Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 1981-05-27

This program is 28 minutes long

• Nimitz / Plane Crash

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  05:30:00 pm — 05:30:10 pm

  (Studio) Crash and fire aboard USS Nimitz reported; film shown.
  REPORTER: Reporter unidentified

• Introduction Peter Jennings (London, England); Max Robinson (Chicago, Illinois); Frank Reynolds (Washington, DC)

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  05:30:10 pm — 05:30:20 pm

• Nimitz / Plane Crash

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  05:30:20 pm — 05:33:40 pm

  (Studio) Crash of Marine Corp jet landing on carrier Nimitz last night reported.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (Jacksonville, Florida) Details of tragedy examined; casualty statistics listed on screen, photos shown. Condition of injured outlined; GAO recalled criticizing aircraft carriers' firefighting capabilities in report 2 years ago. Details given; statistics with regard to Nimitz outlined. [Captain Sam FLYNN - notes degree of difficulty in landing on carriers.]
  REPORTER: John McWethy (WLTV film/tape)

  (Studio) Nimitz recalled returning home to Norfolk, Virginia, last year after prolonged duty at sea due to Iran hostage crisis.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (Studio) Upcoming items announced.

  (Studio) Item recapped at end of broadcast
  REPORTER: Max Robinson

• (Commercial: Nabisco Wheat Thins Crackers; Olympic Overcoat Paint.)

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  05:33:40 pm — 05:34:50 pm

• Lebanon Crisis

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  05:34:50 pm — 05:38:50 pm

  (Studio) Philip Habib's departure for Mideast diplomatic tour 3 weeks ago recalled; after attempting to find settlement to Syrian-Israeli missile crisis in Lebanon, Habib said en route to United States tonight.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (Studio) Concern over Habib's Mideast departure and current status of crisis discussed.
  REPORTER: Peter Jennings

  (Israel) Habib's goal and his apparent progress so far examined; films shown. His meeting today with Prime Min. Menahem Begin mentioned. [HABIB - says he will return to region.] Alleged failure of Saudi Arabia's mediating efforts considered. [BEGIN - chgs. Syria with being uncooperative.] Current atmosphere on Israel's border now described.
  REPORTER: Bill Seamans

  (DC) United States officials' motive for bringing Habib home reported [President REAGAN - thinks it's time to meet with Habib.] Role of Saudi Arabia examined; proposed settlement outlined on screen, discussed.
  REPORTER: Barrie Dunsmore

• Reagan / West Point Speech

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  05:38:50 pm — 05:40:40 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (West Point, New York) President Reagan's address to West Point graduating class examined; films shown. [REAGAN - recalls his military career, quotes George Washington.] President noted handing diplomas to top graduates, include Michael Meese, son of aid Edwin Meese. James Cagney mentioned, shown.
  REPORTER: Sam Donaldson

• Bush / Naval Academy

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  05:40:40 pm — 05:41:00 pm

  (Studio) Vice President George Bush reported participating in Annapolis graduation ceremonies; superintendent Vice Admiral William P. Lawrence's daughter Wendy noted among graduating class. Details given, films shown.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  05:41:00 pm — 05:41:10 pm

• (Commercial: Sanka Coffee; Grape-Nuts Cereal; French's Mustard.)

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  05:41:10 pm — 05:42:40 pm

• Tax Cuts

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  05:42:40 pm — 05:44:10 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (DC) Efforts on Capitol Hill to find compromise tax cut legislature examined. [Representative Dan ROSTENKOWSKI, Senator Robert DOLE - hope for agreement soon.] Treasury Secretary Don. Regan said incld. in tomorrow's mtgs.; points of continued disagreement cited. [ROSTENKOWSKI - comments on time span involved.] [Representative Thomas O'NEILL - thinks solution will be found.] Purposes of probable tax cut this year outlined.
  REPORTER: Brit Hume

• California / Offshore Drilling

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  05:44:10 pm — 05:48:30 pm

  (Studio) Federal judge reported temporarily blocking sale of offshore leases in California.
  REPORTER: Max Robinson

