Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 1970-11-23

This program is 27 minutes long

• Introduction Frank Reynolds (New York City)

  #8440

  12:00:00 am — 12:01:00 am

• North Vietnam / Prisoners of War Rescue Attempt / Bombing

  #8441

  12:01:00 am — 12:06:50 am

  (Studio) Defense Secretary Melvin Laird reports American helicopter team attempted to free POWs 20 miles from Hanoi, North Vietnam; POWs had been moved.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (DC) Air Force General Leroy Manor commander, Army Colonel Arthur Simons led copters. [LAIRD - says Americans dying in prisoners of war camps, sparked rescue mission.] [SIMONS - says received fire.]
  REPORTER: Bill Downs

  (DC) White House expects no reprisals against POWs; Nixon thought some POWs would be freed; is upset.
  REPORTER: Tom Jarriel

  (DC) President wants to know what went wrong; intelligence not blamed; bad luck that Communists moved POWs.
  REPORTER: John Scali

  (Studio) Senator J. William Fulbright criticizes United States attacks on North Vietnam.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (DC) [FULBRIGHT - denounces invasion of North Vietnam, fears repeat.]
  REPORTER: No reporter given

  (Studio) Communists boycott Paris Peace Talks to protest bombing; Viet Cong threatens reprisals.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• (Commercial: Pall Mall Cigarettes; Maytag Washers.)

  #8442

  12:06:50 am — 12:08:00 am

• Indochina / Fighting / Withdrawals

  #8443

  12:08:00 am — 12:08:20 am

  (Studio) Americans bomb North Vietnam supply rtes. in Laos and Cambodia; 3,800 Americans withdrawn from Vietnam last week
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• Cambodia / Captured Newsman

  #8444

  12:08:20 am — 12:08:30 am

  (Studio) 18th newsman captured by Viet Cong in Cambodia.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• Vietnam / French War

  #8445

  12:08:30 am — 12:10:50 am

  (Studio) Vietnam war started 24 years ago.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (Saigon, South Vietnam) French lost 35,000 in Vietnam war; French had no air power; American dead sent home, French buried in Vietnam.
  REPORTER: Howard Tuckner

• Calley / My Lai Trial

  #8446

  12:10:50 am — 12:12:50 am

  (Studio) Copter pilot and crewman testify against Lieutenant William Calley.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (Fort Benning, Georgia) Lieutenant Hugh Thompson saw Vietnam civilians killed; Lawrence Colburn saw men fire into ditch; Gary Garfolo saw Calley at scene.
  REPORTER: Roger Peterson Artist: David Smiton

• (Commercial: Aerowax Floor Wax; Easy-Off Oven Cleaner.)

  #8447

  12:12:50 am — 12:13:50 am

• Mideast / Charge

  #8448

  12:13:50 am — 12:14:10 am

  (Studio) United Arab Republic planes reported over Israeli territory; United Arab Republic denies violating cease-fire.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• Guinea / Invasion

  #8449

  12:14:10 am — 12:14:30 am

  (Studio) Guinea reports Portuguese mercenary invasion; United Nations team sent in.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• Pakistan / Relief

  #8450

  12:14:30 am — 12:16:30 am

  (Studio) 2 1/2 million affected by disaster; victims isolated.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (E. Pakistan) American copters rush supplies to victims
  REPORTER: Lou Cioffi

• (Commercial: Maytag Washer; Maryland Cigarettes; General Electric Co., Inc. Television.)

  #8451

  12:16:30 am — 12:18:30 am

• Supreme Court / Washington, DC Landlord Law

  #8452

  12:18:30 am — 12:19:00 am

  (Studio) Supreme Court upholds Washington, DC ruling tenants can withhold rent if apts. not maintained by landlords; only affects DC.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• Senate / Campaign Spending

  #8453

  12:19:00 am — 12:20:40 am

  (Studio) Senator fails to override Nixon campaign spending bill veto.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (DC) Bill limited political television and radio spending to 7 cents per vote. [Senator Thomas EAGLETON - says Republicans have hard time raising money.] [Senator Marlow COOK - says Democrat claims poppycock.]
  REPORTER: Bob Clark

• House / Gas Tax

  #8454

  12:20:40 am — 12:20:50 am

  (Studio) House Ways and Means Committee shelves bill for leaded gas tax.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• Nixon / News Conference

  #8455

  12:20:50 am — 12:21:00 am

  (Studio) Nixon calls news conference for December 10.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• (Commercial: American Florists Marketing Council)

  #8456

  12:21:00 am — 12:22:00 am

• Economy Development / Wage and Price Controls

  #8457

  12:22:00 am — 12:22:20 am

  (Studio) Econ. development Committee urges wage and price guidelines.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• General Motors Corporation / Production

  #8458

  12:22:20 am — 12:22:40 am

  (Studio) General Motors Corporation reports 50 supplier plants in production.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• Blanda / Old Pro.

  #8459

  12:22:40 am — 12:25:00 am

  (Studio) Frank Merriwell known for last-min. wins; George Blanda saves defeat 5 weeks in row.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (Oakland, California) Blanda 43 yrs old; saves games. [BLANDA - says hopes influences older people to stay in shape.] Blanda field goal kicker.
  REPORTER: Dick Shoemaker

• (Commercial: Delco Batteries; Buick Auto.)

  #8460

  12:25:00 am — 12:26:00 am

• Commentary (Nixon Vietnam Policy)

  #8461

  12:26:00 am — 12:27:50 am

  (No location given) President judgment and credibility questionable; Congress wasn't notified before North Vietnam bombing raids resumed and rescue invasion launched; Executive-Legis. relations hurt.
  REPORTER: Bill Lawrence

• Good Night

  #664383

  12:27:50 am — 12:27:50 am