Vanderbilt Television News Archive

CBS Evening News for 1976-07-21

This program is 27 minutes long

• Introduction Dan Rather (New York City)

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  05:30:00 pm — 05:30:10 pm

• California Kidnapping

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  05:30:10 pm — 05:30:40 pm

  (Studio) San Mateo sheriff's office spokesperson says 2 arrests made with regard to Chowchilla, California, kidnapping. 2 described as in mid-20s and sons of well-to-do San Francisco families. Reporter Richard Threlkeld says no official confirmation of report
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

• British Ambassador Killed / Ireland

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  05:30:40 pm — 05:33:10 pm

  (Studio) Terrorists explode land mine under car of new British Ambassador to Ireland, Christopher Ewart-Biggs. He and passenger killed.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

  (Dublin, Ireland) Ambassador and his secretary killed. Chauffeur and civil servant rushed to hospital. Blast site shown. Large manhunt launched Irish cabinet meets in emergency session. Reward offered for information leading to arrests. Provisional IRA (Irish Republican Army) members questioned by police. Premier Liam Cosgrave speaks to nation on radio and TV. [COSGRAVE - says government will do all it can to bring perpetrators to justice.] Film of 2 weeks ago shows Ewart-Biggs. His career described.
  REPORTER: Bob Simon

  (Studio) IRA (Irish Republican Army) political wing condemns murder.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

• (Commercial: Kellogg's Special K Cereal; AMC Jeep Cherokee Chief.)

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  05:33:10 pm — 05:34:10 pm

• Viking I and Mars

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  05:34:10 pm — 05:36:30 pm

  (Studio) Viking I sends back color photos of Mars.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

  (Pasadena, California) [Dr. Tom MUTCH - describes and comments on the color photos of Mars.] Reporter notes significance of colors.
  REPORTER: Terry Drinkwater

• Economy Figures

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  05:36:30 pm — 05:38:00 pm

  (Studio) Consumer prices up .5% in June.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

  (DC) June food prices up only 1/5 as much as May. Gasoline prices up 2.7% in June. [Federal Energy Admin. Frank ZARB - expects gasoline price rise until Labor Day and then prices will decline.] Econ. expected to settle into inflation rate near 6% per year Real spendable earnings down .9% in June.
  REPORTER: Neil Strawser

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  05:38:00 pm — 05:38:20 pm

  REPORTER: Dan Rather

• (Commercial: Anacin Arthritis Pain Formula Tablets; Stove Top Stuffing.)

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  05:38:20 pm — 05:39:20 pm

• Watergate Reform Bill

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  05:39:20 pm — 05:41:00 pm

  (Studio) Senator passes 91-5 Watergate reform legislature
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

  (DC) Measure provides for permanent special prosecutor; his duties noted. Bill incls. provision against any campaign representative becoming Attorney General or deputy Attorney General, and for full financial disclosure by all top government officials. Bill gives Congress an attorney to represent it in disputes with exec. branch. [Senator Abraham RIBICOFF - analyzes bill with regard to preventing another Watergate.] Bill now goes to House
  REPORTER: Marya McLaughlin

• Public Works Bill

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  05:41:00 pm — 05:43:20 pm

  (Studio) Senator overrides 73-24, President Ford's 2nd veto of $4 billion public works bill. House vote expected Thursday
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

  (DC) Senator Howard Baker defended president veto. Senator Hubert H. Humphrey attacked veto. Assistant Republican leader Robert Griffith joined those who voted to override. Democratic Vice President running-mate, Senator Walter Mondale, also voted for override. [Senator Edmund MUSKIE - says election year pols. are involved with bill.] [BAKER - says Congress will be better off when it adjourns for elections. Notes override and B-1 bomber funding cut.] [Senator Lowell WEICKER - says pols. takes too heavy a hold at this particular time. Would be better to adjourn.] House expected to override veto.
  REPORTER: George Herman Artist: Aggie Whelan

• Republican Campaign / Delegates

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  05:43:20 pm — 05:44:50 pm

  (Studio) Report on Republican campaign battle for delegate support.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

