Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 1968-11-22

This program is 27 minutes long

• Introduction Sam Donaldson (No Location Given)

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  12:00:00 am — 12:00:20 am

• Jet Crash / California

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  12:00:20 am — 12:04:10 am

  (Studio) Japanese airliner crashes into San Francisco bay.
  REPORTER: Sam Donaldson

  (San Francisco, California) No 1 aboard jet hurt. Jet shown in bay. Passengers paddled to shore in life rafts. No fires.
  REPORTER: John Davenport

  (San Francisco, California) [WOMAN - heard cracking noise and plane hit water.] [MAN - says came in low and all of a sudden, in water.] 6 children on board
  REPORTER: Keith Monet

  (San Francisco, California) Captain last 1 to leave jet. Directs rescue operation.
  REPORTER: John Davenport

  (San Francisco, California) [EYEWITNESS - knew jet was low. Knew he wasn't going to make it. Came in beautifully.]
  REPORTER: Modelle Carey

  (San Francisco, California) Fire Department says no-injury crash was 1 million to 1 shot. Bird on nose symbolizes good luck.
  REPORTER: John Davenport

• (Commercial: Emerson Color Televisions.)

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  12:04:10 am — 12:05:20 am

• Mine Disaster / West Virginia

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  12:05:20 am — 12:09:00 am

  (Studio) 2 new underground blasts rock Mannington coal mine number 9. Rescue workers not given up.
  REPORTER: Sam Donaldson

  (Mannington, West Virginia) Smoke from mine shown. Attempts to seal mine openings to be resumed. Company representatives and union representatives defense mine's safety record. [UMW Safety Director Lewis EVANS - says mine won't be sealed until all possible tries made to contact men to effect rescue or recovery.] Families listen to news conference over loudspeaker Drills used to enter mine's main tunnel. If any miners survived, fresh air and good could be received this way. To break through Saturday
  REPORTER: Don North

• Disaster / Inspection

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  12:09:00 am — 12:09:30 am

  (Studio) Interior Department says federal inspection of mine made in August uncovered deficiencies, incling. excessive amount of coal dust. Department spokesperson says deficiencies corrected.
  REPORTER: Sam Donaldson

• Commentary (Mine Safety)

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  12:09:30 am — 12:11:40 am

  (Studio) Comment on avoiding future disasters.
  REPORTER: Sam Donaldson

  (Studio) UMW, coal companies and Interior Department failed to provide health and safety for miners. Gassy or dangerous conditions present at this mine. Such conditions present at this mine. Such conditions preventable. 1 of every 2 coal miners hit with lung disease. In September, President sent tougher coal mine safety proposals to Congress Nothing done. Coal miners not really repd. Will Congress allow coal miners to be made cheaper than coal?
  REPORTER: Ralph Nader

• (Commercial: Carnation Slender Diet Food; Tums Antacid Tablets.)

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  12:11:40 am — 12:13:50 am

• Economy / International / France / Britain

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  12:13:50 am — 12:16:50 am

  (Studio) 10 richest trading ntns. to extend $3 billion in loans and credits to France. Franc devaluation expected. "France Soir" cites devaluation by 10%.
  REPORTER: Sam Donaldson

  (NYC) France's credit no longer as good as it used to be. Devaluation brought on by France herself. Devaluation not solution, but warning. Nixon needs to bring inflation here under control and control United States spending abroad.
  REPORTER: Louis Rukeyser

  (Studio) Labor government raises taxes on beer, cigarettes and whiskey to prevent pound devaluation. 10% sales tax imposed on other items. Restrictions put on imports. Prices fell on stock market
  REPORTER: Sam Donaldson

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  12:16:50 am — 12:17:10 am

  REPORTER: Sam Donaldson

• (Commercial: STP Oil Treatment.)

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  12:17:10 am — 12:18:10 am

• Vietnam / Peace Talks / Action

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  12:18:10 am — 12:19:00 am

  (Studio) North Vietnam demands United States begin expanded peace talks now without South Vietnam. North Vietnam spokesperson Nguyen Thanh Le suggests seat be kept open for them. United States taking dim view of enemy violations of DMZ. Marines close in on enemy troops near Da Nang. Casualties reported.
  REPORTER: Sam Donaldson

• Mideast / Terrorism

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  12:19:00 am — 12:19:20 am

  (Studio) Car with TNT explodes in Jewish section of Jerusalem. 11 killed; 55 hurt. Arab sector cordoned off to prevent reprisals.
  REPORTER: Sam Donaldson

• Degaulle

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  12:19:20 am — 12:19:40 am

  (Studio) President Charles DeGaulle observes 78th birthday.
  REPORTER: Sam Donaldson

• (Commercial: Raleigh of Bel Air Cigarettes.)

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  12:19:40 am — 12:20:40 am

• Female Jockey / Problems

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  12:20:40 am — 12:23:10 am

  (Studio) Jockey, Penny Early, hopes to ride in California race. Male jockeys boycott Churchill Downs race because she was in it.
  REPORTER: Sam Donaldson

  (Louisville, Kentucky) Jockeys as determined not to ride with her as she was to ride with them. [EARLY - disapptd. and disgusted. No respect for those jockeys as riders or males. It's personal.] Fans' sentiment in her favor.
  REPORTER: Charles Murphy

• (Commercial: Ocean Spray Cranapple Juice.)

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  12:23:10 am — 12:24:10 am

• Kennedy Memorial

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  12:24:10 am — 12:25:10 am

  (Studio) Kennedy family attends mass on 5th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's death.
  REPORTER: Sam Donaldson

  (Arlington National Cemetery) Visitors flock past Kennedy grave. President sent wreath. Lieutenant Colonel Hugh Robinson places wreath. Senator Edward Kennedy there twice.
  REPORTER: Sam Donaldson

• Commentary (Kennedy Brothers)

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  12:25:10 am — 12:27:30 am

  (Studio) Comment on John and Robert Kennedy.
  REPORTER: Sam Donaldson

  (Studio) United States suffered great loss when J. F. K. assassinated; he'll be remembered. His president reviewed. He was concerned and involved as was brother, Robert Their concern and compassion praised.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• Good Night

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  12:27:30 am — 12:27:30 am