Vanderbilt Television News Archive

NBC Evening News for 1973-03-28

This program is 27 minutes long

• Introduction John Chancellor (New York City)

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  05:30:00 pm — 05:30:40 pm

• Vietnam / Prisoners of War Release

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  05:30:40 pm — 05:34:20 pm

  (Studio) 50 POW's released in Hanoi, North Vietnam.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (Clark AFB, Philippines) Laos-held POW's among newly freed POW's. Individuals among POW's noted.
  REPORTER: Phil Brady

  (Studio) United States feels Laos still holds many American POW's, but Pathet Lao deny it. VC report have 1 more American prisoners of war previously not listed, Robert Wheme. United States has no record of anyone by that name.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Vietnam / United States Troop Withdrawal

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  05:34:20 pm — 05:35:50 pm

  (Studio) 1800 American servicemen depart South Vietnam.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (Saigon, South Vietnam) American soldiers and Vietnam women who have married some of them board planes out of Vietnam.
  REPORTER: Bob Jones

• Vietnam / Joint Military Commission

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  05:35:50 pm — 05:36:20 pm

  (Studio) United States and Viet Cong withdraw from Joint Mil. Commission now that prisoners of war release complete.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Cambodia / Air War

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  05:36:20 pm — 05:36:40 pm

  (Studio) Congress questions right of President to continue bombing in Cambodia.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• (Commercial: Phillips' Tablets; Savings and Loan Association)

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  05:36:40 pm — 05:37:40 pm

• Price Controls

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  05:37:40 pm — 05:40:40 pm

  (Studio) Admin. may return to price controls.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (DC) Cost of Living Council holding long mtgs. Reports say council drawing up plans for price freeze. Chief economy aide Herbert Stein says freeze may become necessary.
  REPORTER: Irving R. Levine

  (Studio) AFL-CIO President George Meany wants price controls.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (DC) [MEANY - says Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz ineffective in controlling food prices. Says AFL-CIO favors price controls on raw agriculture products.]
  REPORTER: No reporter given

• Journal (Price Controls)

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  05:40:40 pm — 05:42:10 pm

  (Studio) Price controls messy but may be necessary.
  REPORTER: David Brinkley

• ITT (International Telephone And Telegraph Corporation) / Chile

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  05:42:10 pm — 05:43:00 pm

  (Studio) Senator investigating committee learns ITT (International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation) went to CIA before Salvadore Allende elected President Chile with offer of money to support Allende's chief opponent. CIA said no. After Allende elected CIA went to ITT suggesting commercial pressures be used to block Allende's confirmation and ITT (International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation) said no. Senator Frank Church says ought to be law against this type of thing.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Watergate Case

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  05:43:00 pm — 05:45:00 pm

  (Studio) James McCord goes before Senate committee to tell what he knows of Watergate bugging. Committee meeting secret.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (DC) McCord said to have implicated White House attorney John Dean and Nixon campaign director Jeb Magruder. Both deny involvement with bugging. [MAGRUDER - says can do nothing but wait out current publicity.] Senator Howard Baker says committee making progress. E. Howard Hunt gives testimony to grand jury. Judge John Sirica cancels meeting with McCord now as feels is no longer necessary.
  REPORTER: Carl Stern

• Military Cost Overruns

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  05:45:00 pm — 05:45:20 pm

  (Studio) Cost overruns for defense contracts average 20%.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• (Commercial: Colgate; Baggies; Lifebuoy; Pontiac Catalina.)

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  05:45:20 pm — 05:47:20 pm

• Crime

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  05:47:20 pm — 05:53:20 pm

  (Studio) Crime falls 3% in 1972. Is first decrease in 17 years Rates of different crimes cited.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (Detroit, Michigan) Though most crimes down, murder and rape up. New undercover police unit held responsible for decrease in many crimes. Unit is called STRESS; is controversial because officers frequently kill suspects while making arrests. Police superintendent stands by unit. Says biggest problem is easy availability of guns.
  REPORTER: Lou Davis

  (NYC) Crime down 18% in NYC. Robbery and mugging down, possibly because of decrease in rate heroin addiction. Better law enforcement and expanded drug treatment programs considered responsible.
  REPORTER: Betty Rollin

  (DC) Serious crimes down 27% in Washington, DC in 1972. Police force here enlarged by 1/3, street lights installed, etc. Nixon last year gave Washington, DC Police Chief Jerry Wilson $13 million to reduce crime. Many residents don't think crime down. [Abu BAKR - says may have to install gate with bars to keep out robbers.] [Edwin LOUREIRO - says many in area don't report thefts to police because police useless.]
  REPORTER: Ron Nessen

  (Studio) Nixon setting up single agency in Justice Department to fight war on drugs. Presently drug law enforcement agencies scattered.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• (Commercial: Manischewitz Wine; General Tires.)

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  05:53:20 pm — 05:54:20 pm

• American Indian Movement / Wounded Knee

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  05:54:20 pm — 05:54:40 pm

  (Studio) Indians continue occupation Wounded Knee, South Dakota.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Connally

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  05:54:40 pm — 05:55:00 pm

  (Studio) Associated Press reports John Connally almost joined Republican party last week Changed mind because of Watergate case and possible White House involvement.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Mideast / Sadat

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  05:55:00 pm — 05:55:10 pm

  (Studio) Egyptian President Anwar Sadat proclaims himself military governor-general Egypt. Sadat says is preparing for final confrontation with Israel.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  05:55:10 pm — 05:55:30 pm

  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Economy Indicators

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  05:55:30 pm — 05:55:40 pm

  (Studio) Econ. indicators up almost 2% in February
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Academy Awards / Brando Protest

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  05:55:40 pm — 05:57:10 pm

  (Studio) Sashim Littlefeather, Apache Indian, declines academy award for Marlon Brando as year's best actor as protest against treatment Indians by movie industry. [Sashim LITTLEFEATHER - says was Brando's representative to express his feelings.]
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Good Night

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  05:57:10 pm — 05:57:10 pm