Vanderbilt Television News Archive

NBC Evening News for 1985-02-23

This program is 28 minutes long

• Introduction Connie Chung (New York City)

  #541971

  05:30:00 pm — 05:30:00 pm

• Meese Confirmation / Farm Filibuster

  #541972

  05:30:00 pm — 05:32:00 pm

  (Studio) Compromise between farm state Senators and administration said reached, allowing confirmation of Attorney General-designate Edwin Meese.
  REPORTER: Connie Chung

  (DC) Compromise process announced by Senators Robert Dole and Robert Byrd examined, discussed; final confirmation vote noted. [BYRD, Senator James EXON - claims filibuster was successful.] [DOLE - considers Meese the winner.] [MEESE - looks forward to job.] [DOLE - denies filibuster was challenge to his leadership.] [Senator Jesse HELMS - praises Dole.]
  REPORTER: Don Porter Artist: Arthur Lien

• Administration Farm Policy

  #541973

  05:32:00 pm — 05:33:40 pm

  (Studio) Upcoming debates on President Reagan's new farm policies noted.
  REPORTER: Connie Chung

  (DC) President's weekly radio address noted focusing on farm crisis issue. [Voice of REAGAN - won't bail out all indebted farmers, banks; rationalizes administration's new agriculture policies.]
  REPORTER: Emery King

• Farm Economy

  #541974

  05:33:40 pm — 05:35:40 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced.
  REPORTER: Connie Chung

  (Bethany, Illinois) Auction of farm equipment dealership Bland and Sons examined; cob's history noted. [Erma BLAND, C.L. BLAND, Charlie BLAND - comment on cob's sale.] No. such businesses closing in past decade mentioned.
  REPORTER: Jim Cummins

• Upcoming Items (Studio)

  #541975

  05:35:40 pm — 05:35:50 pm

  REPORTER: Connie Chung

• (Commercial: Canon A-I Camera; Kellogg's Product 19; Sanka Coffee.)

  #541976

  05:35:50 pm — 05:37:30 pm

• Poland

  #541977

  05:37:30 pm — 05:37:50 pm

  (Studio) Communist party -controlled unions in Poland reported joining Solidarity protest of government proposed food price increases; details given.
  REPORTER: Connie Chung

• Lebanon / Hijacking

  #541978

  05:37:50 pm — 05:39:40 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced
  REPORTER: Connie Chung

  (Beirut, Lebanon) Airport security guard's hijacking of Middle East Airlines plane here featured; films shown.
  REPORTER: Bonnie Anderson

• Lebanon / Israeli Raids

  #541979

  05:39:40 pm — 05:39:50 pm

  (Studio) Israeli raids on several Shiite villages in south Lebanon reported.
  REPORTER: Connie Chung

• Paris / Terrorism

  #541980

  05:39:50 pm — 05:40:10 pm

  (Studio) Terrorist bombing of Paris, France, department store detailed; films shown.
  REPORTER: Connie Chung

• Northern Ireland / Terrorism

  #541981

  05:40:10 pm — 05:40:30 pm

  (Studio) British patrol's assault on suspected IRA (Irish Republican Army) guerrillas in North Ireland reported; details given, films shown.
  REPORTER: Connie Chung

• Sicily / Mafia Execution

  #541982

  05:40:30 pm — 05:40:40 pm

  (Studio) Murder of Sicilian manufacturer Roberto Parisi and his chauffeur said blamed on Mafia; details given.
  REPORTER: Connie Chung

• India / Wolf Boy

  #541983

  05:40:40 pm — 05:41:20 pm

  (Studio) Death of "Ramu the Wolf Boy" in home run by Mother Teresa in India reported; boy's discovery in wolf pack in 1976 recalled.
  REPORTER: Connie Chung

• (Commercial: Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera; AT&T; Anacin.)

  #541984

  05:41:20 pm — 05:43:00 pm

• South Carolina / Train Derailment

  #541985

  05:43:00 pm — 05:43:20 pm

  (Studio) Train derailment near SC-Georgia border detailed; films shown.
  REPORTER: Connie Chung

• 5-Year Contraceptive

  #541986

  05:43:20 pm — 05:43:50 pm

  (Studio) World Health Org. reported approving new 5-year contraceptive; details given.
  REPORTER: Connie Chung

• Massachusetts / Welfare Program

  #541987

  05:43:50 pm — 05:46:40 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced
  REPORTER: Connie Chung

  (Boston, Massachusetts) Apparent success of Massachusetts welfare program, designed to train recipients for job and get them employed, examined; films shown Ruby Sampson's case cited as example [SAMPSON - recalls fear of never getting out of welfare system; praises program.] Details of program outlined, discussed; apparent basis of program's success considered [ITT Semi-Conductor Corporation spokesperson Don. WRENTMORE - praises participants as employees.] [Gov Michael DUKAKIS - cites savings to state.] [GRADUATES - praise program's results.] [SAMPSON - looks forward to graduation, leaving welfare.]
  REPORTER: Lisa Myers

• Abp. / DUI Arrest

  #541988

  05:46:40 pm — 05:47:00 pm

  (Studio) Saint Paul-Minneapolis, Minnesota, Apb. John Roach reported arrested Thurs for drunk driving; details given.
  REPORTER: Connie Chung

• (Commercial: Goodyear Tires; Ben-Gay; Tums.)

  #541989

  05:47:00 pm — 05:48:30 pm

• Nicaragua

  #541990

  05:48:30 pm — 05:50:20 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced
  REPORTER: Connie Chung

  (DC) Inability of Nicaraguan guerrillas to unite in effort to overthrow government examined; films shown. Ldr Eden Pastora's refusal to cooperate quoted; US-Honduran joint military maneuvers along Nicaragua's border said replacing US-Nicaragua peace talks [Nicaraguan ambassador Carlos TUNNERMANN - predicts further violence if Congress approves President Reagan's request for incrd. funding of guerrillas.]
  REPORTER: Robin Lloyd

• Nicaragua-US Relations

  #541991

  05:50:20 pm — 05:53:50 pm

  (Studio) Nicaraguan President Dan. Ortega reported accusing United States of blocking oil shipment; details given.
  REPORTER: Connie Chung

  (Managua, Nicaragua) Impact of Nicaragua's econ crisis on perpetuation of free enterprise system examined; films shown. Factors contributing to crisis, include United States policies, considered; Ortega's emergency measures discussed
  REPORTER: Peter Kent

• (Commercial: Anheuser-Busch Louisiana Beer; Whirlpool Appliances; "Meet the Press"; Buick Somerset.)

  #541992

  05:53:50 pm — 05:55:30 pm

• Lone Ranger

  #541993

  05:55:30 pm — 05:58:00 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced
  REPORTER: Connie Chung

  (Fairhaven, Massachusetts) Court order reported restoring right of actor Clayton Moore to wear mask associated with his "The Lone Ranger" series character. [MOORE - comments on decision.] Scenes from show shown; show's history both as television and radio series with Bruce Beamer, John Hart, Moore and Klinton Spilsbury reviewed. Scenes from "The Legend of the Lone Ranger" shown. [August 30, 1979, ATTORNEY - announces restraint order against Moore wearing Lone Ranger type mask.] [Today, MOORE - praises court decision.]
  REPORTER: Fred Briggs

• Good Night

  #678066

  05:58:00 pm — 05:58:00 pm