Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 1973-03-16

This program is 27 minutes long

• Introduction Harry Reasoner (New York City)

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  05:00:00 pm — 05:01:00 pm

• Vietnam / Prisoners of War Release

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  05:01:00 pm — 05:03:50 pm

  (Studio) 32 American POW's released by Viet Cong in North Vietnam.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (Clark AFB, Philippines) Major Floyd Thompson, longest held POW, released. [Colonel Theodore GUY - thanks Nixon for prisoners of war return with dignity and honor. Says supported Hanoi bombings.] sergeant Ronald Ridgeway, earlier believed killed in action, among returning POW's.
  REPORTER: Arnold Collins

  (Studio) 8 POW's likely to face court martial because of antiwar sentiments they hold.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• Vietnam / Benge

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  05:03:50 pm — 05:07:00 pm

  (Studio) Recently freed prisoners of war Michael Benge holds news conference
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (DC) [BENGE - describes life as Viet Cong POW. Favors amnesty under certain conditions.]
  REPORTER: Ted Koppel

• Vietnam / Troop Withdrawal

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  05:07:00 pm — 05:07:20 pm

  (Studio) United States again suspends troop withdrawal from South Vietnam until Communists supply list American POW's still held, as well as plans for when and where they are to be released. By March 28 all POW's and all United States troops to be out of Vietnam.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• (Commercial: Quality Inns; Phillips' Milk of Magnesia.)

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  05:07:20 pm — 05:08:20 pm

• Dollar

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  05:08:20 pm — 05:08:40 pm

  (Studio) 14 ntns. reach agreement on measures to end money crisis. United States Treasury Secretary Shultz says United States satisfied with agreement.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• Food Prices / Boycott

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  05:08:40 pm — 05:12:30 pm

  (Studio) President consumer adviser Virginia Knauer offers advice on how to keep grocery budget down.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (DC) [KNAUER - says to make out grocery list and stick to it. Avoid impulse buying.]
  REPORTER: Bill Gill

  (NYC) Consumer groups forming to boycott beef. Activists include former consumer adviser Betty Furness. [Representative Benjamin ROSENTHAL - announces beginning of national boycott beef and pork.] [FURNESS - says food prices too high. Fish as high as beef.] [Executive Vice President Grand Union Company Emerson BRIGHTMAN - says system should be changed so farmers will grow more.]
  REPORTER: Bill Brannigan

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  05:12:30 pm — 05:12:40 pm

  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• (Commercial: Hartford Insurance; Buc-Wheats.)

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  05:12:40 pm — 05:13:40 pm

• Amtrak

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  05:13:40 pm — 05:16:40 pm

  (Studio) Trans. Department reports Amtrak, in general, improving service.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (DC) Amtrak not doing very well. Amtrak may drop Chicago-Miami, NYC-Kansas City and DC-Parkersburg routes. [President Amtrak Roger LEWIS - says railroad not up to date but can't be modernized overnight.] [Senator William SAXBE - tells reporter Bill Matney Amtrak total failure and program should be abandoned.] At present only Harley Staggers Special to Parkersburg and 2 other routes headed for moth balls.
  REPORTER: David Schoumacher

• Railroad Workers Settlement

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  05:16:40 pm — 05:17:00 pm

  (Studio) Labor Secretary Peter Brennan says tentative RR-labor settlement compatible with Phase III guidelines.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• (Commercial: Visine; Datsun; Amana Compactor; A&P 8 O'Clock Coffee.)

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  05:17:00 pm — 05:19:00 pm

• Panama / United Nations Meeting

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  05:19:00 pm — 05:21:30 pm

  (Studio) At United Nations Security Council meeting in Panama, Latin American condemns United States ownership Panama Canal.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (Panama City, Panama) Cuban For. Min. Raul Rowa Garcia says US aggressive and vicious. [UN Ambassador John SCALI - says rejects falsehoods spoken by Garcia. Says abusive language has poisoned atmosphere of meeting]
  REPORTER: John MacVane

• (Commercial: Listerine; Rolaids.)

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  05:21:30 pm — 05:22:30 pm

• United States Troops Abroad

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  05:22:30 pm — 05:22:50 pm

  (Studio) Nixon will retain present troop levels in Europe. White House Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler says unilateral troop withdrawal not good to talk about while United States negotiating for bilateral reductions.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• Prince Philip / Australia Visit

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  05:22:50 pm — 05:23:10 pm

  (Studio) Prince Philip, husband England's Queen Elizabeth, visiting Sidney, Australia. Police defuse 2 bombs planted for Prince.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• Bermuda / Sharples Murder

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  05:23:10 pm — 05:25:30 pm

  (Studio) Funeral services held in Bermuda for Governor Sharples and aide.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (Hamilton, Bermuda) Sharples and aide Captain Hugh Sayers assassinated last wk. and buried side by side today. Bermuda citizens shocked by murders.
  REPORTER: Bill Zimmerman

• (Commercial: 9-Lives; United States Industries, Incorporated)

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  05:25:30 pm — 05:26:30 pm

• Commentary (Mass Transit)

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  05:26:30 pm — 05:28:20 pm

  (Studio) Reporter approves Senator action to use highway funds for developing mass transit systems.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• Good Night

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  05:28:20 pm — 05:28:20 pm