Vanderbilt Television News Archive

NBC Evening News for 1974-06-14

This program is 27 minutes long

• Introduction John Chancellor (Egypt); Tom Brokaw (New York City)

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  05:30:00 pm — 05:30:10 pm

• Egypt / Nixon / Middle East Trip

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  05:30:10 pm — 05:34:50 pm

  (Cairo, Egypt) President leaves Egypt with greatly improved relations between US and Egypt. President Nixon and Egyptian President Sadat agree to cooperate in nuclear power negotiations between 2 cntrys. American nuclear help for Egypt to be strictly for peaceful purposes, according to Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler. Joint statement signed by Nixon and Sadat. [PRES. - believes Egypt on threshold of new era.]
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (Cairo, Egypt) Statement of principles ctrs. on economy of Egypt; details given.
  REPORTER: Richard Valeriani

  (Cairo, Egypt) Cairo motorcade greeted by enthusiastic and large Egyptian crowds today. Presidential party leaves for airport and Saudi Arabia. President' stay in Egypt successful.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Israel / Nuclear Energy Deal

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  05:34:50 pm — 05:35:50 pm

  (Studio) Israel may get similar nuclear energy agreement from US. Israeli official confirms 2 cntrys. negotiate deal.
  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

• (Commercial: Rally Car Wax; Mon Triomphe Cologne; Ocusol Eye Drops.)

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  05:35:50 pm — 05:37:20 pm

• AEC / Egyptian, United States Nuclear Energy Deal / Cong.

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  05:37:20 pm — 05:39:50 pm

  (Studio) Atomic Energy Commission insists uranium to be supplied Egypt in nuclear energy deal isn't rich enough to be used in a nuclear weapon. Several cntrys. have American-built reactors, incling. India and Israel. In Chicago, Vice President Gerald Ford reacts to agreement and Egypt's promise not to use nuclear power for any weapons. Congress concerned over President' action.
  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

  (DC) Senator especially opposes Egyptian nuclear aid agreement. [Senator Stuart SYMINGTON - thinks United States deliberately making nuclear bombs available to Egypt.] [Senator Frank CHURCH - believes American's action reckless.] [Senator Henry JACKSON - deplores President' agreement.] Senator George Aiken's reaction discussed.
  REPORTER: Catherine Mackin

• Underground Nuclear Testing / US, USSR / Nitze Resigns

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  05:39:50 pm — 05:41:50 pm

  (Studio) Soviet Communist leader Leonid Brezhnev says USSR ready to negotiate with US to stop all underground nuclear testing. Nuclear arms limitations negotiating team head Paul Nitze unexpectantly resigns.
  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

  (DC) Nitze says now isn't time to work out nuclear arms agreement with USSR because of domestic problems. Several mos. ago. Nitze urged by Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, Defense Secretary Schlesinger, and Alexander Haig to accept high-level Pentagon job. Senator Barry Goldwater voiced opposition; President refused to nomination Nitze.
  REPORTER: John Cochran

  (Studio) Presidential spokesperson surprised to hear of Nitze's resignation.
  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

• President, NATO Heads / To Meet

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  05:41:50 pm — 05:42:10 pm

  (Studio) President to meet with NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) heads of government June 26 to discuss visit to Moscow, USSR .
  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

• (Commercial: Hartford Insurance Company; American's Investor-Owned Electric Cos.)

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  05:42:10 pm — 05:43:10 pm

• Ehrlichman / Ellsberg Break-In

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  05:43:10 pm — 05:43:30 pm

  (Studio) John Ehrlichman to stand trial with co-defendants in Ellsberg break-in; new date set for June 26. Judge Gerhard Gesell makes announcement.
  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

• Watergate Burglars / Conviction Appeals

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  05:43:30 pm — 05:43:40 pm

  (Studio) Attys. for 7 convicted Watergate burglars ask federal appeals court to reverse clients' convictions.
  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

• South Baptist Convention

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  05:43:40 pm — 05:45:50 pm

  (Studio) South Baptist convention ends.
  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

