Vanderbilt Television News Archive

NBC Evening News for 1974-06-16

This program is 28 minutes long

• Introduction Floyd Kalber (New York City)

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  05:30:00 pm — 05:30:10 pm

• Nixon / Middle East Trip / Israel / Syria

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  05:30:10 pm — 05:35:20 pm

  (Studio) President flies from Damascus, Syria, to Tel Aviv, Israel. President immediately meets with Israeli leaders to assure them United States nuclear aid to Egypt won't threaten Israeli security. Syrian President Assad and Nixon announce diplomatic relations to be resumed between Syria and US.
  REPORTER: Floyd Kalber

  (Damascus, Syria) President and Assad take motorcade through large, friendly crowd. President and Assad meet this a.m. with Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. [NIXON - says both cntrys. look forward to new relship. Ambs. to be named in 2 weeks] Algeria expected to restore relations with United States also.
  REPORTER: Richard Valeriani

  (Tel Aviv, Israel) Arrival in Israel shown. [PRES. - believes peace in Mid. E. possible.] Crowds enthusiastic; security heavy.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

  (Jerusalem, Israel) President to spend most of time in Israel. President and Kissinger hold meeting with new Prime Min. Rabin. President later pays visit to former Prime Min. Golda Meir. State dinner held tonight before flight to Jordan tomorrow.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

• President / Azores

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  05:35:20 pm — 05:35:40 pm

  (Studio) President to stop in Azores Island Tuesday night to meet with Portugal's Antonio de Spinola.
  REPORTER: Floyd Kalber

• Brezhnev / US, USSR

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  05:35:40 pm — 05:36:30 pm

  (Studio) Soviet Communist party leader Leonid Brezhnev says new, good agreements upcoming in President' visit to USSR . Nixon to begin USSR trip June 27.
  REPORTER: Floyd Kalber

• (Commercial: Exxon.)

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  05:36:30 pm — 05:37:30 pm

• Ruckelshaus

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  05:37:30 pm — 05:38:10 pm

  (Studio) Former director of FBI William Ruckelshaus says Secretary of State Henry Kissinger didn't initiate national security wiretaps. [On "Face The Nation", RUCKELSHAUS - thinks he would exonerate Kissinger in wiretap matter.]
  REPORTER: Floyd Kalber

• Ehrlichman / Trial Witnesses

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  05:38:10 pm — 05:38:40 pm

  (Studio) John Ehrlichman plans to subpoena Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in White House plumber's trial along with chief of staff Alexander Haig. President to be asked to answer written questions.
  REPORTER: Floyd Kalber

• President' Popularity / Gallup Poll

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  05:38:40 pm — 05:39:00 pm

  (Studio) Gallup poll shows slight increase in President' popularity since Mid. E. ceasefire.
  REPORTER: Floyd Kalber

• Oil Rig Explosion / Bodies Found

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  05:39:00 pm — 05:39:20 pm

  (Studio) Divers recover bodies of 2 more oil workers off Gulf of Mexico. Total of 3 men found who died in explosion and fire on offshore oil rig. 4 others missing.
  REPORTER: Floyd Kalber

• Oil-Exporting Countries / Conference / Venezuela

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  05:39:20 pm — 05:42:10 pm

  (Studio) World's leading oil-exporting countries hold a conference, in Quito, Ecuador. Meeting held to decide price increases. Venezuela wants to raise prices. Venezuela decided recently to nationalize oil industry
  REPORTER: Floyd Kalber

  (Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela) Oil companies don't seem worried about nationalization. Venezuelan crude oil may help solve United States energy crisis. Oil companies convinced Venezuela needs American's knowledge to make crude oil worthwhile to country.

• (Commercial: Exxon.)

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  05:42:10 pm — 05:43:10 pm

• Sun. Profile / Bob Gillette / Patty Clark

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  05:43:10 pm — 05:50:20 pm

  (Studio) Educators Bob Gillette and Patty Clark battle against apathy in schoolroom.
  REPORTER: Floyd Kalber

  (Fairfield, Connecticut) 1 junior class readies for canoe trip; students learn just as much as if they were in formal classroom. Patty and Bob find ways to stop apathy in classroom; canoe trip 1 way. [GILLETTE - describes apathy found in most schools. Believes reason for apathy is society; details given.]
  REPORTER: Betty Rollin

• (Commercial: Exxon.)

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  05:50:20 pm — 05:51:20 pm

• Irwin / United States Golf Championship

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  05:51:20 pm — 05:52:50 pm

  (Studio) Hale Irwin wins United States Golf championship.
  REPORTER: Floyd Kalber

  (Mamaroneck, New York) Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson; Bert Yancey, Forrest Fezler among Irwin's contenders for championship.
  REPORTER: Greg. Gumbel (videotape courtesy of ABC)

• The Week Ahead

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  05:52:50 pm — 05:54:00 pm

  (Studio) Senator to begin debate on proposal to cut taxes and raise personal income tax exemptions.
  REPORTER: Floyd Kalber

  (DC) Herbert Kalmbach to be sentenced by Judge John Sirica for role in Watergate. Trial also begins for California Lieutenant Governor Edward Reinecke. Former President aide Charles Colson to be sentenced Friday for part in Ellsberg break-in case.
  REPORTER: Gordon Graham

  (Chicago, Illinois) Harvest season begins on Mid. West's grain crop.
  REPORTER: Rebecca Bell

  (Paris, France) France to become 1st West nation to have permanent oil rationing system.
  REPORTER: Bernard Kaplan

  (Vienna, Austria) Austria elects new president
  REPORTER: Lloyd Dobyns

• Auto Fires

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  05:54:00 pm — 05:55:10 pm

  (Studio) Boston fire depts. report incrd. auto fires this year Most cars are large, gas guzzlers; arson suspected. In Massachusetts, own car may be burned legally, but claims of insurance for loss illegal.
  REPORTER: Floyd Kalber

• (Commercial: Exxon.)

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  05:55:10 pm — 05:56:10 pm

• Panovs Arrive In Israel

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  05:56:10 pm — 05:58:00 pm

  (Studio) Ballet dancers Valery Panov and wife emigrate from USSR to Israel.
  REPORTER: Floyd Kalber

  (Tel Aviv, Israel) Large ceremony occurs at airport to welcome Panovs to Israel. USSR 's reasoning behind Panovs' release contemplated.
  REPORTER: George Montgomery

• Good Night

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  05:58:00 pm — 05:58:00 pm