Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 1983-02-25

This program is 27 minutes long

• Introduction Frank Reynolds (Washington, DC)

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  05:30:00 pm — 05:30:10 pm

• Economy

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  05:30:10 pm — 05:32:20 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (NYC) Drop in prime interest rate by major banks following discussions by President Reagan, Treasury Secretary Don. Regan and Federal Reserve Bd. chairperson Paul Volcker noted; impact on hsing. sales for January discussed. Economist Martin Feldstein thought believing unemployment will decline as consequence. Consumer price index for last month considered; details outlined on screen.
  REPORTER: Dan Cordtz

• Jobs Bill

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  05:32:20 pm — 05:34:10 pm

  (Studio) House believed passing jobs bill soon.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (DC) House Appropriations Committee's approval of jobs bill and possible impact on unemployment discussed. [Representative Silvio CONTE - thinks bill is politically targeted.] Major appropriations said targeted for Mississippi district of Representative Jamie Whitten, Massachusetts district of Representative Thomas O'Neill, California district of Representative Vic Fazio, Florida Representative Bill Lehman and Claude Pepper.
  REPORTER: Charles Gibson

  (Studio) Upcoming items announced.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

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

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  05:34:10 pm — 05:34:30 pm

• (Commercial: Canon NP125 Copier; Subaru.)

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  05:34:30 pm — 05:35:30 pm

• Williams / Death

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  05:35:30 pm — 05:38:40 pm

  (Studio) Death of playwright Tennessee Williams reported; details given.
  REPORTER: Max Robinson

  (NYC) Williams' career and life reviewed; films, photos shown. Scenes from "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" shown courtesy MGM; his various accomplishments listed. Scenes from "The Glass Menagerie" shown courtesy Time Life Television, "Night of the Iguana" by MGM, "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Warner Brothers [1975, courtesy "The Dick Cavett Show", WILLIAMS - expresses bitterness about career.]
  REPORTER: John Martin

• Cagney / Fire

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  05:38:40 pm — 05:38:50 pm

  (Studio) Fire at James Cagney's New York home reported; details given, films shown.
  REPORTER: Max Robinson

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  05:38:50 pm — 05:39:00 pm

• (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Aetna Insurance; Glidden Paints; Midas Products.)

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  05:39:00 pm — 05:40:30 pm

• US-Canada Relations

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  05:40:30 pm — 05:42:50 pm

  (Studio) Justice Department reported declaring Canadian films propaganda; details given.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (DC) Canadian films dealing with acid rain and anti-nuclear war examined; the latter, "If You Love This Planet" with Dr. Helen Caldicott noted up for Academy Award; scenes shown, include footage of Ronald Reagan in Defense Department film. [CALDICOTT - criticizes Justice Department's decision.] [Canadian ambassador Allan GOTLIEB - agrees.] [Senator Edward KENNEDY - equates situation with McCarthyism.] Senate committee noted holding screening of "Acid Rain: Requiem or Recovery?" and other acid rain film; United States Forestry Service mentioned praising "Acid Rain."
  REPORTER: Roger Peterson

  (Studio) Canada said formally asking United States to reverse decision on films; "Nightline" announced.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• Military Budget

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  05:42:50 pm — 05:44:20 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (DC) Efforts of Pentagon and Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger to prevent Senator testimony by Charles Spinney noted. [Senator Charles GRASSLEY - criticizes government's efforts.] Spinney noted testifying on Pentagon's deliberate underestimation of budget costs. [SPINNEY - notes systematic tendency to underestimate out-yr. costs.] His assessment of current Reagan defense budget noted.
  REPORTER: John McWethy

• (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Goodyear Tires; Lo-Sal; Thunderbird; IBM Office System.)

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  05:44:20 pm — 05:46:30 pm

• Crime in America

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  05:46:30 pm — 05:53:00 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (NYC) Authorities' war on crime in United States examined. [Lyndon JOHNSON, Richard NIXON, Gerald FORD - announce crackdown on crime.] Law Enforcement Assistance Admin.'s role discussed; films shown. [Franklin ZIMING - thinks Law Enforcement Assistant Agency was mostly a failure.] Reagan administration's drug war examined; various sociological theories about link between drugs and crime considered; political manipulation of issue noted. Various political commercials shown. [Andrew VON HIRSCH - cites need for skepticism about politicians.] Findings of network poll of public's perception of war on crime outlined on screen, discussed. [Police spokesperson Chris MICHALE - notes public's incring. concern with victim.] [Robert GARCIA - testifies about daughter slain by Timothy Ramirez.] Victims' rights movement examined. [GARCIA - calls for stiff sentence for Ramirez.] Ramirez's sentence mentioned. [Norval MORRIS - notes nation's approach to civil rights.]
  REPORTER: Richard Threlkeld

  (Studio) Monday's segment announced.

• (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Diehard Batteries; American Council of Life Insurance and Health Insurance Association of America; Tucks.)

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  05:53:00 pm — 05:54:40 pm

• Reagan News Conference

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  05:54:40 pm — 05:56:30 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (DC) President Reagan's news conference today with student questioners featured. [REAGAN - responds to questions by Rachel Wormhoudt with regard to Ken. Adelman's nomination, Felicia Lynch with regard to squeal rule pertaining to birth control for minors.]
  REPORTER: Sam Donaldson

• Top Item Recapped

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  05:56:30 pm — 05:56:40 pm

• Good Night

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  05:56:40 pm — 05:56:40 pm