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Thursday January 27, 1972
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This Day In 1970's History: Thursday January 27, 1972
  • The U.S. and South Vietnam formally presented President Nixon's peace initiative at the Paris Peace Talks. Communists responded with criticism but not rejection. A North Vietnamese delegate said that President Nixon's speech was just part of his re-election campaign, and criticized him for not keeping the secret talks secret. A spokesman emphasized the U.S. government's readiness to negotiate on the eight-point peace plan. [CBS]

  • Secretary of State William Rogers talked about the peace plan at a news conference and stated that he is encouraged that North Vietnam has not rejected the plan. [CBS]

  • U.S. combat deaths for the past week were listed at 2, with 30 wounded. [CBS]

  • American B-52's and jet fighter-bombers attacked the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos to interrupt North Vietnam's preparations for its Asian New Year offensive. Ground fighting in South Vietnam was reported in the Mekong Delta and Central Highlands. [CBS]

  • An unemployed father of seven hijacked a Mohawk Airlines plane en route from Albany to New York City; the hijacker used a bomb threat and requested $200,000 and two parachutes. The flight was forced to land at the Westchester County Airport, where the passengers deplaned. Parachutes and money were given to the hijacker and the plane took off. It was then commandeered to Poughkeepsie, New York, where the hijacker attempted to escape with a stewardess as hostage; an FBI sharpshooter shot him.

    The hijacker was identified as Heinrich von George from Brockton, Massachusetts, whom neighbors described as pleasant, but down on his luck. Financial difficulty probably prompted the incident. [CBS]
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