Vanderbilt Television News Archive

NBC Evening News for 1971-10-29

This program is 26 minutes long

• Introduction John Chancellor (New York City)

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  05:31:10 pm — 05:31:50 pm

• United Nations / China, P.R.

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  05:31:50 pm — 05:34:00 pm

  (Studio) People's Republic of China, cables United Nations they'll send delegation soon. They want Taiwan expelled from all United Nations related groups like WHO and World Bank. Executive bd. of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) votes to expel Ntlists. and recognize Communists Acting foreign min. Chi Peng-fei reported to head delegation.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (NYC) Other names listed as possible delegation members are Dep. For. Min. Chiao Kuan-hua and 2nd man could be Peking's ambassador to Canada, Huang Hua. Chinese may want to take point in debate on strengthening international security. USSR resolution in committee says peace threats came from violations of United Nations charter and use of force. American action in Indo-China and Middle E. criticized. Chinese may come next week; not interested in taking over rotating president of security council
  REPORTER: Pauline Frederick

• United Nations Funds / Breakdown

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  05:34:00 pm — 05:35:50 pm

  (Studio) Senator resolution urges President Nixon to cut United Nations funds. Senator James L. Buckley's resolution doesn't bind President to cut; only urges. Takes $196 million year to run UN. United States pays $56 million; USSR $25 million; Britain $10 million; China $7 million, and Canada $5 million. Some cntrys. withheld funds. Cntrys. owe United Nations $232 million. USSR owes $89 million; China $30 million; France $22 million and United States $12 million. Said United Nations foreign diplomats spend more in United States than United States gives UN.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• (Commercial: General Mills Buc Wheats Cereal; S and H Green Stamps.)

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  05:35:50 pm — 05:36:50 pm

• Tito Visit

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  05:36:50 pm — 05:37:20 pm

  (Studio) At Washington, DC Press Club, Yugoslavian leader President Josip Broz Tito says Communist party leader Leonid I. Brezhnev told him Soviet troops to be pulled from Egypt when Middle E. solution reached.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• France / Brezhnev

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  05:37:20 pm — 05:39:40 pm

  (Studio) Brezhnev and President Georges Pompidou agree to expand area of consultation on foreign affairs. Brezhnev more aware of personal appearance in his diplomatic role.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (Flins, France) Brezhnev visits Renault Company 70% Renault workers belong to Communist labor party Brezhnev gets new car. In pre-recorded message of thanks to French, Brezhnev appears on TV.
  REPORTER: Aline Saarinen

  (Paris, France) President Georges Pompidou won't agree to strong friendship treaty with USSR ; doesn't want to disrupt relations with Atlantic allies. Pompidou wants European Security Conf. limited to political questions, not military
  REPORTER: Aline Saarinen

• Cuba / Kosygin

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  05:39:40 pm — 05:40:10 pm

  (Studio) Soviet Premier Aleksei North Kosygin in Santiago, Cuba, with Fidel Castro; reported Cuba has new Soviet MiG jets.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Common Market / Britain

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  05:40:10 pm — 05:42:30 pm

  (Studio) After Parliament votes to enter Common Mkt., bonfire lit on Cliffs of Dover to show other Europeans Britain is coming in.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (Dover, England) Bonfire shown. Channel fog prevents French from seeing fire.
  REPORTER: George Montgomery

  (London, England) Conservative government must legislate Britain's entering Mkt. in 1973. Public fears prices will up due to Mkt. Major of public against entering. [MAN - says things will be dearer.] [WOMAN - says not interested.) [WOMAN - says advantageous to our children.] [3rd WOMAN - says country can stand alone.) [4th WOMAN - says dead against it.]
  REPORTER: George Montgomery

• Northern Ireland Conflict

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  05:42:30 pm — 05:43:00 pm

  (Studio) 2 men blow up grocery store and police station in Belfast, North Ireland. 1 policeman killed, 2 others injured.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• (Commercial: Nytol Sleeping Tablets and Capsules; Volkswagen.)

