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News stories from Sunday September 20, 1970
Summaries of the stories the major media outlets considered to be of particular importance on this date:
- Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir spoke on the "Issues and Answers" television program and said that the United Arab Republic and the USSR threaten Israel; Meir leaves the U.S. tonight. [CBS]
- President Nixon told college administrators to get tough with radicals; Martha Mitchell phoned United Press International and denounced college professors. [CBS]
- A Newburyport, Massachusetts, National Guard Armory was ravaged by fire. Ammunition was stolen and an explosion was set off. [CBS]
- Organized labor wants trade restrictions; AFL-CIO president George Meany says that American industries need protection. But retailers note that foreign goods are often cheaper and better-made; import restrictions will hurt consumers. Presidential economic adviser Hendrik Houthakker says that import restrictions will raise prices. [CBS]
- South Vietnam Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky will speak at the Washington, DC pro-war rally despite administration pressure not to do so. [CBS]
- A U.S. helicopter was downed near the demilitarized zone in Vietnam. [CBS]
- Soviet spacecraft Luna 16 made a soft landing on the moon. [CBS]
- NET's "Sesame Street" has become a popular children's show. Stars of the program are on the road drumming up support in places such as Jackson, Mississippi. Mississippi educational television's Bill Smith says that Southern people enjoy watching an integrated show like "Sesame Street". The program currently reaches 7 million kids. [CBS]
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