Vanderbilt Television News Archive

NBC Evening News for 1974-06-04

This program is 27 minutes long

• Introduction John Chancellor (New York City)

  #477517

  05:30:00 pm — 05:30:10 pm

• Disengagement Line / Syria, Israel

  #477518

  05:30:10 pm — 05:32:40 pm

  (Studio) Mid. E. filled with activity since Syrian, Israeli disengagement agreement signed.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (Golan Heights) United Nations troops begin arriving in buffer zone between Syrians and Israelis. United Nations Secretary General Kurt Waldheim visits Quneitra. Syrians and Israelis apprehensive about cease-fire.
  REPORTER: George Montgomery

• Middle East Trip / President / Syrian, United States Relations

  #477519

  05:32:40 pm — 05:34:50 pm

  (Studio) Syria and United States about to resume diplomatic relations Secretary of State Henry Kissinger proponent of bill giving Syria $100 million foreign aid to rebuild part of Golan Heights
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (DC) [KISSINGER - believes Mid. E. successes call for new relationships between United States and Arab country New relations include Nixon's trip to Mid. E.] Questioned about President' use of Mid. E. trip as distraction from Watergate. [KISSINGER - insists foreign policy not conducted in shadow of Watergate.]
  REPORTER: No reporter given

  (Studio) Kissinger to accompany Nixon on Mid. E. trip. Itinerary outlined.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• (Commercial: Favor Furniture Polish; Klear Floor Wax.)

  #477520

  05:34:50 pm — 05:35:50 pm

• 18 1/2-Min. Tape Gap / Final Report

  #477521

  05:35:50 pm — 05:38:40 pm

  (Studio) Final report on 18 1/2-min. tape gap released; findings outlined. Experts' report now goes to grand jury.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (DC) White House immediately issues own report aimed at undercutting experts' report [President' attorney James ST. CLAIR - discounts experts' findings.) [Rose Mary Woods' attorney Charles RHYME - upset by expert's report] White House expert's report on 18 1/2-min. tape gap reviewed.
  REPORTER: Carl Stern

• Magruder / Watergate Criminals

  #477522

  05:38:40 pm — 05:40:10 pm

  (Studio) Jeb Stuart Magruder begins serving jail sentence for Watergate crimes.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (Allenwood, Pennsylvania) [MAGRUDER - hopes to use jail term constructively.) Questioned about entering public life. [MAGRUDER - admits he regrets entering public life, now.]
  REPORTER: No reporter given

  (Studio) 44 persons and 13 corps. charged with Watergate crimes so far.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• (Commercial: Carrier Air Conditioning; Lady Grecian Formula Hair Color.)

  #477523

  05:40:10 pm — 05:41:10 pm

• Nixon Administration / Federal Grants / Montoya

  #477524

  05:41:10 pm — 05:43:10 pm

  (Studio) Senator Joseph Montoya makes public a series of White House memos to prove Nixon administration set up campaign using federal grants to help friends of administration and deny help to enemies.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (DC) Montoya's charges against Nixon administration reviewed. Memo shown. [MONTOYA - explains use of federal grants by Nixon administration] Montoya says Fred. Malek largely responsible for carrying out campaign.
  REPORTER: Catherine Mackin

• House Judiciary Committee / Milk Ind. Contributions

  #477525

  05:43:10 pm — 05:43:40 pm

  (Studio) Associated Press reports 16 members of House Judiciary Committee received campaign contributions from dairy coops. Milk contributions among impeachment charges investigated by committee
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• House Judiciary Committee / ITT

  #477526

  05:43:40 pm — 05:44:00 pm

  (Studio) House Judiciary Committee turns its investigation to ITT. White House tape heard.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Colson / Watergate Hearings / Testimony

  #477527

  05:44:00 pm — 05:46:20 pm

  (Studio) Washington, DC in uproar over Charles Colson's decision to testify for prosecution in Watergate hearings.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (DC) House Judiciary Committee believes Colson would be valuable witness. [President' attorney James ST. CLAIR - believes calling Colson before committee would be favorable.] [Representative John SEIBERLING - thinks Colson should testify before committee ] [Representative Hamilton FISH - thinks committee should hear him.] Exs. of conversations between Colson and President reviewed. White House refuses to release any White House conversations between Colson and President
  REPORTER: Douglas Kiker

• Santarelli Resigns

  #477528

  05:46:20 pm — 05:46:40 pm

  (Studio) White House accepts resignation of law enforcement assistance administration head Don. Santarelli. Rptdly. Attorney General William Saxbe thought Santarelli should resign.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• (Commercial: Alka-Seltzer; Desenex Foot Powder.)

  #477529

  05:46:40 pm — 05:47:40 pm

• Governors Conference

  #477530

  05:47:40 pm — 05:50:30 pm

  (Studio) National govs.' conference held in Seattle, WA.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (Seattle, WA) [Assistant to President Kenneth COLE - welcomes govs. to Seattle conf.] Govs. discuss ethics in government [Governor William MILLIKEN - believes states need ethical guideline.] [Governor Patrick LUCEY - insists Americans' confidence in government must be renewed.] [Common Cause John GARDNER - discusses Americans' confidence, government, Congress]
  REPORTER: Tom Pettit

• Primary Elections

  #477531

  05:50:30 pm — 05:53:00 pm

  (Studio) Primary elections held in 8 states. In California, candidates are selected to replace Ronald Reagan. Proposal on campaign reform voted on in California.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (Los Angeles, California) Proposition 9 tough campaign reform law; details outlined. Proposition 9 written by Common Cause. Proponents of proposition 9 spend $1/2 million in television commercials.
  REPORTER: Jack Perkins

• Senate / Army Experiments / Beagles

  #477532

  05:53:00 pm — 05:53:10 pm

  (Studio) Senator votes to prevent Army from using beagles in chemical warfare tests.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Penny Candy

  #477533

  05:53:10 pm — 05:53:50 pm

  (Studio) National Confectioners Association board member says penny candy to be upped in price. Another paradise lost!
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• (Commercial: Mazda Trucks; ITT.)

  #477534

  05:53:50 pm — 05:55:20 pm

• Journal (Trash Story)

  #477535

  05:55:20 pm — 05:57:10 pm

  (Studio) David Brinkley discusses trash again.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (Studio) Woman in New York writes she's happier now than in years because she threw out trash. Young man sifted through her trash, found her interesting and called her up. They've been seeing each other ever since.
  REPORTER: David Brinkley

• Good Night

  #668176

  05:57:10 pm — 05:57:10 pm