Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 1969-05-28

This program is 28 minutes long

• Introduction Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC); Frank Reynolds (New York City)

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  12:00:00 am — 12:00:10 am

• Yorty Wins

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  12:00:10 am — 12:00:10 am

  (Studio) Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty wins 3rd term.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Douglas

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  12:00:10 am — 12:00:20 am

  (Studio) New charges leveled at Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Burger

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  12:00:20 am — 12:00:20 am

  (Studio) Chief Justice designate Warren Burger uncertain what to do about Mayo Clinic ties.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Foreign Aid

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  12:00:20 am — 12:01:00 am

  (Studio) President Nixon proposes smallest foreign aid plan ever.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• (Commercial: Dupont Rally Car Wax; Teflon II.)

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  12:01:00 am — 12:02:00 am

• Los Angeles Mayoral Race / Polls

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  12:02:00 am — 12:06:00 am

  (Studio) Sam Yorty confounds pollsters by winning election over Cnclman. Thomas Bradley.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (Los Angeles, California) Nearly 80% turnout. [YORTY - tells supporters it's their city.] [BRADLEY - tried to run democrat campaign.] Bradley concedes at noon. [BRADLEY - cites key difference as appeal to racial prejudices. Won't give up.] Yorty appeals to white middle class American
  REPORTER: Bill Brannigan

  (DC) Election set-back for liberal Democrats and Republicans and pollsters. Don M. Muchmore's poll showed Bradley 53%; Yorty 36%. Results: Bradley 47%; Yorty 53%. Error 25%. Muchmore says racial aspect difficult to analyze.
  REPORTER: Bill Lawrence

  (Studio) People don't always tell pollsters truth.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• (Nabisco Chipsters Potato Snacks and Spoon Size Shredded Wheat.)

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  12:06:00 am — 12:07:10 am

• Douglas / Foundation Ties / Ginzburg Ties

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  12:07:10 am — 12:08:40 am

  (Studio) Senator John Williams criticized ethics of Justice William O. Douglas' long ties with Albert Parvin Foundation. Senator Paul Fannin attacks Douglas article.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (DC) Fannin attacks Douglas article on folk songs written for Ralph Ginzburg's magazine, "Avant Garde." In 1966, Supreme Court upheld Ginzburg conviction for violating obscenity laws. Douglas dissented. Ginzburg has trial motion before Federal Court
  REPORTER: Bob Clark

  (Studio) Rptd. Douglas received $350 for article. Fannin calls on Douglas to explain or resign from court
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Burger

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  12:08:40 am — 12:10:20 am

  (Studio) Chief Justice designate Warren Burger makes 1st public appearance since appointed
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (DC) Burger wants to avoid fallout from Fortas-Douglas controversy. Says he'll explain appointed as Mayo Foundation trustee when he appears before Senator [Former Supreme Court Justice Tom CLARK - welcomes Burger to court]
  REPORTER: Sam Donaldson

• FBI Graduation

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  12:10:20 am — 12:12:10 am

  (Studio) FBI graduates 100 new lawmen at White House Director J. Edgar Hoover presides.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (DC) [HOOVER - presents Nixon with honorary FBI status.] [NIXON - says fashionable to see law representatives as 2nd class citizens. Best guarantee against police state is effective and just police force.] Nixon hands out diplomas.
  REPORTER: Tom Jarriel

• (Commercial: Aero Wax; Sani-Flush Toilet Cleaner; Alka-Seltzer.)

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  12:12:10 am — 12:14:10 am

• Foreign Aid

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  12:14:10 am — 12:14:40 am

  (Studio) Nixon asks for $2.58 billion foreign aid. Congress unenthusiastic.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• Rockefeller Tour / Colombia

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  12:14:40 am — 12:16:40 am

  (Studio) Students in Bogota sts., despite peaceful reception for New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (Bogota, Colombia) Rockefeller speaks Spanish at airport. President Carlos Lleras Restrepo greets Rockefeller at palace. Colombians hope to improve trade relations with US. Lleras government acts to put down American protests. US policy needs repairing here.
  REPORTER: Charles Murphy

• Bank of China Issue

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  12:16:40 am — 12:19:20 am

  (Studio) China having trouble with Singapore.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (Singapore) Bank of China useful ideological weapon for Communists Its activities and policies government controlled. Singapore P.Min. Lee Kuan Yew tough, shrewd; trades with both sides. Lee clashes with Bank-of China; fines it for lack of liquid assets. Bank won't pay. No place in Singapore allowed to honor its checks. If Lee closes bank, will-lose valuable trading partner and China will lose useful foothold in S.E. Asia.
  REPORTER: Ted Koppel

• (Commercial: Polaroid Cool Ray Sunglasses.)

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  12:19:20 am — 12:20:20 am

• Cigarette Warnings

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  12:20:20 am — 12:20:50 am

  (Studio) House Commerce Committee passes bill requiring stronger health warnings on cigarette pkgs. Will read: "...may cause lung cancer and other diseases." FTC (Federal Trade Commission) wants stronger warning.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Apollo X

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  12:20:50 am — 12:22:30 am

  (Studio) NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) releases 1st close-ups of moon.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (ABC Space Hdqtrs.) Film of moon's geographical pts. and Apollo XI landing sites shown.
  REPORTER: Jules Bergman

• Vietnam / Hamburger Hill,

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  12:22:30 am — 12:22:50 am

  (Studio) Officer of 101st Airborne Div. says most troops on "Hamburgers Hill" withdrawn. Saigon spokesperson says large group still there.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Vietnam / National Guard Withdrawal

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  12:22:50 am — 12:25:50 am

  (Studio) Unilateral withdrawal considered by Nixon. Air National Guard unit deactivated; point of it served in Vietnam and Korea for year
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (Sioux City, Iowa) Hero's welcome for returning unit. [Airman REED - says regular Air Force stepped on us.] [Airman STRANDBURG - says service keeps "putting it on you. "] [REED - says Vietnam population treats you like a dog.]
  REPORTER: Howard Tuckner

• (Commercial: Mennen Sof' Stroke Shaving Cream and Skin Bracers.)

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  12:25:50 am — 12:27:00 am

• Commentary (Foreign Aid Request)

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  12:27:00 am — 12:28:20 am

  (Studio) Nixon foreign aid plan not received well.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (Studio) Congress will chop request. United States 7th in foreign aid. Latin American success cited. Congress points to failures, not successes like Israel, Taiwan, South Korea, Kenya, India, and Pakistan.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Good Night

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  12:28:20 am — 12:28:20 am