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Wednesday January 14, 1970
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This Day In 1970's History: Wednesday January 14, 1970
  • Nigeria claims to be meeting most of the relief needs of the former rebels. Nigeria has accepted food and medicine from the Red Cross for Biafrans, but it also rejected help from many relief agencies and permanently rejected any assistance from countries or religious relief agencies that had any connections with Biafra. [CBS]

  • The birth control pill came onto the market 10 years ago. Until today almost nine million women in America and 10 million elsewhere were taking the pill. A Senate committee is now beginning hearings to find out if the pill is safe. [CBS]

  • President Nixon will not ask Congress for a tax increase in order to balance the budget; instead he plans to cut federal expenses. There will be cutbacks in space projects and the layoff of 50,000 workers associated with the space program. [CBS]

  • Federal agents are investigating possible sabotage at the Rocky Flats, Colorado, atomic energy plant, the nation's only facility for processing plutonium for nuclear warheads. The process was halted by a $50 million fire there last May. The area is still too radioactive for a full investigation. [CBS]

  • U.S. sources in Saigon said that American planes spotted a North Vietnamese supply convoy on the Ho Chi Minh trail and destroyed 21 of 35 trucks which were trying to infiltrate into South Vietnam. It was also announced that the Defense Department is investigating 31 present and former servicemen in connection with the My Lai incident. [CBS]
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