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Thursday December 17, 1970
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This Day In 1970's History: Thursday December 17, 1970
  • Riots are continuing in Poland; the army has been ordered to shoot to kill. Up to 20 people have been killed and hundreds are injured. A bomb hit the Soviet embassy in Warsaw as mobs burned government buildings. The Soviet government threatened to crack down on Polish dissenters, and warned Western reporters not to get their information from disreputable sources. [CBS]

  • The Senate moved to end filibusters on the supersonic transport and import quota bills. Bills regarding trade, Social Security and welfare reform have been killed. Senator Jacob Javits slowed down Senate business by forcing the consideration of each of 287 separate parts of one bill. [CBS]

  • The House completed its action on a job safety bill which sets standards for workers. [CBS]

  • Six teenage girls, members of "Nader's Raiders", told the Senate that nursing home conditions are deplorable. [CBS]

  • Saigon claims that anti-American terrorism is part of a Viet Cong campaign. Three more Americans were killed in bombings today. [CBS]
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