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Friday January 9, 1970
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This Day In 1970's History: Friday January 9, 1970
  • Black Virgin Mountain near Cambodia has been the site of clashes between U.S. and North Vietnamese troops for the last two days. Communist gunners in the area shot down three U.S. helicopters. [CBS]

  • The administration has worked out an arrangement under which 54 F-104 fighters will be delivered to Taiwan. Chiang Kai-shek wanted new Phantom jets, but the F-104's represent a compromise designed to appease Communist China. [CBS]

  • Vice President Spiro Agnew was in Singapore, the eighth stop of his Asian tour. He told government leaders there that the U.S. might aid in defense of their nation after next year's British military withdrawal, but that no American troops would be involved. [CBS]

  • Miners, friends and family attended a mass in Washington, Pa., for Joseph Yablonski. The FBI continued questioning friends and neighbors of the Yablonskis but haven't learned anything substantial yet. The Labor Department is drawing up plans for a full scale investigation of the recent United Mine Workers election. [CBS]

  • The General Accounting Office reported that spot checks of military reserve units showed them neither trained nor equipped for quick mobilization. The report involved eight National Guard and two Army Reserve units. [CBS]
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