Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 1974-03-05

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

• Oil Embargo / Middle East Disengagement

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  05:01:00 pm — 05:03:10 pm

  (Studio) Allegedly, oil-producing cntrys. to meet in Libya Sunday to announce oil embargo lift against US. Embargo lift depends on troop withdrawal between Syria and Israel. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger briefs President about latest disengagement progress between Syria and Israel. Kissinger narrowly escaped attempt on his life last week in Syria.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (DC) Syrian President Assad agrees to discuss military disengagement with Israel. Assurances of disengagement needed to propel moderate Arab cntrys. to go along with embargo lift against US. Details of assassination plot against Kissinger reviewed. Kissinger later meets with Saudi Arabia's King Faisal.
  REPORTER: Ted Koppel

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  05:03:10 pm — 05:03:20 pm

  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• Auto Industry / Sales Drop

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  05:03:20 pm — 05:03:40 pm

  (Studio) United States auto makers report new car sales drop 27% in February American Motors, small car maker, reports sales increase
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• (Commercial: Excedrin; Kawasaki Motorcycles.)

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  05:03:40 pm — 05:04:40 pm

• Grand Jury Special Report / House Judiciary Committee / White House Evidence

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  05:04:40 pm — 05:08:40 pm

  (Studio) House Judiciary Committee maintains grand jury's special report should be turned over to committee
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (DC) Lawyers fill ctroom., incling. John Wilson representing H.R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, President' attorney James Saint Clair, and Charles Colson. Lawyers meet with Judge John Sirica, special prosecutor Leon Jaworski and lawyers for House Judiciary Committee to discuss grand jury's sealed report
  REPORTER: David Schoumacher Artist: Freda Reiter

  (Capitol Hill) House Judiciary Committee anxious to get White House evidence needed in impeachment probe. President' lawyer James Saint Clair promises reply to request by Wednesday [Chairperson committee Peter RODINO - believes committee to exercise subpoena power if evidence not turned over.] [Representative Edward HUTCHINSON - believes White House has duty to comply with committee ]
  REPORTER: Sam Donaldson

• Haldeman / President / Watergate Defendants / March Conversation

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  05:08:40 pm — 05:10:30 pm

  (Studio) H. R. Haldeman charged with lying about last March's conversation with President with regard to Watergate defendants; details given. President agrees with Haldeman's version of conversation. President' version may be questioned by grand jury also.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (DC) Grand jury's opinion with regard to conversation in question reviewed.
  REPORTER: Tom Jarriel

• (Commercial: Fem Iron Iron Tablets; Williams Lectric Shave.)

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  05:10:30 pm — 05:11:30 pm

• Ohio / California / Special Cong. Election

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  05:11:30 pm — 05:11:50 pm

  (Studio) Ohio's and California's special congress elections watched closely for Watergate influence.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Impeachment Vote / Thetford, Vermont

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  05:11:50 pm — 05:14:40 pm

  (Studio) President is subject of town meeting in Thetford, VT.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (Thetford, VT) Town meeting votes on resolution to impeach President Nixon introduced by resident. Citizens debate issue hotly and vote for impeachment resolution.
  REPORTER: Ann Medina

• Stans, Mitchell / Trial / Sears

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  05:14:40 pm — 05:16:30 pm

  (Studio) Govt.'s 1st major witness takes stand in Maurice Stans' and John Mitchell's trial; charges reviewed.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (NYC) Harry Sears takes stand after being granted total immunity by Judge Lee Gagliardi. Assistant United States attorney John Wing questions witness carefully. Sears' testimony reviewed, involving Mitchell and Robert Vesco, financier.
  REPORTER: Gregory Jackson Artist: John Witt

• (Commercial: El Producto Cigars; Polident Denture Cleaner; Listerine Lozenges; Florida Grapefruit Growers.)

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  05:16:30 pm — 05:18:30 pm

• China / Ideological Struggle

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  05:18:30 pm — 05:21:30 pm

  (Studio) People's Republic of China undergoing rapid political, social reform.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (Hong Kong) Masses stage demonstrations denouncing Lao-Tze and Confucius. Ideological reform at hand; power struggle conts. between moderates and leftist liberals.
  REPORTER: Steve Bell (Canton television film)

• (Commercial: Savings and Loan Assns.; Easy-Off Oven Cleaner.)

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  05:21:30 pm — 05:22:30 pm

• Hurok Dies

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  05:22:30 pm — 05:22:50 pm

  (Studio) One of music world's best known figures, Sol Hurok, dies in New York.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• FDA / Regents' Chocolates

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  05:22:50 pm — 05:23:10 pm

  (Studio) FDA (Food and Drug Administration) recalls all chocolates manufactured by Regents' Chocolates, a Canadian firm.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Streaking / USC

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  05:23:10 pm — 05:25:10 pm

  (Studio) Report on streaking follows.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (Columbia, SC) University of South Carolina streakers determined to make USC tops in streakathon. Streakers shown exhibiting wares and discussing new craze.
  REPORTER: David Snell

• (Commercial: National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia; Fixodent Denture Adhesive.)

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  05:25:10 pm — 05:26:10 pm

• Comment (President / Republican Dinner)

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  05:26:10 pm — 05:28:10 pm

  (Studio) This reporter attends campaign fund raising dinner for Senator Jacob Javits as nonpty. guest. Throughout dinner, President' name consciously not mentioned. As nonpty. American, this reporter believes Americans should at all times face facts and admit who's President
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• Good Night

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  05:28:10 pm — 05:28:10 pm