News stories from Saturday September 26, 1970
Summaries of the stories the major media outlets considered to be of particular importance on this date:
- Palestinians in Jordan released most of the American hostages that were being held, but six are still missing. [CBS]
- King Hussein of Jordan has named a new government in an attempt to restore peace; United Arab Republic President Gamal Abdel Nasser denounced Hussein's slaughter of Palestinians. [CBS]
- It was announced that South Vietnam Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky won't speak at the Washington, DC pro-war rally. From Paris, Ky said that President Nixon and others convinced him that his speech would not help the cause of South Vietnam.
Rally organizer Carl McIntire flew to Paris to ask Ky to come anyway, and accused the Nixon administration of political blackmail and denying Ky freedom of speech.
[CBS] - The Campus Unrest Commission report states that President Nixon must act to halt the crisis. The report notes that students must be more open-minded, but college administrations must be better prepared and the government and National Guard need better training and equipment. Commission chairman William Scranton says that the President must urge tolerance by all Americans. The release of the report was delayed by the Nixon administration.
Kent State University has reopened for fall classes; students think that undercover agents are on campus.
[CBS] - The Democrats have launched a closed-circuit television campaign in 18 cities. [CBS]
- Fires continue to sweep through California; 100,000 acres have burned. [CBS]
- Transportation Secretary John Volpe has ordered 11% of buses off the road. [CBS]
- The Coast Guard has ended their search for three missing balloonists in the Atlantic Ocean. [CBS]
- Mrs. Averell Harriman died at the age of 67. [CBS]
- President Nixon starts his European tour tomorrow. In Rome, students protested Nixon's visit and Communists organized a rally. The President will pay a courtesy call to the Pope. [CBS]