CBS -NBC 1973 Evening News Wrap Ups..(Friday afternoon fun/distraction)

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[OttawaFreeper]

July 1973 CBS Evening News wrap ups Stories featured: -Arrests made by federal agents involving persons found with counterfeit 10 and 20 dollar bills. -Maryland State legislator James Scott, Jr found dead in Baltimore, drug trafficking related hit. -Senate approves Trans-Alaskan pipeline -Martha's Vineyard gas scarcity issue, seemed to be resolved by that time. -Death of actor Lon Chaney Jr. -NTSB investigation into Roberto Clemente plane crash -Gifted kids at college over the summer -Dan Rather discussing France nuclear tests and responses to CBS News analysis of Presidential speeches.

[OttawaFreeper]

Ads featured: Buick Listerine (featuring pre Dukes of Hazzard Rick Hurst) Long Beach Ford dealership ad with Mavericks and Pintos

Also featured: end of July 15 1973 game between California Angels at Tiger Stadium. Nolan Ryan defeats Tigers 6-0 for second no hit, no run win of season.

[OttawaFreeper]

Note that Roger Mudd is CBS anchor for first set of news stories.

[TornadoAlley3]

https://youtu.be/G7SnaMphvug

This one is fun. Gas shortage. Carter years. The differences in the behavior of folks under stress then and now.

[Impala64ssa]

1973 was also when Taliban Joe began his "illustrious" career in the Senate. Besides Nolan Ryan, Tom Seaver, Joe Namath, Pres Trump's ally Burgess Owens were still at the top of their games. Mohammed Ali had the bragging rights to call himself The Greatest. It was before Hammering Hank Aaron beat Babe Ruth's HR record. Band on the Run and Smoke on the Water were two of the biggest hits. And speaking of Buicks Telly Savalas, as Kojak was tearing up the streets of NYC in his Regal. "Stavros, Sappperstein, CROCKER!"

[OttawaFreeper]

I thought people here would like to see the baseball footage. This channel on YouTube rescues rare footage like this from personal home video collections as the networks threw out or taped over newscasts, sporting events, and all sorts of other rare programs.