — 05:57:30 pm