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Friday February 13, 1970
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This Day In 1970's History: Friday February 13, 1970
  • The "Chicago 7" trial has been going on for 20 weeks and was finally completed today. Only Judge Julius Hoffman's instructions to the jury remain before deliberation begins. Defense attorney William Kunstler accused government informers of distorting the defendants' statements. Thomas Foran summed up the government's case, saying that the violence of the defendants renounces the experience of our forefathers. The jury will be asked this weekend to decide the innocence or guilt of the seven defendants who are accused of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. [CBS]

  • The United Nations acknowledged that the Mideast cease-fire no longer exists. The U.S. State Department informed the Israeli ambassador of its concern over the bombing of an Egyptian factory yesterday. The incident could affect Israel's request for more jets. [CBS]

  • In Danbury, Connecticut, bandits stole $75,000 from the Union Savings Bank, exploding three bombs as a diversion for the robbery; 22 people were hurt. [CBS]

  • In Berkeley, bombs exploded near a police station. Two policemen were hurt and the courthouse was damaged. Two blasts destroyed a police car; one of the bombs was of a fragmentation type, designed to kill and severely injure. Suspects have been questioned. [CBS]

  • Oil spills were reported in Tampa Bay after a Greek tanker ran aground and left 25 square miles of oil slick. Nova Scotia fisheries are being threatened by a sunken Liberian tanker. Oil is expected in the Gulf of Mexico once the Chevron oil well fire is put out. [CBS]
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