Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 1973-04-02

This program is 26 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

• Meat Boycott

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  05:01:00 pm — 05:04:10 pm

  (Studio) National meat boycott begins this wok.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (Sioux City, Iowa) Shoppers demonstrate in protest of high meat prices. Farmers' wives hold counter demonstration. [Mrs. Ronald POPKEN - says farmers must make profit.] [Central Iowa stockyards spokesperson Ray SWITZER - says if price ceilings are placed on meat they should be placed on all other foods.] Too early to tell yet what effects boycott and price ceilings will have on meat.
  REPORTER: Ron Miller

  (DC) [Treasury Secretary George SHULTZ - says President taking moves to increase beef supply and thus reduce prices.] Many officials favor wider imposition of wage and price controls, but administration opposes this.
  REPORTER: Herbert Kaplow

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  05:04:10 pm — 05:04:30 pm

  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Meat Boycott / Nixon

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  05:04:30 pm — 05:04:50 pm

  (Studio) Nixon not taking part in meat boycott.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• (Commercial: United States Industries, Incorporated; Confident.)

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  05:04:50 pm — 05:05:50 pm

• Nixon-Thieu Meeting

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  05:05:50 pm — 05:12:00 pm

  (Studio) President Nixon meets with South Vietnam President Thieu at California White House
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (San Clemente, California) Thieu wants promises of future military aid. United States probably will give this but will not give specific commitment for military reintervention. [NIXON - tells Thieu South Vietnam people can now choose own destiny.] [THIEU - says while United States still maintains 300,000 troops in Europe 25 years after World War II over; South Vietnam defends itself.] Thieu visit arranged by Huang Duc Nya.
  REPORTER: Tom Jarriel

  (Saigon, South Vietnam) Huang Duc Nya is top Thieu adviser. Attended Oklahoma State University Is very Americanized. Is something of a cross between Henry Kissinger and Ronald Ziegler. [NYA - says wants to show older generation young are effective administrators.]
  REPORTER: Ted Koppel

• Vietnam / North Vietnam Soldiers

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  05:12:00 pm — 05:14:00 pm

  (Studio) Reporter Steve Bell reports on Hanoi visit.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (Hanoi, North Vietnam) North Vietnam soldiers much in evidence on Hanoi streets. Women soldiers freed men of rear area duties, include manning antiaircraft guns and capturing downed United States pilots. Soldiers glad United States gone; feel won victory. POW camp guards angry when reporters openly ridicule their idyllic descriptions prisoners of war life. Guards and soldiers at times appear very severe.
  REPORTER: Steve Bell

• (Commercial: Carter Hall Pipe Tobacco; Buc-Wheats.)

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  05:14:00 pm — 05:15:00 pm

• Watergate Case

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  05:15:00 pm — 05:17:10 pm

  (Studio) Chairperson Senate Watergate committee Sam. Ervin responds to Nixon's offer to cooperate with committee on informal basis.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (DC) [ERVIN - says insists White House aides testify before Senate committee Doctrine executive privilege doesn't apply to this case.] White House Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler counterattacks. Says Ervin should get own house in order, meaning Ervin should not allow leaks of testimony to public. Testimony James McCord last week leaked to reporters almost immediately.
  REPORTER: Sam Donaldson

• ITT (International Telephone And Telegraph Corporation) / Chile

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  05:17:10 pm — 05:19:10 pm

  (Studio) Senator continues hearings into ITT's involvement in Chilean politics.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (Capitol Hill) [ITT Chairperson Harold GENEEN - says ITT (International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation) took no steps to block election Marxist President Salvadore Allende.] Geneen admits ITT offered CIA money to support Allende's chief opponent. After offer turned down ITT (International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation) chief John McCone met with Henry Kissinger and offered government $1 million for any action to keep Allende from becoming president Geneen approved offer. If Senator finds ITT (International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation) tried to block Allende from becoming president company could lose $90 million in insurance from government for losses in Chile.
  REPORTER: Bob Clark

• (Commercial: Aetna Life and Casualty; Calgon Bath Oil Beads; Glidden Spread Satin Paint.)

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  05:19:10 pm — 05:21:10 pm

• Floods / Missouri, Illinois

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  05:21:10 pm — 05:21:30 pm

  (Studio) Floods in Missouri and Illinois drive people from homes.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• Consumer Protection / Used Cars

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  05:21:30 pm — 05:21:40 pm

  (Studio) Govt. calls for national safety standards for used cars. Proposal calls for inspection of cars by state agencies.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• Impoundment

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  05:21:40 pm — 05:22:10 pm

  (Studio) Federal appeals court in Saint Louis rules President impoundment for highway funds illegal.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Alaska Pipeline / Gas Shortage

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  05:22:10 pm — 05:24:20 pm

  (Studio) Supreme Court lets stand lower court ruling that blocks construction AK pipeline. Govt. wants pipeline because of energy crisis.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (Miami, Florida) Sears begins rationing gas at Florida stores. Gas shortage forcing prices up. [President Consolidated Oil Company Al JACOBSON - tells station manager to only give 10 gals./customer.] Gas crisis coming this summer.
  REPORTER: Charles Murphy

• (Commercial: Geritol; Williams Lectric Shave.)

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  05:24:20 pm — 05:25:20 pm

• Commentary (Stanton Retirement)

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  05:25:20 pm — 05:27:10 pm

  (Studio) Reporter notes retirement Frank Stanton as chief of CBS. Gives high praise to Stanton's contribution to broadcast journalism.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• Good Night

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