News stories from Saturday August 1, 1970
Summaries of the stories the major media outlets considered to be of particular importance on this date:
- The North Vietnamese besieged Kompong Thorn, Cambodia, and launched a major offensive. [CBS]
- Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir met with cabinet ministers to draft a formal acceptance of the U.S.' Mideast peace plan. [CBS]
- The Senate renewed debate on the anti-ballistic missile; liberals oppose the ABM and want to cut the defense budget.
The Pentagon charged Congress with publishing classified information in its report on the military; the report includes information on the ABM. Doves want a joint House-Senate committee to review the Pentagon.
[CBS] - Former Office of Economic Opportunity head Clifford Alexander claims that the Nixon administration is lying about making black appointments and is playing political tricks with blacks. [CBS]
- Housing Secretary George Romney examined Chicago housing projects. Reverend Jesse Jackson claims that the Cabrini-Green project is a disaster; two policemen were shot there two weeks ago. [CBS]
- Hurricane Celia is approaching the Florida coast. [CBS]
- Tokyo closes four of its main streets to autos on Sundays and holidays in order to reduce air pollution. Toyota Motors has dedicated a shrine to the victims of automobiles. [CBS]