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Thursday February 5, 1970
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This Day In 1970's History: Thursday February 5, 1970
  • President Nixon visited Indianapolis and Chicago to study urban problems, pollution and crime. The purpose of the President's visit is to counteract criticism that his administration isn't sensitive enough to problems of the cities, and to prove that his conversion to the anti-pollution crusade is real. [CBS]

  • A bipartisan effort was launched aimed at reasserting the Senate's constitutional rights regarding foreign policy. [CBS]

  • A Lebanese newspaper reported massive Soviet arms aid to Egypt to strengthen its air defense. The United States conceded that there has been a gradual increase over the last few months, but no big upsurge. [CBS]

  • The Lunar New Year (Tet) cease-fire is in effect in Vietnam, and fighting was relatively quiet; 70 Americans were killed. [CBS]

  • A $35 billion educational bill became the target of the fight against Supreme Court school desegregation orders today when Mississippi Senator John Stennis prepared an amendment to require that desegregation be enforced uniformly across the nation. Mississippi Governor John Bell Williams asked his state's legislature to re-establish the principle of freedom of school choice. [CBS]
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