Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 1973-08-27

This program is 27 minutes long

• Introduction Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC)

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  05:00:00 pm — 05:00:50 pm

• British Embassy / Letter Bomb

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  05:00:50 pm — 05:03:10 pm

  (Studio) Letter bomb terrorism spreads to British embassy in DC. Explosion rips through office of building.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (DC) Secretary Mrs. Nora Murray seriously injured as she opened letter bomb. Bomb is similar to those floating around London, England. [British embassy spokesperson John GRIGOR-TAYLOR - confirms letter bomb's similarity. IRA may be behind letter bomb here as in London.] [George Washington Univ. Hospital spokesperson Dr. William FORTUNE - assesses Mrs. Murray's condition.]
  REPORTER: Bill Zimmerman

• London / Letter Bombs

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  05:03:10 pm — 05:03:40 pm

  (Studio) With most Britishers returning from vacations, officials expect rash of letter bombs in London coinciding with Prime Min. Heath's visit to North Ireland.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• (Commercial: Elmer's Glue-All; Sulfodene Skin Medication For Dogs.)

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  05:03:40 pm — 05:04:40 pm

• Harris Poll / Watergate Probe

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  05:04:40 pm — 05:05:00 pm

  (Studio) Harris poll reports citizens' positions on turning Watergate over to cts., and continuing Watergate hearings.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Nixon Homes / Financing

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  05:05:00 pm — 05:06:50 pm

  (Studio) White House discloses more financing information on President Nixon's homes in Key Biscayne, Florida, and San Clemente, California.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (San Clemente, California) Independent accounting firm audits President' real estate deals. La Casa Pacifica financing explained. Robert Abplanalp's, and Bebe Rebozo's part in Nixon's purchases cleared up.
  REPORTER: Tom Jarriel

• Martha Mitchell / John Mitchell

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  05:06:50 pm — 05:07:20 pm

  (Studio) Martha Mitchell claims former Attorney General John Mitchell in state of depression caused by Watergate scandal and indictments.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• (Commercial: Savings and Loan Assns.; Ora Fix Denture Adhesive.)

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  05:07:20 pm — 05:08:20 pm

• Prime Interest Rate

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  05:08:20 pm — 05:08:40 pm

  (Studio) Several leading banks raise prime lending rate from 9 1/2 to 9 3/4%.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Bank Interest / Beef

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  05:08:40 pm — 05:09:00 pm

  (Studio) 3 Iowa banks announce new savings plans. Depositors may receive interest in beef.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Beef Shortage

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  05:09:00 pm — 05:11:10 pm

  (Studio) In some areas, beef seems more plentiful although beef freeze remains intact.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (Los Angeles, California) Supermkts. now buy live beef and custom slaughter cattle. Slaughterhses. back in business, with more meat on shelves at lower prices [Vice President Von's Mkts. Ken OLSEN - believes administration's intent to stabilize prices is working. Supply and demand now at work.] Many customers don't share Olsen's enthusiasm. Customer reacts negatively to more meat at higher prices.
  REPORTER: Anne Kaestner

• Phase IV / Retail Goods' Prices

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  05:11:10 pm — 05:14:20 pm

  (Studio) Extent of price rises on other items besides food during Phase IV remains mystery.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (Yonkers, New York) After spking. with retailers, sellers don't know any more about price rises than buyers. In shopping center prices on furniture, wool or leather goods, metal tools, imported goods, and jewelry all skyrocket. Synthetics are hot items now.
  REPORTER: Gregory Jackson

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  05:14:20 pm — 05:14:30 pm

  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• (Commercial: Total Cereal; Teri Paper Towels; Master Padlocks; Close-Up Toothpaste.)

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  05:14:30 pm — 05:16:30 pm

• Busing / Schools Open In Memphis, Tennessee

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  05:16:30 pm — 05:16:40 pm

  (Studio) Schools open in Memphis, Tennessee. Court-ordered busing plan goes into effect smoothly.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Desegregation / Bowman, South Carolina

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  05:16:40 pm — 05:19:20 pm

  (Studio) Public schools open in Bowman, SC, but most black students observe boycott and remain home.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (Bowman, SC) After court-ordered busing began, all-white private Bowman Academy opened near public school. Blacks disturbed because 3 of 5 board of education members send children to Bowman Academy. [Bowman NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) spokesperson Quincy SMITH (Adams on screen) - tires of white board mbrs'. disinterest in school situation.] Boycott is almost completely successful. [School superintendent W.L. CARTER - hopes boycott will end soon. Defends school board mbrs.]
  REPORTER: David Snell

• (Commercial: Geritol; Aqua Velva After Shave Lotion.)

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  05:19:20 pm — 05:20:20 pm

• Cambodia / Phnom Penh

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  05:20:20 pm — 05:20:30 pm

  (Studio) Fighting near Phnom Penh, Cambodia, increases Insurgents hold more positions surrounding Phnom Penh
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Navigator / Mistaken Village Bombing

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  05:20:30 pm — 05:20:50 pm

  (Studio) Radar navigator responsible for accidental Neak Luong, Cambodia, bombing has been fined $700 and sent reprimand. 3 more officers reprimanded for accident.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Colombia / Airline Crash

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  05:20:50 pm — 05:21:10 pm

  (Studio) Colombian airliner crashes in heavy fog near Bogota airport. 47 killed.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Chile / Economy Crisis

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  05:21:10 pm — 05:23:50 pm

  (Studio) Businessmen in Chile to strike against Salvador Allende's government Allende's resignation requested by 2 professional organizations.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (Santiago, Chile) Truckers' strike lies behind Allende's problems in Chile. Needed supplies for city almost impossible to buy except on black market Econ. in deep trouble. Allende worries over government overthrow and possible civil war if problems remain unsolved.
  REPORTER: Charles Murphy

• New York Aquarium / Expectant Whale

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  05:23:50 pm — 05:25:20 pm

  (Studio) Whale watching in New York incls. an expectant whale.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (New York Aquarium) Francis, the whale, shows all signs of motherhood. Speculation on conception, pregnancy and childbirth from whale's view outlined.
  REPORTER: Roger Grimsby

• (Commercial: American Motors Corp.)

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  05:25:20 pm — 05:26:20 pm

• Comment (Women's Lib)

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  05:26:20 pm — 05:28:10 pm

  (Studio) Women's lib hopes to ratify 27th Amendment to end all discrimination. This reporter believes libbers' only opposition comes from Communist party, Wallace independent party and Senator Sam Ervin. Libbers can't fail with such opposition.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Good Night

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  05:28:10 pm — 05:28:10 pm