Vanderbilt Television News Archive

NBC Evening News for 1974-07-18

This program is 27 minutes long

• Introduction Garrick Utley (New York City)

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  05:30:00 pm — 05:30:10 pm

• House Judiciary Committee / Impeachment / St. Clair

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  05:30:10 pm — 05:33:10 pm

  (Studio) President' attorney James Saint Clair presents final arguments before House Judiciary Committee Saint Clair shocks members by producing new White House transcript. Saint Clair says transcript proves President didn't approve Watergate hush money.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

  (DC) Details of March 22 conversation between President and H.R. Haldeman reviewed. [ST. CLAIR - discusses conversation's content.] Committee Chairperson Peter Rodino, Representatives Robert McClory, Robert Drinan and Tom Railsback react negatively to last minute insertion of transcript. Cnsl. John Doar begins case against President tomorrow.
  REPORTER: Ray Scherer

  (Studio) television coverage of committee 's debate on impeachment voted on by House Rules Committee Committee votes for live coverage. Full House and House Judiciary Committee must also approve matter.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

• Upcoming Stories

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  05:33:10 pm — 05:33:40 pm

  (Studio) Upcoming stories outlined.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

• (Commercial: Brim Coffee; Hidden Valley Ranch Salad Dressing Mix.)

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  05:33:40 pm — 05:34:40 pm

• House Judiciary Committee / Evidence

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  05:34:40 pm — 05:38:50 pm

  (Studio) House Judiciary Committee releases more evidence gathered in its impeachment investigation.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

  (DC) Evidence involves wiretaps, plumber's unit and Ellsberg break-in. Memos with regard to wiretaps outlined. John Ehrlichman's testimony reveals President approved Ellsberg break-in after the fact.
  REPORTER: Carl Stern

  (Studio) Committee also releases evidence about Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's role in wiretapping.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

  (DC) FBI memos released. Former FBI director J. Edgar Hoover received request from Kissinger for taps, according to memo. At Senator confirmation hearings, Kissinger denied all involvement in wiretaps. William Ruckelshaus, former acting FBI director says Hoover sometimes substituted names of people when government ordered wiretaps. Kissinger reserves comment.
  REPORTER: Catherine Mackin

• Ford / White House Tapes

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  05:38:50 pm — 05:39:10 pm

  (Studio) Vice President Gerald Ford reveals he's listened to parts of 2 Watergate tapes; details given.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

• (Commercial: Denta-Fresh Denture Cleaner; Di-Gel Antacid.)

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  05:39:10 pm — 05:40:10 pm

• Cyprus Coup

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  05:40:10 pm — 05:46:30 pm

  (Studio) Turkey accuses Greece of aggression with regard to Cyprus situation. Cyprus firmly under control of new govt-following Monday's coup.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

  (Nicosia, Cyprus) 1st film of coup released. Palace shown burning. Curfew imposed by new government Nikos Sampson, new president, holds 1st press conference Sampson charges Archbishop Makarios' government with torture of political dissidents.
  REPORTER: Fred Kennedy

  (Studio) Turkey's Prime Min. Bulent Ecevit meets with British Prime Min. Harold Wilson and United States Undersecretary State Joseph Sisco to try to settle Cyprus crisis peacefully.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

  (London, England) [ECEVIT - says aggression hurts Makarios and Turkey.] Ecevit returns to Turkey tonight as his country seemingly prepares for war.
  REPORTER: Rebecca Bell

  (Turkey) Massive troop build-up exists along South coast of Turkey. Ships shown 40 mile off Cypriot coast.
  REPORTER: Liz Trotta

  (Studio) Archbishop Makarios denies Sampson's charges of torture. Makarios arrives in New York City to discuss problem with UN.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

  (NYC) [MAKARIOS - says he's satisfied with United States position with regard to Cyprus.] Questioned about United Nations request. [MAKARIOS - hopes United Nations to condemn coup and urge Greek military regime to leave Cyprus.] Makarios confers with United Nations Secretary General Kurt Waldheim.
  REPORTER: Richard Hunt

  (Studio) Greece agrees to replace Greek army officers who led Cyprus coup.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

• (Commercial: Clear Eyes Eye Drops; Pepto Bismol.)

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  05:46:30 pm — 05:47:30 pm

• Gross National Product / Inflation

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  05:47:30 pm — 05:48:20 pm

  (Studio) Commerce Department reports gross national product declines 1.2% for 2nd quarter of year Inflation rate up 8.8%.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

• AT&T / Strike Possible

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  05:48:20 pm — 05:48:30 pm

  (Studio) American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T) union turns down wage increase offer and calls for strike vote.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

• Journal (Inflation)

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  05:48:30 pm — 05:50:10 pm

  (Studio) David Brinkley discusses inflation.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

  (Studio) Inflation running rampant. Senator Wilbur Mills sends message to President urging him to order Congress to spend less. Congress doesn't need direct order; it could do something on its own.
  REPORTER: David Brinkley

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  05:50:10 pm — 05:50:20 pm

  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

• Stock Market Investors / Tax Break

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  05:50:20 pm — 05:50:30 pm

  (Studio) House Ways and Means Committee votes to give tax break to stock market investors; details given.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

• Tobacco Farmers

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  05:50:30 pm — 05:52:10 pm

  (Studio) Senator Herman Talmadge says tobacco farmers need help.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

  (Tifton, Georgia) Tobacco prices haven't incrd. in year Incr. in tobacco acreage allotment blamed for poor prices. Farmers react to problems with tobacco.
  REPORTER: Kenley Jones

• Terrorist Explosion / Tower of London / Reaction

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  05:52:10 pm — 05:52:30 pm

  (Studio) British public and Parliament react angrily to yesterday's terrorist explosion in Tower of London.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

• South American / Africa / Link

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  05:52:30 pm — 05:52:50 pm

  (Studio) Scientists discover South American and Africa once linked.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

• (Commercial: Shell Oil Company; Kraft Salad Dressing.)

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  05:52:50 pm — 05:54:20 pm

• Street Corner Fiddler

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  05:54:20 pm — 05:57:00 pm

  (Studio) New York culture outstanding.
  REPORTER: Garrick Utley

  (NYC) Jim Grafit plays violin on New York street corner. Jim's expertise shown in practice.
  REPORTER: Chauncey Howell

• Good Night

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  05:57:00 pm — 05:57:00 pm