Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 1970-04-10

This program is 27 minutes long

• Introduction Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC); Frank Reynolds (New York City)

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  12:00:00 am — 12:01:00 am

• Tonkin Resolution / Repeal

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  12:01:00 am — 12:01:40 am

  (Studio) Tonkin Resolution repeal sought by Senate Foreign Relations Committee to avoid Laos and Cambodia intervention.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Cambodia / Viet Cong / Massacre

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  12:01:40 am — 12:03:40 am

  (Studio) Prasaut, Cambodia scene of VC-Cambodian battle.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (Prasaut, Cambodia) 100 killed; most women, children; victims say Cambodian soldiers shot them; Vietnam residing in Cambodia enemies of state; few medical supplies.
  REPORTER: Steve Bell

• Vietnam / Fighting

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  12:03:40 am — 12:04:10 am

  (Studio) Dakseang tension eased; South Vietnam reinforce entrenched Americans Mai Loc Green Beret camp attacked.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• Nixon / Troop Withdrawals

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  12:04:10 am — 12:04:30 am

  (Studio) Nixon refuses Joint Chiefs of Staff request to halt Vietnam troop withdrawals; statement Thursday
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

• (Commercial: Polaroid Camera; Star-Kist Tuna.)

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  12:04:30 am — 12:05:30 am

• Apollo 13 / Launch

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  12:05:30 am — 12:08:10 am

  (Studio) John Swigert replaces Thomas Mattingly in Apollo 13 crew; launch go.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (Cape Kennedy, Florida) [NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) administration Dr. Thomas PAINE - says decision for launch unanimous.] NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) training film shows astronauts Jim Lovell and Fred Haise practicing for moon walks; most dangerous Apollo mission.
  REPORTER: Jules Bergman

  (Studio) Launch coverage tomorrow.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• (Commercial: Metropolitan Life Insurance.)

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  12:08:10 am — 12:09:10 am

• Florida / Kirk / Desegregation

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  12:09:10 am — 12:11:10 am

  (Studio) Manatee Cnty. desegregation struggle conts.; Florida Governor Claude Kirk attys. want Supreme Court jurisdiction; Kirk declares self school superintendent
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (Bradenton, Florida) Kirk and aides and plainclothesmen at school; federal marshals order 2 Kirk assts. to court; [KIRK - says he wants final Supreme Court busing decision.]
  REPORTER: Don Farmer

• Teacher Strikes

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  12:11:10 am — 12:11:40 am

  (Studio) Financially-based teacher strikes close Muskogee, Oklahoma and Minneapolis and Butte, MT, schools; Los Angeles teachers may strike Monday
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• (Commercial: Glad Bags; Eveready Batteries; North American Van Lines; Frito's Corn Chips.)

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  12:11:40 am — 12:13:40 am

• Nixon / Senate

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  12:13:40 am — 12:16:50 am

  (Studio) Nixon says Senate biased against South; Senate responds.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (DC) Senators incensed at President statement. [Senator Albert GORE - introduces resolution rebuking President] [Senator Mike MANSFIELD - says he doesn't think Nixon Senator purge possible.] Senator minority defends Nixon view.
  REPORTER: Bob Clark

  (DC) White House stands behind statement; claims Nixon criticizing Senate composition, not body itself; wants conservative Senate majority.
  REPORTER: Tom Jarriel

• (Commercial: Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau.)

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  12:16:50 am — 12:18:00 am

• West Germany / Guatemala / Von Spreti

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  12:18:00 am — 12:19:50 am

  (Studio) West German For. Min. says Guatemala violated international law by not protecting German ambassador Karl von Spreti.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (Guatemala City, Guatemala) Govt. honors ambassador as national hero.
  REPORTER: Charles Murphy

• Unemployment

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  12:19:50 am — 12:20:20 am

  (Studio) Labor Department reports unemployment increase to 4.4%, highest in 4 1/2 years
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• Teamsters / Strikes

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  12:20:20 am — 12:22:00 am

  (Studio) Trucking industry strikes, violence oppose tentative contract.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (Chicago, Illinois) Some teamsters strike, others shut out by company; union and companies allow some truck movement [Union leader Louis PEICK - threatens strike if contract not signed by Monday] Full strike will cause other wildcat strikes. [Ind. attorney Ted ANASTUS - says contract means $3.7 billion increase over next 3 years]
  REPORTER: Kenneth Gale

• Conspiracy Charges

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  12:22:00 am — 12:22:20 am

  (Studio) Justice Department drops conspiracy charges against Yale Chaplain William Coffin and Mitchell Goodman, charged with Dr. Benjamin Spock.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• McCartney

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  12:22:20 am — 12:22:40 am

  (Studio) Beatle Paul McCartney quits group to write own songs.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• Basketball / Contact

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  12:22:40 am — 12:24:40 am

  (Studio) Pro. basketball season ends.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (No location given) Basketball as non-contact sport false image. [New York Knickerbockers player REED - tells of injuries from playing; says basketball not non-contact sport.] Film clips shown.
  REPORTER: Don Baker

• (Commercial: Star-Kist Tuna; Polaroid Camera.)

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  12:24:40 am — 12:25:40 am

• Commentary (LBJ/Nixon/S.)

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  12:25:40 am — 12:28:10 am

  (Studio) Comment on Nixon and Lyndon B. Johnson.
  REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

  (Studio) G. Harrold Carswell controversy not discussed by former President Lyndon Johnson; Nixon misjudged Senator intent, South political climate; Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia Senators opposed Carswell; regional ties insignificant; Nixon promotes regional prejudice, proclaims self S defender; President who promised to bring country together is dividing it.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• Good Night

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  12:28:10 am — 12:28:10 am