  (N. California) Background to issue, involving dispute between oil companies and environmentalists with regard to offshore oil drilling in region discussed; massive oil spill several years ago recalled. Proposals of Interior Secretary James Watt, reversing Carter administration's decision, explained. [Western Oil and Gas Association spokesperson Arthur SPAULDING - rationalizes move on need for United States to become oil independent.] [Governor Jerry BROWN - calls it "utter nonsense"; mentions OPEC.] Opposition's criticism outlined on screen, discussed. [Conservationist Carol FULTON - doesn't think it's worth the risk to environment] Unity of usually hostile groups in opposition to oil companies cited. [Marine biologist Judd VANDEVERE - notes danger to nearly extinct sea otter.] [SPAULDING - dismisses fears of offshore oil spills.] [MAN - reads letter to Watt.] Watt's past remarks on issue recalled. [WATT - calls for inventory of land's resources.] Implications of today's legal ruling mentioned.
  REPORTER: Ken Kashiwahara

  (Studio) Further discussion on issue on tonight's "Nightline" announced.
  REPORTER: Max Robinson

• Shoemaker

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  05:48:30 pm — 05:48:50 pm

  (Studio) Willie Shoemaker's 8000th win, on War Allied , reported; details given of Shoemaker's total wins so far.
  REPORTER: Max Robinson

• (Commercial: Canon AE-1 Camera; Oil of Olay; Roman Meal Bread; Chevrolet Citation X-LI.)

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  05:48:50 pm — 05:50:50 pm

• Smith / State Prisons

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  05:50:50 pm — 05:51:20 pm

  (Studio) Attorney General William French Smith's criticism of federal role in improvement of state prisons reported; details given. Chief Justice Warren Burger's recent attack on nation's prison system recalled.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• Michigan / Prison Uprisings

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  05:51:20 pm — 05:53:10 pm

  (Studio) Atmosphere today at Michigan prisons, recently experiencing inmate uprisings, reported; details given, films shown.
  REPORTER: Max Robinson (WLUK film/tape)

  (Jackson, Michigan) Extent of destruction at prison here examined; films shown. [Assistant warden Jim POGATS - thinks facility is just too large.] [Guard's wife Pam AMES - expresses concern for husband's safety.] Michigan's fin. situation cited.
  REPORTER: Ron Miller

• Hinckley

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  05:53:10 pm — 05:53:20 pm

  (Studio) John Hinckley, Junior, accused of attempting to assassinate President Reagan, reported taking overdose of Tylenol today; details given.
  REPORTER: Max Robinson

• The Netherlands / Elec.

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  05:53:20 pm — 05:53:50 pm

  (Studio) Outcome of parliamentary election in The Netherlands and role of US nuclear missiles deployed there reported; films shown.
  REPORTER: Peter Jennings

• USSR / Space Exploration

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  05:53:50 pm — 05:54:10 pm

  (Studio) Apparent slowdown in USSR 's manned space exploration program, with return of 2 cosmonauts yesterday, reported; details given, films shown.
  REPORTER: Peter Jennings

• Northern Ireland

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  05:54:10 pm — 05:54:50 pm

  (Studio) IRA (Irish Republican Army) hunger striker Brendan McLaughlin reported ending fast due to health; details given. Funeral for slain British soldier Michael Bagshaw reported; Bagshaw said among those killed by IRA (Irish Republican Army) in Londonderry last week
  REPORTER: Peter Jennings

• Economy: Gold Price

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  05:54:50 pm — 05:54:50 pm

• (Commercial: Hartz 2 in 1 Plus Flea and Tick Collar; Valvoline Motor Oil; Hillshire Farms Sausage.)

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  05:54:50 pm — 05:56:20 pm

• Nazi Art

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  05:56:20 pm — 05:58:10 pm

  (Studio) Winston Churchill's assessment of Adolf Hitler recalled; efforts by some in Congress to return Nazi art pieces in United States to West Germany noted.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (DC) Background to collection of Nazi war art explained; pieces shown. [Representative G. William WHITEHURST - explains his sponsorship of legislature calling for return of art to Germany.] Whitehurst said wanting United States to keep Nazi propaganda paintings and works by Hitler.
  REPORTER: Steve Shepard (KRMA film/tape)

• Top Item Recapped

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  05:58:10 pm — 05:58:20 pm

• Good Night

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  05:58:20 pm — 05:58:20 pm