  (Dallas, Texas) South Baptists conservative; Watergate on their minds. [Convention president Jaroy WEBER - says South Baptists disappointed with language in White House transcripts as well as moral tone.] [Reverend Billy GRAHAM - says some Watergate exists in all Americans] [Vice President Gerald FORD - says President speaks for all Americans in seeking peace abroad.] South Baptists still have serious misgivings.
  REPORTER: George Lewis

• Buzhardt / Heart Attack

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  05:45:50 pm — 05:46:00 pm

  (Studio) White House cnsl. J. Fred Buzhardt hospitalized with heart attack.
  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

• Kissinger / Fulbright / Wiretaps

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  05:46:00 pm — 05:46:30 pm

  (Studio) Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairperson William Fulbright critical of Senator resolution expressing confidence in Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in wiretap controversy. Justice Department to send committee secret FBI files on subject.
  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

• (Commercial: Shell Oil Company; Hoover's Tri-Pan Sweepstaks.)

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  05:46:30 pm — 05:47:30 pm

• Dynamite Explosion / Gulf Oil / Pittsburgh

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  05:47:30 pm — 05:48:00 pm

  (Studio) Dynamite explosion damages Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. headquarters of Gulf Oil; Weather Underground claims responsibility; reasons for blast given. Telephone bomb threat also made later in day; no bomb found.
  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

• Concorde/ Demonstration Flight

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  05:48:00 pm — 05:50:40 pm

  (Studio) Supersonic jetliner Concorde makes demonstration flight between Boston, Massachusetts, and Miami, Florida. Concorde's European builders try to get United States to buy Concords.
  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

  (Boston, Massachusetts) [5:48:50-5:50:00 - audio difficulty.]
  REPORTER: Robert Hager

  (Miami, Florida) Flight time compared between Concorde and regular jets.
  REPORTER: Robert Hager

• Panovs / USSR Emigration

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  05:50:40 pm — 05:50:50 pm

  (Studio) Valery Panov and wife leave USSR for Israel.
  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

• USSR / Grain Harvest

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  05:50:50 pm — 05:52:40 pm

  (Studio) USSR forecasts large grain harvest this year Record harvest predicted for US. Despite forecasts, United Nations says world may be in worst food shortage in its history. Senate committee opens hearings to determine ways United States can help. Dr. Norman Borlaug and former Senator Joseph Tydings testify before committee
  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

  (DC) [Population Crisis Committee TYDINGS - believes growing birth rate and falling death rate causes present food shortage problem.] [Dr. Norman BORLAUG - warns any crop failures to result in disastrous famine.] Govt. must decide whether to stkpile. food again.
  REPORTER: Irving R. Levine

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  05:52:40 pm — 05:52:50 pm

  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

• Industrial Production Up

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  05:52:50 pm — 05:53:00 pm

  (Studio) Govt. reports industry production increases .4% in May.
  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

• Ford / Car Recall

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  05:53:00 pm — 05:53:10 pm

  (Studio) Ford announces recall of several Lincoln Continentals.
  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

• Pennies

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  05:53:10 pm — 05:53:40 pm

  (Studio) United States mint says pennies minted in San Francisco, California, withheld from circulation because speculators want to hoard them. Vice President Gerald Ford's wife turns in $34.50 in pennies. President' consumer adviser Mrs. Virginia Knauer asks banks to send out penny wrappers with monthly statements
  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

• Little League Ruling

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  05:53:40 pm — 05:54:10 pm

  Little League's recent ruling with regard to girls causes controversy. Ex. of girl power exhibited in Bunny Taylor from Clay, West Virginia; details given.
  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

• (Commercial: Jade East Cologne; Mazda Trucks.)

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  05:54:10 pm — 05:55:10 pm

• Nixon / Middle East Trip / Saudi Arabia / Egypt

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  05:55:10 pm — 05:57:10 pm

  (Studio) President and Mrs. Nixon now in Jidda, Saudi Arabia.
  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

  (Jidda, Saudi Arabia) Arrival and reception in Saudi Arabia shown. King Faisal talks with President on tough terms; details of talk reviewed. King Faisal's tone much more serious than Egyptian tone.
  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw (narrates)

  (Egypt) President and Mrs. Nixon have taken pictures at pyramids earlier today. Posings shown. Arabian horsemanship show followed.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Good Night

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