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Friday January 30, 1970
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This Day In 1970's History: Friday January 30, 1970
  • The General Electric strike appears headed for settlement. [ABC]

  • Regarding the possibility of a railroad strike, Labor Secretary George Shultz wants a cooling off period but the unions disagree. Shultz stated that the nation can't stand a railroad shutdown. [ABC]

  • Le Duc Tho, the North Vietnamese leader at the Paris talks, returned after six months' absence but with no indication of any change in policy. Tho accused President Nixon of trying to prolong the war. A Viet Cong bomb exploded in a Saigon theater today. [ABC]

  • Ten thousand demonstrators gathered outside the presidential palace in Manila to protest police brutality. President Ferdinand Marcos and his family remained in the palace. The situation is under control but many fear this will not last. [ABC]

  • Syria and Israel exchanged sonic booms as jets from each country broke the sound barrier. Syrians attacked Israeli positions in the Golan Heights. The Israeli air force attacked Egyptian positions in the Suez Canal Zone. [ABC]
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