Vanderbilt Television News Archive

CBS Evening News for 1982-01-21

This program is 27 minutes long

• Introduction Dan Rather (New York City)

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  05:30:00 pm — 05:30:10 pm

• Taxes

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  05:30:10 pm — 05:32:00 pm

  (Studio) President Reagan reported apparently having 2nd thoughts about plan to incr. excise taxes.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

  (DC) President reported changing his mind following meeting with representatives of US Chamber of Commerce; details given. Pending tax decisions outlined on screen, discussed.
  REPORTER: Bill Plante

• Coast Guard

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  05:32:00 pm — 05:32:20 pm

  (Studio) Budget cuts reported responsible for closing of several Coast Guard search and rescue stations; details given.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

• Social Security Disability Payments

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  05:32:20 pm — 05:32:50 pm

  (Studio) Extent of Social Security disability payments rejected last year noted; HHS Secretary Richard Schweiker reported calling for further cuts. Details given.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

• Oil Royalties

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  05:32:50 pm — 05:33:20 pm

  (Studio) Admin. reported announcing overhaul of government's oil royalties collection process; details given. Interior Secretary James Watt mentioned.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  05:33:20 pm — 05:33:30 pm

• (Commercial: Wang Laboratories; Taylor's California Cellars Wine.)

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  05:33:30 pm — 05:34:30 pm

• Abbott Trial

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  05:34:30 pm — 05:35:00 pm

  (Studio) Verdict in murder trial of Jack Henry Abbott reported; chgs. against Abbott, literary protege of Norman Mailer, recalled.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

• Atlanta / Williams Trial

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  05:35:00 pm — 05:37:30 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

  (Atlanta, Georgia) Testimony today in murder trial of Wayne Williams by crime lab expert Larry Peterson examined; Peterson quoted on screen. Cross- examination by defense attorney Alvin Binder noted. [McCrone Institution spokesperson Skip PALENIK - notes implications of fiber evidence.] Peterson's confidence in evidence considered.
  REPORTER: Bruce Hall Artist: Howard Brodie

• Washington, DC Plane Crash / Aftermath

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  05:37:30 pm — 05:37:50 pm

  (Studio) Continue recovery efforts of Air Florida jet that crashed into Potomac R. recently examined; films shown.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

• Kentucky / Mine Explosion

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  05:37:50 pm — 05:39:50 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

  (Lexington, Kentucky) Mine explosion in Kentucky recalled. [commissioner of Mines Willard STANLEY - questions cause of explosion.] Controversial blasting technique, "shooting from the solid," examined; similar explosion recalled at Kentucky mine last month [UMW (United Mine Workers of America, International Union) president Sam CHURCH - questions safety of technique.] Investigation reported continue.
  REPORTER: John Sheahan

• Florida / Truck-Car Collision

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  05:39:50 pm — 05:40:20 pm

  (Studio) Truck-car collision on Florida interstate reported; details given, films shown.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

• Ray Assassination

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  05:40:20 pm — 05:40:40 pm

  (Studio) Body of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Ray, killed recently in terrorist assassination, reported returned to US; Ray's family noted met by Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger and others. Film shown.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

• (Commercial: Oil of Olay; Chevrolet Trucks.)

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  05:40:40 pm — 05:41:50 pm

• Reagan and Conservatives

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  05:41:50 pm — 05:44:10 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

  (DC) Conservative Republican criticism of President Reagan examined. [Conservative Caucus spokesperson Howard PHILLIPS, Coalition for America spokesperson Paul WEYRICH - comment.] Group known as the Eagles noted gathering to honor Reagan's 1st year in office [REAGAN - thanks crowd for their support.] Amt. raised by dinner mentioned.
  REPORTER: Bob Schieffer

• Commentary (News Leaks)

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  05:44:10 pm — 05:46:30 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

  (Studio) Commentary concerns news leaks. [President REAGAN - jokes about issue.] Lyndon Johnson's remarks on leaks recalled. [REAGAN - justifies efforts to halt leaks.] Leaks' role in Richard Allen's termination, David Stockman's embarrassment and Libyan hit squad stories recalled.
  REPORTER: Bill Moyers

• (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Nabisco Wheat Thins; FTD Florists.)

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  05:46:30 pm — 05:47:50 pm

• Poland

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  05:47:50 pm — 05:50:20 pm

  (Studio) Secretary of State Alexander Haig reported cutting mtgs. with USSR foreign minister Andrei Gromyko as show of United States displeasure over events in Poland; details given. European Common Mkt. reported imposing sanctions against Poland.
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

  (Warsaw, Poland) Catholic Church's criticism of martial law examined. Archbishop Jozef Glemp's letters to General Wojciech Jaruzelski and nation's churches considered; implications of church statement noted.
  REPORTER: Bert Quint

• (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Riopan Plus Antacid; Ford.)

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  05:50:20 pm — 05:51:30 pm

• California / Weather

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  05:51:30 pm — 05:52:50 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

  (Los Angeles, California) Impact of continuing winter weather on California examined; films shown.
  REPORTER: Jerry Bowen

• Paternity Leave

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  05:52:50 pm — 05:57:20 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced
  REPORTER: Dan Rather

  (Fair Lawn, New Jersey) Incring. number of househusbands examined; Bill Blanchard cited as example [BLANCHARD - didn't understand wife at first; comments on criticism.] [Jim ADAMS - explains his decision.] [Alice BATCH - praise husband's work.] Bob Batch's legal battle with NBC over paternity leave explained. [Bob BATCH - considers NBC discriminating sexually.] NBC's response outlined on screen. Findings of Catalyst survey of working women outlined on screen. [FATHERS - reject concept of paternity leave.] [BLANCHARD - feels gratified.]
  REPORTER: Bernard Goldberg

• Good Night

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  05:57:20 pm — 05:57:20 pm