Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 1983-04-20

This program is 28 minutes long

• Introduction Frank Reynolds (Washington, DC)

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  05:30:00 pm — 05:30:10 pm

• Social Security / Withholding Interest

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  05:30:10 pm — 05:34:20 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (DC) President Reagan's signing of bipartisan Social Security compromise examined. [REAGAN - considers political implications of legislature] [Representative Thomas O'NEILL - agrees.] Details of new Social Security program outlined on screen, discussed.
  REPORTER: Steve Shepard

  (DC) Compromise reached in Senate on withholding tax on interest and dividends, as proposed by Senator Bob Kasten and opposed by Senator Robert Dole, examined; details outlined on screen, discussed. Extent of bank lobby against law recalled. [KASTEN - praises compromise.] [Treasury Secretary Don. REGAN - anticipates President's veto.]
  REPORTER: Brit Hume

  (Studio) Upcoming items announced.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

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

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  05:34:20 pm — 05:34:40 pm

• (Commercial: Subaru; Homelite Jacobsen Lawnmowers.)

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  05:34:40 pm — 05:35:40 pm

• Beirut / Embassy Bombing /Aftermath

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  05:35:40 pm — 05:40:10 pm

  (Studio) CIA analyst Robert Ames recalled among victims of terrorist bombing of United States embassy in Beirut, Lebanon; 3 other CIA agents said also killed. White House mourning for victims noted.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (Studio) Continue recovery of bodies noted; ambassador Robert Dillon's analysis of situation mentioned. Dillon said rejecting hypothesis that Philip Habib was scheduled to be in embassy at time of explosion.
  REPORTER: Peter Jennings

  (Beirut, Lebanon) Embassy staff's efforts to salvage vital papers after blast examined; films shown. [Victim Dundas McCULLOCH - recalls experience.] [Press attache John REID - describes ordeal.] [DILLON - notes operations have begun again.] Vigil of Lebanese for news of their relatives noted.
  REPORTER: Mike McCourt

  (Studio) Lebanese foreign minister Elie Salem recalled Prof. at Beirut's foreign university [SALEM - condemns attack on embassy.] His anger at Lebanon's inability to halt foreign terrorists from operating here noted. [SALEM - comments on Israeli, Syrian impact on Lebanon; notes Lebanon's frustration over foreign occupation.]
  REPORTER: Peter Jennings

• Reagan / Cong. Address / Central American Policy

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  05:40:10 pm — 05:40:30 pm

  (Studio) President Reagan said addressing Congress soon on need for incrd. aid to El Salvador and other Central American ntns. House committee recalled voting yesterday against additional aid to El Salvador.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• Brazil / Libyan Planes

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  05:40:30 pm — 05:42:10 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (DC) Brazil's seizure of Libyan planes carrying arms for Nicaragua examined; background to incident explained. Details outlined on screen. Colonel Muammar el-Kadhafi's reaction to event quoted. Soviets said allegedly among aircraft's crew.
  REPORTER: John McWethy

• (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Bufferin; K Mart; Jell-O Pudding.)

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  05:42:10 pm — 05:43:50 pm

• Supreme Court / Nuclear Power Plants / Prison Rape / Choke Hold / New Orleans / Supreme Court Demonstrations

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  05:43:50 pm — 05:45:50 pm

  (Studio) Supreme Court ruling on California law restricting operation of new nuclear power plants noted.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (DC) Court's decision favoring states' right to ban new nuclear power plants examined. [Rape victim Dan. WADE - describes ordeal of prison rape.] Court's ruling on Wade's case against prison stemming from his rape outlined. [Adolph LYONS - describes being near death in choke hold.] Court's decision on Lyons' case stemming from police use of choke hold mentioned. Former New Orleans assistant district attorney Lisa Myers' suit against city for her termination discussed. [Dist. attorney Harry CONNICK - notes basis of city's defense] Court's ruling on freedom of speech issue reported [Mary GRACE - comments on ban against demonstrations at Supreme Court] Court's ruling in Grace's suit mentioned.
  REPORTER: Tim O'Brien Artist: Freda Reiter

• Weather

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  05:45:50 pm — 05:47:50 pm

  (Studio) Continue winter weather in N.E. and South described, shown.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (Greer, SC) Weather's impact on fruit crops in South examined. [Melvin ROBISON - describes his plight.] Est. crop loss outlined on screen, discussed.
  REPORTER: Jay Schadler

• Economy / GNP

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  05:47:50 pm — 05:48:10 pm

  (Studio) Gross national product for 1st quarter discussed.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• General Motors / Profits

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  05:48:10 pm — 05:48:10 pm

  (Studio) General Motors' 1st quarter profits mentioned.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• AT&T / Profits

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  05:48:10 pm — 05:48:20 pm

  (Studio) 1st quarter profits for American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T) reported.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  05:48:20 pm — 05:48:30 pm

• (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Goodyear Service; Efferdent; John Deere Twinbagger; Whirlpool.)

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  05:48:30 pm — 05:50:30 pm

• Hall / Liver Transplant

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  05:50:30 pm — 05:50:50 pm

  (Studio) Condition of liver transplant recipient Brandon Hall due to failure of new liver reported.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• Brink's Trial

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  05:50:50 pm — 05:54:00 pm

  (Studio) FBI's effort to prove racketeering conspiracy at Brink's robbery trial noted.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (NYC) Background to robbery October 20, 1981, recalled; arrest of political activists Katherine Boudin, Judith Clark and David Gilbert, members of Weather Underground, also recalled. 4th suspect Sam Brown noted becoming federal informant, leading authorities to Harlem acupuncture clinic, allegedly an arsenal for bank robbers and drug runners. FBI's belief that Brink's job was outcome of complex racketeering scheme; various orgs. allegedly involved and 7 suspects indicted listed on screen. Arguments presented by defense attys.; response of lead defense Sekou Odinga noted. Current status of case outlined.
  REPORTER: Hilary Brown Artist: Gerald Andrea Artist: Aggie Whelan Kenny

• Poland

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  05:54:00 pm — 05:54:30 pm

  (Studio) Lech Walesa's comments on Solidarity's call for May demonstrations and government's response reported; films shown.
  REPORTER: Peter Jennings

• (Commercial: Upcoming Item; Buick Regal; Roman Meal Bread; Budweiser Beer.)

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  05:54:30 pm — 05:56:00 pm

• Paley / Resignation

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  05:56:00 pm — 05:58:20 pm

  (Studio) Resignation of CBS chairperson William South Paley reported.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (NYC) Paley's career reviewed; photos, films shown. [Eric SEVAREID - notes Paley's lack of interference in news.] [Voices of Jack BENNY, Bing CROSBY - joke.]
  REPORTER: Richard Threlkeld

• Good Night

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  05:58:20 pm — 05:58:20 pm