Vanderbilt Television News Archive

ABC Evening News for 1981-03-23

This program is 28 minutes long

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

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  05:30:00 pm — 05:30:20 pm

• Poland

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  05:30:20 pm — 05:33:00 pm

  (Studio) State Department's continued concern over situation in Poland reported not incl. current Warsaw Pact maneuvers there.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (Studio) Solidarity union reported considering ntnwide. strike stemming from police violence in Bydgoszcz last week; details given.
  REPORTER: Peter Jennings

  (Warsaw, Poland) Warsaw Pact maneuvers with those ntns. sharing borders with Poland discussed in light of Poland's internal unrest; defense minister / Prime Min. Wojciech Jaruzelski's appearance in Polish television coverage of maneuvers said possibly message to Solidarity union. Details given.
  REPORTER: Jerry King

• European Common Market

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  05:33:00 pm — 05:33:40 pm

  (Studio) Opening of European Common Mkt. conference in the Netherlands reported; organization said concerned with West Europe's economy, especially steel. Queen Beatrix quoted; Poland and President Reagan's foreign policy said topic of later mtgs.
  REPORTER: Peter Jennings

  (Studio) Upcoming items announced.
  REPORTER: Max Robinson

• (Commercial: Nabisco Triscuit Crackers; The Hartford Insurance Group.)

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  05:33:40 pm — 05:34:50 pm

• UMW Negotiations

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  05:34:50 pm — 05:38:00 pm

  (Studio) Possible agreement said reached in UMW (United Mine Workers of America, International Union) contract negotiations.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (DC) Latest round of union-ind. negotiations examined. [UMW (United Mine Workers of America, International Union) president Sam CHURCH - announces agreement.] Details outlined on screen, discussed.
  REPORTER: Joe Benton

  (Belle, West Virginia) Lana Slate's preparations for possible strike outlined. [SLATE - notes economy impact on miners.] [Dencil SHOOLCROFT, Bill KONICEK, Lee TUCKER, Ray BOWLING - discuss inevitability of strike.]
  REPORTER: George Strait

• Ito / Washington, DC Visit

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  05:38:00 pm — 05:38:30 pm

  (Studio) Japan's foreign minister Masayoshi Ito reported meeting with Secretary of State Alexander Haig and trade representative Bill Brock with regard to Japanese auto exports to United States; details given. Ito said meeting with President Reagan tomorrow.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (Studio) Further discussion of Japanese auto imports on tonight's "Nightline" announced.
  REPORTER: Max Robinson

• Stock Market Report (Studio)

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  05:38:30 pm — 05:38:40 pm

• (Commercial: Saran Wrap; Oil of Olay; Sanka Coffee.)

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  05:38:40 pm — 05:40:10 pm

• Space Shuttle

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  05:40:10 pm — 05:40:30 pm

  (Studio) Delay in launch of space shuttle Columbia reported; details given. Last wk.'s accident resulting in technician's death recalled.
  REPORTER: Max Robinson

• Special Assignment (Drug Lag)

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  05:40:30 pm — 05:45:20 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced
  REPORTER: Max Robinson

  (NYC) Statistics related to various diseases in United States listed on screen; problem in obtaining drugs in US, forcing Americans to seek help out of the country, examined. Drugs Chymopapain, Chenodeoxycholic Acid discussed as exs. [Dr. Herman DOWLING - says United States is 5 years too late.] Dr. Leslie Schoenfield's support for the latter drug explained. [Pharmaceutical Mfrs. Association spokesperson Dr. John JENNINGS - notes FDA (Food and Drug Administration) requirements.] Role of thalidomide in United States drug laws explained; films shown. [Dr. William WARDELL - cites consequences of United States drug lag.] [Dr. Dennis KRIKLER - criticizes US system.] [FDA (Food and Drug Administration) bureau of drugs spokesperson Dr. Marion FINKEL - denies lag exists in US.] FDA's exceptions in some cases illustrated by Anne Grinnell's use of Verapamil; details given. [GRINNELL - notes importance of Verapamil to her.] [Dr. J. Thomas BIGGER - comments on drug's record.] Problem faced by FDA (Food and Drug Administration) outlined.
  REPORTER: John Martin

