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Friday December 11, 1970
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This Day In 1970's History: Friday December 11, 1970
  • President Nixon warned that the U.S. may resume bombing in North Vietnam. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee fears that the move will escalate the war. Defense Secretary Melvin Laird stated that bombing is justified and that the North Vietnamese must free our POWs. [CBS]

  • Sweden relayed information from North Vietnam to the United States regarding 203 American POWs. [CBS]

  • Fighting was light in South Vietnam. The Army has charged Pvt. Matias Yzaguirre with negligent homicide for accidentally killing a South Vietnamese boy; the incident sparked riots. [CBS]

  • The Cambodian government is doomed unless the Communist hold on supply routes is broken. Gasoline is being rationed in Phnom Penh. [CBS]

  • The USSR canceled the Bolshoi Ballet's tour of the U.S. due to "Zionist provocation". The Soviets also threatened to cancel the cultural exchange program. [CBS]
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