Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 1974-06-06

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 — 05:00:30 pm

• Grand Jury / President / Co-Conspirator

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  05:00:30 pm — 05:04:40 pm

  (Studio) Grand jury announces grounds exist to impeach President for activities in Watergate.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (White House) Grand jury names President as unindicted co-conspirator. [President' attorney James ST. CLAIR - insists President not guilty just because grand jury says he's a co-conspirator.]
  REPORTER: Tom Jarriel

  (Capitol Hill) House Judiciary Committee reacts to grand jury's announcement. [Representative Barbara JORDAN - says jury's vote won't have direct effect on Judiciary Committee's decision.] [Representative Joshua EILBERG - thinks jury's decision to have impact on committee ] [Representative Lawrence HOGAN - thinks committee should remember definition of indictment.] [Representative Jack BROOKS - reflects that 19 members of grand jury voted in same way.] [Representative Tom RAILSBACK - hopes grand jury won't influence committee 's decision.] Jury's vote to have impact on public's thoughts.
  REPORTER: Stephen Geer

  (Studio) President requests Judge John Sirica to allow names of all unindictable co-conspirators listed by grand jury to be released.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• White House / Ehrlichman Subpoenas

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  05:04:40 pm — 05:05:10 pm

  (Studio) White House moves to quash subpoenas for records requested by John Ehrlichman for his defense in Ellsberg burglary trial. Ehrlichman allowed to search his White House files last night.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• Saxbe / Watergate

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  05:05:10 pm — 05:05:30 pm

  (Studio) Attorney General William Saxbe delivers commencement speech at Ohio State Univ. law school. Saxbe discusses Watergate and its impact on American
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• (Commercial: Black Flag Ant and Roach Killer; Tums Antacid.)

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  05:05:30 pm — 05:06:30 pm

• House Judiciary Committee / Plumber's Unit / Kissinger News Conference

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  05:06:30 pm — 05:10:40 pm

  (Studio) House Judiciary Committee hears evidence with regard to White House plumber's unit and its surveillance activities.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (Capitol Hill) President says wiretaps used to discover source of national security leaks. [Representative Robert DRINAN - abhors use of wiretaps.] [Representative Joshua EILBERG - thinks White House used taps for political espionage.] Secretary State Henry Kissinger's role with regard to wiretaps discussed. [EILBERG - reveals H.R. Haldeman used Kissinger's name for authority for tapes.]
  REPORTER: Sam Donaldson

  (DC) Kissinger holds news conference [KISSINGER - insists no direct recommendation made for wiretaps.] Kissinger discusses Syrian, Israeli disengagement and United States commitment. [KISSINGER - states United States has only made commitment to bring just and lasting peace to Mid. E.] President meets with man expected to be next king of Saudi Arabia.
  REPORTER: Herbert Kaplow

• (Commercial: Mon Triomphe Cologne; Williams Lectric Shave.)

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  05:10:40 pm — 05:11:40 pm

• Prisoners of War Exchange

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  05:11:40 pm — 05:18:30 pm

  (Studio) Syria and Israel complete prisoners of war exchange. Disengagement of forces begins.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (Damascus, Syria) Crowd rushes toward plane to meet POWs.
  REPORTER: Peter Jennings

  (Studio) Tel Aviv greeted POWs with same fervor. Exchange of bodies occurs on Golan Heights
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (Tel Aviv, Israel) Former Prime Min. Golda Meir and new Prime Min. Rabin on hand to greet POWs.
  REPORTER: Bill Seamans

  (Tel Aviv, Israel) Damari family followed through waiting period for POWs and final reunion with Ishar Damari. [DAMARI - thanks God, nightmare is over.] Homecoming celebration shown.
  REPORTER: Hilary Brown

  (Golan Heights) Israelis and Syrians exchange remains of some soldiers killed in war. Many dead buried in makeshift cemetery. Red Cross workers make exchange. Israelis begin pullback.
  REPORTER: Don Farmer

• Mansfield / United States Troop Strength Cut

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  05:18:30 pm — 05:19:00 pm

  (Studio) Senator defeats 2 proposals by Senator Mike Mansfield to cut United States troop strength abroad.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• (Commercial: Ryder Trucks; 9-Lives Cat Food; Subaru Autos; Bufferin.)

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  05:19:00 pm — 05:21:00 pm

• Friedland Kidnap

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  05:21:00 pm — 05:21:20 pm

  (Studio) Mrs. Annette Friedland kidnapped near Philadelphia. Mrs. Friedland's husband president of Food Fair stores. Later Mrs. Friedland freed; money recovered.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Omaha Sniper

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  05:21:20 pm — 05:21:40 pm

  (Studio) Omaha police fired on by sniper. 1 policeman dead, 10 wounded before Elza Carr Junior flees from burning home. Carr killed by police.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Spelling Bee

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  05:21:40 pm — 05:23:30 pm

  (Studio) National spelling bee occurs.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (DC) Julie Ann Junkin of Gordo, Alabama, wins.
  REPORTER: Bill Matney

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  05:23:30 pm — 05:23:40 pm

  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Sugar Subsidy / House

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  05:23:40 pm — 05:24:10 pm

  (Studio) House votes to kill 40 year old sugar subsidy legislature; details given.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• (Commercial: Mexsana Medicated Powder; Tegrin Shampoo.)

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  05:24:10 pm — 05:25:10 pm

• Comment (Baseball / Cleveland Riot)

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  05:25:10 pm — 05:27:00 pm

  (Studio) This reporter finds Cleveland riot at baseball game Tuesday night revolting. Security should be incrd. and 10 cent beer ruled out.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• Good Night

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  05:27:00 pm — 05:27:00 pm