Vanderbilt Television News Archive

NBC Evening News for 1980-11-26

This program is 28 minutes long

• Introduction John Chancellor (New York City); Roger Mudd (Washington, DC)

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  05:30:00 pm — 05:30:20 pm

• US-USSR / Percy Visit

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  05:30:20 pm — 05:32:00 pm

  (Studio) Message from Leonid Brezhnev to Ronald Reagan with regard to US-USSR relations reported Brezhnev's discussion with Charles Percy noted.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (Moscow, USSR ) Percy arrival at United States embassy shown. [PERCY - speaks of talk with Brezhnev.] Salt II alluded to. News media coverage noted.
  REPORTER: Gene Randall

• Poland / Strikes

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  05:32:00 pm — 05:33:50 pm

  (Studio) USSR military moves near Polish border said disturbing to US. Polish labor troubles noted. Arrest of 2 labor leaders said feared to trigger more strikes.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (Warsaw, Poland) Factory on strike shown. Other strikes noted. Assurance of no strike in military plants nor in those producing Warsaw Pact prods. said given. National Union said seeking to cool situation.
  REPORTER: John Hart

• Gang of Four Trial

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  05:33:50 pm — 05:35:40 pm

  (Studio) Trial item introd.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (Peking, China) Jiang Qing testimony reported Scenes shown. Wang Hongwen testimony and that of Mao's niece reported Testimony of Mao translator discussed. Trial said closed to foreign news media; edited versions released. Nature of trial noted.
  REPORTER: Jack Reynolds

• Upcoming Items

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  05:35:40 pm — 05:35:50 pm

• (Commercial: Black and Decker Workmate; Gallo Wine.)

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  05:35:50 pm — 05:36:50 pm

• Colombia / Earthquake

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  05:36:50 pm — 05:37:00 pm

  (Studio) Earthquake in Colombia reported
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Italy / Earthquake

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  05:37:00 pm — 05:39:10 pm

  (Studio) Devastation of earthquake and faulty relief effort reported
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (Naples, Italy) Scenes at Naples morgue shown. Criticism of relief efforts noted. Scenes shown. Inefficiency of government detailed. Interior ministry and pres. said blamed. Arrival of American aid shown.
  REPORTER: Jim Bittermann

• Iran / Hostages

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  05:39:10 pm — 05:40:50 pm

  (Studio) Algerian negotiations with United States with regard to hostages in Iran reported Hostages' health said good.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (DC) Mtg. in Washington, DC reported Scenes shown. [State Department spokesperson John TRATTNER - says Iranian's seek clarification of United States response.] Warren Christopher quoted re: hostage health.
  REPORTER: Bernard Kalb

• Iran-Iraq War

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  05:40:50 pm — 05:41:20 pm

  (Studio) Olof Palme quoted with regard to Iran, Iraq okay for removal of foreign ships in waters near war zone.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Upcoming Item

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  05:41:20 pm — 05:41:30 pm

• (Commercial: Sharp's Convection/ Microwave Oven; Arthritis Pain Formula; Matchabelli Men's Cosmetics.)

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  05:41:30 pm — 05:42:50 pm

• California / Fires

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  05:42:50 pm — 05:44:30 pm

  (Studio) Update on California fires given.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (San Bernardino, California) Fire fighter efforts reported Scenes shown. 60,000 acres said charred.
  REPORTER: David Burrington

• Truck-Train Accident / Fire / Louisiana

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  05:44:30 pm — 05:45:40 pm

  (Studio) Gasoline truck-train accident and resulting damages and deaths reported
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (New Orleans, Louisiana) Scenes of accident shown. Accident detailed. Truck driver said charged with negligence.
  REPORTER: Mike Sanders

• Marion, Indiana / Fire Fighters

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  05:45:40 pm — 05:45:50 pm

  (Studio) Marion, IN, firemen said out of jail. Strike said settled.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  05:45:50 pm — 05:46:00 pm

• (Commercial: Bufferin; Libbey Glass; Sanka Coffee.)

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  05:46:00 pm — 05:47:20 pm

• Economy

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  05:47:20 pm — 05:48:50 pm

  (Studio) Real earnings said not to have kept pace with inflation, but product said up. Prime rate said increase
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (NYC) Details of rate hike shown. [Econ. Pierre RINFRET - speaks of effect of increase] Recession graphed on screen.
  REPORTER: Mike Jensen

• President Transition

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  05:48:50 pm — 05:51:40 pm

  (Studio) Item with regard to transition introduced Edwin Meese role noted.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (DC) Role of chief of staff for President discussed. Hamilton Jordan shown, noted. Harry Hopkins, Clark Clifford, Sherman Adams, Ted Sorenson, Bill Moyers, H.R. Haldeman, Richard Cheney shown, recalled. Edwin Meese as "Shadow President" considered. Reagan shown. [MEESE - compares government to big business] Meese biography given. Meese thought to keep low profile.
  REPORTER: Roger Mudd

• Abscam / Convictions Overturned

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  05:51:40 pm — 05:52:00 pm

  (Studio) Philadelphia judge reported throwing out Abscam convictions against 2 Philadelphia cnclmen. Reasons given. Carl Stern said feeling shadow may be thrown on all Abscam convictions.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

• Fizzle Fight

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  05:52:00 pm — 05:54:00 pm

  (Studio) Roberto Duran's withdrawal from boxing match with Sugar Ray Leonard considered.
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (No location given) [LEONARD - reacts.] Scenes of fight shown. Duran's reasons for quitting and his retirement from boxing reported Duran shown. [INTERPRETER - translates Duran's statement.] June 20, 1980, scenes of fight shown. Disposition of purse considered.
  REPORTER: Ike Seamans (WDSU-TV newstape)

• Upcoming Items

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  05:54:00 pm — 05:54:10 pm

• (Commercial: Dentrol Denture Adhesive; Matchabelli Cachet Perfume; Cella Wines.)

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  05:54:10 pm — 05:55:30 pm

• Great Apes

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  05:55:30 pm — 05:58:00 pm

  (Studio) Diminishing population of great apes reported
  REPORTER: John Chancellor

  (Atlanta, Georgia) Willie B., Atlanta gorilla, shown. Various apes shown. [Brookfield zoo Dr. Benjamin BECK - talks of apes' preferences.] Value of apes to mankind considered. Yerkes Primate Research Center, Emory Univ., discussed. Scenes shown.
  REPORTER: Kenley Jones

• Good Night

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  05:58:00 pm — 05:58:00 pm