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Thursday January 14, 1971
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This Day In 1970's History: Thursday January 14, 1971
  • President Nixon appealed to youth to channel efforts for change within the system. The President delivered his definitive statement on youth today at the University of Nebraska, proposing to Congress that the Peace Corps, Vista, and similar organizations unite in a new Volunteer Service Corps and give participants the chance to transfer between service abroad and at home. Nixon mentioned the 18-year-old vote for the next presidential election but did not talk about an end to the military draft. [CBS]

  • Sgt. Charles Hutto was acquitted in the My Lai trial and a second soldier was also found innocent. [CBS]

  • There are reports of heavy fighting in the push to reopen Highway 4 in Cambodia; American B-52's are giving support in the battle. U.S. air strikes in Cambodia are actually three times the number that was reported previously. Defense Secretary Melvin Laird doesn't rule out the possibility of the U.S. airlifting South Vietnamese troops into Cambodia. [CBS]

  • At the Paris Peace Talks, U.S. negotiator David Bruce attempted to give the North Vietnamese representatives a list of 1,534 American soldiers who are missing or are prisoners in Indochina. He stated that North Vietnam has a legal and moral obligation to provide information on the soldiers. The list was not accepted. [CBS]

  • Egypt called Israel's latest peace proposals a "rehash." [CBS]
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