May 1970 Broadcast Index

Evening News

May 1, 1970

• ABC Evening News for May 1, 1970
  1. Introduction Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC); Frank Reynolds (New York City)
  2. (Commercial: Unseen World.)
  3. Cambodia / Nixon / Congress
• CBS Evening News for May 1, 1970
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Cambodia / Fighting
  3. (Commercial: Budweiser Beer; Kent Cigarettes.)
  4. Cambodia / Washington, DC Reaction / Nixon
  5. Cambodia / For. Reaction
  6. Cambodia / Campus Protest
  7. Vietnam / Fighting
  8. (Commercial: Polident Denture Cleanser; Poligrip.)
  9. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  10. Welfare Reform
  11. Mitchell / Supreme Court
  12. Post Office / Strike Threat
  13. Environment / Phosphates
  14. (Commercial: Thermos Prdts.)
  15. Yale Rally / Black Panthers
  16. Columbo / FBI
  17. McDonald / Murder Charge
  18. Apollo 13
  19. "Sesame Street" / Mississippi
  20. (Commercial: Bayer Aspirin; Phillips' Antacid.)
  21. Commentary (Cambodia)
  22. Good Night
  23. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for May 1, 1970
  1. Cambodia / United States / Operation Total Victory
  2. (Commercial: Geritol; True Cigarettes.)
  3. Nixon / Cambodia Speech / Reactions
  4. Campus Reactions
  5. (Commercial: Alka-Seltzer; NCR Computers.)
  6. Student Violence
  7. Yale Rally / Black Panthers
  8. Mitchell / Supreme Court
  9. (Commercial: Metropolitan Life Insurance.)
  10. Communists / May Day
  11. Haiti / Mutinied Ships
  12. Mideast / Nasser / Fighting
  13. Laos / Fighting
  14. Welfare Reform
  15. Teamsters / Strikes
  16. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  17. Nixon / Popularity
  18. Nixon / Pentagon Briefing
  19. Good Night

May 2, 1970

• ABC Evening News for May 2, 1970
  1. No broadcasts today
• CBS Evening News for May 2, 1970
  1. No broadcasts today
• NBC Evening News for May 2, 1970
  1. No broadcasts today

May 3, 1970

• ABC Evening News for May 3, 1970
  1. No broadcasts today
• CBS Evening News for May 3, 1970
  1. No broadcasts today
• NBC Evening News for May 3, 1970
  1. No broadcasts today

May 4, 1970

• ABC Evening News for May 4, 1970
  1. Introduction Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC)
  2. Kent State University / Protesters Shot
  3. (Commercial: Easy-Off Oven Cleaner; Woolite.)
  4. Cambodia / Vietnam / North Vietnam Bombing Halt
  5. Congress / Nixon / Cambodia
  6. White House / Public Support
  7. (Commercial: Playtex Gloves, Bra.)
  8. Cambodia Incursion / Foreign Reaction
• CBS Evening News for May 4, 1970
  1. Kent State University / Violence
  2. Student Protest
  3. (Commercial: Firestone Tires.)
  4. Cambodia / Communist Reaction
  5. North Vietnam Bomb Strikes
  6. Cambodia / Fighting
  7. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  8. (Commercial: Kent Cigarettes; Playtex Bra.)
  9. Congress / Nixon / Cambodia
  10. Britain / Vietnam War
  11. USSR / Arabs
  12. Paraguay / Murder
  13. (Commercial: Desert Flower Cologne; Manpower Deodorant.)
  14. Supreme Court / Church / Pornography / Guilty Plea
  15. Alabama / Primary
  16. AFL-CIO / Blackmun
  17. Brown Trial
  18. UMW / Labor Department / Yablonski
  19. Congress / Social Security
  20. Pulitzer Prize
  21. (Commercial: Florida Orange Juice.)
  22. Commentary (Campus Unrest; Kent State)
  23. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for May 4, 1970
  1. Introduction David Brinkley (Washington, DC)
  2. Kent State / Students Shot
  3. College Strikes
  4. New Haven / Protest
  5. (Commercial: RCA Television.)
  6. North Vietnam / Bombing / Cambodia / Laird
  7. Cambodia / Congress / President
  8. USSR / Cambodia
  9. (Commercial: Fritos Corn Chips, Doritos.)
  10. Cambodia / Allied Invasion
  11. China / Cambodia
  12. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  13. (Commercial: Geritol; Williams `Lectric Shave; Silva Thins Cigarettes.)
  14. Primaries / Ohio / Alabama
  15. Mideast / Ceasefire Offer
  16. Supreme Court / Pornography / Church Tax
  17. Washington, DC Gets Bird
  18. (Commercial: Anacin; Primatene Mist.)
  19. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. / Auction
  20. Good Night

May 5, 1970

• ABC Evening News for May 5, 1970
  1. Introduction Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC)
  2. (Commercial: Playtex Bra, Girdle.)
  3. Kent State / Students Shot / Reactions / Probe
  4. Student Protest / Tulane University / University Chicago
  5. (Commercial: Frigidaire Freezers; Delco Shock Absorbers.)
  6. North Vietnam Bombings
  7. Cambodia / Fighting
  8. USSR / Mideast
  9. (Commercial: Mod Squad; Edge Shave Gel; Klear Floor Wax.)
  10. Cambodia / Nixon / Cong.
  11. (Commercial: Nanny and The Prof.)
  12. Stock Market Drop
  13. Supreme Court / Blackmun / Senate
  14. Primaries / Ohio / Alabama
  15. (Commercial: Love American Style.)
  16. Commentary (Nixon, Alabama and Ohio)
  17. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for May 5, 1970
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (Los Angeles, California)
  2. Cambodia / Nixon / Congress / United States Plans
  3. North Vietnam / Bomb Strikes
  4. (Commercial: Bayer Aspirin; Phillips Antacid.)
  5. College Protest / Kent State
  6. Nixons / Trips
  7. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  8. Stock Market / Margin
  9. (Commercial: Marlboro Cigarettes.)
  10. Cambodia / United States Invasion
  11. Cambodia / Fighting / Seizure
  12. United Nations / Indochina
  13. Britain / United States Invasion
  14. South Vietnam / Schools
  15. South Vietnam / Chau
  16. (Commercial: American Motors Corp.)
  17. Chevron / Government Suit
  18. Supreme Court / Blackmun / Senate
  19. Alabama Primary
  20. Apollo 13 / Thank You Note
  21. (Commercial: Kellogg's Product 19.)
  22. Commentary (American Crises)
  23. Good Night
  24. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for May 5, 1970
  1. Introduction David Brinkley (Washington, DC)
  2. Cambodia / North Vietnam / Fighting
  3. (Commercial: Anacin; Bisodol Antacid; Citibank Travelers Checks.)
  4. Cambodia / Military Training / Communist Advance
  5. Cambodia / Nixon / Cong.
  6. (Commercial: Dristan Cold Tablets; Lanacane Ointment.)
  7. Kent State / Shootings / University, Government Reaction / Students
  8. (Commercial: Nikoban; Aqua Velva Lotion.)
  9. Blackmun / Senate
  10. Power Shortage
  11. Chevron / Government Suit
  12. Stock Margin
  13. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  14. College Protest / Maryland / Massachusetts
  15. Good Night

