Vanderbilt Television News Archive

CBS Evening News for 1977-06-10

This program is 27 minutes long

• Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)

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  05:30:00 pm — 05:30:10 pm

• Energy / B-1 Bomber / Cong. Criticism

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  05:30:10 pm — 05:32:00 pm

  (Studio) President Carter counterattacks following Congress's chopping up of President' energy plan.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (DC) Carter blames auto and oil lobbyists for energy plan's defeat. Criticizes move to deregulate gas. Press Secretary Jody Powell relays message. President meets with opponents-of B-1 bomber. [Representative Robert DRINAN - believes President leaning toward B-1 bomber support. Recalls candidate Carter's remarks about bomber.]
  REPORTER: Bob Schieffer

  (Studio) Senate subcommittee tentatively approves funds for 5 B-1 bombers if President passes program.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Senate / Clean Air Bill

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  05:32:00 pm — 05:33:40 pm

  (Studio) Senator passes clean air bill.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (Capitol Hill) Clean air bill reasonable compromise between administration and Senator Ind. regulations with regard to air close to President' original plan; details given. House and Senator disagree about clean air standards for autos and standards for deterioration in currently unpolluted air.
  REPORTER: Nelson Benton

• (Commercial: Maxwell House Instant Coffee; Cycle 4 Dog Food.)

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  05:33:40 pm — 05:34:40 pm

• Brown, Habib / South Korea

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  05:34:40 pm — 05:36:20 pm

  (Studio) Chairperson Joint Chiefs of Staff General George Brown and Undersecretary State Philip Habib back from South Korea.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (DC) Brown and Habib support ground troop pullout in South Korea. [BROWN - doesn't think war would result from rational pullout.] Senate Foreign Relations Committee briefed by Brown and Habib. [Senator Howard BAKER - suggests President taking unnecessary chance by going through with pullout plan at this time and in this way.]
  REPORTER: Ike Pappas

• Arab Trade Boycott

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  05:36:20 pm — 05:36:40 pm

  (Studio) Congress sends bill to White House forbidding United States firms to participate in Arab trade boycott by Israel; details.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Nuclear Ban Treaty

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  05:36:40 pm — 05:36:50 pm

  (Studio) US, USSR to begin talks Monday about nuclear test ban treaty.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Young Republican Convention / Chrm.

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  05:36:50 pm — 05:38:50 pm

  (Studio) Delegates to Young Republicans meeting in Memphis choose chairperson
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (Memphis, Tennessee) Roger Stone deeply involved in Watergate in 1972. Opponent, Richard Evans, hoped to stop Stone because of Watergate connections. Former President Ford and party chairperson Bill Brock remain neutral on Stone's Watergate background. [California Young Republicans Frank HARDING - thinks conservatives, moderates and liberals have place in Republican party] [STONE - discusses win.]
  REPORTER: Ed Rabel

• Uranium Prices / International Cartel

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  05:38:50 pm — 05:39:10 pm

  (Studio) House Commerce Committee probing possibility of international cartel driving up price of uranium. Committee to make public Gulf Oil's involvement in cartel. Gulf company and Canadian government want documents kept secret.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• (Commercial: Sunbeam Electric Shaver; Cadillac.)

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  05:39:10 pm — 05:40:10 pm

• Dutch Siege

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  05:40:10 pm — 05:41:50 pm

  (Studio) Breakdown occurs in mediation with South Moluccan gunmen holding 55 hostages for 19 days.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (N. Holland) Dutch government losing patience with siege; troops may storm train. Dutch premier says time running out. [Moluccan MEDIATOR - says talks at standoff.]
  REPORTER: Mike Lee

• Vesco / Costa Rica

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  05:41:50 pm — 05:42:10 pm

  (Studio) Financier Robert Vesco requested to leave country by Costa Rica's pres.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Amin / Uganda

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  05:42:10 pm — 05:42:30 pm

  (Studio) Uganda's President Idi Amin threatening death for British born Robert Scanlon; arrested for spying. Britishers to be arrested if found in groups of more than 3.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Tangshan, China / Earthquake

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  05:42:30 pm — 05:43:00 pm

  (Studio) Reporters visit Tangshan, China, for 1st time since earthquake 11 mos. ago. Reuters reporter describes scene.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• (Commercial: Lucite Paint; Air Temp Heat Pump.)

