Vanderbilt Television News Archive

NBC Evening News for 1971-12-19

This program is 27 minutes long

• Introduction Garrick Utley (New York City)

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  05:30:50 pm — 05:31:20 pm

• Pakistan / Government

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  05:31:20 pm — 05:34:10 pm

  (Studio) Yahya Khan to resign. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto to be central figure. Nixon, Bhutto talk. Dacca in turmoil. NBC reporter's involvement in shooting incident described.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

  (Dacca, Bangladesh) Celebrations continue; much bitterness, hatred. Wounded brought to Intercontinental Hotel. Bodies of Pakistanis scattered around street.
  REPORTER: Phil Brady

• India-Pakistan / War's End

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  05:34:10 pm — 05:37:20 pm

  (Studio) Prime Min. Indira Gandhi expresses hope. Pakistanis surrender.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

  (Khulna, E. Pakistan) Surrender at Khulna shown. Mukti Bahini beat captives; killings narrowly averted. Indian troops enter Khulna, hailed as liberators.
  REPORTER: Kenley Jones

• (Commercial: National Clearinghse. For Drug Abuse.)

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  05:37:20 pm — 05:38:20 pm

• Dollar / United States / International Economy

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  05:38:20 pm — 05:41:00 pm

  (Studio) Heavy demand for dollar predicted due to devaluation. Some cntrys. close money mkts.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

  ("Meet the Press" studio) [Cost of Living Council head Donald RUMSFELD - predicts creation of new jobs.]
  REPORTER: No reporter given

  (DC) Nixon administration's removal of import surcharge considered, analyzed. Price of gold said key to new trade concessions.
  REPORTER: Irving R. Levine

• Nixon-Heath / Summit

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  05:41:00 pm — 05:41:20 pm

  (Studio) Nixon-Heath Bermuda meeting tomorrow.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

• National Farmers Organization / Campaign `72

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  05:41:20 pm — 05:45:20 pm

  (Studio) Farmers may vote against Nixon.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

  (Kansas City, Missouri) National Farmers Org. described; Earl Butz criticized by convention [Senator George McGOVERN - pledges loyalty to family-type farms.] [Senator Hubert HUMPHREY - endorses family-type farms.] [Senator Edmund MUSKIE - criticizes Butz.] [Senator Robert DOLE - speaks of American system.] Butz to be closely watched. National Farmers Org. political significance analyzed.
  REPORTER: Fred Briggs

• (Commercial: Veterans' Administration Hire A Vet.)

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  05:45:20 pm — 05:46:20 pm

• Israel / Egypt

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  05:46:20 pm — 05:48:50 pm

  (Studio) Maim Bar-Lev assesses war prospects between Israel, Egypt.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

  (Occupied Sinai) Oil product in Sinai desert, off-shore featured. Here Egyptians and Israelis exist together due to common interest.
  REPORTER: David Burrington

• Black Jews / Israel

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  05:48:50 pm — 05:49:10 pm

  (Studio) 8 American black Jews to be deported from Israel.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

• Ireland

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  05:49:10 pm — 05:49:20 pm

  (Studio) IRA (Irish Republican Army) may hit Catholic leaders in North Ireland.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

• Greece

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  05:49:20 pm — 05:49:30 pm

  (Studio) Martial law in Greece to be suspended in some places.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

• USSR Space Probe

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  05:49:30 pm — 05:49:40 pm

  (Studio) USSR reports television from Mars fails.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

• Vietnam War

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  05:49:40 pm — 05:49:50 pm

  (Studio) North Vietnam shoots down 3 American jets over North Vietnam.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

• Week Ahead

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  05:49:50 pm — 05:52:00 pm

  (Studio) Busy week predicted.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

  (Los Angeles, California) Christmas shopping, possible dock strike chief topics. Stronger economy foreseen. United Nations to elect new Secretary General
  REPORTER: Jack Perkins

  (DC) Nixon-Heath meeting in Bermuda; price commission rent announcement anticipated.
  REPORTER: Alvin Rosenfeld

  (Tokyo, Japan) Asia's future to be considered as India-Pakistan war ends. Food and holiday mail rushed to troops.
  REPORTER: John Rich

  (Rome, Italy) Berlin agreement anticipated, but no holiday passes. New Italian government to be elected.
  REPORTER: Charles Quinn

• (Commercial: Christmas Seals.)

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  05:52:00 pm — 05:53:00 pm

• Albania

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  05:53:00 pm — 05:57:50 pm

  (Studio) Background of Albania cited; maverick Communist
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

  (Tirana, Albania) Unglamorous capital city featured; some progress. Agriculture and industry effort noted. People's Republic of China, friendship and aid noted. Costs, wages low.
  REPORTER: Robert Kroon

  (Durres, Albania) Vacations at state ctrs. usual. Emergence of Albania anticipated.
  REPORTER: Robert Kroon

• Good Night

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  05:57:50 pm — 05:57:50 pm