May 6, 1970

• ABC Evening News for May 6, 1970
  1. Introduction Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC)
  2. (Commercial: Monroe Shock Absorbers.)
  3. Nixon / Campus Critics / Cong.
  4. Washington, DC / Rally Grant
  5. Kent State / Congress / Investigation / Funeral
  6. Student Protest / University Wisconsin / University Kentucky
  7. (Commercial: Lysol Disinfectant.)
  8. House / Southeast Asia
  9. Cambodia / Fighting
  10. Cambodia / Casualties / American Samaritan
  11. North Vietnam / DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) / Fighting
• CBS Evening News for May 6, 1970
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (Los Angeles, California)
  2. Cambodia / North Vietnam / United States / Fighting
  3. House / Southeast Asia
  4. Cambodia / United States Aid
  5. Cambodia / Rogers / Laird
  6. Paris Peace Talks
  7. Saigon / Student Unrest
  8. (Commercial: Benson and Hedges Cigarettes.)
  9. Student Strikes / California / Massachusetts / Ohio / Kentucky
  10. Kent State / Repercussions
  11. Nixon / News Conference
  12. Hickel / Administration
  13. (Commercial: Wells Jewelry; Benrus Watches.)
  14. Anti-War Protest / Washington, DC
  15. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  16. Congress / Railroad
  17. Cyclamates / Bottlers / Diabetics
  18. (Commercial: Coleman Lantern.)
  19. Primaries / Alabama / Ohio
  20. (Commercial: Efferdent Denture Cleanser; Listerine.)
  21. Commentary (Nixon, Indochina)
  22. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for May 6, 1970
  1. Introduction David Brinkley (Washington, DC)
  2. White House / News Conference
  3. Cambodia / Fighting / GI Protest
  4. North Vietnam Offensive
  5. Paris Peace Talks / North Vietnam / US
  6. (Commercial: Geritol; Wells Jewelry; Benrus Watches.)
  7. Student Protest / Massachusetts / Ohio / California
  8. Washington, DC / Demonstration
  9. Hickel / Administration / Youth
  10. Congress / Student Unrest
  11. Kent State / Repercussions
  12. Kentucky / Gov. Guard
  13. (Commercial: Sherwin-Williams Paints; American Motors.)
  14. Mideast / Fighting / Weapons
  15. United States / USSR / Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)
  16. Czechoslovakia / USSR / Def. Pact
  17. (Commercial: True Cigarettes.)
  18. Primaries / Ohio / Alabama
  19. Congress / Railroad
  20. Brown / FBI
  21. Stock Margin
  22. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  23. Kent State / Victim
  24. Good Night

May 7, 1970

• ABC Evening News for May 7, 1970
  1. Introduction Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC)
  2. (Commercial: Metropolitan Life Insurance.)
  3. Campus Crises / Nixon / Congress / University Administration
  4. (Commercial: Jell-O Pudding.)
  5. Student Protest / New York City / Washington, DC
  6. (Commercial: Kikkoman Sauces; Metropolitan Life Insurance.)
  7. Kent State / Funerals
  8. (Commercial: DuPont Lucite Paints; Rally Car Wax.)
  9. Congress / Cambodia
  10. Cambodia / Fighting
  11. Vietnam / Casualty Report
  12. Cambodia / South Vietnam / Fighting
  13. Federal Communications Commission / Television Networks
  14. (Commercial: Dodge Trucks.)
  15. Commentary (Paris Peace Talks)
  16. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for May 7, 1970
  1. Introduction Harry Reasoner (New York City)
  2. Cambodia / Fighting
  3. Vietnam / Casualty Report
  4. (Commercial: Cheerios.)
  5. Campus Unrest / Nixon / College President
  6. (Commercial: Kent Cigarettes; Bulova Watch.)
  7. Department of Health, Education And Welfare / Resignation
  8. Washington, DC / Protest / Arrest
  9. (Commercial: Nytol; Polident Denture Cleanser.)
  10. Colleges Closed
  11. Kent State / Funerals
  12. NASA / Apollo 14 / Budget
  13. Federal Communications Commission / Network Television
  14. (Commercial: Miller Beer; Cheerios.)
  15. Unemployment
  16. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  17. Auto Safety / Air Bag
  18. Good Night
  19. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for May 7, 1970
  1. Introduction David Brinkley (Washington, DC)
  2. Student Unrest / Nixon / Cong.
  3. College Protest / Whittier / Haverford
  4. Nixon / News Conference
  5. McGovern / Television Response
  6. (Commercial: Alka-Seltzer.)
  7. Student Protest / California / Ohio / New York
  8. (Commercial: Benjamin Moore Paints.)
  9. Cambodia / Fighting
  10. (Commercial: Tareyton Cigarettes; Kellogg's Product 19.)
  11. French For. Legion
  12. (Commercial: Polident Denture Cleanser.)
  13. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  14. Washington, DC / Spring Beauty
  15. Good Night

May 8, 1970

• ABC Evening News for May 8, 1970
  1. Introduction Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC)
  2. (Commercial: Metropolitan Life Insurance.)
  3. Student Protest / Washington, DC / Nixon / Cong
  4. FBI / YAF / Demonstrators
  5. Protest / New York City
  6. Federal Communications Commission / Nixon / Television
  7. Democratic Party / Policy
  8. (Commercial: Playtex Bra, Girdle.)
  9. Kent State / Memorial March
  10. Nixon / Agnew / Students
  11. (Commercial: With These Hands; Lawrence Welk Show.)
• CBS Evening News for May 8, 1970
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Cambodia / Nixon / Congress / Students
  3. Protest / State Department / Lwv / Ed. Secretary
  4. Washington, DC / Demonstration
  5. Hoover / Communist Plot
  6. (Commercial: Desert Flower Perfume; Manpower Deodorant.)
  7. New York City / Violence
  8. Ohio / Protest (Studio) Ohio Students March On State Capitol.
  9. Indochina / Fighting / Communist Base
  10. Thieu / Cambodia
  11. (Commercial: Multifilter Cigarettes; McDonald's Hamburgers.)
  12. Nixon / Cambodia / Student Protest
  13. University Wisconsin / President Resigns
  14. Agnew / Students
  15. World War II / Anniversary
  16. Truman / Birthday
  17. (Commercial: Efferdent Denture Cleanser; Rolaids Antacid.)
  18. Chicago / Black Panther Trial
  19. Economy
  20. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  21. Heroin Seizure
  22. (Commercial: Bold Detergent.)
  23. Peaceful Protest
  24. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for May 8, 1970
  1. Introduction Chet Huntley (New York City)
  2. Cambodia / Communist City / Fighting
  3. Vietnam / DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) Fighting
  4. Thieu / Cambodia
  5. (Commercial: Dash Detergent.)
  6. Nixon / Cambodia / Student Protest
  7. State Department / Protest
  8. (Commercial: Metropolitan Life Insurance.)
  9. Administration / Youth / Agnew
  10. Student Protest / Ohio / California
  11. New York City / Hard Hats / Heads
  12. (Commercial: Alka-Seltzer; Benjamin Moore Paints.)
  13. Washington / Oregon / Gas Movement
  14. Black Panthers / Chicago
  15. (Commercial: Tareyton Cigarettes.)
  16. Unemployment / Inflation
  17. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  18. Peaceful Dissent
  19. Good Night

May 9, 1970

• ABC Evening News for May 9, 1970
  1. No broadcasts today
• CBS Evening News for May 9, 1970
  1. No broadcasts today
• NBC Evening News for May 9, 1970
  1. No broadcasts today

May 10, 1970

• ABC Evening News for May 10, 1970
  1. No broadcasts today
• CBS Evening News for May 10, 1970
  1. Introduction Roger Mudd (New York City)
  2. UAW / Reuther
  3. (Commercial: Esso.)
  4. Washington, DC / Demonstration / Students / Administration
  5. Nixon / Governors
  6. Vietnam / Volunteer Duty
  7. (Commercial: Esso.)
  8. Cambodia / Invasion Effects
  9. Cambodia / Mekong Operations
  10. Mideast / Refugees
  11. Northern Ireland
  12. Stanley Cup
  13. Cerdan / Senior / Junior / Boxing (Studio) Marcel Cerdan, Junior Fights In Madison Square Garden.
  14. (Commercial: Esso.)
  15. Architecture / Columbus, Indiana
  16. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for May 10, 1970
  1. Introduction Frank McGee
  2. UAW / Reuther
  3. (Commercial: Johnson's Baby Powder, Band-Aids.)
  4. Headline
  5. Cambodia / South Vietnam and American Flotilla
  6. Navy / Moorer / Indochina
  7. (Commercial: Coffee-Mate Creamer; Carnation Instant Breakfast; Delco Shock Absorbers.)
  8. Vietnam / Cambodia / Military and Pol. Summary
  9. Indochina / British Adviser
  10. (Commercial: Clean `N Treat Antiseptic Pads; Feen-A-Mint Laxative.)
  11. Indochina Criticism / Corson
  12. Domino Theory / O'Brien

