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Tuesday January 11, 1972
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This Day In 1970's History: Tuesday January 11, 1972
  • Communists have captured control of large parts of Laos and Cambodia. In Laos, the Communists control the Plain of Jarres and other strategic areas. In Cambodia, South Vietnamese forces have withdrawn in order to protect Saigon from stepped-up enemy attacks. North Vietnam has moved soldiers into the Central Highlands of South Vietnam, preparing an attack there in order to embarrass President Nixon on his trip to China. [CBS]

  • U.S. Army medical rescue helicopters are being painted white with bigger red crosses to identify them as mercy-mission vehicles which carry no guns. Some soldiers say that the enemy will shoot anyway, and white paint makes the helicopters easier targets. [CBS]

  • The violence in Baton Rouge is said to have been started by Black Muslims; the National Guard remains in the city. Mayor W.W. Dumas hinted of outsiders who intend to come to the city to prolong violence as being part of an organized plan. Visiting professors at a conference at the all-black campus of Southern University commented on the incident, saying that the speakers merely tried to promote "fervor" in black youth in order to combat racial problems in Baton Rouge, such as unemployment and poor housing. [CBS]

  • The Supreme Court backed up a Warren Court decision that defendants must have a lawyer at their trial. The two recent Nixon appointees dissented, along with Justices Warren Burger and Harry Blackmun. [CBS]

  • A federal court ruled that the Fraternal Order of Elks and other similar organizations are no longer exempt from taxes if they continue to practice racial discrimination. [CBS]
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