News stories from Saturday June 27, 1970

Summaries of the stories the major media outlets considered to be of particular importance on this date:

Cambodian troops were evacuated from three besieged towns; Communists now control three northeastern provinces. Tuesday is the deadline for U.S. pullout from Cambodia. [CBS] Three people were killed in fighting in Northern Ireland as Protestants and Catholics clashed. Troops fought rioters in Londonderry and Belfast. [CBS] Communist Warsaw Pact nations want a conference to discuss East-West troop reductions in Europe; NATO has called for the same thing. [CBS] The Virginia Republican Party won't endorse Harry Byrd's independent Senate campaign despite the wishes of President Nixon; Ray Garland is the Republican nominee. [CBS] In California's 24th Congressional District, Mrs. Medgar Evers, a liberal Democrat, faces conservative Republican John Rousselot, a former John Birch leader. Rousselot vows to represent all voters; Evers says that her opponent is anti-Semitic and anti-Negro. The race is expected to be close. [CBS] Washington Redskins coach Vince Lombardi is recovering from the removal of a colon tumor; his condition is reported to be excellent. [CBS] The average life span of American Indians is 44 years; their average income is $1,500 a year. Indians have become disheartened in the cities.18,000 Indians live in Chicago and the new census should show that over half of the Indian population lives in cities. But many Indians arrive in cities with unrealistic expectations. The Bureau of Indian Affairs helps some adapt to their new life by giving vocational but not professional training. There is a 45% drop-out rate among Indians in Mississippi. The militant movement is growing. [CBS]