Vanderbilt Television News Archive

NBC Evening News for 1968-12-16

This program is 27 minutes long

• Introduction Chet Huntley, David Brinkley (New York City)

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  12:00:00 am — 12:00:00 am

• Nixon / Electoral Vote / Day's Activity

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  12:00:00 am — 12:02:00 am

  (Studio) Electoral College casts votes. Richard Nixon officially wins president election. North Carolina elector votes for George Wallace. Electoral College under criticism. Today's vote tallied. Nixon's day reported.
  REPORTER: David Brinkley

  (DC) J. Edgar Hoover agrees to remain head of FBI. Richard Helms to remain CIA head. Richard Nixon meets Republican leaders Senator Everett Dirksen and Representative Gerald Ford present. Dirksen wants quick ratification of nuclear non-proliferation treaty. Nixon wants ratification delayed due to Czechoslovakian situation. Nixon visits Dwight D. Eisenhower at Walter Reed Hosp. Marriage of Julie Nixon to David Eisenhower noted.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• (Commercial: Coty's Elan Perfume.)

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  12:02:00 am — 12:02:50 am

• Paris Peace Talks

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  12:02:50 am — 12:03:20 am

  (Studio) Viet Cong delegation arrives in Paris, France. 3 of 4 participants on hand. South Vietnam hold things up, as they have for 1 month Casualties noted. Shape-of-table conflict noted. US, South Vietnam relations affected.
  REPORTER: David Brinkley

• Paris Peace Talks / Ky

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  12:03:20 am — 12:05:00 am

  (Studio) Clark Clifford says South Vietnam squabbling excessively with regard to peace talks. Nguyen Cao Ky criticizes Clifford. Ky and South Vietnam delegates go sight-seeing.
  REPORTER: Chet Huntley

  (Paris, France) Versailles visited. South Vietnam's refusal to recog. VC's NLF, and conf.-table-shape conflict noted. Film of Versailles visit shown.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

• POWs

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  12:05:00 am — 12:05:20 am

  (Studio) United States frees North Vietnam merchant seaman caught South of Haiphong year ago. North Vietnam release of United States POWs hoped for.
  REPORTER: Chet Huntley

• Vietnam War

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  12:05:20 am — 12:05:30 am

  (Studio) B52 bombers hit enemy infiltration rtes. along Cambodian border.
  REPORTER: Chet Huntley

• (Commercial: Di Gel Antacid; Solarcaine Pain Reliever.)

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  12:05:30 am — 12:06:30 am

• Mideast

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  12:06:30 am — 12:12:00 am

  (Studio) Israeli, Jordanian troops clash near Allenby Bridge. Jordan says Iraq may send Jordan aid. Guerrilla activity noted.
  REPORTER: Chet Huntley

  (Jordan) El Fatah querrillas featured. Film shown of guerrilla training in Jordan. El Fatah motto quoted, with regard to regaining of Palestine. One trainee killed in training. Film shown. Want another all-out war. King Hussein position noted. Yassir Arafat leader of El Fatah. Arafat hdq. visited. [El Fatah Abu Ammar ARAFAT - feels certain of United States allegiance, because guerrillas' cause is just and fair.] Boys trained for long fight ahead. Children come from refugee camp.
  REPORTER: Wilson Hall

• (Commercial: Geritol; Aqua Velva After Shave; Silva Thins Cigarettes.)

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  12:12:00 am — 12:13:50 am

• Supreme Court / Vietnam War

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  12:13:50 am — 12:14:40 am

  (Studio) Justice William O. Douglas said anxious to determine legality of Vietnam war, to decide whether President has right to put country into undeclared war. Reservists protesting being called to active duty in war precipitate issue. 8 Supreme Court judges vote to deny reservists' appeal.
  REPORTER: David Brinkley

• Kennedy Fundraiser

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  12:14:40 am — 12:17:20 am

  (Studio) Edward Kennedy speaks at San Francisco dinner to raise money to pay off Robert F. Kennedy campaign debt.
  REPORTER: David Brinkley

  (San Francisco, California) Forlorn nature of occasion noted. [KENNEDY - speaks of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy.] Edward Kennedy presidential prospects noted. Kennedy signs autographs.
  REPORTER: Jack Perkins

• Apollo 8

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  12:17:20 am — 12:18:00 am

  (Studio) Astronauts James Lovell, Frank Borman, Junior, William Anders have physical exam. All have had flu vaccine, as precaution against Hong Kong flu. All goes well for flight Saturday
  REPORTER: David Brinkley

• Hong Kong Flu

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  12:18:00 am — 12:18:20 am

  (Studio) Flu spreads. In epidemic stage in 14 states.
  REPORTER: Chet Huntley

• Special School

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  12:18:20 am — 12:23:00 am

  (Studio) Lack of incentive blamed for ghetto schools' bad experience with students.
  REPORTER: Chet Huntley

  (DC) Ghetto students in spec. school. Students teach students. [INSTRUCTOR - reads story of three bears.] Hoped that instructors will be inspired by teaching younger students. [Assistant principal Margaret PETTIGREW - speaks of school's success.] [Teacher Sallye ALLEN - notes the encouragement of success.] [Counselor Janet CURTIS - says feeling of doing something well is important] Instructors communicate with students. Experiences related.
  REPORTER: Paul Duke

• (Commercial: Anacin Pain Reliever.)

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  12:23:00 am — 12:24:00 am

• National Christmas Tree

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  12:24:00 am — 12:25:50 am

  (Studio) President Johnson keeps Calvin Coolidge tradition: lights national Christmas tree. [On Washington, DC film, JOHNSON - speaks of negative aspects of violence, confrontation. Prays for end of war. Merry Christmas.] Choir sings.
  REPORTER: David Brinkley

• Czechoslovakia

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  12:25:50 am — 12:26:00 am

  (Studio) Czechoslovakia leader Alexander Dubcek to be assisted by 5 new Communist Party secys.
  REPORTER: Chet Huntley

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  12:26:00 am — 12:26:10 am

  REPORTER: Chet Huntley

• Snails

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  12:26:10 am — 12:27:00 am

  (Studio) Decorated, inhabited snail shell hits Christmas market; from Morocco. Instructions given for arousing snail.
  REPORTER: Chet Huntley

• Good Night

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  12:27:00 am — 12:27:00 am