Vanderbilt Television News Archive

CBS Evening News for 1996-05-10

This program is 28 minutes long

• Preview/Introduction Dan Rather (New York)

  #369294

  05:30:00 pm — 05:30:40 pm

• Camp Lejeune, North Carolina / Helicopter Collision

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  05:30:40 pm — 05:32:50 pm

  (Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.

  (Pentagon: David Martin) The collision of two Marine helicopters during military exercises featured; scenes shown from the crash site near Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. [US Marine Corps Colonel Joseph YANNESSA, Major Steve LITTLE, President CLINTON - comment on the accident.]

• Adoption / House Bill / Clinton

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  05:32:50 pm — 05:37:00 pm

  (Studio: Dan Rather) House passage of a bill giving parents who adopt a 5000 tax credit reported.

  (Dallas: Bob McNamara) The adoption reform bill examined; details given of controversial tenets that would allow interracial adoption. [Adopting parents Lynn SCOTT, Gladney Center Jill BOYDSTON - offer opinions on interracial adoptions.]

  (White House: Rita Braver) President Clinton's speech on family values at Penn State's graduation featured. [CLINTON - speaks on family values.] [Family Values Coalition Gary BAUER - comments.]

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Dan Rather)

  #369297

  05:37:00 pm — 05:37:20 pm

• (Commercial: Providian; Fixodent; Goodyear.)

  #369298

  05:37:20 pm — 05:38:20 pm

• Montana / Freemen Standoff

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  05:38:20 pm — 05:40:30 pm

  (Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.

  (Washington: Jim Stewart) An update on the FBI standoff with so called Freemen in Montana given. [FBI negotiator Clinton Van ZANT, negotiator Bo GRITZ - comment.]

• Midwest / Tornadoes

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  05:40:30 pm — 05:40:50 pm

  (Studio: Dan Rather) Tornadoes and storms across the Midwest reported; scenes shown from Fulton, Illinois.

• (Commercial: Advil; Kellogg's Corn Flakes; Neutrogena; Imodium A-D; This Morning.)

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  05:40:50 pm — 05:42:40 pm

• California / Education / Reading

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  05:42:40 pm — 05:46:00 pm

  (Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.

  (Los Angeles: Sandra Hughes) California's decision to go back to the basic standard form of reading in its public schools announced; the traditional versus the "whole langauge" approaches compared. [Student Melanie SPIERER, mother Phyllis SPIERER, California school's chief Delaine EASTIN, teacher Linda STRONG, principal Nancy ICHINAGA - comment on the failed 10-year experiment and the return to the basics.]

• Economy

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  05:46:00 pm — 05:46:30 pm

  (Studio: Dan Rather) Leading economic figures given. "Stock Market Report".

• (Commercial: Hoover; Scope; Maalox; Tylenol; Green Giant; "LPGA Championship"; "Face The Nation".)

  #369304

  05:46:30 pm — 05:48:50 pm

• Bosnia / Peace Mission / Bodies

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  05:48:50 pm — 05:49:10 pm

  (Studio: Dan Rather) The unearthing of more Muslim bodies in a newly discovered mass grave in Vrhpolje, Bosnia.

• US-China Relations / Nuclear

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  05:49:10 pm — 05:49:30 pm

  (Studio: Dan Rather) President Clinton administration's acceptance of China's claim of ignorance involving their sale of nuclear material to Pakistan noted.

• Hong Kong / Vietnamese Refugees

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  05:49:30 pm — 05:51:20 pm

  (Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.

  (Tokyo: Barry Petersen) The massive riot by desperate Vietnamese refugees at a detention center in Hong Kong featured; scenes shown of the site on fire and the presence of riot police.

• Colby Death

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  05:51:20 pm — 05:51:30 pm

  (Studio: Dan Rather) The results of the autopsy on former CIA director William Colby, who disappeared while canoeing, reported.

• Waller Death

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  05:51:30 pm — 05:51:50 pm

  (Studio: Dan Rather) The death of Desert Storm deputy commander Lieutenant General Calvin Waller announced.

• (Commercial: Kellogg's Raisin Bran; New York Life; Western Union; Poli-Grip; Aleve.)

  #369310

  05:51:50 pm — 05:54:00 pm

• Eye On America (Billy Graham)

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  05:54:00 pm — 05:58:10 pm

  (Studio: Dan Rather) The exaltation of evangelist Billy Graham and his career featured; scenes shown of House Speaker Newt Gingrich awarding Graham the Congressional gold medal. [GRAHAM - preaches Christianity; comments on various other issues.]

• Good Night

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  05:58:10 pm — 05:58:10 pm