May 11, 1970

• ABC Evening News for May 11, 1970
  1. Introduction Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC)
  2. (Commercial: Sani-Flush Toilet Bowl Cleaner.)
  3. Washington, DC / Anti-War Lobby
  4. Congress / War Amendment
  5. (Commercial: Sani-Flush; Easy-Off Oven Cleaner.)
  6. Cambodia / South Vietnam Flotilla
  7. South Vietnam / Thieu / Cambodia
  8. South Vietnam / Communist Offensives
  9. Commentary (Cambodia)
  10. Indochina / Troop Strength
  11. (Commercial: Easy-On Starch; Aerowax.)
  12. New York City / Hardhat Violence
  13. Kansas / Demonstration
  14. (Commercial: The Monk; Dodge Trucks.)
  15. Mideast / Birthday / Fighting
  16. Britain / Vasectomy
  17. (Commercial: Toast `Em Pop-Ups For Breakfast; Kool-Aid.)
  18. Primaries / Nebraska / West Virginia
  19. (Commercial: Playtex Bra, Girdle.)
  20. Commentary (Nixon, Cambodia)
  21. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for May 11, 1970
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Washington, DC / Cambodia / Governors Conference / Students
  3. Cambodia / United States Withdrawal
  4. (Commercial: Mobil.)
  5. Senate / Cambodia
  6. Washington, DC / Student Anti-War Efforts
  7. Colleges / Strikes
  8. (Commercial: Pittsburgh Paints.)
  9. Vietnam Protest / Pol. Torch
  10. New York City / Hardhats / Heads
  11. Agnew / Television / Protesters
  12. Maddox / Television / Students
  13. (Commercial: Cheer Detergent.)
  14. Cambodia / South Vietnam Ships / Communist Camp
  15. United States / Vietnam Reparations
  16. Thieu / Cambodia
  17. Saigon / Rockets
  18. North Vietnam / Paris Talks
  19. Laos / Communist Offensive
  20. (Commercial: Parliament Cigarettes; Mobil.)
  21. US Steel / Price Incr.
  22. Wholesale Prices
  23. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  24. IRS / For. Accounts
  25. Commentary (Protest)
  26. UAW / Reuther
  27. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for May 11, 1970
  1. Introduction Chet Huntley (New York City); David Brinkley (Washington, DC)
  2. Cambodia / Nixon / Governors
  3. Washington, DC / Anti-War Lobbies
  4. Senate / Cambodia Funds
  5. McGovern / Hunger / War
  6. (Commercial: Citibank Travelers Checks; Tareyton Cigarettes.)
  7. Student Protest / Washington, DC / California / Illinois
  8. Kent State / Photos
  9. (Commercial: Post Grape Nuts; Tang Drink; Sherwin-Williams Paints.)
  10. Cambodia / Fighting / Refugees / Communist Retreat
  11. Cambodia / Flotilla / Refugees
  12. Laos / Communist Offensive
  13. (Commercial: Champion Spark Plugs.)
  14. Mexico / Election
  15. UAW / Reuther Dies
  16. Senate / Supreme Court / Blackmun
  17. Israel / Birthday Battle
  18. Vets. / Government Job Aid
  19. Rusk / Indochina
  20. Agnew / Television / Young
  21. US Steel / Price Hike
  22. Economy / Federal Reserve / Nixon
  23. Wholesale Prices
  24. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  25. Royal Family / Dogs
  26. Indiana / School-Books
  27. Good Night

May 12, 1970

• ABC Evening News for May 12, 1970
  1. Introduction Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC)
  2. (Commercial: Future Floor Finish.)
  3. Mideast / Fighting / United Nations
  4. (Commercial: One-a-Day Vitamins; Alka-Seltzer.)
  5. Cambodia / Nixon / Cong.
  6. Cambodia / Blockade / Bunker City
  7. (Commercial: Future Floor Finish; Kit Car Wax.)
  8. Student Protest / New York / Oregon / California
  9. (Commercial: Monroe Shock Absorbers; With These Hands.)
  10. Georgia / Racial Violence
  11. Texas / Tornado
  12. (Commercial: Playtex Bra; Girdle.)
  13. Supreme Court / Blackmun
  14. AFL-CIO / Economy Protest
  15. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  16. (Commercial: Raid Insecticide.)
  17. Commentary (Church-Cooper Amendment)
  18. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for May 12, 1970
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Texas / Tornado
  3. (Commercial: Delco Shock Absorbers; GMC Trucks.)
  4. Cambodia / Pullout / Laird
  5. Gavin / Southeast Asia
  6. Cambodia / Naval Operations
  7. Mideast / Fighting / United Nations
  8. (Commercial: Kent Cigarettes; McDonald's Hamburgers.)
  9. Supreme Court / Blackmun
  10. Georgia / Racial Violence
  11. Air Pollution / Nader / Muskie
  12. (Commercial: Bayer Aspirin.)
  13. Maine / Blood Protest
  14. Draft
  15. AFL-CIO / Economy Protest
  16. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  17. Olympics
  18. (Commercial: Pepto-Bismol; K2R Spot Remover.)
  19. Commentary (Cambodia, Washington, DC)
  20. Mitchell / Reporter Sources
  21. Tea Tasters
  22. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for May 12, 1970
  1. Introduction Chet Huntley (New York City); David Brinkley (Washington, DC)
  2. Indochina / Withdrawal Schedule
  3. Senate / Cambodia / Harvard
  4. South Vietnam / Cambodia
  5. Cambodia / Flotilla / Blockade / Fighting
  6. (Commercial: Metropolitan Life Insurance; Champion Spark Plugs.)
  7. Chicago / Black Panthers
  8. Georgia / Racial Violence
  9. Texas / Tornado
  10. AFL-CIO / Economy Protest
  11. (Commercial: Geritol; Sominex; Fritos Corn Chips.)
  12. Kent State / FBI
  13. South Carolina / Student Violence
  14. Student Unrest / Finch
  15. Anti-War Amendment
  16. Supt. Court / Blackmun
  17. New York City / Hardhats / Heads
  18. (Commercial: True Cigarettes.)
  19. Mideast / Fighting
  20. 1976 Olympics
  21. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  22. Youth / Vietnam War
  23. Silence
  24. Good Night