• Chile / High-Rise Fire

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  05:45:20 pm — 05:46:10 pm

  (Studio) Fire in high-rise office building in Santiago, Chile, this wkend. recalled.
  REPORTER: Max Robinson

  (No location given) Films of disaster at Santa Maria Tower narrated.
  REPORTER: Rita Sands

• Zimbabwe Conference

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  05:46:10 pm — 05:46:40 pm

  (Studio) Report introduced
  REPORTER: Max Robinson

  (Studio) Prime Min. Robert Mugabe's hosting of conference to raise money for Zimbabwe reported; details given, films shown.
  REPORTER: Peter Jennings

• China, PR / Ford

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  05:46:40 pm — 05:47:10 pm

  (Studio) Gerald Ford's meeting in China (PR) with Deng Xiaopeng on behalf of President Reagan reported; details given. Taiwan mentioned.
  REPORTER: Peter Jennings

• Taiwan / Olympics

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  05:47:10 pm — 05:47:20 pm

  (Studio) Taiwan said allowed to participate in Olympics after agreeing with International Olympic Committee to represent self as Chinese Taipai Olympic Committee; details given.
  REPORTER: Peter Jennings

• Economy: Gold Price

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  05:47:20 pm — 05:47:30 pm

• (Commercial: Century 21 Realty; Gallo Rhine Wine; Visa Card and Travelers Cheques.)

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  05:47:30 pm — 05:49:30 pm

• Military Draft

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  05:49:30 pm — 05:49:50 pm

  (Studio) Senator Ernest Hollings reported introduction legislature giving President Reagan authority to reinstitution the draft; details given.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

• Supreme Court / Abortion / Underage Sex

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  05:49:50 pm — 05:51:40 pm

  (Studio) Supreme Court decision with regard to abortions for underage youths in Utah reported affecting other states' legislature; details given.
  REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

  (DC) Background to suit brought by Utah teenagers challenging that state's laws examined. [Plaintiff "L.R."notes emotional effect on girls.] Court's ruling discussed; opinion of Chief Justice Warren Burger quoted on screen. Court's decision today in case stemming from 2 minors engaging in vol. sex, 1 of which, Michael McMillan, was chgd. reported; unconstitutionality of statutory rape laws applying to men only noted. Justice William Rehnquist quoted on screen.
  REPORTER: Tim O'Brien Artist: Freda Reiter

• Poll / Race Relations

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  05:51:40 pm — 05:53:40 pm

  (Studio) Results of ABC News-"Washington Post" poll on race relations in US noted.
  REPORTER: Max Robinson

  (NYC) Details of poll findings examined; statistics outlined on screen, discussed. Findings noted pertaining to blacks and whites only.
  REPORTER: Lynn Sherr

• Utah / Franklin

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  05:53:40 pm — 05:54:00 pm

  (Studio) Sentencing of Joseph Paul Franklin for racial killings reported; details given. Other chgs. pending against Franklin mentioned.
  REPORTER: Max Robinson

• Burnett and National Enquirer

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  05:54:00 pm — 05:54:20 pm

  (Studio) Carol Burnett's libel suit against "National Enquirer", stemming from article with regard to Burnett and Henry Kissinger, reported going to jury; details given.
  REPORTER: Max Robinson

• (Commercial: The Hartford Insurance Group; Preparation H; Amtrak.)

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  05:54:20 pm — 05:55:50 pm

• USSR / Sakharov

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  05:55:50 pm — 05:56:10 pm

  (Studio) USSR dissident Andrei Sakharov reported accusing KGB of stealing his scientific papers; details given.
  REPORTER: Peter Jennings

• England / Spy Scandal

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  05:56:10 pm — 05:58:00 pm

  (Studio) Prime Min. Margaret Thatcher reported calling for investigation of former spy agency head.
  REPORTER: Peter Jennings

  (London, England) Possibility that Michigan-5 head Sir Roger Hollis was USSR agent examined. ["London Daily Mail" spokesperson Chapman PINCHER - comments.] Post-war spy scandals here involving double CIA agent Kim Philby and Michigan-5 agent Anthony Blunt recalled; films shown. Rel. between Michigan-5 and CIA noted.
  REPORTER: Mike Lee

• Top Item Recapped

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  05:58:00 pm — 05:58:20 pm

• Good Night

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  05:58:20 pm — 05:58:20 pm