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Friday January 23, 1970
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This Day In 1970's History: Friday January 23, 1970
  • Israel and Egypt battled along the Suez Canal. The Israelis bombed near Cairo, and Egyptians attacked Israelis who had seized a Red Sea island. The biggest battle in the Middle East in two years occurred when Israelis entered an area south of the Dead Sea and occupied it for 19 hours. [CBS]

  • Relief shipments from the world arrived in Nigeria with the hope that they would reach the Biafrans. But food is not getting to people due to confusion, although General Yakubu Gowon of Nigeria maintains that food is getting to people. The Ivory Coast granted asylum to General Odumegwu Ojukwu, the Biafrans' first leader. [CBS]

  • Hanoi radio rejected as pure fiction President Nixon's statement that Vietnamese peace prospects have improved over the past year. In Saigon, a dispatch quoted U.S. intelligence sources as saying there has been a buildup of enemy troops in South Vietnam's northern province. [CBS]

  • The Selective Service System ordered draft boards to limit February inductions to young men holding the first 60 lottery numbers. Draft officials in 15 states replied that they are unable to fill their quota under that limit. [CBS]

  • Chicago Mayor Richard Daley called for an end to the Vietnam war, not only because of death and destruction, but also its economic cost. [CBS]
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