May 13, 1970

• ABC Evening News for May 13, 1970
  1. Introduction Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC)
  2. (Commercial: Easy-Off Oven Spray; Sani-Flush Toilet Bowl Cleaner.)
  3. Cambodia / Fighting
  4. Indochina / Withdrawal
  5. Cambodia / Drudgery
  6. Cambodia / Vietnam Evacuation
  7. Cambodia / Objectives
  8. (Commercial: Aerowax; Easy-On Spray Starch.)
  9. Campus Unrest / Illinois / Georgia / Colorado
  10. Senate / Cambodia
  11. Administration / Dissent
  12. Department of Health, Education And Welfare / Protest
  13. (Commercial: Rolaids Antacid; Dentine Gum; With These Hands.")
  14. Mideast / Fighting / Hussein
  15. (Commercial: Playtex Bra, Girdle.)
  16. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  17. Texas / Tornado
  18. Iowa / Police Department Bombed
  19. Illinois / Shootout
  20. (Commercial: Bravo Floor Wax; Favor Furniture Wax.)
  21. Commentary (Vietnam Game)
  22. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for May 13, 1970
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Cambodia / Fighting / Captured Base
  3. Congress / Cambodia
  4. Rogers / Cambodia
  5. Vietnam / Gen. Killed
  6. (Commercial: Wells Jewelry; Benrus Watches.)
  7. Mideast / Fighting
  8. (Commercial: Windex; Excedrin.)
  9. Student Unrest / Washington, DC
  10. Haircuts
  11. Eisenhowers / School
  12. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  13. (Commercial: Serutan Laxative; Williams Lectric Shave.)
  14. Pop. Control / Louisiana
  15. Pollution / Muskie / Paper Mills
  16. (Commercial: Dentu-Creme; Poligrip Denture Adhesive.)
  17. Illinois / Shooting
  18. California / Teacher, Strike
  19. Porno / ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) / P.O.
  20. FTC / Negative Sales
  21. Airport Legis.
  22. Commentary (Supreme Court)
  23. Good Night
  24. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for May 13, 1970
  1. Introduction Chet Huntley (New York City); David Brinkley (Washington, DC)
  2. Cambodia / US
  3. Cambodia / Fighting / Training
  4. South Vietnam / Anti-Communist Alliance
  5. Senate / Anti-War Amendment
  6. (Commercial: Geritol.)
  7. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  8. Economy / 2 Views
  9. Hickel / Administration Criticism / Rogers
  10. (Commercial: Polident Denture Soak; Poligrip Denture Adhesive.)
  11. Urban Coalition / Anti-War Head
  12. Eisenhowers / Grad.
  13. Mitchell / Dissent
  14. (Commercial: Anacin; Sleep-Eze; True Cigarettes.)
  15. Mideast / Fighting / Training
  16. (Commercial: Benjamin Moore Paint.)
  17. Texas / Tornado
  18. Georgia / Racial Trouble
  19. New Jersey / Mayor Race
  20. Environment / Muskie / Nader
  21. Seminoles / Land
  22. California / Teacher Strike
  23. Michigan / Grade School Strike
  24. Good Night

May 14, 1970

• ABC Evening News for May 14, 1970
  1. Introduction Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC)
  2. (Commercial: Metropolitan Life Insurance.)
  3. Paris Peace Talks / US
  4. Senate / Presidential Power Limitation
  5. Student Unrest / Ohio / Massachusetts
  6. (Commercial: Playtex Gloves, Bra.)
  7. Vietnam / Casualty Report
  8. Cambodia / Fighting
  9. Cambodia / American Poll
  10. (Commercial: Metropolitan Life Insurance.)
  11. Mideast / Fighting
  12. Berlin / Big 4
  13. (Commercial: DuPont Paints Rally Car Wax; Clean 'n Treat First Aid Pads; Correctol Laxative.)
• CBS Evening News for May 14, 1970
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Cambodia / Senate / Administration
  3. Cambodia / Nixon / Laird
  4. Nixon / Rest
  5. (Commercial: Bayer Aspirin; Phillips' Antacid.)
  6. Vietnam / Casualty Report
  7. Cambodia / Fighting / Gen.
  8. USSR / Peking
  9. Nixon / Vietnam Medals
  10. (Commercial: Multifilter Cigarettes.)
  11. Senate / Administration / Bunker
  12. Paris Peace Talks
  13. Mideast / Fighting / Nasser
  14. Economy / Decline
  15. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  16. Ford / USSR
  17. (Commercial: New York Life Insurance.)
  18. UAW / Reuther / Successor
  19. Dodd / Heart Attack
  20. Highway Suicides
  21. Illinois / Mental Suicide
  22. FBI / Bank Ring
  23. (Commercial: Miller Beer.)
  24. Commerce / Minorities
  25. House / Environment
  26. Nixon / Needy Pupils
  27. Commentary (Anti-War Movement)
  28. Good Night
  29. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for May 14, 1970
  1. Introduction Chet Huntley (New York City); David Brinkley (Washington, DC)
  2. Stock Market / Decline / Report
  3. Economy / Income / Ind.
  4. (Commercial: Tareyton Cigarettes.)
  5. Senate / Nixon / Cambodia / Legis.
  6. Paris Peace Talks
  7. Cambodia / Fighting / Refugees
  8. Vietnam War / Casualty Report
  9. (Commercial: Scope Mouthwash; Bold Detergent.)
  10. Mideast / Fighting / Soviet Aid / Vietnam
  11. Greece / United States / Dictatorship
  12. (Commercial: Kellogg's Product 19, Corn Flakes; Anacin; Bisodol Antacid.)
  13. California / Student Protest
  14. Kent State / Shot
  15. Ohio / Student Protest
  16. United Nations / Environment
  17. California / Otters / Abalone / Fishermen
  18. (Commercial: Pall Mall Cigarettes.)
  19. Georgia / Racial Violence
  20. Ford / USSR
  21. Post Office / Circuitous Rte.
  22. Good Night

May 15, 1970

• ABC Evening News for May 15, 1970
  1. Introduction Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC)
  2. (Commercial: Lysol Disinfectant.)
  3. Jackson State / Police Killings
  4. Michigan / Protest
  5. Student Unrest / Ohio / Maryland / Kansas
  6. (Commercial: Metropolitan Life Insurance.)
  7. Senate / Cambodia / Nixon / Campus Unrest
  8. Congress / Cambodia / Mail
  9. Armed Forces Day
  10. Cambodia / Fighting
  11. (Commercial.)
• CBS Evening News for May 15, 1970
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Mississippi / Student Unrest / Police Killings
  3. Ohio / Student Unrest
  4. Michigan / Protest
  5. Kent State
  6. (Commercial: Heinz Ketchup.)
  7. Campuses / Strikes / Rally
  8. (Commercial: Kent Cigarettes; Tums Antacid.)
  9. Senate / Administration / Cambodia
  10. Women Gens.
  11. Marshall / Heart Attack
  12. Chicago / Black Panthers / Police Raid
  13. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  14. (Commercial: Bulova Watches.)
  15. Cambodia / Fighting
  16. Warren / American Crisis
  17. Military / Student Unrest
  18. Mideast / Fighting
  19. Olympics / South Africa
  20. France / Nuclear Tests
  21. (Commercial: Punch Detergent; Hour After Hour Deodorant.)
  22. California / Teamster Strike
  23. UAW / Reuther Memorial
  24. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for May 15, 1970
  1. Introduction Chet Huntley (New York City)
  2. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  3. Senate / Cambodia
  4. Cambodia / Fighting
  5. Cambodia / Revelation
  6. (Commercial: AC Spark Plugs; Nikoban; Aqua Velva Lotion.)
  7. Jackson State / Police Killing
  8. Student Unrest / Ohio / Kansas
  9. New York City / Conservative Protest
  10. (Commercial: Metropolitan Life Insurance; Poligrip Denture Adhesive.)
  11. Chicago / Black Panthers
  12. Georgia / Racial Trouble
  13. American Justice / Warren
  14. (Commercial: Sherwin Williams Paints.)
  15. UAW / Reuther Funeral
  16. Cambodia / United States Crises / Nixon
  17. Good Night

May 16, 1970

• ABC Evening News for May 16, 1970
  1. No broadcasts today
• CBS Evening News for May 16, 1970
  1. Introduction Roger Mudd (New York City)
  2. Cambodia / Fighting / Withdrawals
  3. Armed Forces Day / Protest
  4. (Commercial: Edge Shave Gel.)
  5. Mideast / Fighting
  6. Dominican Republic / Election
  7. (Commercial: Winston Cigarettes.)
  8. Jackson State / Nixon
  9. Mississippi / Private Segregation
  10. (Commercial: Tums Antacid.)
  11. Racing / Preakness
  12. (Commercial: Geritol; Sominex.)
  13. Police Department / Student Recruits
  14. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for May 16, 1970
  1. No broadcasts today