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  05:43:00 pm — 05:44:00 pm

• Botulism

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  05:44:00 pm — 05:44:20 pm

  (Studio) FDA (Food and Drug Administration) reports cans of sliced green beans put out by Stokely Van Camp Incorporated, labeled SB72/E213 D, may contain botulism.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Corvair Risks

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  05:44:20 pm — 05:44:40 pm

  (Studio) Department of Transportation says owners of 1965 Chevrolet Corvairs may run risk of carbon monoxide poisoning from defective heaters. Ralph Nader originally made charges.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Cancer Research

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  05:44:40 pm — 05:48:10 pm

  (Studio) National Cancer Institute says cancer decrs. among women and increases among men; hopeful news with regard to breast cancer.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (NYC) Breast tumor shown. 31,000 American women die yearly of it. Labs. trying to find cause. Cancer caused by virus in mice. Experiments related. Human breast cancer found related to mice cancer. Dr. Sol Spiegelman directed studies. Likely breast cancer caused by virus.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor (narrates)

• DDT

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  05:48:10 pm — 05:48:20 pm

  (Studio) WHO spokesperson, Dr. A.W.A. Brown says banning of DDT would be disastrous; says it's helpful in malaria fight.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Tide Usage

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  05:48:20 pm — 05:49:00 pm

  (Studio) Maker of Tide detergent says hsewives. use too much of it and other detergents, because soap mfrs. tell them to. Ex-Procter and Gamble Company worker, Ronald Ostrander says mfrs. instructions hoax and small amount will get clothes clean.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• (Commercial: McDonald's Restaurant.)

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  05:49:00 pm — 05:50:00 pm

• Foreign Aid / Senate / Cambodia

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  05:50:00 pm — 05:52:50 pm

  (Studio) Senator votes for arms aid to Greece; unlike House Senator rejects motion to cut arms aid to Cambodia. Report on American Ambassador to Cambodia made.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (Phnom Penh, Cambodia) Ambassador Emory C. Swank shown signing aid agreement with Cambodia in June. Swank and others tried to keep costs down and get guerrilla outfits equipped. Gens. pushed for huge Cambodian Army. 153 Americans work here; 43 oversee distribution of military equipment. No. Americans working here is double what United States embassy says. American's presence and involvement grown. More aid will be needed.
  REPORTER: Phil Brady

• Thieu Inauguration

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  05:52:50 pm — 05:53:00 pm

  (Studio) Security tight for Sunday's inauguration of President Nguyen Van Thieu.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• (Commercial: Ora Fix Denture Adhesive; Pepto-Bismol Tablets.)

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  05:53:00 pm — 05:54:00 pm

• Weather

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  05:54:00 pm — 05:54:20 pm

  (Studio) Blizzard and freezing rain hits Rocky Mt. area. Sub-zero temperatures in MT; lots of snow in Wyoming.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Schools Closing

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  05:54:20 pm — 05:54:30 pm

  (Studio) Public schools in Dayton, Ohio, out of money; forced to close next wk.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Drs.

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  05:54:30 pm — 05:54:40 pm

  (Studio) Department of Health, Education and Welfare Secretary, Elliot L. Richardson, says medical schools emphasize specialty and research.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Blount

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  05:54:40 pm — 05:54:50 pm

  (Studio) Postmaster General Winton M. Blount resigns; probably to run for Alabama Senate seat.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Economy

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  05:54:50 pm — 05:55:10 pm

  (Studio) Admin. won't control interest rates during phase II. September mortgage rates up for 4th month in row.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  05:55:10 pm — 05:55:30 pm

  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Collier Murder

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  05:55:30 pm — 05:55:50 pm

  (Studio) Wesley Parks, 26, gets 20 year sentence for murder of Joetha Collier, 18, in Drew, Mississippi. Cases for 2 others pending.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• New York City Murders

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  05:55:50 pm — 05:56:10 pm

  (Studio) Anthony Bottom, 23, indicted for murder of 2 police in Harlem, Waverly M. Jones and Anthony Piagentini.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Police Graft / Knapp Commission

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  05:56:10 pm — 05:58:00 pm

  (Studio) Knapp Commission ends hearings.

  (NYC) 23 police veterans say all testimony with regard to police corruption true. [Captain Dan. McGOWAN - says police surrounded by hostility; notes he is on defense constantly; cites unacceptable levels involved in graft; says rotten apple theory not applicable.]
  REPORTER: John Chancellor (narrates)

• Good Night

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  05:58:00 pm — 05:58:00 pm