ABC Evening News - 1969-11-14
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[0:00] Good evening from ABC News headquarters
[0:02] in Washington. I'm Howard K Smith.
[0:05] >> I'm Frank Reynolds in New York. These
[0:07] are tonight's headlines. After a stormy
[0:09] launch from Cape Kennedy, the Apollo 12
[0:11] astronauts have left Earth orbit and are
[0:14] headed for the moon.
[0:15] Dr. Benjamin Spock leads an anti-draft
[0:18] protest at the Justice Department as the
[0:20] March Against Death continues through a
[0:22] second day.
[0:24] Controversy grows over Vice President
[0:26] Agnew's criticisms of network television
[0:28] news.
[0:29] And a royal celebration in London for
[0:31] Prince Charles on the future king's 21st
[0:34] birthday.
[0:35] Howard?
[0:36] >> Reports tonight from Jules Bergman with
[0:38] details on today's dramatic launch of
[0:40] Apollo 12, Stephen Geer on the
[0:43] moratorium, Roger Peterson on a unique
[0:46] protest in New York, Ted Koppel with an
[0:48] exclusive interview with President
[0:50] Marcos on Philippine troop withdrawals
[0:53] from Vietnam, Sam Donaldson with
[0:55] reaction to Vice President Agnew's
[0:57] speech on network television news, and
[1:00] Bill Beutel on the British monarchy, an
[1:02] expensive but welcome luxury in a land
[1:05] of austerity. Frank?
[1:08] >> They're on their way to the moon, the
[1:09] three astronauts of Apollo 12, Pete
[1:11] Conrad, Richard Gordon, and Alan Bean.
[1:13] President Nixon was there to watch the
[1:15] launch this morning at Cape Kennedy.
[1:17] Despite bad weather, Apollo 12 got off
[1:20] the launch pad exactly on time, but the
[1:22] mission was not without its moments of
[1:24] anxiety. ABC science editor Jules
[1:27] Bergman has the story from Cape Kennedy.
[1:31] >> The weather forecast here at the Cape
[1:33] called for occasional showers.