May 17, 1970

• ABC Evening News for May 17, 1970
  1. No broadcasts today
• CBS Evening News for May 17, 1970
  1. Introduction Roger Mudd (New York City)
  2. Cambodia / Fighting
  3. Asia / Peace Conference
  4. (Commercial: Humble Oil.)
  5. Anti-War Legis. / Mansfield / Agnew
  6. Student Anti-War Lobbies
  7. My Lai / Attorneys
  8. Dominican Republic / Election
  9. Mideast / Fighting
  10. (Commercial: Standard Oil.)
  11. Washington, DC / Police Department Recruiting
  12. 1976 Olympics
  13. England / Racial Cricket
  14. (Commercial: Standard Oil.)
  15. England / Electric Instruments
  16. Good Night
  17. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for May 17, 1970
  1. No broadcasts today

May 18, 1970

• ABC Evening News for May 18, 1970
  1. Introduction Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC)
  2. (Commercial: Mod Squad.)
  3. Vietnam / Cambodia / Fighting
  4. United States / Laos / Cambodia
  5. Cambodia / Klein
  6. China / Warsaw Talks
  7. (Commercial: Uniroyal Tires and Uniroyal Naugahyde.)
  8. House / Black Caucus
  9. Jackson State / Investigation
  10. Finch / Desegregation
  11. (Commercial: Favor Furniture Wax; Klear Floor Wax; It Takes A Thief.")
  12. Mideast / Fighting
  13. F-4 / Trouble
  14. Navy / Black Officers
• CBS Evening News for May 18, 1970
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (Washington, DC)
  2. Cambodia / Laos / Fighting
  3. (Commercial: Efferdent Denture Soak; Rolaids Antacid.)
  4. Department of Health, Education And Welfare / Finch
  5. Cambodia / Fulbright / Klein / Clifford
  6. Peking / United States / Warsaw
  7. Britain / Election
  8. Cuba / Alpha 66
  9. (Commercial: Kent Cigarettes; Polaroid Camera.)
  10. Kent State / Coroner Report
  11. Jackson State / Investigation
  12. Blacks / Nixon
  13. Economy / Burns / Mayo / Romney
  14. Military Spy Budget
  15. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  16. (Commercial: McDonald's Hamburgers.)
  17. NASA / Armstrong
  18. Lake Michigan / Pollution Suit
  19. Teamsters / Contract
  20. National Airlines / Strike End
  21. (Commercial: Cheerios; Wheaties.)
  22. Commentary (Troubled Times)
  23. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for May 18, 1970
  1. Introduction Chet Huntley (New York City)
  2. Cambodia / Fighting
  3. Senate / Cambodia / Laos
  4. Indochina / Peace Conference
  5. Pentagon / Cambodia Incentive
  6. Nixon / Americans
  7. Federal Reserve / Inflation
  8. Teamsters / Contract
  9. (Commercial: S and H Green Stamps; American Motors.)
  10. Nixon / Blacks
  11. Jackson State / Investigation
  12. Black Panthers / Conference
  13. Kent State / Coroner Report
  14. Georgia / Racial Violence
  15. Department of Health, Education And Welfare / Employee Protest / Finch
  16. (Commercial: Sanka Coffee; Post Raisin Bran; Silva Thins Cigarettes.)
  17. Supreme Court / Women / Air Pollution
  18. Atomic Energy Commission / Colorado Gas Blast
  19. NASA / Armstrong
  20. (Commercial: Pampers Diapers; Gleem II Toothpaste.)
  21. Britain / Election
  22. Mideast / Fighting
  23. China / Warsaw Talks
  24. Italy / Anti - Government Strike
  25. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  26. Alaska / Oil Pipeline
  27. Good Night

May 19, 1970

• ABC Evening News for May 19, 1970
  1. Introduction Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC); Frank Reynolds (New York City)
  2. (Commercial: Sani-Flush; Easy-On Starch.) [Technical Difficulties.]
  3. Campus Unrest / Jackson State
  4. Georgia / Protest March
  5. Dissent / Burger
  6. Blacks / Young / Administration
  7. (Commercial: Easy-Off Oven Cleaner; Aerowax Floor Wax.)
  8. Cambodia / Fighting
  9. South Vietnam / Fighting
  10. Administration / Meeting
  11. Senate / Cambodia
  12. (Commercial: Nanny and The Prof.; Mission Possible.)
  13. Economy / Stock Market Report / Budget
  14. Gas Lead Tax / Effects
  15. (Commercial: Playtex Bra and Girdle.)
  16. Mideast / Peace / Fighting
  17. Indians / California / Oklahoma
  18. Illness / Finch / Marshall
  19. (Commercial: Tom Jones.)
  20. Commentary (US Government)
  21. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for May 19, 1970
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (Washington, DC)
  2. Nixon / Federal Budget
  3. Economy / Mitchell
  4. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  5. (Commercial: Benson and Hedges Cigarettes.)
  6. Senate / Cambodia / Laos
  7. Cambodia / Fighting / South Vietnam
  8. Sweden / United States Criticism
  9. (Commercial: Bayer Aspirin; Phillips' Antacid.)
  10. Administration / Blacks / Jackson State
  11. Georgia / Protest March
  12. Senate Bill / Federal Employees
  13. (Commercial: Crest Toothpaste; Dash Detergent.)
  14. Finch / Illness
  15. Marshall / Illness
  16. Burger / Courts
  17. Douglas / Impeachment
  18. Texas / Drugs
  19. Mideast / Peace / Fighting
  20. Switzerland / Fors.
  21. (Commercial: Nytol; Polident Denture Soak.)
  22. Commentary (Economic Problems)
  23. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for May 19, 1970
  1. Introduction Chet Huntley (New York City)
  2. Blacks/ Nixon / Jackson State / Mitchell
  3. Georgia / Protest March
  4. Young / Jackson State
  5. (Commercial: Sanka Coffee; Tareyton Cigarettes.)
  6. Senate / Cambodia
  7. Cambodia / Fighting
  8. Cambodia / Communists / CIA
  9. Ohio / Student Protest
  10. (Commercial: Alka-Seltzer; Benjamin Moore Paints.)
  11. Economy / Federal Deficit
  12. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  13. Economy / Inflation
  14. Switzerland / Fors. / Banks
  15. (Commercial: Polident Denture Soak; Poli-Grip.)
  16. American Demo. / Burger
  17. Marshall / Illness
  18. United States / Bicentennial
  19. Good Night