  (DC) Ronald Reagan campaign claims support of 2 more delegates. Ford organization say they knew 2 were for Reagan all along. [ME Governor James LONGLEY - says Republicans would commit political suicide by nominating Reagan.] Longley told Ford he was against John Connally as Vice President Ea. Ford delegate to be called by Ford organization before vote taken. If a Ford delegate wavers, Ford cadre will talk it over with him.
  REPORTER: Bob Schieffer

• Prison Revolt

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  05:44:50 pm — 05:45:10 pm

  (Studio) Convicts revolt at Wisconsin State Prison.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

  (Waupun, WI) 75 inmates take 14 hostages.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather (narrates)

• (Commercial: Phillips Milk of Magnesia; Hartz Cat and Dog Collars.)

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  05:45:10 pm — 05:46:10 pm

• Lebanon / Tell Zaatar

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  05:46:10 pm — 05:47:50 pm

  (Studio) Ruptured truce prevents Red Cross from evacuating wounded refugees at Tell Zaatar camp.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

  (Lebanon) Effort to capture Tell Zaatar camp is taking Christians longer than expected. Palestinians refuse to surrender. Christians view camp as obstacle to renewed electricity and water and freedom of movement. Rightists want to wipe out camp, but leftists continue hold-out.
  REPORTER: Mike Lee

• Vietnam / Americans

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  05:47:50 pm — 05:48:10 pm

  (Studio) Vietnam agrees to let all stranded Americans leave August 1.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

• Canada / Lockheed

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  05:48:10 pm — 05:48:30 pm

  (Studio) Canada signs $1 billion military contract with Lockheed Aircraft Corp. Deal incls. 18 Orion patrol planes. Earlier contract with Lockheed cancelled last May.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

• Secretary State Post / Successors

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  05:48:30 pm — 05:53:40 pm

  (Studio) Report on those trying for Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's job.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

  (DC) Kissinger's office shown. Job has incrd. in power through years [Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy CARTER - says president should play greater role in international diplomacy.] There are 9 possible successors to Kissinger: George Ball; Paul Warnke, Cyrus Vance; Zbigniew Brzezinski; Richard Gardner; Henry Owen; Senators Hubert H. Humphrey; Frank Church and Henry Jackson. Descriptions of 9 noted. Rptd. Carter will pick Senator for Secretary of State. [Ronald REAGAN - will name his own cabinet, incling. new Secretary of State.] Reagan's possible secretary of states include: James Schlesinger; General Dan. Graham; West Glenn Campbell, and Richard Staar. 4 men described. President Ford promises to keep Kissinger as Secretary of State. Other possibilities include: Vice President Nelson Rockefeller; John Connally; Elliot Richardson, and Melvin Laird. Men described.
  REPORTER: Marvin Kalb

• California Kidnapping

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  05:53:40 pm — 05:54:00 pm

  (Studio) San Mateo sheriff's office denies 2 have been arrested with regard to California kidnapping.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

• (Commercial: General Mills Wheaties Cereal; Polident Denture Cleanser.)

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  05:54:00 pm — 05:55:00 pm

• Olympics / Comaneci

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  05:55:00 pm — 05:55:10 pm

  (Studio) Romanian gymnast, Nadia Comaneci, wins gold medal. She received her 4th perfect 10 point score.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

• Secretariat / Yearling

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  05:55:10 pm — 05:57:10 pm

  (Studio) 1 of triple crown winner Secretariat's yearlings sold for large sum.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

  (Lexington, Kentucky) 1973 film shows Secretariat. Texas and Canada racing syndicates bid for 1 of Secretariat's colts. Colt sold for $1.5 million. [Co-owner Jack BURNETT - says one never knows if horse worth that much.] Colt was prize of oilman, Nelson Bunker Hunt, who paid $100,000 to breed his mare with Secretariat. He may buy into Canadian syndicate that bought colt.
  REPORTER: Randy Daniels

• Good Night

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  05:57:10 pm — 05:57:10 pm