Vanderbilt Television News Archive

NBC Evening News for 1970-04-30

This program is 27 minutes long

• Introduction John Chancellor

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  12:00:00 am — 12:00:10 am

• Cambodia / United States / South Vietnam / Fighting

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  12:00:10 am — 12:04:30 am

  (Studio) 10,000 South Vietnam and 100 Americans push into Parrot's Beak, hope to link with Cambodian troops in extended operation; United States approves large military build-up. [COMBAT PHOTOS SHOWN.] Americans secretive; communists didn't expect deep penetration; Viet Cong flee, leave supplies; South Vietnam retake Chi Pou, Pursat.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (Cambodia) South Vietnam drive into Parrot's Beak; United States advisers ordered not to talk to reporters; troops move cautiously; destroyed Viet Cong sanctuary shown; South Vietnam operation to last many days.
  REPORTER: John Rich

  (Studio) Cambodian government protests South Vietnam, United States neutrality violation.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Cambodia / Congress / White House

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  12:04:30 am — 12:06:50 am

  (Studio) House motions to prohibit Cambodia war funds.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (DC) United States stresses Saigon operation control; American role slight; Nixon to stress limited involvement; American military wants greater United States role.
  REPORTER: Robert Goralski

  (DC) White House stresses incrd. enemy activity in Cambodia, limited nature of United States aid; action not Cambodian aid request response; President to brief Congress before television speech.
  REPORTER: Herbert Kaplow

• Casualty Report

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  12:06:50 am — 12:07:20 am

  (Studio) Casualties reported.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• (Commercial: Master Charge; Sherwin-Williams Paints.)

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  12:07:20 am — 12:08:50 am

• Yale / Black Panther Rally

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  12:08:50 am — 12:14:50 am

  (Studio) Defense Department flies 4,000 paratroopers and Marines to New England in case of New Haven, Connecticut Black Panther rally trouble; national guard on alert, 35,000 demonstrators expected; fair trial for 8 Panthers decrd. by protest.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (New Haven, Connecticut) Yale calm shattered by Black Panther trial; Chairperson Bobby Seale, others face murder charge. [STUDENTS - feel fair trial impossible.] University strike conts. [Black Panther Doug. MIRANDA - asks students to help Panthers.] Yale powerful in New Haven; University community relations important [RESIDENTS - don't think demonstrations necessary, denounce strike.]
  REPORTER: Lem Tucker

  (New Haven, Connecticut) Students bring message to people; merchants board up shops, town nervous, fears violence; Yale wants peaceful protest; Panthers, University concept at stake tomorrow.
  REPORTER: Charles Quinn

• Student Violence / Stanford / Ohio State

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  12:14:50 am — 12:16:40 am

  (Studio) Stanford University students, police clash in anti-Reserve Officers' Training Corps protest. Ohio State University students use home-made tear gas against 1,200 national guardsmen, police; rally dispersed.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (Columbus, Ohio) 1,500 students battle police, demand change; classes reopened; curfew conts.
  REPORTER: Del Donahoo

• (Commercial: Volkswagen; True Cigarettes.)

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  12:16:40 am — 12:18:30 am

• Ohio / Teamsters / Strike

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  12:18:30 am — 12:20:30 am

  (Studio) Teamster locals approve national contract; 70,000 men still strike; national guard protects Ohio truck movement
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (Cleveland, Ohio) Guard recs. orders, escorts truck convoy; 3,000 Teamsters meet, resent government intervention; some trucks halted.
  REPORTER: Joe Mosbrook

• Kopechne Case

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  12:20:30 am — 12:21:00 am

  (Studio) Massachusetts Attorney General says Mary Jo Kopechne case closed, grand jury foreman wants it reopened; Judge James Boyle found Senator Edward Kennedy negligent.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Supreme Court / Blackmun / Senate

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  12:21:00 am — 12:21:10 am

  (Studio) Supreme Court nomination Harry Blackmun confirmation delayed till Tuesday; mere formality.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• (Commercial: NCR Computers.)

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  12:21:10 am — 12:22:10 am

• Mideast / Fighting / Hebron

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  12:22:10 am — 12:24:20 am

  (Studio) Egypt claims inflicting heavy Israeli casualties; Israel denies report Israel plans military base in Hebron, Jordan.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (Hebron, Jordan) Israel wants base kept secret; press barred from area; construction under way; Israeli Army takes 750 acres of occupied land; Hebron Arabs protest. [Hebron ARAB - opposes action.]
  REPORTER: George Montgomery

• Tobacco Inst. / American Cancer Society

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  12:24:20 am — 12:24:30 am

  (Studio) Tobacco Institute says American Cancer Society withheld reports on smoking as cancer cause.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Alaska / Abortion

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  12:24:30 am — 12:24:40 am

  (Studio) Alaska Legis. overrides governor veto, legalizes abortion with 30-day residence requirement.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  12:24:40 am — 12:25:00 am

  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Stock Market / Investors

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  12:25:00 am — 12:27:10 am

  (Studio) People losing money on stock market
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (Chicago, Illinois) [INVESTORS report mkt losses and theories.]
  REPORTER: No reporter given

  (Los Angeles, California) [INVESTORS - complain about market decline.]
  REPORTER: No reporter given

• Good Night

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  12:27:10 am — 12:27:10 am