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Monday February 8, 1971
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This Day In 1970's History: Monday February 8, 1971
  • Five thousand South Vietnamese forces, supported by 200 U.S. planes, drove 10-20 miles into Laos, halfway to the Ho Chi Minh trail; the attack began at dawn. North Vietnam is reported to have two divisions in Laos. U.S. planes attacked North Vietnamese bunkers. American ground personnel and correspondents are not allowed past the border. [CBS]

  • There were only small protests in the U.S. over the invasion into Laos. The Nixon administration claims that the attack will shorten the war and save the lives of American soldiers. State Department spokesman Robert McCloskey said that no U.S. ground forces have crossed into Laos, and the operation will be limited in time and area. The purpose of South Vietnam's attack is to disrupt North Vietnamese forces and stop its flow of supplies. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will be briefed by Secretary of State Rogers about the invasion. [CBS]

  • The Soviet Union denounced South Vietnam's attack into Laos as "criminal aggression." United Nations Secretary U Thant deplored the attack; Laotian leader Souvanna Phouma issued a mild protest but placed most of the blame on North Vietnam. South Vietnam President Thieu pledged that the attack would be limited in time and territory. [CBS]

  • U.S. forces guarding the demilitarized zone in South Korea are being withdrawn. U.S. troop strength in South Korea will be cut from 62,000 to 42,000 by July. [CBS]

  • There was more rioting in Belfast, Northern Ireland, after a British military vehicle accidentally ran over a 5-year-old girl and four other children were wounded by machine-gun fire. [CBS]
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