May 20, 1970

• ABC Evening News for May 20, 1970
  1. Introduction Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC); Frank Reynolds (New York City)
  2. (Commercial: Playtex Bra, Girdle.)
  3. McCormack / Retirement
  4. (Commercial: Alka-Seltzer.)
  5. Georgia / Protest March
  6. Nixon / Blacks
  7. Jackson State / Aftermath
  8. (Commercial: Nanny and The Prof.; Edge Shave Gel; Klear Floor Wax.)
  9. Mao / US
  10. Cambodia / Fighting
  11. New York City / Hard Hat March
  12. Senate / Cambodia
  13. House / ABM
  14. (Commercial: Tom Jones.)
  15. Inflation
  16. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  17. Government / Pollution
  18. Agnew / Faux Pas
  19. (Commercial: FBI.)
  20. Commentary (Unemployment)
  21. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for May 20, 1970
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (Washington, DC)
  2. McCormack / Retirement
  3. (Commercial: Efferdent Denture Soak; Listerine Antiseptic.)
  4. New York City / Pro-Administration Rally
  5. Washington, DC / Attorney Anti-War Lobby
  6. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  7. Inflation
  8. (Commercial: Multifilter Cigarettes; Playtex Bra.)
  9. Cambodia / Fighting
  10. South Vietnam / Cambodia Involvement / US
  11. Senate / Cambodia Debate
  12. Mao / United States International Relations
  13. Castro / Sweet Morality
  14. Tropical Storm Alma
  15. Italy / Strike
  16. (Commercial: Kodak Cameras, Film.)
  17. Air Mail
  18. Nixon / Oil Pollution
  19. Nixon / Blacks
  20. Jackson State College
  21. Georgia / NAACP Murder
  22. Arkansas / Gov. Race
  23. New York City / Subway Collision
  24. Pupil Concern / Reason
  25. Solar Picture
  26. (Commercial: Florida Orange Juice.)
  27. Commentary (McCormack Retirement)
  28. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for May 20, 1970
  1. Introduction Chet Huntley (New York City)
  2. Inflation
  3. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  4. McCormack / Retirement
  5. (Commercial: Alka-Seltzer.)
  6. Cambodia / Fighting / Food Capture
  7. Senate / Cambodia
  8. Vietnam / Lawyer Lobby
  9. Unions / Vietnam / Pros / Cons
  10. (Commercial: Jacobsen Lawn Mower.)
  11. Blacks / Administration / Protest / Jackson State
  12. Georgia / Protest March
  13. (Commercial: Kellogg's Product 19, Corn Flakes; Sominex.)
  14. Britain / Election
  15. Italy / Strike
  16. Mideast / Fighting / Eban
  17. (Commercial: Lanacane Cream; Johnson's Foot Soap.)
  18. Federal Aviation Administration / Sick Controllers
  19. Alma
  20. Marshall / Illness
  21. Cattle Drive
  22. Good Night

May 21, 1970

• ABC Evening News for May 21, 1970
  1. Introduction Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC); Frank Reynolds (New York City)
  2. (Commercial: Metropolitan Life Insurance.)
  3. Economy / Stock Market Report / Nixon Administration
  4. Social Security Reform
  5. (Commercial: Metropolitan Life Insurance.)
  6. Vietnam War / Casualty Report
  7. COSVN
  8. Cambodia / Paris Reps. / Ky
  9. Cambodia / Senate / Nixon
  10. House / Young Dissenters
  11. Allen / Cambodia / Ed.
  12. New York City / Anti-War Rally
  13. (Commercial: Ghost and Mrs. Muir; Love American Style.)
  14. E., West Germany / Summit Meeting
  15. (Commercial: Playtex Bra, Girdle.)
  16. Nixon / Desegregation
  17. Ku Klux Klan / Wallace
  18. Mitchell / Police
  19. Georgia / Protest March
  20. New York City / Children's Protest
  21. (Commercial: FBI.)
  22. Commentary (Jaw-Boning)
  23. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for May 21, 1970
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (Washington, DC)
  2. Senate / White House / Cambodia Bill
  3. Cambodia / South Vietnam
  4. Vietnam War / Casualty Rpt
  5. (Commercial: Geritol; Williams Lectric Shave.)
  6. E. and West German / Meeting
  7. House / Social Security
  8. Nixon / Desegregation
  9. Mitchell / Police Tactics
  10. Clark / Anti-Crime Policy
  11. (Commercial: Kent Cigarettes; Close-Up Toothpaste.)
  12. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  13. Economy / Meeting
  14. O'Brien / Nixon Criticism
  15. Allen / Cambodia
  16. (Commercial: Planters Nuts; Blue Bonnet Margarine.)
  17. White House / Vet. Cruise
  18. New York Times / Contract Dispute
  19. Ohio State / Student Unrest
  20. (Commercial: Bayer Aspirin; Phillips' Antacid.)
  21. Vietnam / Atrocity Proof
  22. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for May 21, 1970
  1. Introduction Chet Huntley (New York City)
  2. Economy / Stock Market Report / Nixon / Administration
  3. Social Security Reform
  4. (Commercial: Anacin.)
  5. Paris Peace Talks
  6. South Vietnam / Cambodia / Politics / Fighting
  7. Fulbright / Cambodia
  8. Cosouth Vietnam / Location
  9. Anti-Draft Movement / California
  10. (Commercial: Midas Mufflers.)
  11. Vietnam War / Casualty Report
  12. Vietnam Paraplegics
  13. (Commercial: Primatene Bronchial Mist; Duncan Hines Cakes.)
  14. E., West Germany / Summit
  15. (Commercial: Femiron; Nikoban.)
  16. Police Restraint
  17. Nixon / Desegregation
  18. New Mexico / Cattle Drive
  19. Good Night

May 22, 1970

• ABC Evening News for May 22, 1970
  1. Introduction Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC); Frank Reynolds (New York City)
  2. Mideast / Terrorism / Retaliation
  3. (Commercial: ABC Monday Night Movie.)
  4. Ohio State / Civil Disorder
  5. Jackson State / Funeral
  6. (Commercial: FBI.)
  7. Senate / Cambodia
  8. Cambodia / South Vietnam
  9. Vietnam / Copter Pilot
  10. (Commercial: Monroe Shock Absorbers; Fritos Corn Chips, Chee-Tos.)
  11. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  12. General Motors Corporation / Stkholders.' Meeting
  13. Agnew / Media and Student Criticism
  14. (Commercial: Metropolitan Life Insurance.)
  15. Knight Dies
  16. H. Rap Brown / Algeria
  17. Chicago / Federal Invitation
  18. Defense Department Nucleus / Anti-Ballistic Missile / China
  19. (Commercial: Playtex Bra, Girdle.)
  20. Commentary (Cambodia, US)
  21. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for May 22, 1970
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Mideast / Terrorism
  3. New York City / Jews vs. Arabs
  4. Israel / US
  5. (Commercial: Kellogg's Product 19, Corn Flakes.)
  6. South Vietnam / Cambodia
  7. Cambodian Amendment
  8. Vietnam / Cambodia / Fighting
  9. South Vietnam / Communist Defection
  10. Agnew / Media and Student Criticism
  11. White House / CBS
  12. (Commercial: Crest Toothpaste; Prell Shampoo.)
  13. Jackson State / Funeral
  14. Chicago / Black Panther Raid
  15. H. Rap Brown / Algeria
  16. Not Cricket
  17. Moon Germ
  18. (Commercial: Nytol; Polident Denture Soak.)
  19. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  20. UAW / Woodcock
  21. General Motors Corporation / Stkholders.' Meeting / Dissent
  22. Post Office / Reform Bill
  23. Finch Illness
  24. Knight / Krutch / Deaths
  25. (Commercial: Westinghouse Refrigerators, Air Conditioners.)
  26. Commentary (American Disunity)
  27. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for May 22, 1970
  1. Introduction Chet Huntley (New York City)
  2. South Vietnam / Cambodia
  3. Cooper-Church Amendment
  4. Indochina / Fighting
  5. Fulbright / Pentagon Film Fake
  6. My Lai
  7. Veterans Administration Hospitals
  8. (Commercial: Kellogg's Corn Flakes.)
  9. Mideast / Terrorism
  10. (Commercial: Sherwin-Williams Paints.)
  11. General Motors Corporation / UAW
  12. (Commercial: Anacin; Dristan Cold Tablets; American Motors.)
  13. Blacks / Administration
  14. Georgia / Protest March / Mississippi / Jackson State
  15. (Commercial: Metropolitan Life Insurance.)
  16. Finch / Recovery
  17. Administration / Deficit Spending
  18. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  19. Economy / Vietnam
  20. China / Nuclear Blasts
  21. Good Night

