News stories from Saturday October 3, 1970
Summaries of the stories the major media outlets considered to be of particular importance on this date:
- President Nixon and British Prime Minister Edward Heath urged a 90-day extension of the Mideast cease-fire. There was a small antiwar protest of Nixon's visit in London. Mrs. Nixon had lunch with Queen Elizabeth.
In Limerick, Ireland, four men rushed the President's car; police subdued the protestors.
[CBS] - Reverend Carl McIntire held a pro-war rally in Washington, DC without the Nixon administration's support. 20,000 people attended the rally; antiwar protestors were attacked by pro-war demonstrators. [CBS]
- South Vietnam has devalued its currency. [CBS]
- Cambodians are trying to reopen Highway 4, which is blocked by Communists. [CBS]
- In Athens, a bomb exploded outside a building where Defense Secretary Melvin Laird was discussing Greece's role in NATO. [CBS]
- USSR and United Arab Republic leaders met; they want Arab solidarity and peace. [CBS]
- Palestinian guerrillas said that they will exchange prisoners with the Jordanian army. In Amman, the truce is fragile; most stores are closed. The Palestinian quarter was destroyed in the recent fighting. [CBS]
- Inmates now control parts of four New York City jails and are holding guards hostage. Prisoners want speedier trials and bail review; two New York Supreme Court justices have begun hearings. [CBS]
- The Nixon administration proposed a power plant law to appease conservationists. [CBS]
- 29 people were killed in a Colorado plane crash yesterday which sparked a forest fire. Several Wichita State University football players and boosters were killed in the crash. No flight plan was filed with the FAA; one survivor said that the pilot took a scenic route. [CBS]
- Baseball umpires called a strike in Pittsburgh. Umpires want bonuses for playoff games and the World Series. [CBS]