Vanderbilt Television News Archive

NBC Evening News for 1980-11-08

This program is 28 minutes long

• Introduction Jessica Savitch (New York City)

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  06:29:50 pm — 06:30:00 pm

• Poland / Labor Disputes / United States Foreign Policy

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  06:30:00 pm — 06:33:50 pm

  (Studio) Polish television coverage of joint USSR -Poland military readiness exercises inside Poland noted. Exercises said part of government attempt to head off planned labor strikes. Tape of Polish government planning sessions shown.
  REPORTER: Jessica Savitch

  (DC) For. policy problems to confront administration of Ronald Reagan considered. Nuclear disarmament, Polish labor disputes, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) alliance, Mideast, Persian Gulf, Iran-Iraq war and Iran hostages listed.
  REPORTER: Bernard Kalb

  (Studio) Criticism of Reagan's stance on Mideast by Soviet news agency Tass cited.
  REPORTER: Jessica Savitch

• Iran / Hostages / Ghotbzadeh

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  06:33:50 pm — 06:34:10 pm

  (Studio) Former Iranian foreign minister Sadegh Ghotzbadeh said arrested for criticizing Iran's position on hostage crisis. Response of President Bani-Sadr given. State Department reported polishing its response to Iran's proposal for release of the hostages.
  REPORTER: Jessica Savitch

• (Commercial: The Travelers Insurance; Upcoming Item; Osterizer Blender.)

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  06:34:10 pm — 06:35:20 pm

• Campaign `80 / Reagan

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  06:35:20 pm — 06:37:50 pm

  (Studio) Percentage of electorate voting Tuesday given. Reagan's victory said support of small percent of eligible voters. So-called mandate for Reagan's social policies questioned.
  REPORTER: Jessica Savitch

  (Miami, Florida) Riots in Liberty City last year recalled. [Community leader Otis PITTS - comments with regard to what he expects Reagan victory to mean to neighborhood.] [Uniden. WOMAN - comments.] [Businesswoman Athalie RANGE - expresses fears of new administration]
  REPORTER: Phil Bremen

• Inflation / Economy Policy

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  06:37:50 pm — 06:39:50 pm

  (Studio) Inflation rate contrasted with wage increases
  REPORTER: Jessica Savitch

  (DC) Republican Senator Jake Garn's proposal of lowering construction union worker wages on government projects cited. [Construction union president Robert GEORGINE - responds.] Republican Senator Orrin Hatch's proposal of lower minimum wage for 16-19 year old workers reported [AFL-CIO President Lane KIRKLAND - responds.]
  REPORTER: Rebecca Sobel

• Hamilton Jordan

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  06:39:50 pm — 06:40:10 pm

  (Studio) President Carter's top aide Hamilton Jordan said accepting 1 year appointed at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
  REPORTER: Jessica Savitch

• (Commercial: Visa Credit Card and Travelers Cheques; Upcoming Item; Ben-Gay.)

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  06:40:10 pm — 06:41:50 pm

• Teenage Mothers

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  06:41:50 pm — 06:46:10 pm

  (Studio) Estimated cost to American taxpayers of illegitimate births among teenagers given.
  REPORTER: Jessica Savitch

  (San Jose, California) Report with regard to teenage pregnancies given. Program to provide education for teenage mothers and day care for their children described. [Lincoln High School Program Director Stephanie HARKNESS - comments on program.] California said only state funding such a program.
  REPORTER: Tom Streithorst

• (Commercial: General Motors; Upcoming Item; Zenith Televisions.)

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  06:46:10 pm — 06:47:40 pm

• West Virginia / Mine Explosions

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  06:47:40 pm — 06:49:40 pm

  (Studio) Report with regard to 5 coal miners killed in explosion announced.
  REPORTER: Jessica Savitch

  (Robinson, West Virginia) [Union leader Sam CHURCH - announces death of 5 and suggests accident was result of improper mine ventilation.] [Westmoreland Coal Company Stephen ANDERSON - accepts blame for accident on behalf of Company] [Victim's brother John KINDER - comments.]
  REPORTER: Robert Hager

• California / Earthquake

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  06:49:40 pm — 06:51:30 pm

  (Studio) Report with regard to severe earthquake in north California introduced
  REPORTER: Jessica Savitch

  (Humboldt Cnty., California) Earthquake's effects on Tom and Marina Mariani family assessed. KIEM-TV tape of rescue efforts shown. [Homer MONTGOMERY and Mary BRAZIL - comment with regard to destruction of their respective homes.]
  REPORTER: Rick Davis

• Haitian Refugees

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  06:51:30 pm — 06:53:30 pm

  (Studio) Over 100 Haitian refugees said on Lobos Cay island in Bahamas. 5 said starved to death. Bahamian government said not sending rescue boat until Monday
  REPORTER: Jessica Savitch

  (Miami, Florida) Haitian refugee problem in Bahamas and United States outlined. [REFUGEE - (thru interpreter) talks about poverty in Haiti.] Poverty said cause of refugee problem.
  REPORTER: Ike Seamans (WCKT newstape and file tape)

• Reye's Syndrome

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  06:53:30 pm — 06:53:50 pm

  (Studio) CDC (Centers for Disease Control) report showing possible link between aspirin given children with viral diseases and Reye's Syndrome.
  REPORTER: Jessica Savitch

• Pope / Women's Liberation

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  06:53:50 pm — 06:54:10 pm

  (Studio) Criticism of women's liberation movement by Pope John Paul II reported
  REPORTER: Jessica Savitch

• (Commercial: Xerox; Upcoming Item; The Travelers Insurance Company.)

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  06:54:10 pm — 06:55:50 pm

• Reagan

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  06:55:50 pm — 06:57:50 pm

  (Studio) Ronald Reagan said going to his horse ranch in Santa Barbara, California.
  REPORTER: Jessica Savitch

  (Los Angeles, California) Report with regard to Ronald Reagan's ranch given. Feasibility of converting ranch to a western White House considered.
  REPORTER: Bill Sternoff

• Good Night

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  06:57:50 pm — 06:57:50 pm