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Saturday December 12, 1970
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This Day In 1970's History: Saturday December 12, 1970
  • President Nixon rejected the majority of the Campus Unrest Commission's findings. The President rejected the claim that he is the one responsible for ending unrest, he praised Vice President Agnew and declared that protestors are the only ones responsible for the trouble on campuses. [CBS]

  • A bomb exploded at the computer center at the University Kansas in Lawrence; three people were injured. [CBS]

  • Queen Elizabeth has declared a state of emergency in England due to the power strike. Home Secretary Reginald Maudling stated that the government can now set power priorities. Hospitals are the first priority. [CBS]

  • Cambodians repulsed Communists north of Phnom Penh. [CBS]

  • The highest draft call since last April -- 17,000 men -- was announced by the Defense Department for January. But Pentagon officials said the increase reflected more "a pattern of fluctuation" than military operations in Indochina or global deployment. The officials said draft calls usually rise just after elections. [New York Times]
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