Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 1973-04-12

This program is 27 minutes long

• Introduction Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC); Harry Reasoner (New York City)

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  05:00:00 pm — 05:01:00 pm

• Mideast / Guerrilla Burials

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  05:01:00 pm — 05:04:20 pm

  (Studio) United Nations Security Council meets at request Lebanon to debate Israeli commando raid on Palestinian terrorists. In Beirut crowds mourn guerrilla deaths.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (Beirut, Lebanon) Lebanese blame US's CIA with involvement in Israeli raids. Anti-American sentiment strong. Not since Nasser's death have such large crowds gathered. Kamal Nasser, Abu Youssef killed in Israeli raids, were popular guerrilla movement spokesperson Crowd's mood angry and resentful. Lebanese Prime Min. Saeb Salam criticized for not having caught Israelis.
  REPORTER: Peter Jennings

  (Studio) Secretary of State Rogers meets with Arab representatives Urges anti-American radio broadcast campaign in Mideast be stopped.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• (Commercial: Sominex; Aqua Velva.)

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  05:04:20 pm — 05:05:20 pm

• Cambodia / South Vietnam Intervention

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  05:05:20 pm — 05:07:10 pm

  (Studio) United States airlifts more fuel into Cambodian capital. Viet Cong charge United States and South Vietnam with preparing major military drive into Cambodia. Executive studying problem.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (White House) President Nixon meets with General Alex Haig. Haig just returned from Indochina tour. [Defense Secretary Elliot RICHARDSON - tells reporter Bill Gill there is no immediate plan to send South Vietnam troops into Cambodia.] South Vietnam troops recently helped ship convoy reach Phnom Penh.
  REPORTER: Tom Jarriel

• Indochina / POW's

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  05:07:10 pm — 05:08:10 pm

  (Studio) Pentagon reports has no evidence that there are any more American POW's still alive in Indochina.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• (Commercial: Borkum Piff Tobacco; Kendall Oil.)

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  05:08:10 pm — 05:09:10 pm

• Office of Economic Opportunity Dismantlement

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  05:09:10 pm — 05:09:30 pm

  (Studio) Govt. will probably appeal yesterday's court ruling that OEO dismantlement illegal.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Unemployment Compensation

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  05:09:30 pm — 05:12:40 pm

  (Studio) Nixon asks Congress to provide minimum standards for state unemployment insurance.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (DC) Nixon wants practice stopped of paying unemployment benefits to workers on strike. [US Chamber of Commerce spokesperson Otto WENZLER - says unemployment compensation never intended for strikers.] [AFL-CIO spokesperson Bert SEIDMAN - says strikes at least as much employer's fault as worker's.'-Workers on strike must still pay bills and should get compensation.]
  REPORTER: Bill Brannigan

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  05:12:40 pm — 05:13:00 pm

  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• (Commercial: Monroe Shock Absorbers; Lavoris; State Farm Insurance; Rolaids.)

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  05:13:00 pm — 05:15:00 pm

• Watergate Case

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  05:15:00 pm — 05:17:20 pm

  (Studio) Former Attorney General John Mitchell denies involvement in Watergate bugging.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (DC) [Senate Committee cnsl. Sam DASH - says has no comment on possible news conference by James McCord.] Judge Charles Richie discloses, however, having received letter from Senate Committee Chairperson Sam Ervin requesting that further McCord testimony in Watergate civil skits be kept secret until Senator investigation over. Richie denies request. [McCord attorney Henry ROTHBLATT - says idea of news conference for McCord dropped.] McCord not yet sentenced by Judge John Sirica. Former G. Gordon Liddy secretaries questioned by grand jury.
  REPORTER: Sam Donaldson Artist: Freda Reiter

• Freedom of Press / Agnew

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  05:17:20 pm — 05:17:50 pm

  (Studio) Vice President Spiro Agnew says news media concern with suppression of freedom of press silly.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• (Commercial: Tijuana Smalls Aromatic Cigars; Bufferin.)

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  05:17:50 pm — 05:18:50 pm

• American Indian Movement / Wounded Knee

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  05:18:50 pm — 05:19:10 pm

  (Studio) Govt. says Indians still refuse to lay down arms at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, at least until return of leader Russell Means. Means in Washington, DC currently talking with officials.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• USSR -US Trade

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  05:19:10 pm — 05:19:30 pm

  (Studio) Occidental Petrol.Company signs 20 year agreement to trade components chemical fertilizers with USSR . Value of deal $8 billion. Occidental Company President Armand Hammer signs deal.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Picasso / Japanese Art Buyers

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  05:19:30 pm — 05:22:20 pm

  (Studio) Pablo Picasso family donates his paintings to people of France.

• Floods / Mississippi River

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  05:22:20 pm — 05:22:40 pm

  (Studio) Vicksburg, Mississippi, area badly flooded. Damage great.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• (Commercial: Savings and Loan Association; Lee Maxifilters.)

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  05:22:40 pm — 05:23:40 pm

• Solar Heat

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  05:23:40 pm — 05:26:10 pm

  (Studio) Govt. officials observe novel way of producing heat.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (DC) Harry Thomason, inventor, builds house heated cheaply by solar energy. [Representative Mike McCORMACK - says Thomason has shown what can be done.] [THOMASON - says average fuel bill $6.30/yr.]
  REPORTER: Bill Zimmerman

• Commentary (Legislative vs Executive)

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  05:26:10 pm — 05:28:10 pm

  (Studio) Although it's tempting to side with Congress in its battle with arrogant executive, it's clear that present Congress is just as ineffective and divided as ever. Congress losing battle with executive through default.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• Good Night

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