Vanderbilt Television News Archive

NBC Evening News for 1971-12-29

This program is 26 minutes long

• Introduction John Chancellor (New York City)

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  05:30:40 pm — 05:31:30 pm

• Vietnam War / United States Air Strikes

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  05:31:30 pm — 05:33:50 pm

  (Studio) United States bombing of North Vietnam conts. Off-shore carriers and Thailand bases source of bombings. US, North Vietnam disagree on nature of targets. North Vietnam air defs. strong. Pentagon refuses detail comment. United States planes shot down, pilots captured.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (Hanoi, North Vietnam) United States pilots displayed at Hanoi press conference at International Club. Lieutenant Kenneth Wells, Major Leland Hildebrand, Lieutenant Samuel Vaughan, Major Kenneth Johnson presented. Antiaircraft battery near Hanoi filmed.
  REPORTER: John Rich (Communist approved film)

• Bombings / Reaction

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  05:33:50 pm — 05:34:20 pm

  (Studio) Pope Paul deplores bombings; People's Republic of China, indignant; India expresses hope of bombing cease; Senator J. William Fulbright critical of administration
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Laos Bombing / Cave Dwellers

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  05:34:20 pm — 05:38:20 pm

  (Studio) Laos air defense strengthened.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (Laos) Laotian peasants seek cave shelter from bombings. [Polish film shown.] 750 working and living in 1 cave. Some house 1000 refugees. Caves occupied since early 1950's. Pathet Lao train guerrillas. Medical care good. 1/3 of Laos population living in caves and forests.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor (narrates)

• Cambodia

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  05:38:20 pm — 05:38:40 pm

  (Studio) Fighting conts. in Cambodia.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• (Commercial: Vicks Formula 44 Cough Syrup; Sinex Nasal Spray.)

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  05:38:40 pm — 05:39:40 pm

• Florida Summit

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  05:39:40 pm — 05:42:10 pm

  (Studio) Nixon and West German Chancellor Willy Brandt end summit conference
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (Key Biscayne, Florida) Mtg. amicable. David Kennedy to be new NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) ambassador [NIXON - congratulates Brandt on Nobel Prize.] [BRANDT - speaks of peace prospects.] NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) reassurance from Nixon cheers Brandt.
  REPORTER: Herbert Kaplow

• Britain / Malta

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  05:42:10 pm — 05:42:40 pm

  (Studio) History of Malta recalled. British to evacuate troops due to money disagreement with Maltese government USSR may try to move in.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• USSR / Bangladesh

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  05:42:40 pm — 05:45:10 pm

  (Studio) USSR -Bangladesh trade treaty announced; USSR to aid Bangladesh.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (Dacca, Bangladesh) Indians take Pakistani prisoners to India Reactions differ. Wives, children also taken. Indians protect prisoners; Geneva convention rules observed.
  REPORTER: Ron Nessen

• Pakistan Prisoners

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  05:45:10 pm — 05:47:00 pm

  (Studio) West Pakistan kin of E. Pakistan captives uninformed of relatives whereabouts
  REPORTER:. John Chancellor

  (Islamabad, Pakistan) Red Cross sets up communication with East; Morse Code used. Repatriation of war prisoners object. 93,000 West Pakistan military and 300,000 civilians to be accounted for.
  REPORTER: Liz Trotta

• France / Nuclear Weapons

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  05:47:00 pm — 05:47:30 pm

  (Studio) France soon to have tactical nuclear weapons.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• (Commercial: Alpo Dog Food; Pontiac Ventura.)

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  05:47:30 pm — 05:48:30 pm

• Harlan Dies

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  05:48:30 pm — 05:48:50 pm

  (Studio) Vet. Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan dies.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Campaign `72 / Ashbrook

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  05:48:50 pm — 05:51:00 pm

  (Studio) Conservative Republican John Ashbrook enters race against President Nixon.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (DC) [ASHBROOK - criticizes Nixon.] New Hampshire, Florida primaries to be entered; Nixon protest object. Ashbrook's influence on conservative Republicans estimated.
  REPORTER: Douglas Kiker

• Campaign `72 / Lindsay

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  05:51:00 pm — 05:51:20 pm

  (Studio) New York City Mayor John Lindsay visits Wisconsin; announces entry into Wisconsin Democratic primary; attacks North Vietnam bombing policy.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Journal (Candidates)

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  05:51:20 pm — 05:53:30 pm

  (Studio) Journal with regard to President candidates.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (DC) Money, votes said chief political ingredients, in that order. 12 men, 1 woman now running for President Journalist ponders reasons.
  REPORTER: David Brinkley

• Crime

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  05:53:30 pm — 05:54:40 pm

  (Studio) Attorney General notes crime increase J. Edgar Hoover name 2nd to Mitchell's in report Pols. suspected. Bureau of Labor Statistics altered report practice noted.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• (Commercial: Dentu-Creme; Safety Belts.)

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  05:54:40 pm — 05:55:30 pm

• Prisoners of War Packages

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  05:55:30 pm — 05:56:20 pm

  (Studio) North Vietnam refuses prisoners of war pkgs. No reason given. [New York City film of pkgs. shown.]
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Timothy Leary

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  05:56:20 pm — 05:56:40 pm

  (Studio) Switzerland refuses Timothy Leary extradition to US. Leary, drug use advocate, escaped from California jail.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  05:56:40 pm — 05:56:50 pm

  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Poverty / Oklahoma

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  05:56:50 pm — 05:57:40 pm

  (Studio) OK's Office of Economic Opportunity offers free land to poor people willing to set up orchards. Conditions described.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Good Night

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  05:57:40 pm — 05:57:40 pm