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Saturday February 13, 1971
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This Day In 1970's History: Saturday February 13, 1971
  • South Vietnam reported capturing large quantities of North Vietnamese supplies today during the heaviest fighting since the beginning of the Laos operation on the Ho Chi Minh Trail.

    An American unit attacked North Vietnamese troops in South Vietnam. A U.S. artillery position and South Vietnamese engineers are pulling back because of heavy enemy shelling. With Route 9 closed, U.S. helicopters are the only way to ferry South Vietnamese forces into Laos. [CBS]

  • Some U.S. forces near the Laos border were involved in today's fighting. U.S. forces seem to be targets for North Vietnam resistance. [CBS]

  • Three thousand South Vietnamese demonstrators staged an anti-American riot in Qui Nhon after a soldier's accidental killing of two South Vietnamese children. [CBS]

  • Cambodian Premier Lon Nol was flown to Hawaii for treatment for a stroke he suffered last week. [CBS]

  • Vice President Agnew hit three spectators with golf drives during the Bob Hope Golf Tournament. [CBS]
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