May 23, 1970

• ABC Evening News for May 23, 1970
  1. No broadcasts today
• CBS Evening News for May 23, 1970
  1. Introduction Roger Mudd (New York City)
  2. Cambodia / South Vietnam / Fighting
  3. Mideast / Tension
  4. (Commercial: Future Floor Finish.)
  5. Georgia / Protest March
  6. Jackson State / Evidence Removal
  7. (Commercial: Wells Jewelry; Benrus Watches.)
  8. HUD / Administration Criticism
  9. Congress / Administration Criticism
  10. Nerve Gas
  11. I T and T / Merger
  12. (Commercial: Winston Cigarettes.)
  13. Cincinnati Reds
  14. (Commercial: Raid Bug Killer; Pledge Furniture Wax.)
  15. Systemized Students
  16. Anti-War University `S / IRS
  17. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for May 23, 1970
  1. No broadcasts today

May 24, 1970

• ABC Evening News for May 24, 1970
  1. No broadcasts today
• CBS Evening News for May 24, 1970
  1. No broadcasts today
• NBC Evening News for May 24, 1970
  1. No broadcasts today

May 25, 1970

• ABC Evening News for May 25, 1970
  1. Introduction Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC)
  2. (Commercial: Easy-Off Oven Spray.)
  3. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  4. Economy / Administration / Cong.
  5. (Commercial: Easy-Off; Aerowax Floor Wax.)
  6. Cambodia / United States Request / Senate
  7. Vietnam War / Casualty Report
  8. Cambodia / Fighting
  9. Cambodia / China / Embassies
  10. (Commercial: Sani-Flush; Easy-On Starch.)
  11. Mideast / Fighting
  12. (Commercial: DuPont Paint; Teflon; It Takes A Thief.)
  13. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) / Minutemen
  14. House / SST
  15. (Commercial: Mod Squad.)
  16. Hijacks
  17. War Movies
  18. (Commercial: Glory Spot Remover; Klear Floor Wax.)
  19. Commentary (American Goodness)
  20. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for May 25, 1970
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  3. Economy / Administration / Congress
  4. Interest Drop
  5. (Commercial: Cheerios.)
  6. Cambodia / United States / Withdrawals
  7. Sihanouk / Hanoi
  8. Vietnam War / Casualty Report
  9. Cambodia / Fighting
  10. Mideast / Fighting
  11. (Commercial: Marlboro Cigarettes; Master Charge.)
  12. Administration / Dissent
  13. Campus Commission
  14. Supreme Court / Military Actors / Riots
  15. (Commercial: Bayer Aspirin; Phillips' Antacid.)
  16. Hijacks
  17. C-5A Trouble
  18. Draft Registration
  19. MIRV Deployment
  20. Insts. For Retarded
  21. Brewster / Bribery
  22. (Commercial: Congoleum Floors; Wheaties.)
  23. Commentary (US, Mideast)
  24. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for May 25, 1970
  1. Introduction David Brinkley (Washington, DC)
  2. Economy / Administration / Cong.
  3. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  4. (Commercial: Johnson's Foot Soap.)
  5. Cambodia / United States / Administration / Withdrawals / Re-Entry
  6. (Commercial: Nytol; Dentu-Creme.)
  7. Cambodia / Fighting
  8. MIRV Deployment
  9. (Commercial: S and H Green Stamps; Tang Drinks.)
  10. Administration / Campus Unrest
  11. Supreme Court / Military Actors
  12. Washington, DC / Crime
  13. (Commercial: Geritol; Nikoban.)
  14. Mideast / Fighting
  15. Supreme Court / Curfews
  16. Hijacks
  17. Nerve Gas
  18. Brewster / Bribes
  19. Colleges / Elections
  20. Senate / Dead Americans
  21. Onassis / Domestic Problems
  22. Good Night

May 26, 1970

• ABC Evening News for May 26, 1970
  1. Introduction Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC)
  2. Senate / Cambodia / Clergymen
  3. Churches / Vietnam War / Romney
  4. Indonesia / Indochina Conference / US
  5. (Commercial: Mod Squad.)
  6. Cambodia / Withdrawals
  7. Cambodia / Fighting / Highway 1
  8. Mideast / Fighting
  9. (Commercial: Future Floor Finish; Raid Bug Killer.)
  10. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  11. Wholesale Price Report
  12. Economy / McCracken
  13. Stock Market / Decline
  14. (Commercial: Nanny and The Prof.; General Hospital.)
  15. McCormack / Tribute
  16. (Commercial: Playtex Bra, Girdle.)
  17. Senate / Post Office Reform
  18. Baseball / Eisenhower
  19. (Commercial: DuPont Lucite Paint; Teflon.)
  20. Commentary (Student Revolt)
  21. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for May 26, 1970
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  3. Economy / Market Decline
  4. Wholesale Prices
  5. (Commercial: Mr. Clean; Salvo Detergent.)
  6. McCormack / Ret. Party
  7. Senate / P.0. Reform
  8. (Commercial: Kent Cigarettes; Tums Antacid.)
  9. Cambodia / Fighting / Saigon
  10. Nixon / Suharto / Construction Leaders
  11. Administration / Church / War
  12. Senate / Cambodia
  13. United States / Cambodia Aid
  14. (Commercial: Bayer Aspirin.)
  15. Cambodia / Withdrawals
  16. Missile Deployment
  17. Mideast / Fighting / United States Jets
  18. Mexican-Americans / Civil Suit
  19. UAW / Strike Insurance
  20. Maryland / Legal Abortion
  21. (Commercial: Polident Denture Soak.)
  22. Brezhnev / Protest
  23. British Conservative Platform
  24. Moon Rock
  25. Onassis / Domestic Problems
  26. Eisenhower / Baseball / Politics
  27. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for May 26, 1970
  1. Introduction David Brinkley (Washington, DC)
  2. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  3. Economy / Congress / Administration
  4. Wholesale Prices
  5. Senate / Post Office Reform
  6. Residential Manpower Training
  7. (Commercial: Metropolitan Life Insurance.)
  8. Cambodia / Administration / Senate
  9. Nixon / Labor Leaders
  10. South Vietnam / Village Self-Defense
  11. (Commercial: Pall Mall Cigarettes.)
  12. Mideast / Sovs. / Fighting
  13. British Platform
  14. Baseball / Eisenhower
  15. (Commercial: Geritol; Sominex; Tegrin Shampoo.)
  16. Onassis / Domestic Problems
  17. Louisiana / Oil Slick
  18. Illegal Draft
  19. Kent State / Regroup
  20. (Commercial: Anacin; Dristan Cold Tablets.)
  21. Maryland / Abortion Law
  22. Suharto / US
  23. Ziegler
  24. Stock Game
  25. Good Night

May 27, 1970

• ABC Evening News for May 27, 1970
  1. Introduction Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC); Frank Reynolds (New York City)
  2. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  3. Stock Market Incr. / Economy
  4. Nixon / Bus. Meeting
  5. House / Wage and Price Control
  6. (Commercial: Playtex Bra, Nurser.)
  7. Laird / Indochina Withdrawals
  8. Thieu / Cambodia
  9. (Commercial: DuPont Lucite Paint; Teflon.)
  10. Mideast / Fighting / Protest
  11. (Commercial: Fritos Corn Chips; Pepsi; Edge Shave Gel; Raid Insecticide.)
  12. House / SST
  13. Veterans Administration Hospitals
  14. (Commercial: Best of Everything.)
  15. Aragon Ballroom / Fire
  16. (Commercial: Johnson's Baby Shampoo, Band-Aids.)
  17. Commentary (Cong.)
  18. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for May 27, 1970
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  3. Stock Market / Nixon / Bus. Meeting
  4. Nixon / Evangelism
  5. (Commercial: Raid Bug Killer.)
  6. NATO / Europe Conference
  7. Mideast / Fighting / Protest
  8. Vietnam / Cambodia / Fighting
  9. Hatfield / Privilege Abuse
  10. (Commercial: Playtex Bra, Girdle.)
  11. Vietnam / Withdrawal
  12. Cambodia / Alliances / South Vietnam
  13. USSR / Revolt
  14. (Commercial: Marlboro Cigarettes.)
  15. North Carolina / Desegregation
  16. McLaughlin / Race Relations
  17. Aragon Ballroom / Fire
  18. Unemployment / Long Hair
  19. Oregon / Legis.
  20. Apollo 13 / Trouble Cause
  21. Military Reservists / Post Office Benefit
  22. House / SST
  23. (Commercial: Polident Denture Soak; Poli-Grip Adhesive.)
  24. Commentary (Cambodia)
  25. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for May 27, 1970
  1. Stock Market Report (Studio) [Beginning of Report Missing.]
  2. Stock Incr. / White House / Economy / Europe
  3. (Commercial: Silva Thins Cigarettes.)
  4. NATO / USSR
  5. Indochina / Withdrawals
  6. Vietnam / Bombing / Pacification
  7. (Commercial: Crest Toothpaste; Zest Soap.)
  8. FBI / Supreme Court
  9. North Carolina / Busing
  10. Profitable Integration
  11. (Commercial: Kool-Aid; Jell-O; Anacin; Bisodol Antacid.)
  12. Mideast / Fighting / Politics
  13. House / SST
  14. Alka-Seltzer Boost
  15. (Commercial: Pall Mall Cigarettes.)
  16. Nixon Evangelism
  17. Oregon / Legis.
  18. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  19. Good Night

