Vanderbilt Television News Archive

NBC Evening News for 1970-04-28

This program is 27 minutes long

• Introduction Frank McGee

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  12:00:00 am — 12:00:10 am

• Cambodia / United States Aid / China

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  12:00:10 am — 12:02:40 am

  (Studio) Nixon, Secretary of State William Rogers, Defense Secretary Melvin Laird, National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger discuss Cambodia; talk not disclosed.
  REPORTER: Frank McGee

  (DC) Pentagon proposes American air support for Cambodia; White House considers it; most targets near South Vietnam; move would avoid ground aid, neutralize Congress opposition; may be done secretly as in Laos for 5 years
  REPORTER: Robert Goralski

  (Studio) China backs Indochina communists against US; Viet Cong Paris negotiator Mme. Binh reports on meeting of VC, North Vietnam, Pathet Lao Norodom Sihanouk; all will help Sihanouk regain power.
  REPORTER: Frank McGee

• Cambodia / Fighting / Vietnam Harassment

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  12:02:40 am — 12:04:20 am

  (Studio) Cambodian troops repulsed by communists holding Angtassom; government conts. Vietnam national round-up, harassment.
  REPORTER: Frank McGee

  (Phnom Penh, Cambodia) Vietnam houseboats towed out of Phnom Penh; only Catholic churches will remain as sign of Vietnam residents.
  REPORTER: Richard Hunt

• Economy / Stock Market

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  12:04:20 am — 12:04:50 am

  (Studio) Mkt. analysts quote Cambodian situation, low earnings, and inflation as stock market slump causes; Nixon policies only choke economy growth; commerce, steel industry production, profits down.
  REPORTER: Frank McGee

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  12:04:50 am — 12:05:10 am

  REPORTER: Frank McGee

• Economy / McCracken / Nixon

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  12:05:10 am — 12:05:40 am

  (Studio) President Econ. Adviser Paul McCracken says economy slowdown should yield lower price increases later this year; Nixon, business execs. meet; President economy speech in 2 weeks
  REPORTER: Frank McGee

• (Commercial: Vista Car Wax; Tareyton Cigarettes.)

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  12:05:40 am — 12:07:20 am

• Douglas Impeachment

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  12:07:20 am — 12:07:40 am

  (Studio) Justice William O. Douglas opens files to impeachment committee ; Chairperson Emanuel Celler wants all federal Douglas files.
  REPORTER: Frank McGee

• Supreme Court Nom. / Blackmun

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  12:07:40 am — 12:09:10 am

  (Studio) American Bar Association endorses Supreme Court nomination Harry Blackmun; confirmation hearings start tomorrow.
  REPORTER: Frank McGee

  (DC) Blackmun pays Senators courtesy calls. [BLACKMUN - won't talk.] Quick approval expected.
  REPORTER: Paul Duke

• Ohio / Water Pollution

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  12:09:10 am — 12:14:20 am

  (Studio) Ohio asks Supreme Court to end chemical companies Lake Erie mercury pollution; fishing banned on pts. Lake Erie and tributaries.
  REPORTER: Frank McGee

  (No location given) Lake Saint Clair closed; fishing resort suffers. [Jerry PROFUTA - says fishing camp will remain closed rest of year] Dow Chemical blamed for pollution. [Prof. David KLEIN - reports mercury pollution dangers.] Lake Erie perch safe now, larger fish poisonous; tests run. [Fisheries Min. Jack DAVIS - denies serious threat to Lake Erie; problems can be solved.] [PROFUTA - says will reopen camp when lake cleaned up.]
  REPORTER: Steve Delaney

• (Commercial: Femiron; Aqua Velva Lotion; Nytol.)

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  12:14:20 am — 12:16:10 am

• Mideast / Fighting

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  12:16:10 am — 12:17:00 am

  (Studio) Egypt, Israel fight over Suez; Israel claims Egyptian jets downed.
  REPORTER: Frank McGee

  (Golan Heights, Syria) Battle shown; Syria claims victory.
  REPORTER: Frank McGee (narrates)

• Gaza / Terrorism

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  12:17:00 am — 12:19:40 am

  (Studio) Over 1/2 Arabs in Israeli-occupied Jordan stage hunger strike, demand trials or release from "admin. detention"; Gaza Strip more threatened by fellow Arabs.
  REPORTER: Frank McGee

  (Gaza City) Arab terrorists harass Arabs working in Israel; 10 wounded by grenade; trouble worsening; Arab refugee camps house many deposed Arabs.
  REPORTER: George Montgomery

• United States / USSR / China / Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)

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  12:19:40 am — 12:20:10 am

  (Studio) United States Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) negotiator Gerard Smith consults with NATO, reports USSR will expand anti-ballistic missile since China satellite launch.
  REPORTER: Frank McGee

• Haiti / Revolt

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  12:20:10 am — 12:21:40 am

  (Studio) United States will return 3 mutinied ships to Haiti; 9 revolutionaries reported executed after unsuccessful revolt.
  REPORTER: Frank McGee

  (Port-au-Prince, Haiti) Dictator Francois Duvalier celebrates revolt put-down; secret police mingle in crowd; President used terror to crush uprising, demands ships' men's return.
  REPORTER: Liz Trotta

• Draft Call

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  12:21:40 am — 12:21:50 am

  (Studio) Defense Secretary Melvin Laird says Vietnam withdrawals may lessen 1970 draft call by 100,000.
  REPORTER: Frank McGee

• Democratic Party / Reform

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  12:21:50 am — 12:22:00 am

  (Studio) Democratic Party Reform Committee wants orderly, meaningful changes to maintain strength.
  REPORTER: Frank McGee

• Civil Rights / Mexican-Americans

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  12:22:00 am — 12:22:10 am

  (Studio) Civil Rights Commission asks Congress protection for Mexican-Americans; police violence, FBI mistreatment cited.
  REPORTER: Frank McGee

• Johnson / CBS / Warren Commission

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  12:22:10 am — 12:22:30 am

  (Studio) Former President Lyndon Johnson orders CBS cut from interview. Johnson doubts of Warren Commission finding single John Kennedy assassin; national security matter.
  REPORTER: Frank McGee

• (Commercial: Anacin; Dristan Cold Tablets.)

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  12:22:30 am — 12:23:30 am

• Hippie Vocabulary / Jesus Freaks

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  12:23:30 am — 12:27:00 am

  (Studio) Hippies expand American vocabulary; environmental workers "eco-freaks", "Jesus freaks" former hippies who swap Jesus for drugs.
  REPORTER: Frank McGee

  (Redondo Beach, California) [Unidentified Jesus FREAKS - witness to unbelievers.] [Reverend Lyle STEENIS - describes Jesus freaks praying.] [Unidentified former drug USER - tells of drug use.] [STEENIS says between 1-1500 former drug users attend Bethel Tabernacle.]
  REPORTER: No reporter given

• Good Night

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  12:27:00 am — 12:27:00 am