Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 1976-11-29

This program is 27 minutes long

• Introduction Harry Reasoner; Barbara Walters (New York City)

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  05:00:00 pm — 05:00:10 pm

• Preview

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  05:00:10 pm — 05:00:40 pm

  (Studio) Upcoming items outlined.

• Harriman / Carter / Visit

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  05:00:40 pm — 05:02:30 pm

  (S)Former ambassador to USSR Averell Harriman visits Plains, Georgia.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (Plains, Georgia) Harriman has been foreign policy adviser to presidents since Franklin Roosevelt. [HARRIMAN - thinks Brezhnev is very direct. His personality very different from Khrushchev's, and he doesn't play games.] Carter's plans for Harriman cited. Carter's financial disclosure rules given by press secretary Jody Powell.
  REPORTER: Sam Donaldson

• Ford / Administration Transition

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  05:02:30 pm — 05:04:00 pm

  (Studio) President Ford is winding down his administration before inauguration.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (Washington, DC) Ford's reports and present projects noted. Ford makes public appearances only when necessary. Spokesperson Ronald Nessen's comment noted. Ford's future plans still undecided.
  REPORTER: Tom Jarriel

• Republican Governors' Meeting

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  05:04:00 pm — 05:06:10 pm

  (Studio) Republican present political positions noted.
  REPORTER: Barbara Walters

  (DC) Govs. meeting to plan strategy. [Former Oregon governor, Tom McCALL - comments on Republican situation.] Resigning party chairperson Mary Louise Smith is there. John Connally also there. [CONNALLY - wants to unite all elements of Republican party] State party chairperson discuss national party chairperson qualifications.
  REPORTER: Herbert Kaplow

• Supreme Court / Nixon Appeal / Tapes

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  05:06:10 pm — 05:06:40 pm

  (Studio) Supreme Court agrees to hear Richard M. Nixon's appeal against a 1974 law giving government control of his papers and tapes. Should Nixon's appeal succeed it would result in his control over papers and tapes as long as he wished. Amt. of papers and tapes noted.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• (Commercial: Mon Triomphe Men's Cologne; Sominex.)

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  05:06:40 pm — 05:07:40 pm

• Moscow / Soviet Plane / Crash

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  05:07:40 pm — 05:07:50 pm

  (Studio) Western Airline sources in Moscow report casualties from Soviet TU-104 crash shortly after take-off. Plane belonged to Soviet Aeroflot.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• Kenya / Train Crash

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  05:07:50 pm — 05:08:10 pm

  (Studio) In Kenya, fatalities noted from train accident. Further details noted.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• Turkey / Earthquake / Who

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  05:08:10 pm — 05:08:40 pm

  (Studio) Weather conditions in eastern Turkey noted. World Health Organization comments noted.
  REPORTER: Barbara Walters

• United States Aid / Britain / Pound Devaluation

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  05:08:40 pm — 05:10:50 pm

  (Studio) Chairperson of House Banking Committee, Representative Henry Reuss comments about US financial aid to Britain noted. Rice also said help should come from International Monetary Fund.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (London, England) Reasons for British pound devaluation cited. Incr. in government expenses noted. Production "overmanning" noted as hurting exports.
  REPORTER: Hilary Brown

• Hague / Meeting / European Common Market

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  05:10:50 pm — 05:11:10 pm

  (Studio) Mtg. at Hague of European Common Mkt. leaders to discuss economic problems, such as increase in oil prices. French President Giscard d'Estaing's proposal noted.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• Cigarettes / New Study / Poisonous Gases

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  05:11:10 pm — 05:11:40 pm

  (Studio) New worry for cigarette smokers: poisonous gases. Recent study noted.
  REPORTER: Barbara Walters

• Steel Companies / Price Hike

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  05:11:40 pm — 05:12:00 pm

  (Studio) United States Steel Corp., Bethlehem, and Republican steel companies join in price hike. President Ford directs Wage and Price Council to investigate.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• United States Government / Trade Deficit / 1976

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  05:12:00 pm — 05:12:20 pm

  (Studio) Govt. announces trade deficit for first 9 mos. of 1976. Amt. noted.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  05:12:20 pm — 05:12:30 pm

  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• (Commercial: Duration Nasal Spray; M&M Candy; Oster Kitchen Center; Germaine Monteil Beauty Galaxy (Cosmetics).)

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  05:12:30 pm — 05:14:40 pm

• Mrs. Carter / Mexico President Inauguration

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  05:14:40 pm — 05:14:50 pm

  (Studio) Rosalynn Carter's press office announces she is to visit inauguration of Mexican President Jose Lopez Portillo in Mexico City. To return with Kissinger in private jet.
  REPORTER: Barbara Walters

• Carter Family / Plans / Amy / Public School

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  05:14:50 pm — 05:17:00 pm

  (Studio) Rosalynn Carter's activities over wkend. noted. President-elect Jimmy Carter's children's plans noted.
  REPORTER: Barbara Walters

  (Plains, Georgia) [Rosalynn CARTER - says Amy has always been in public schools. Will be hard to move to Washington. Plans to give her as normal a life as possible.] Scenes of Plains, Georgia, shown.
  REPORTER: Barbara Walters

• Amy / Washington / Public School

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  05:17:00 pm — 05:19:10 pm

  (Studio) ABC correspondent, Jim Kincaid, one of Amy's grown-up friends.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (DC) "Letter" to Amy. Kincaid visits Mrs. Meader, Amy's teacher next year [Mrs. MEADER - explains her teaching methods.] [1st GIRL - wants to show Amy around.] [2nd GIRL - likes Amy because she's President's daughter.]
  REPORTER: Jim Kincaid

• Barbara Walters / Carter Family / Visit

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  05:19:10 pm — 05:21:40 pm

  (Studio) Barbara Walters gives "behind-the-scenes" impressions of Carter family. Tourists swamp Plains, Georgia, now.
  REPORTER: Barbara Walters

• (Commercial: Hamilton Beach Crock Watcher; US Steel; Amana Refrigerator Freezer; Drano.)

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  05:21:40 pm — 05:23:50 pm

• Dan Jones / Oregon / Sniper

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  05:23:50 pm — 05:24:10 pm

  (Studio) Sniper on Portland, OR, downtown motel rooftop wounded 1 policeman. Police strategy noted. When surrounded, sniper surrendered. Sniper is Dan Jones of Independence, California.
  REPORTER: Barbara Walters

• Norris / Alabama / Scottsboro Pardon

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  05:24:10 pm — 05:26:40 pm

  (Studio) "The Scottsboro Boys" case in Alabama 30 years ago involving reported rape of 2 white women recounted. Clarence Norris, last of the 9 boys convicted, left Alabama while on parole because he considered parole regulations abusive. Last month, Governor George Wallace pardoned Norris.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

  (Montgomery, Alabama) Roy Wilkins and NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) helped Norris to get pardon. [NORRIS - has no hate. Likes all people. Says he is innocent.] Recount of how reported "rape" started as fist fight on a train.
  REPORTER: Clark Edwards

• Church Attendance / Carlisle, Pennsylvania

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  05:26:40 pm — 05:27:10 pm

  (Studio) Reverend Dale Berek of Great Hope Baptist Church in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, held a "no excuse Sunday." Devices to eliminate excuses noted.
  REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

• Good Night

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  05:27:10 pm — 05:27:10 pm