Vanderbilt Television News Archive

NBC Evening News for 1973-03-01

This program is 26 minutes long

• Introduction John Chancellor (New York City)

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  05:30:00 pm — 05:30:50 pm

• Vietnam / POW's

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  05:30:50 pm — 05:31:20 pm

  (Studio) Communists announce 136 American POW's to be released Saturday
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Vietnam / Paris Conference

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  05:31:20 pm — 05:34:40 pm

  (Studio) 13 Party Paris conference agrees on document which guarantees cease-fire in Vietnam. Canadians worried about how peace-keeping machinery to operate, however.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (Paris, France) Secretary of State Rogers happy about getting international acceptance Vietnam Peace treaty and some agreement to keep treaty. [ROGERS - says pleased with conf.] North Vietnam's For. Min. Nguyen Duy Trinh says prisoners of war list available in Saigon, and POW's to be released Saturday [US spokesperson Robert McCLOSKEY - says POW release - issue settled.] Canada's Mitchell Sharp says disappointed conference didn't get strong international body to supervise cease-fire. Ambassador William Porter attends reception given by VC. United Nations Secretary General Waldheim hints if VC want to set up liaison office at United Nations he would favor it. Next week talks between Viet Cong and government South Vietnam open in Paris.
  REPORTER: Lloyd Dobyns

  (Studio) Now that prisoners of war issue settled, United States will resume minesweeping operations in North Vietnam.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Indochina / Offensive

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  05:34:40 pm — 05:34:50 pm

  (Studio) Fighting increases in South Vietnam and Cambodia. Laos quiet.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• (Commercial: Geritol; J.C. Penney Shoes.)

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  05:34:50 pm — 05:35:50 pm

• Black Sept. Terrorists / Khartoum

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  05:35:50 pm — 05:36:40 pm

  (Studio) Mbrs. Black September Arab guerrilla group seize Saudi Arabia embassy in Khartoum,Sudan. Take hostages, among whom are American Ambassador Cleo A. Noel, Junior, Saudi Arabia ambassador; and diplomats from US, Jordan and Belgium. Guerrillas demand release Sirhan Sirhan, Robert Kennedy assassin.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Israel / Meir Visit

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  05:36:40 pm — 05:37:10 pm

  (Studio) Israeli Premier Golda Meir meets with Nixon at White House President adviser Henry Kissinger and other aides present. Nixon promises continued economy and mil. aid to Israel.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• American Indian Movement / Wounded Knee

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  05:37:10 pm — 05:41:30 pm

  (Studio) Indian occupation Wounded Knee, South Dakota, still in effect. South Dakota Senators George McGovern and James Abourezk on scene hoping to arrange release 11 hostages.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (Wounded Knee, South Dakota) Wounded Knee trading post owned by Mr. and Mrs. Gildersleeve left in shambles by Indians. [Hostage Agnes GILDERSLEEVE says Indians getting back at government by destroying store. She and husband financially ruined.] [AIM leader Russell MEANS - says Indians original landowners. Only way to force whites to listen is through violence.]
  REPORTER: Fred Briggs

  (Studio) Effects Wounded Knee incident being felt elsewhere.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (Chicago, Illinois) Chicago has about 20,000 American Indians. Most are poor. Indian Center provides social services for about 1/2 city's Indians. Center runs mostly on contributions. Mil. Indian tactics threaten to close center. [Director Indian Center Roger HARPER - says contributions fall drastically whenever Indians create incidents like one at Wounded Knee. Feels AIM methods damaging.]
  REPORTER: Dick Kay

• (Commercial: Phillips' Milk of Magnesia; State Farm Insurance.)