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  05:43:00 pm — 05:44:00 pm

• Southgate, Kentucky / Fire

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  05:44:00 pm — 05:44:20 pm

  (Studio) Southgate, Kentucky, fire probably started by faulty wiring.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Alabama Courts / Bankruptcy

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  05:44:20 pm — 05:44:40 pm

  (Studio) Alabama legislature votes $4 million to tide over Alabama courts for next 4 mos.; details.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Trouble in the Classroom / Part V

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  05:44:40 pm — 05:50:50 pm

  (Studio) Some school systems working to reverse trend of bad schools.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (Denver, Colorado) Before graduating, students must pass test to determine competency.
  REPORTER: Terry Drinkwater

  (NV) [NV state senate Bill HERNSTADT - doesn't feel taxpayers getting money's worth for education.] [NV assemblyman Darrell DREYER - reveals some 12th-grade students can only read at 3rd-grade level.] [Mrs. Sandra GOODMAN - claims adults don't necessarily read and write in their jobs; children's world largely visual.]
  REPORTER: Terry Drinkwater

  (Denver, Colorado) Competency tests vary; exs. given. Denver tests more difficult. [Lou Ann GALLEGOS - talks about her experience with competency tests.]
  REPORTER: Terry Drinkwater

  (California) In California, early childhood education set up to help children learn basics.
  REPORTER: Terry Drinkwater

  (Greensville,Virginia) Here, superintendent Sam Owen and board of education decided against passing children on to next grade despite their abilities. [OWEN - wants ea. graduate to be proud and realize diploma stands for something.] [Tony OAKLEY - says failing students gives them incentives.] [Yvonne MURPHY - studies more after she failed.] [Mrs. Linda LUCY - doesn't like to think her child failed; child doesn't like to think so either.] [Teacher, Mrs. Jane LEE - says teacher must be sure pupils understand what's taught.]
  REPORTER: Terry Drinkwater

  (Los Angeles, California) Back to fundamentals movement only beginning of solution for American education system.
  REPORTER: Terry Drinkwater

• Humboldt, Iowa / Teachers Vandalized

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  05:50:50 pm — 05:51:20 pm

  (Studio) Homes of teachers in Humboldt, Iowa, targets for student vandals; details.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  05:51:20 pm — 05:51:30 pm

  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Sandy Chandler / President Visit

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  05:51:30 pm — 05:53:00 pm

  (Studio) Sandy Chandler, 9 year old from Fort Worth, Texas, flies to Washington, DC to see President Carter with regard to her mother's jail term. Details of crime given. Sandy saw Carter aides at White House
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (Fort Worth, Texas) [Sandy CHANDLER - says she didn't really expect to see President but she was disappointed. Used money from piggybank for plane ticket; details.]
  REPORTER: No reporter given

  (Studio) Percy Freman representatives Sandy's mother.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• (Commercial: Edison Electric Institution; Wheaties Cereal.)

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  05:53:00 pm — 05:54:00 pm

• Belmont Stakes

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  05:54:00 pm — 05:56:50 pm

  (Studio) Belmont Stakes race tomorrow.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

  (Belmont, New York) May 7, and May 21, 1977, film courtesy ABC shows Seattle Slew winning Kentucky Derby and Preakness. ["Newsweek" Pete AXTHELM - believes Seattle Slew great horse.] ["New York Times" Red SMITH - believes horse splendid.] [CBS Sports Jack WHITAKER - doesn't want Seattle Slew compared to Secretariat.] [Owner Karen TAYLOR - describes her horse.] [Trainer Billy TURNER - says Seattle Slew ready for race. Has done everything requested by trainer.]
  REPORTER: Steve Young

• Dr. Walker / Medal of Honor

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  05:56:50 pm — 05:57:20 pm

  (Studio) Army restores Medal of Honor to Dr. Mary Walker. Details.
  REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

• Good Night

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  05:57:20 pm — 05:57:20 pm