Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 1973-03-15

This program is 27 minutes long

• Introduction Harry Reasoner (New York City)

  #24912

  05:00:00 pm — 05:01:00 pm

• Vietnam / Infiltration

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  05:01:00 pm — 05:03:20 pm

  (Studio) Nixon charges North Vietnam with infiltration new troops and supplies into South Vietnam. Says United States will not tolerate it.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (White House) [NIXON - warns North Vietnam not to disregard United States warning.]
  REPORTER: Tom Jarriel

  (Studio) North Vietnam and Viet Cong accused by South Vietnam of cease-fire violations.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• Vietnam / United States Troop Withdrawal

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  05:03:20 pm — 05:05:00 pm

  (Studio) United States transfers remaining 6800 troops to operations under military assistance cmd. Brings United States role in Vietnam to end.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (Saigon, South Vietnam) General Fred. Weyand, United States commander, transfers flag of cmd. to another General in simple ceremony marking formal end United States involvement in Vietnam.
  REPORTER: Frank Mariano

• Vietnam / Reconstruction

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  05:05:00 pm — 05:05:10 pm

  (Studio) In Paris, France, United States and North Vietnam begin talks on Us economy assistance to North Vietnam.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• (Commercial: Woolite; Master Charge.)

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  05:05:10 pm — 05:06:10 pm

• China-US Relations / Bruce

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  05:06:10 pm — 05:06:30 pm

  (Studio) David Bruce, retired diplomat, named by Nixon to head United States liaison office in Peking, China.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• China-US Relations / Prisoners of War Release

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  05:06:30 pm — 05:08:50 pm

  (Studio) China releases 2 United States pilots.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (Hong Kong) Major Philip Smith and Lieutenant Robert Flynn, shot down over China during raids on North Vietnam, freed at China border. [SMITH - says only learned he was to be released few days ago.] Smith met by brother James, Hong Kong businessman.
  REPORTER: Steve Bell

  (Clark AFB, Philippines) Freed men arrive Philippines.
  REPORTER: Steve Bell

• (Commercial: Oldsmobile Delta 88; Kal Kan.)

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  05:08:50 pm — 05:09:50 pm

• Gray Hearings / Dean

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  05:09:50 pm — 05:12:40 pm

  (Studio) Nixon still refusing to let White House attorney John Dean testify at Senator confirmation hearings L. Pat. Gray on Watergate case.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (DC) [NIXON - says if Senator wants to, can challenge doctrine executive privilege in courts] [Senator Lowell WEICKER - says executive privilege based on ntl. interests. Watergate investigation necessary and national interests best served by opening rather than closing White House doors.] [Senator Howard BAKER - says Dean's connection with Watergate must be thoroughly explored.] Baker and Weicker both Republicans Senator Sam Ervin, who will head Senator investigation Watergate bugging, says will ask Senator to find President aides in contempt if they refuse to testify.
  REPORTER: Bob Clark

• Food Price Controls / Nixon

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  05:12:40 pm — 05:13:40 pm

  (Studio) Nixon rules out price controls on farm products.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (DC) [NIXON - says demand dictates food prices.]
  REPORTER: No reporter given

• (Commercial: Jell-O Pudding; Calgon Bath Oil Beads; Visine; Mark IV.)

  #24922

  05:13:40 pm — 05:15:40 pm

• Panama Canal / United Nations Meeting

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  05:15:40 pm — 05:21:30 pm

  (Studio) United Nations Security Council opens special meeting in Panama with regard to United States control Canal Zone. US's United Nations Ambassador John Scali present.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (Panama City, Panama) Panama strongman General Omar Torrijos strongly ntlistic. Wants United States out of Panama. [SCALI - says United States ready to modernize treaty with Panama but can't negotiate when Panama using such strong rhetoric.]
  REPORTER: John MacVane

  (Studio) 1964 anti-American riots in Panama sparked negotiations with regard to Canal.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (Panama Canal) 14% United States shipping passes through Panama Canal, and without US control of Canal Zone shipping rates from West to E. United States would go up considerably. 50,000 Americans live in Zone at much higher living standard than most Panamanians. Americans have own laws, police and courts Zone is relic of American's colonial days. United States willing to pay higher rate for lease of Zone and even to turn it over to Panama, but not soon enough to suit Panamanians.
  REPORTER: Charles Murphy

• (Commercial: Total; Haley's M-O.)

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  05:21:30 pm — 05:22:30 pm

• United States Troops Abroad

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  05:22:30 pm — 05:22:40 pm

  (Studio) Senate Democrats vote to seek sharp reduction in United States troops stationed abroad in effort to reduce dollar flow out of country
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• Equal Rights Amendment

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  05:22:40 pm — 05:23:00 pm

  (Studio) Nebraska ratified Equal Rights Amendment earlier but today reverses itself and rejects it. Amendment approved in Connecticut.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• American Indian Movement / Wounded Knee

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  05:23:00 pm — 05:25:00 pm

  (Studio) Indians holding Wounded Knee, South Dakota, agree to resume talks with government
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (Wounded Knee, South Dakota) Severe snow storm brings halt to activity in Wounded Knee. Cases of pneumonia appear. Since few Wounded Knee bldgs. have heat, residents huddle in trading post. Steers stolen from nearby ranches help feed population Government has town under siege.
  REPORTER: Ron Miller

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  05:25:00 pm — 05:25:20 pm

  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• (Commercial: McCulloch Chain Saws; State Farm Insurance.)

  #24929

  05:25:20 pm — 05:26:20 pm

• Commentary (Buildings New and Old)

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  05:26:20 pm — 05:28:10 pm

  (Studio) Reporter complains of small old bldgs., housing such things as restaurants and little fruit stands, being torn down and replaced with new office high-rise bldgs. that look like all other new office high-rise bldgs.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• Good Night

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  05:28:10 pm — 05:28:10 pm