Vanderbilt Television News Archive

NBC Evening News for 1974-04-23

This program is 27 minutes long

• Introduction John Chancellor (New York City)

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  05:30:00 pm — 05:30:10 pm

• 18 Min. Tape Gap / No Challenge

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  05:30:10 pm — 05:32:50 pm

  (Studio) NBC learns no challenge to be made with regard to White House explanation of 18 min. gap on White House tape.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (DC) Tape expert hired by White House, Dr. Michael Hecker,met with group of tape experts to discuss tape in question. Experts' ruling reviewed. White House expert doesn't disagree with group of experts on major point of erasure.
  REPORTER: Carl Stern

  (Studio) White House refuses comment. Picture of Rose Mary Woods shows how she might have accidentally erased tape.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• White House Delay / House Judiciary Subpoena

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  05:32:50 pm — 05:36:30 pm

  (Studio) White House requests 5-day delay in answering House Judiciary Committee's subpoena for 42 tapes. Committee likely to approve delay.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (White House) Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler insists Nixon not delaying process in readying tapes. [ZIEGLER - says most committee members haven't examined material already sent to committee ; 5-day delay by White House shouldn't delay committee ] President deeply involved in forming response to committee
  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

  (Capitol Hill) Committee chairperson Peter Rodino insists Judiciary Committee must decide relevancy of tapes to its probe. [RODINO - thinks committee to approve 5-day delay.] Committee already requests more evidence from White House
  REPORTER: Ray Scherer

• (Commercial: Ford Pickups.)

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  05:36:30 pm — 05:37:30 pm

• Mitchell, Stans Trial

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  05:37:30 pm — 05:39:20 pm

  (Studio) Maurice Stans' attorney Walter Bonner makes closing address before jury; details given.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (NYC) Bonner's closing arguments reviewed. Defense arguments for John Mitchell expected tomorrow.

• Silbert / United States Attorney Nom.

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  05:39:20 pm — 05:39:40 pm

  REPORTER: Robert Hager; No artist given

  (Studio) Senator Judiciary Committee reviews nomination of Earl Silbert for Washington, DC US attorney Silbert headed prosecution of Watergate breakin trial.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Ford / Watergate, Impeachment, Nixon

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  05:39:40 pm — 05:41:30 pm

  (Studio) Vice President Gerald Ford continually questioned about Watergate, impeachment, Nixon; answers don't please White House
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (NYC) Relations strained between White House and Ford. Reasons for Ford's staunch independence from White House and its problems reviewed. White House-Ford disagreements date back to `72; details outlined.
  REPORTER: Ron Nessen

• Hughes Contribution / IRS / Income Taxes

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  05:41:30 pm — 05:41:50 pm

  (Studio) IRS (Internal Revenue Service) commissioner Don. Alexander denies IRS (Internal Revenue Service) obstructs Senate Watergate inquiry with regard to $100,000 Hughes contribution to Nixon campaign. Alexander also reports general cheating on income taxes hasn't occurred following President' tax problems.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• (Commercial: Geritol; Tums Antacid.)

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  05:41:50 pm — 05:42:50 pm

• Oil Co. Profits

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  05:42:50 pm — 05:43:30 pm

  (Studio) Exxon reports 39% profit increase for 1st quarter of `74; Texaco up 123%; Gulf rises 76%; AMOCO increases 81%.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Recreational Vehicles / Gas Supplies

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  05:43:30 pm — 05:45:30 pm

  (Studio) More gasoline available now. Recreational vehicles make comeback.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (Los Angeles, California) [Dealer Larry FIELDS - says market comes back strong.] [Sales manager Paul RICHEY - reports sales increases on all types of recreational vehicles.] Mfrs. increase production despite high, unstable gasoline costs. Customers react to sale of recreational vehicles.
  REPORTER: Roy Neal

• Crude Oil / Price Rollback

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  05:45:30 pm — 05:45:50 pm

  (Studio) House Commerce Committee votes to roll back prices on 80% of crude oil produced in US. Proposal must pass House and Senator; likely to be vetoed if reaches President
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Tax Cut / Opinions

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  05:45:50 pm — 05:46:10 pm

  (Studio) Econ. John K. Galbraith against tax cut; Senator William Brock for tax cut.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  05:46:10 pm — 05:46:30 pm

  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• (Commercial: Big Wally Cleaner; Klean'N Shine All Purpose Cleaner; Canadian Government, Office of Tourism.)

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  05:46:30 pm — 05:48:00 pm

• Supreme Court / Reverse Discrimination

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  05:48:00 pm — 05:48:30 pm

  (Studio) Supreme Court refuses to rule on reverse discrimination case brought by Marco DeFunis; details given.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Journal / Racial Quotas

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  05:48:30 pm — 05:50:10 pm

  (Studio) David Brinkley discusses racial quotas.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (Studio) Court must have felt any ruling on reverse discrimination would be unsettling to American public. Sooner or later court to decide issue.
  REPORTER: David Brinkley

• Cuba / United States Vehicles

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  05:50:10 pm — 05:50:20 pm

  (Studio) Argentine subsidiary of Chrysler Corporation signs contract to sell 9000 vehicles to Cuba. Ford and General Motors also negotiating to sell autos to Cuba.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Kennedy / USSR Trip

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  05:50:20 pm — 05:51:00 pm

  (Studio) Senator Edward Kennedy visits capital of Soviet Georgia and is received like Russian hero.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (Moscow, USSR ) Yesterday, Kennedy met with Sov party leader Leonid Brezhnev for 4 hrs. Family makes trip with Kennedy.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor (narrates)

• President / Egypt / Aid

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  05:51:00 pm — 05:51:10 pm

  (Studio) President plans to ask Congress for $250 million aid for Egypt.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Suez Canal / Mine Clearing

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  05:51:10 pm — 05:51:20 pm

  (Studio) American helicopter carrier Iwo Jima in Port Said; British, Egyptian and American technicians to begin clearing Suez Canal of mines.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Middle East Fighting / Syria, Israel

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  05:51:20 pm — 05:51:30 pm

  (Studio) Fighting between Israel and Syria conts.; details given.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• New York City Office Building Explosion

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  05:51:30 pm — 05:51:50 pm

  (Studio) New York City fire cmnsr. reports yesterday's office building explosion caused by gas leak.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• (Commercial: American's Investor-Owned Electric Cos.; RC Cola.)

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  05:51:50 pm — 05:52:50 pm

• SLA Profile

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  05:52:50 pm — 05:57:10 pm

  (Studio) Syrbionese Liberation Army profile follows.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (San Francisco, California) Oakland school superintendent Marcus Foster killed by SLA. Women play key roles in revolutionary group. Nancy Ling Perry positively identified as member of SLA; activities in SLA reviewed. In Patricia Hearst kidnapping, woman calling herself General Genina sends tape to radio stn. Tape played. By last communique, more women heard from, incling. Patricia Hearst announcing her decision to join SLA. FBI searches for Nancy Perry, Patricia Michelle Soltysik, Camillia Hall, Emily Harris, Angela Atwood, Patricia Hearst; all involved with SLA.
  REPORTER: Gail Christian

• Good Night

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  05:57:10 pm — 05:57:10 pm