Vanderbilt Television News Archive

NBC Evening News for 1971-12-21

This program is 27 minutes long

• Introduction Garrick Utley (New York City)

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  05:31:20 pm — 05:31:40 pm

• United Nations / Secretary Gen.

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  05:31:40 pm — 05:34:00 pm

  (Studio) Austrian ambassador Kurt Waldheim nomination as United Nations Secretary General to succeed U Thant. assembly votes on Waldheim tomorrow.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

  (NYC) [WALDHEIM - comments re, United Nations as instrument of peace.)
  REPORTER: No reporter given

  (Studio) Waldheim profiled.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

• (Commercial: Rolaids Antacid; FTD Florists.)

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  05:34:00 pm — 05:35:00 pm

• Pakistan Government

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  05:35:00 pm — 05:38:00 pm

  (Studio) New Pakistan President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto takes office. Awami League leader Sheik Mujibur Rahman held on house arrest, accused of treason; role in India-Pakistan war cited. Pakistanis riot against military government of Yahya Khan.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

  (Karachi, Pakistan) Wine shops, bars burned by Moslem Pakistanis as symbol of military government's decadence.
  REPORTER: Ray Scherer

  (Rawalpindi, Pakistan) Pakistan People's Party members welcome Bhutto. Bhutto goes to home of Yahya Khan, emerges as new president of Pakistan.
  REPORTER: Liz Trotta

• Pakistan Surrender

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  05:38:00 pm — 05:42:10 pm

  (Studio) Pakistanis surrender weapons in Dacca.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

  (Dacca, Bangladesh) December 18 film shown officers taken as prisoners, humane treatment assured. [Lieutenant General Bakir SIDDIQI - says weapon surrender a cease-fire; will to fight still exists.]
  REPORTER: John Humphries (BBC)

  (Studio) Horrible reprisals continue in Bangladesh against Pakistan supporters.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

  (Dacca, Bangladesh) At rally Bengalis urged to take revenge, do so. Prisoners kicked, beaten to death by Mukti Bahini. Associated Press pictures shown. Child kicked, stamped to death.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley (narrates)

• (Commercial: NBC's Vietnam Hindsight.)

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  05:42:10 pm — 05:43:20 pm

• Nixon Heath / Summit

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  05:43:20 pm — 05:44:30 pm

  (Studio) President Nixon and British Prime Minister Edward Heath end 2 day summit meeting in Bermuda. Change in relations noted; Arab-Israeli settlement, conference on European security discussed. NBC news special announced.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

  (Andrews AFB) Nixon, Heath had friendly discussion, mutual dependence relaxed.
  REPORTER: Alvin Rosenfeld

• United States / China, P.R.

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  05:44:30 pm — 05:47:30 pm

  (Studio) NBC program with regard to typical Nixon working day shown tonight. Excerpt of typical day of President features China visit discussion.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

  (White House) [NIXON - says USSR , People's Republic of China, leaders tough men. Will have pragmatic talks.]
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• (Commercial: Pepto-Bismol Antacid; Dirty Harry [Movie].)

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• Dollar

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  (Studio) Devaluated dollar makes good showing on money mkts. Dollar edges downward on mkts.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

• Ohio / State Income Tax

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  05:49:00 pm — 05:49:10 pm

  (Studio) State income tax becomes law in Ohio as Governor John Gilligan signs bill.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

• Journal (Federal Taxes)

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  05:49:10 pm — 05:51:30 pm

  (Studio) Journal with regard to new tax legislature
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

  (Studio) Meager tax cuts for individuals noted. Tax-free college tuition advocated by commentator. Politicians criticized.
  REPORTER: David Brinkley

• Powell / Rehnquist

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  05:51:30 pm — 05:53:50 pm

  (Studio) Federal Bar Association honors Supreme Court appointees Lewis Powell, William Rehnquist. Attorney General John Mitchell main speaker
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

  (DC) [POWELL - joshes about appointed] [MITCHELL - forecasts performance of new justices.] Mitchell told subordinates to choose conservative, predictable noms.
  REPORTER: Carl Stern

• (Commercial: NBC's Chronolog.)

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• Vietnam War

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  05:54:50 pm — 05:55:20 pm

  (Studio) 4 United States fighter bombers downed. 2 men rescued, 2 missing, 4 captives in Hanoi. Photographs of captives distributed: Lieutenant Kenneth Wells, Major Leland Hildebrand, Lieutenant Samuel Vaughan, Major Kenneth Johnson. Pentagon confirms capture.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

• Announcement

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  05:55:20 pm — 05:55:30 pm

  (Studio) NBC "White Paper" report announced.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

• Bank Robbery / Canada

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  05:55:30 pm — 05:55:40 pm

  (Studio) 5 arrested in Windsor, Ontario, $1 million bank robbery.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

• Explosion / France

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  05:55:40 pm — 05:55:50 pm

  (Studio) Gas explosion destroys apt.house in Argenteuil, France. 6 killed; 100 wounded.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

• Evanston, Illinois / Liquor Sale

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  05:56:00 pm — 05:58:10 pm

  (Studio) Evanston, Illinois, legalizes liquor sale; home of Women's Christian Temperance Union. Mayor promises veto.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

  (Evanston, Illinois) For 116 years town resolutely dry. City council votes liquor sale. Women's Christian Temperance Union shocked. [WCTU president Mrs. Fred TOOZE - objects strenuously.] Temperance token for many years
  REPORTER: John Dancy

• Good Night

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