Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 1983-04-15

This program is 28 minutes long

• Introduction Ted Koppel (Washington, DC)

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  05:30:00 pm — 05:30:10 pm

• Economy / Recovery

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  05:30:10 pm — 05:32:30 pm

  (Studio) Economist Martin Feldstein's praise of possible economic recovery as indicated today by wholesale prices and factory product noted.
  REPORTER: Ted Koppel

  (DC) March industry product, producer price index outlined on screen, discussed. [FELDSTEIN - is optimistic.] STK. MKT. REPORT; Dow Jones' reaction to overall economic factors considered. IRS (Internal Revenue Service) refunds so far mentioned; role of Individual Retirement Accounts in income tax system discussed.
  REPORTER: Dan Cordtz

• Reagan / Tax Return

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  05:32:30 pm — 05:34:40 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced.
  REPORTER: Ted Koppel

  (DC) Nancy and Ronald Reagan's 1982 income tax return examined; details outlined on screen. [Nancy REAGAN - jokes.] Details of Reagan return outlined, discussed; size of their charitable deductions mentioned. [January 19, 1982, REAGAN - claims he's unable to list actual donations.] Amt. Reagan's 1980 campaign received despite his objection to federally financial elecs. noted.
  REPORTER: Mike Von Fremd

  (Studio) Upcoming items announced.
  REPORTER: Ted Koppel

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

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  05:34:40 pm — 05:35:00 pm

• (Commercial: Canon Personal Copiers; General Motors Service.)

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  05:35:00 pm — 05:36:00 pm

• Williams / Resignation

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  05:36:00 pm — 05:39:00 pm

  (Studio) Teamsters president Roy Williams reported resigning following bribery conviction.
  REPORTER: Ted Koppel

  (Chicago, Illinois) Williams said agreeing to resign in effort to stay out of prison; details given. Federal Judge Prentice H. Marshall's decision to accept resignation pending appeal examined. [Attorney Raymond LARROCA - accepts conditions for client's freedom.] [Prosecutor Doug. ROLLER - questions future of Teamsters.] Background to Williams' bribery trial involving former Senator Howard Cannon recalled.
  REPORTER: Chris Bury Artist: Andy Austin

  (DC) Contenders for Williams' office Jackie Presser, Joe Morgan, Andy Anderson, Ray Schoessling examined; details given, films shown. Williams' apparent health despite claims to the contrary noted.
  REPORTER: Barry Serafin

• California / Immigration Service

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  05:39:00 pm — 05:40:30 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced.
  REPORTER: Ted Koppel

  (San Juan Capistrano, California) Efforts of Mr. and Mrs. David Willette to prevent Naturalization and Immigration Service from deporting adopted Liberian son Sam examined; background to situation explained. [Mrs. WILLETTE - hopes for stay of deportation.] [David WILLETTE -anticipates action against son if he doesn't leave vol.] [Months ago, Sam WILLETTE - hopes for help.]
  REPORTER: Tom Schell

• Merman / Health

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  05:40:30 pm — 05:40:40 pm

  (Studio) Condition of Ethel Merman following surgery for brain tumor reported
  REPORTER: Ted Koppel

• Hall / Liver Transplant

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  05:40:40 pm — 05:40:50 pm

  (Studio) Continue recovery of liver transplant recipient Brandon Hall reported
  REPORTER: Ted Koppel

• Economy: Gold Price

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  05:40:50 pm — 05:40:50 pm

• (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Fruit & Fibre Cereal; Sanka Coffee; Amway Products.)

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  05:40:50 pm — 05:42:30 pm

• Nicaragua-US Relations / Cuban Planes

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  05:42:30 pm — 05:43:00 pm

  (Studio) 3 Americans said seized by Nicaraguan troops while fishing in Costa Rican waters. Nicaragua said allegedly receiving Cuban aircraft. Details given.
  REPORTER: Ted Koppel

• Kohl-Reagan Meeting

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  05:43:00 pm — 05:43:10 pm

  (Studio) West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl's meeting here today with President Reagan discussed; films shown.
  REPORTER: Ted Koppel

• Poland

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  05:43:10 pm — 05:44:50 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced.
  REPORTER: Ted Koppel

  (Warsaw, Poland) Lech Walesa's driver Mieczyslaw Wachowski said interrogated by police regarding Walesa's recent secret mtgs. with underground Solidarity leaders; details given, films shown. Walesa said planning to meet again with underground; major Solidarity anti-government protests last May 1 recalled. Govt.'s efforts to jam Solidarity's clandestine radio broadcast today discussed.
  REPORTER: David Ensor

• Floodings / Northeast

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  05:44:50 pm — 05:45:10 pm

  (Studio) Severe winter weather in northe. resulting in flash flood warnings noted; snow's impact on stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, reported, shown.
  REPORTER: Ted Koppel

• California / Pony Express

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  05:45:10 pm — 05:47:00 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced.
  REPORTER: Ted Koppel

  (Silver Fork, California) Revival of Pony Express here due to washed out roads following heavy rainstorms featured; films shown. Rider Malcolm McFarland of Pony Express Association mentioned, shown.
  REPORTER: Ken Kashiwahara

• Economy: Money Supply

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  05:47:00 pm — 05:47:00 pm

• (Commercial: Krylon Spray Paint; K Mart; Chrysler; Fasteeth.)

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  05:47:00 pm — 05:49:00 pm

• Mideast / US-Egyptian Relations

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  05:49:00 pm — 05:49:20 pm

  (Studio) Egypt's foreign minister reported presenting President Reagan with letter from President Hosni Mubarak pledging Egyptian support for Reagan's Mideast peace initiative.
  REPORTER: Ted Koppel

• Ethiopia / Drought and Famine

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  05:49:20 pm — 05:52:40 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced.
  REPORTER: Ted Koppel

  (Studio) Severe starvation in Ethiopia due to continue drought examined. Films shown. European Parliament's relief effort mentioned; factors affecting United States refusal to help explained. [Relief WORKER - describes situation.]
  REPORTER: Peter Jennings

• (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Regina Electrikbroom; A1 Steak Sauce; Total Cereal.)

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  05:52:40 pm — 05:54:20 pm

• New York City / King Kong

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  05:54:20 pm — 05:54:50 pm

  (Studio) Demise of King Kong balloon atop Empire State Building reported, shown. Fay Wray mentioned.
  REPORTER: Ted Koppel

• Arkansas / Diamonds

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  05:54:50 pm — 05:57:30 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced.
  REPORTER: Ted Koppel

  (Murfreesboro, Arkansas) Diamond field here featured; films shown. [Nick DAVELLO, Bill KENNEDY, MEN - discuss finds.] Ray Shaw's discovery mentioned; Uncle Sam diamond shown. Mark Twain quoted.
  REPORTER: Charles Murphy

• Top Item Recapped / "Nightline" Announced

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  05:57:30 pm — 05:58:00 pm

• Good Night

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  05:58:00 pm — 05:58:00 pm