May 28, 1970

• ABC Evening News for May 28, 1970
  1. Introduction Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC); Frank Reynolds (New York City)
  2. (Commercial: Metropolitan Life Insurance.)
  3. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  4. Nixon / Cambodia / Economy
  5. Agnew / Economy / Cambodia
  6. (Commercial: Sea and Ski Lotion; Du Pont Paint.)
  7. Vietnam / Casualty Report
  8. South Vietnam / Fighting
  9. Army Murder Charges
  10. Mideast / Lebanon
  11. (Commercial: Metropolitan Life Insurance; World Sports.)
  12. France / Leftist Protest
  13. Ohio State / Protest
  14. (Commercial: Rally Car Wax; Sea and Ski Lotion.)
  15. Primaries / Alabama / California
  16. (Commercial: Monroe Shock Absorbers.)
  17. Commentary (Vietnam)
  18. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for May 28, 1970
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  3. Stock Market Incr.
  4. (Commercial: Delco Shock Absorbers; GMC Trucks.)
  5. Administration / Economy / Cambodia
  6. UAW / Administration Criticism
  7. Congress / Cambodia / Nixon
  8. Rogers / Self-Censorship
  9. Vietnam / Casualty Report
  10. (Commercial: Parliament Cigarettes; Close-Up Toothpaste.)
  11. Cambodia / Fighting / Thailand
  12. Mideast / USSR / Fighting
  13. Paris / Riots
  14. Hoover / Domestic Policy
  15. (Commercial: Bayer Aspirin; Phillips' Antacid.)
  16. Justice Department / Resignations
  17. Immigration Violations
  18. White House / Party / Portraits
  19. California / Educational Games
  20. (Commercial: Heinz Ketchup.)
  21. Nixon / Non-Pol. Politics
  22. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for May 28, 1970
  1. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  2. Stock Market Incr.
  3. White House / Economy / Bus. Meeting
  4. UAW / Administration / Wage, Price Controls
  5. Economy / Housing
  6. (Commercial: Sherwin-Williams Paints; American Motors.)
  7. Paris Peace Talks
  8. Vietnam / Casualty Report
  9. South Vietnam / Disabled Vets.
  10. Nixon / Speech / Students
  11. (Commercial: Magic Moment Hair Color; Gillette Razor Blades; True Cigarettes.)
  12. Mideast / Tension
  13. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) / American MIRV Deployment
  14. (Commercial: Kellogg's Corn Flakes, Product 19.)
  15. Hoover / Riot Control
  16. Chickens / Research
  17. Good Night

May 29, 1970

• ABC Evening News for May 29, 1970
  1. Introduction Howard K. Smith (Washington, DC); Frank Reynolds (New York City)
  2. Cambodia / South Vietnam / Fighting
  3. South Vietnam / Protest / Black Market
  4. Aramburu / Kidnap
  5. (Commercial: Kikkoman Soy Sauce.)
  6. Texas / Oil Rig Blast
  7. (Commercial: World Apart.)
  8. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  9. Nixon / Graham Crusade
  10. California Primary
  11. (Commercial: Best of Everything; Metropolitan Life Insurance.)
  12. Locusts
  13. (Commercial: DuPont Lucite Paint: Teflon Cookware.)
  14. Memorial Day / Vets. Honored
  15. (Commercial: All My Children.)
  16. Commentary (Vietnam)
  17. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for May 29, 1970
  1. Introduction Walter Cronkite (New York City)
  2. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  3. (Commercial: Pronto Floor Wax; Raid Bug Killer.)
  4. Cambodia / Fighting / Tactics
  5. South Vietnam / Protest
  6. Paris / Student Riots
  7. Nixon / Evangelism
  8. Ohio State / Strike Suit
  9. Maddox / Censorship
  10. (Commercial: Mobil; Kent Cigarettes.)
  11. Texas / Oil Rig Blast
  12. Mideast / Fighting
  13. United States / Spanish Bases
  14. Aramburu / Kidnap
  15. Mt. Everest / Deaths
  16. Pope Paul / Trips
  17. (Commercial: Geritol; Serutan Laxative.)
  18. Future Environment
  19. (Commercial: Listerine Antiseptic; Rolaids Antacid.)
  20. Kennedy / Birthday
  21. Commentary (Memorial Day)
  22. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for May 29, 1970
  1. Introduction John Chancellor
  2. Cambodia / Fighting
  3. Vietnam / Casualty Report
  4. North Vietnam Defector / Cosvn
  5. (Commercial: True Cigarettes.)
  6. Stock Market Report (Studio)
  7. Taxes
  8. Transportation
  9. Kennedy / Birthday
  10. (Commercial: 1-A-Day Vitamins; Alka-Seltzer.)
  11. Summer Jobs / Government
  12. Ohio State U / Strike Suit
  13. Nixon / Evangelism
  14. (Commercial: Metropolitan Life Insurance.)
  15. Texas / Oil Rig Blast
  16. Seattle / Bombings
  17. Argentina / Kidnap / Politics
  18. (Commercial: Remington Razor.)
  19. Indians / Disneyland
  20. Good Night

May 30, 1970

• ABC Evening News for May 30, 1970
  1. No broadcasts today
• CBS Evening News for May 30, 1970
  1. Introduction Roger Mudd (New York City)
  2. Memorial Day
  3. Vietnam War / Suit
  4. Black Panther / Trial Reversed
  5. (Commercial: Kellogg's Produce 19, Corn Flakes.)
  6. Plane Crash
  7. Italy / Hijack
  8. Ireland / Plane Seizure
  9. Dubcek
  10. Army / Hair
  11. (Commercial: Janitor In A Drum; Master Wax Car Wax.)
  12. Indianapolis 500
  13. (Commercial: Winston Cigarettes.)
  14. Primaries / California
  15. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for May 30, 1970
  1. No broadcasts today

May 31, 1970

• ABC Evening News for May 31, 1970
  1. No broadcasts today
• CBS Evening News for May 31, 1970
  1. Introduction Roger Mudd (New York City)
  2. Nixon / Military Meeting
  3. South Vietnam / Fighting
  4. (Commercial: Humble Oil.)
  5. White House / President Defense
  6. Supersonic Transport / Noise Pollution
  7. 17-Year Locusts
  8. (Commercial: Standard Oil.)
  9. France / Riots
  10. Mideast / Fighting
  11. Sawchuk Dies
  12. (Commercial: Humble Oil.)
  13. England / Tourism
  14. Good Night
  15. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for May 31, 1970
  1. No broadcasts today

Specials

• May 10, 1970 - NBC Special - Our House Divided [21:10:00 - 22:04:00]

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