Vanderbilt Television News Archive

CBS Evening News for 1980-12-30

This program is 27 minutes long

• Introduction Dan Rather (New York City)

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  05:30:00 pm — 05:30:10 pm

• Iran / Hostage Crisis

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  05:30:10 pm — 05:37:00 pm

  (Studio) Latest United States proposals to end Iran hostage crisis reported given to Algerian diplomats who have been acting as liaison; details given.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

  (DC) Algerian official's efforts in recent days noted; remarks by deputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher outlined. [CHRISTOPHER - comments.] Concession made by Iran explained; remaining problem, focusing on Shah's assets, discussed.
  REPORTER: Robert Pierpoint

  (Studio) President Carter and Ronald Reagan said agreeing on their approach to situation.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

  (Los Angeles, California) Reagan's remarks today outlined. [REAGAN - responds to Iranian criticism of him.] Defense of President-elect's recent statement by aides noted. [Defense Secretary-designate Caspar WEINBERGER, Edwin MEESE - comment.] Reagan quoted.
  REPORTER: Jerry Bowen

  (Studio) Iranian negotiator Behzad Nabavi quoted.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

  (Tehran, Iran) Nabavi's press conference featured; his remarks quoted, outlined. Indications of internal tension and chaos.reported coming from actions of Ayatollah Khalkhali and anti-Ayatollah Khomeini demonstrations; details given.
  REPORTER: Tom Fenton

• Iran-Iraq War

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  05:37:00 pm — 05:37:10 pm

  (Studio) Continuation of Iran-Iraq war noted.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

• (Commercial: Alberto Vo-5 Hair Spray; Bell System Yellow Pages.)

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  05:37:10 pm — 05:38:10 pm

• Reagan Cabinet / Agriculture Department

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  05:38:10 pm — 05:39:50 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

  (Raleigh, North Carolina) Agriculture Secretary-designate John Block reported meeting with Senator Jesse Helms today; details given, films shown. [HELMS, BLOCK - comment.a Block's position on various issues outlined. [BLOCK - criticizes food stamp program.] Possibility that Reagan administration will halt government campaign against smoking mentioned.
  REPORTER: John Sheahan

• Reagan / California Home

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  05:39:50 pm — 05:40:20 pm

  (Studio) Ronald Reagan reported seeking real estate estimates of his Pacific Palisades home; details given, films shown.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

• Gasoline Tax

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  05:40:20 pm — 05:40:40 pm

  (Studio) President Carter, in 1982 budget, said allegedly seeking increase in gasoline tax; details given.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

• Oil Prices

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  05:40:40 pm — 05:41:00 pm

  (Studio) Anticipated price increase for gasoline said reenforced by Nigeria's price hike today; details given.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

• Economy / Trade Deficit

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  05:41:00 pm — 05:41:10 pm

  (Studio) Trade deficit for November reported.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  05:41:10 pm — 05:41:20 pm

• (Commercial: Riunite Wine; Chrysler.)

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  05:41:20 pm — 05:42:20 pm

• Poland

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  05:42:20 pm — 05:44:40 pm

  (Studio) Musicians' strike in Poland reported.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

  (Warsaw, Poland) Poland's supreme court said apparently defusing possible farmers' strike; details given, films shown.
  REPORTER: David Fitzpatrick

• 1980 / Tass

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  05:44:40 pm — 05:45:00 pm

  (Studio) Tass' review of 1980, include remarks about NATO, reported; absence of reference to Afghanistan or Poland noted.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

• US-Mexico Relations / Fishing

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  05:45:00 pm — 05:46:50 pm

  (Studio) Ronald Reagan's upcoming meeting with Mexico's President Lopez Portillo and Mexico's recent cancellation of bilateral fishing treaties noted
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

  (Los Angeles, California) Impact on United States fishing industry by treaty cancellations outlined; films shown. [San Pedro Fisherman's Co-op spokesperson Larry BOZANICH - comments.] Current status of shrimp industry in Gulf of Mexico noted. [Armand DeKEYSER - comments.] Monday's meeting between Reagan and Lopez Portillo in Juarez, Mexico, cited.
  REPORTER: David Dow (KOIN-TV, WKRG-TV newstapes)

• (Commercial: Ex-Lax; Alcoa Aluminum.)

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  05:46:50 pm — 05:47:50 pm

• Miami / Crime

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  05:47:50 pm — 05:52:00 pm

  (Studio) London "Times" recent editorial, "Murderous America," quoted; "Lawyer" "Magazine's" assessment of New York City legal system and examples of crime rate in Los Angeles, California, and Dade Cnty., Florida, reported.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

  (Miami, Florida) Current murder rate here and handgun proliferation detailed; films shown. [Claudia McAvoy-comments.] Influencing factors, include racial tension, drug war and Cuban refugees, discussed. [Psychiatrist Dr. Arnold LIEBER - comments.] Pettiness of murder motives noted. [Dade Cnty. homicide spokesperson Marshall FRANK - comments.] [N. Bay Village cmsr. Sally WEISBACH - comments.] Vigilante mentality among citizens cited. [Store owner Nathanial WIMBERLY - comments.] Preventive measures taken by Miami police outlined.
  REPORTER: Steve Kroft

• (Commercial: Sanka Coffee; Raintree Moisturizer.)

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  05:52:00 pm — 05:53:10 pm

• Supreme Court / Census

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  05:53:10 pm — 05:53:20 pm

  (Studio) Supreme Court decision with regard to Census Bureau's report of 1980 population count reported; details given.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

• Social Security

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  05:53:20 pm — 05:57:30 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

  (DC) Incr. in Social Security withholding examined. [Richard ARDEN - comments.] Details of increase outlined on screen, discussed. [Albert PATTERSON - comments.] Problems faced by Social Security program examined. [Brookings Institution spokesperson Henry AARON - comments.] Statistics listed on screen. [Senator Robert DOLE - comments.] [ARDEN - comments.] [AARON - comments.] Options available to politicians noted. [DOLE - comments.]
  REPORTER: Bruce Morton

• Good Night

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  05:57:30 pm — 05:57:30 pm