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Tuesday January 30, 1973
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This Day In 1970's History: Tuesday January 30, 1973
  • Defendants James McCord and G. Gordon Liddy were found guilty on all counts in the Watergate bugging case. Liddy's attorney Peter Maroulis said that E. Howard Hunt was the last link in the chain of command to have knowledge of the bugging, and Maroulis asserted that Liddy is innocent. McCord's attorney Gerald Alch said that McCord was justified in bugging in order to prevent violent demonstrations against Republicans. Prosecutor Earl Silbert asked the jury to find the defendants guilty and thereby restore faith in this country's political system. [CBS]

  • Ground fire in Vietnam began to subside in the third day of the cease-fire, but a big battle took place in Quang Tri province near the DMZ. South Vietnamese troops seized the area just before the cease-fire. Now they are fighting the Viet Cong. [CBS]

  • The International Control Commission is not yet organized. Additionally, South Vietnamese and North Vietnamese members of the military commission are not yet ready with translators for the peace-keeping teams. [CBS]

  • U.S. planes are still active over Laos. A reporter claims that 100 American planes attacked in northern Laos and along the Ho Chi Minh trail today. [CBS]

  • Vice President Agnew arrived in Saigon and talked with President Thieu. Agnew declared that America recognizes the Thieu government as the only legitimate government of South Vietnam. South Vietnam Foreign Minister Lam met President Nixon at the White House and also spoke with Henry Kissinger. [CBS]
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