Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 1974-07-05

This program is 28 minutes long

• Introduction Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC)

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  05:00:00 pm — 05:00:30 pm

• Ehrlichman / Ellsberg Case

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  05:00:30 pm — 05:03:00 pm

  (Studio) Prosecution rests case against John Ehrlichman in Ellsberg break-in trial.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (DC) Defense wants to call Secretary of State Henry Kissinger as witness and also submit questions to President to answer in writing. Judge Gerhard Gesell refuses to submit questions to President Jana Hruska, Ehrlichman's secretary, is 1st defense witness, followed by Ehrlichman's assistant Todd Hullin.
  REPORTER: David Schoumacher

  (Studio) Kissinger to have no further comment on Ellsberg case till he testifies before Senate Foreign Relations Committee next week
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Kissinger / Europe

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  05:03:00 pm — 05:03:10 pm

  (Studio) Secretary of State Henry Kissinger briefs European leaders on Moscow summit outcome.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• President / Phlebitis

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  05:03:10 pm — 05:04:40 pm

  (Studio) President' case of phlebitis more serious than aides admitted during Mid. E. tour.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (Key Biscayne, Florida) President physician, Walter Tkach, reveals President suffered thrombo phlebitis and risked his life by taking Mid. E. trip. Phlebitis danger now past.
  REPORTER: Tom Jarriel

• Chou En-Lai / Hospitalized

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  05:04:40 pm — 05:05:10 pm

  (Studio) Senator Henry Jackson visits China's Premier Chou En-lai in Peking hosp. Chou's hospitalization comes as surprise.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• (Commercial: Hidden Valley Ranch Salad Dressing Mix; The Odd Couple.")

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  05:05:10 pm — 05:06:10 pm

• National Guard Armory / Arms Break-In

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  05:06:10 pm — 05:08:10 pm

  (Studio) Authorities discover theft of large quantity of arms and ammunition from National Guard armory in suburb of Los Angeles, California.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (Los Angeles, California) Amt. of arms stolen released to press. Firing pins from automatic weapons not taken. [National Guard Colonel Andrew WOLF - doesn't know if individual firing pins can be bought.] [sergeant John PRANIN - believes break-in professional.]
  REPORTER: Dick Shoemaker

• Japanese Elections

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  05:08:10 pm — 05:10:20 pm

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

  (Yokahama, Japan) Japanese television personalities now running for upper House of Japanese parliament. Prime Min. Tanaka hopes to overcome problems with voters by introducing celebrities into pols. Names of celebrities given. [Pol. analyst Rei SHIRATORI - states popular celebrities have no real knowledge of pols.]
  REPORTER: Irv Chapman

• Soyuz 14 / Cosmonauts Link-Up

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  05:10:20 pm — 05:10:40 pm

  (Studio) Soyuz 14 links with space lab Salyut 3 without any trouble. Russians say mission going fine.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• (Commercial: Chef Boyardee Spaghetti and Meatballs; The Six Million Dollar Man.")

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  05:10:40 pm — 05:11:40 pm

• FHA, Virginia Mortgage Rate

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  05:11:40 pm — 05:11:50 pm

  (Studio) Govt. increases allowable interest rates for Federal Housing Administration and Virginia mortgages to 9%.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• United States Treas. / New Money

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  05:11:50 pm — 05:13:20 pm

  (Studio) United States Treasury has new thoughts on balancing budget.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (Dc) New United States Treasury Francine I. Neff would like to print money in red ink. [NEFF - believes red money would be daily reminder of budget deficit.]
  REPORTER: Bill Downs

• Amtrak Derailment

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  05:13:20 pm — 05:13:40 pm

  (Studio) Los Angeles-Chicago Amtrak passenger train derails in E. Kansas; 15-20 persons injured.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• (Commercial: Visine Eye Drops; Admiral Refrigerator Freezer; "ABC Wide World of Sports.")

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  05:13:40 pm — 05:15:40 pm

• Unemployment Rate

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  05:15:40 pm — 05:16:00 pm

  (Studio) Govt. reports 5.2% unemployment rate for June.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Office of Economic Opportunity / Void

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  05:16:00 pm — 05:20:30 pm

  (Studio) House votes to do away with OEO.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (New Orleans, Louisiana) [State representative Dorothy TAYLOR - credits her place in state government to antipoverty program.] Antipoverty money used to help poor learn skills and get off welfare. Child care ctrs. also help free mothers to work after learning skill. Antipoverty money also helps elderly and gets food stamps to needy. Nixon administration wants to do away with unified community action project. [Antipoverty director Dan VINCENT - believes community action project can make poor people a political and social force in cntry.] [Department of Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Caspar WEINBERGER - thinks individual programs should be funded directly.] [New Orleans Mayor Moon LANDRIEU - thinks after admin. does away with community action project, war against poverty to suffer setback.]
  REPORTER: Lem Tucker

• Volvo Recalls Autos

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  05:20:30 pm — 05:20:40 pm

  (Studio) Volvo recalls 30,000 cars; details given.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  05:20:40 pm — 05:20:50 pm

  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• (Commercial: Tang Breakfast Drink; Bufferin.)

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  05:20:50 pm — 05:21:50 pm

• Wimbledon / Evert Wins

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  05:21:50 pm — 05:23:20 pm

  (Studio) 19 year old Chris Evert wins women's crown at Wimbledon.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (London, England) Evert's winning game shown.
  REPORTER: Hilary Brown

• Henley Regatta

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  05:23:20 pm — 05:25:40 pm

  (Studio) Henley Regatta also covered by reporter Hilary Brown.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (Henley-on-Thames) Henley Regatta is international rowing event. Film of rowing event shown. [Secretary Henley Royal Regatta Anthony HANNEN - admits regatta in financial difficulty.] Boat show to be added to regatta next year so rowing event can continue [HANNEN - doesn't think Henley Royal Regatta would be continued if it had to change.]
  REPORTER: Hilary Brown

• (Commercial: Arm and Hammer Baking Soda; Pontiac Ventura.)

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  05:25:40 pm — 05:26:40 pm

• Comment (Watergate Reporting)

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  05:26:40 pm — 05:28:20 pm

  (Studio) This reporter discusses problems of rpting. Watergate stories. CIA memo supposedly approved by Secretary of State James Schlesinger is example of problems involved in Watergate rpting.; details of CIA memo outlined. ABC reporter Bill Gill's problems with story discussed.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Good Night

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  05:28:20 pm — 05:28:20 pm