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Wednesday January 21, 1970
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This Day In 1970's History: Wednesday January 21, 1970
  • The Nigerian government assured the world that the Ibos are being treated well. But hunger and starvation in the former Biafra are now being confirmed by eyewitness reports. Almost all newsmen visiting Biafra are being detained in a hotel because Nigerian officials are upset over news reports. [CBS]

  • The body count of enemy dead is a criteria of battle success in Vietnam. The Army now says that 27 bodies were counted after a recent battle near the Cambodian border, not 234 as was first reported. Viet Cong gunners shelled allied bases and towns today. [CBS]

  • The home building industry is in a recession. The President's chief economic adviser, Paul McCracken, says that the lack of mortgage money in the midst of a housing shortage has slowed the building business. [CBS]

  • Secretary of State William Rogers expressed concern about the expanded French arms deal with Libya. U.S. officials say that Paris has been misleading throughout the negotiations; the deal could upset the Middle East balance of power. Elsewhere, the Israelis attacked Jordan, and Iraq executed 16 persons for trying to overthrow the Baghdad government. [CBS]

  • A coroner's jury in Chicago returned a verdict of justifiable homicide in the police shooting deaths last December of Black Panther leaders Fred Hampton and Mark Clark. [CBS]
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