Vanderbilt Television News Archive

NBC Evening News for 1985-01-23

This program is 28 minutes long

• Introduction Tom Brokaw (New York City)

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  05:30:00 pm — 05:30:10 pm

• Honduras / United States Military Plane Crash

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  05:30:10 pm — 05:31:30 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced
  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

  (Trujillo, Honduras) Search for wreckage of United States Air Force plane that crashed off Honduran coast yesterday featured; films shown. [RESIDENT - describes crash.] [Boat CAPT. - thinks plane slid off undersea cliff.]
  REPORTER: Mike Boettcher

• Guam / Navy Plane Crash

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  05:31:30 pm — 05:31:50 pm

  (Studio) Crash of Navy plane near Guam detailed.
  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

• Chemical Hazards

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  05:31:50 pm — 05:34:00 pm

  (Studio) Federal government reported not informing workers of health dangers faced in chemical plants.
  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

  (DC) Govt. documents noted identification large number dangers at chemical plants nation-wide, unbeknownst to employees; report, obtained by Ralph Nader, outlined. Cancer types and plants involved listed in part, discussed; concern over government's unwillingness to notify highest risk workers noted. [Dr. Sidney WOLFE - accuses government of protecting economy ints. of companies rather than health of citizens.] [Former government spokesperson Dr. Edward BRANT - defs. silence.] Federal inspectors noted discovering several leaks of methyl isocyanate at Union Carbide's Institute, West Virginia, plant in recent years; same gas recalled responsible for mass deaths in Bhopal, India.
  REPORTER: Robert Hager

• Upcoming Items (Studio)

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  05:34:00 pm — 05:34:20 pm

  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

• (Commercial: Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera; IBM Software; Tempo Antacid.)

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  05:34:20 pm — 05:35:50 pm

• Economy / CPI, Inflation

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  05:35:50 pm — 05:38:10 pm

  (Studio) 1984 inflation rate, measured by consumer price index, reported.
  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

  (NYC) Rel. between falling oil prices and inflation rate explained, discussed. [PEOPLE - praise fuel savings.] Energy prices since 1982 outlined on screen; ripple effect considered.
  REPORTER: Mike Jensen

• Baker / Confirmation Hearings

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  05:38:10 pm — 05:38:30 pm

  (Studio) Senator Fin. Committee reported approving James Baker's nomination as Treasury Secretary; his priority of tax reform as well as deficit reduction mentioned
  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

• Sanctuary Movement

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  05:38:30 pm — 05:40:50 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced
  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

  (Tucson, Arizona) Status of church-supported Sanctuary movement, giving aid and refuge to Central American refugees denied political asylum by government, examined; films shown. [REFUGEE - (thru translator) lists reasons for seeking asylum.] [Sister Darlene NICGORSKI - defs. actions.] No. indicted by federal government mentioned. [Assistant secretary state Elliott ABRAMS - explains government's stance.]
  REPORTER: George Lewis

• Beard / Death

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  05:40:50 pm — 05:41:10 pm

  (Studio) Death of chef James Beard reported; details given.
  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  05:41:10 pm — 05:41:20 pm

  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

• (Commercial: Canon NP155 Copier; Gaviscon Antacid; Poli-Grip.)

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  05:41:20 pm — 05:42:50 pm

• US-USSR Relations / Arms Talks

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  05:42:50 pm — 05:43:30 pm

  (Studio) Comments of President Reagan and President Konstantin Chernenko on upcoming US-USSR arms talks outlined, quoted. Chernenko's letter to Canadian teenager Laurie Piraux, in reply to her correspondence, discussed.
  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

• Westmoreland / CBS Suit

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  05:43:30 pm — 05:45:40 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced
  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

  (NYC) Testimony of former CIA analyst George Allen in General William Westmoreland's libel suit against CBS, stemming from documentary "The Uncounted Enemy: A Vietnam Deception", featured; Allen's condemnation of mil.'s enemy troop strength reports and CIA's failure to oppose them discussed.
  REPORTER: Bob Jamieson Artist: Betty Wells

• Winter Weather

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  05:45:40 pm — 05:46:20 pm

  (Studio) No. deaths related to severe winter weather in e United States mentioned; cold's impact on Florida agriculture noted. Colorado avalanche control program described, shown.
  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

• Secret Space Shuttle Mission

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  05:46:20 pm — 05:46:40 pm

  (Studio) Weather reported forcing delay in launch of first secret space shuttle flight; details given
  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

• (Commercial: Jell-O; Renault Alliance; Pfizer Pharmaceuticals.)

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  05:46:40 pm — 05:48:10 pm

• Special Segment (Quitting Smoking)

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  05:48:10 pm — 05:52:50 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced
  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

  (NYC) Problems encountered by smokers trying to quit examined; films shown. Smoking-related diseases listed on screen. Schick's aversion therapy and other programs reviewed. [MAN - favors hypnosis.] [Dr. Nina SCHNEIDER - explains concept of nicotine gum.] [Dr Alexander GLASSMAN - describes experimental results with drug.] Possible chemical basis of nicotine addiction considered; findings of one experiment cited as example [Dr. Ovide POMERLEAU - considers physiological basis of addiction.] [SCHNEIDER - notes psychological aspect of smoking addiction.]
  REPORTER: Fred Briggs

• France / Bubble Boy

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  05:52:50 pm — 05:53:20 pm

  (Studio) "Vicenzo," Italian child suffering from lack of immunity, reported leaving bubble environmental in France; David, American "bubble boy" recalled. Details given; films shown.
  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

• (Commercial: Yoplait Yogurt; IBM Personal Computer; "Today"; Bayer Aspirin.)

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  05:53:20 pm — 05:55:10 pm

• England / Television and Parliament

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  05:55:10 pm — 05:57:50 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced
  REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

  (London, England) Experimental television coverage of House of Lords examined; films shown. [Prime Min. Margaret THATCHER - thinks arrangement is terrible.] [LORD - jokes about television coverage and euthanasia.] [Former Prime Min Harold MACMILLAN (Lord STOCKTON) - jokes about President Reagan.] [VIEWERS - think House of Lords is boring.]
  REPORTER: John Cochran

• Good Night

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  05:57:50 pm — 05:57:50 pm