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  05:41:30 pm — 05:42:30 pm

• Nixon / Social Progress Message

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  05:42:30 pm — 05:44:10 pm

  (Studio) Nixon delivers message to Congress dealing with social progress. Nixon says LBJ antipoverty programs often dismal failures.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (DC) Nixon says giving up on welfare reform. [Department of Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Caspar WEINBERGER - says Ehrlichman admits Nixon not comfortable with idea of guaranteed annual income plan in tax reform program now abandoned.] Nixon promises tax relief to elderly home owners and national health insurance plan. Promises help to parents with children in private schools. Says will still throw out OEO.
  REPORTER: Richard Valeriani

• Governors' Conference / Budget

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  05:44:10 pm — 05:46:20 pm

  (Studio) Govs. end annual conference in DC. Many unhappy with Nixon message. Democrats oppose changes in domestic aid program, and so do some Republicans
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (DC) Many govs. feel revenue sharing funds will come too late, if they come at all, to save social programs dying now. Most Republicans back President [Governor Ronald REAGAN - says government must spend less.] [Governor Richard KNEIP - says govs. being used to sell program not in best interests of states. Federalism nice, but states can't take budget cuts proposed by administration]
  REPORTER: Catherine Mackin

• School Integration

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  05:46:20 pm — 05:46:30 pm

  (Studio) Admin. says putting off until next year spending $223 million appropriated by Congress to speed school integration.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Navy vs. Litton

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  05:46:30 pm — 05:46:50 pm

  (Studio) Money fight between Litton Industries and Navy continues. Navy says will pay Litton $948 million for 5 helicopter assault ships. Litton says needs $108 million more than this and will go to court to get it.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Gray Nom.

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  05:46:50 pm — 05:47:20 pm

  (Studio) Senator hearings on nomination L. Pat. Gray as FBI chief continue.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• (Commercial: Arm and Hammer Baking Soda; Milky Way.)

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  05:47:20 pm — 05:48:20 pm

• Dollar

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  05:48:20 pm — 05:50:00 pm

  (Studio) Dollar prices fall sharply on international money mkts.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (Frankfurt, West Germany) West Germany buy& more dollars today than in any single day in history in effort to keep price of dollar stable. Situation chaotic.
  REPORTER: Robert Hager

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  05:50:00 pm — 05:50:20 pm

  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Pollution / Mazda

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  05:50:20 pm — 05:52:00 pm

  (Studio) Environmental Protection Agency says Mazda engines meet federal air pollution standards for 1975. No American cars yet meet these standards.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (Los Angeles, California) Mazda has rotary engine, as opposed to piston engine. [General Manager Mazda Motors C. R. BROWN - says thermal reactor in engine revolutionary as rotary engine.]
  REPORTER: Jack Perkins

• Anti-Hijacking Laws

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  05:52:00 pm — 05:52:20 pm

  (Studio) Federal antihijacking regulations require passengers be searched, if necessary, before boarding plane. Some people object vehemently to searches.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Journal (Antihijacking Laws)

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  05:52:20 pm — 05:54:00 pm

  (Studio) Senator Vance Hartke dislikes being searched before boarding planes. Says violates rights. Is going to court to demand searching of Senators be stopped. Reporter disapproves special regulations for Senators
  REPORTER: David Brinkley

• H.L. Hunt Sons Indicted

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  05:54:00 pm — 05:54:20 pm

  (Studio) Justice Department announces indictments of 2 sons of H. L. Hunt, Texas oil millionaire. Both charged with tapping phones of Hunt Oil Company employees.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Mitchell

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  05:54:20 pm — 05:54:50 pm

  (Studio) Martha Mitchell complains of appointment Jill Ruckelshaus, women's rights advocate, to White House job on women's matters. Mitchell anti- women's rights.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• (Commercial: Absorbine Junior; Datsun.)

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  05:54:50 pm — 05:55:50 pm

• Vietnam / Davis and Dog

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  05:55:50 pm — 05:57:10 pm

  (Studio) Navy Lieutenant Commander Edward Davis among freed POW's. Brought puppy home with him.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (Bethesda Naval Hospital) [DAVIS - talks about his dog, which has adjusted nicely to American life style.]
  REPORTER: No reporter given

• Good Night

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  05:57:10 pm — 05:57:10 pm