West Germany votes fragment coalition not clear winner
In Bonn voters rejected a clear mandate for governing parties as CDU led by Kiesinger won 46.2 percent and SPD rose to 42.7 percent. FDP at 5.7 percent, NPD fell below entry threshold, coalition talks to follow with CDU SPD or CDU FDP likely while old government stays in place until Oct 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
Germany
West Germany
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Christian Democratic Party
CDU
Willy Brandt
Social Democrats
SPD
Christian Democrats
Free Democrats
Free Democratic Party
FDP
Brandt
Kiesinger
Walter Scheel
NPD
National Democratic Party
Bundestag
National Democrats
Party Ousts Dubcek From Leadership
Prague reports a major Communist party and government overhaul under a pro Soviet leadership. Dubcek is removed from Parliament leadership but remains on the Central Committee. nine ministers are unseated and 19 liberals resign. The Central Committee size drops to about 165 with thirteen conservatives elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubcek
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Central Committee
Reform
Josef Smrkovsky
Smrkovsky
Jiri Hajek
Frantisek Vlasak
Oldrich Cernik
Sur
How To Stop Smoking Swear-Offs Gain Weight
The article explains cigarette smoke contains gases and tar, with carbon monoxide harming oxygen transport. It notes nicotine’s acute danger, weight and appetite effects, and links smoking to ulcers and stomach cancer, urging awareness of health risks.
Violence Flares Anew In Belfast Riots Prompt Royal Marines Dispatch
violence flared in Belfast injuring ten as fire bombs and rock throwing erupted near Protestant churches. Police used tear gas and barbed wire while a battalion of Royal Marines flew in to bolster 3000 British troops amid political reforms debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Britain
Royal Marine
Talion
41St Commando
Royal Marines
England
Londonderry
James Chichester- Clark
No Appearances Planned By Ted
Senator Edward M. Kennedy has decided he will not make public appearances while court action continues after the fatal Chappaquiddick crash. The moratorium pauses his involvement in the Massachusetts special election pitting Michael Harrington against William Saltonstall as lawyers prepare for the inquest into Mary Jo Kopechne’s death. Republican and Democratic leaders campaign in the Sixth District with Muskie McGovern and Humphrey visiting, while Brooke Sargent and others back Saltonstall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Richard C. Drayne
Kennedy
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Mary Jo Kopechne
Chappaquiddick Island
Mass
Michael Harrington
William Saltonstall
Harrington
Boston
Edmund §. Muskie
Maine
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
Fred R. Harris
Oklahoma
Hubert H. Humphrey
Edward W. Brooke
Francis Sargent
Saltonstall
Leverett Saltonstall
Meir Visits U S Amid Calls for More Arms
U N observers report Israeli Skyhawk attacks on Egypt daily as Golda Meir visits the United States to press for additional military equipment. She met President Nixon in Washington after talks in Philadelphia and will lunch with U Thant. White House says Phantom deliveries continue and no immediate decision on more Phantom or Skyhawk sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations, N.Y
U.N
Israel
Egypt
Golda Meir
United States
Middle East
Jordan
Johnson
Nixon
Nixon Maintains Cuba Isolation Policy With Limited Air Hijack Talk
The Nixon administration plans to keep the Cuba isolation stance in place, with no broad rethinking of Latin American policy. An exception could be a potential accord with Havana to curb hijackings, while decisions next month may reflect Rockefeller recommendations and the fallout from the Alliance for Progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
U.S
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Havana
United States
Organization of American States
OAS
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York Republican
Alliance For Progress
Kennedy
Latin America
Castro
Eisenhower
Case to Block Autopsy in Kopechne Death Reopened
Mary Jo Kopechne's parents contest an autopsy for an exhumation request filed by District Attorney Edmund Dinis. A second Common Pleas Court hearing is set to argue dismissal or delay while Massachusetts inquest scrutiny proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre
Mary Jo Kopechne
Joseph Kopechne
Berkeley Heights
N.J
Common Pleas Court
Atty
Edmund Dinis
New Bedford
Mass
Bernard C. Brominski
Dinis
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
Chappaquiddick Island
Massachusetts
Mary Jo
Joseph Flanagan
Brominski
B52 Raids Continue In South Vietnam
In Saigon, American B52 bombers pressed a broad sweep across South Vietnam though U S Command reported the lowest enemy activity in three weeks. The strikes hit Mekong Delta to central regions, dropping up to 750 tons on bases and staging areas while 14 rocket and mortar attacks wounded three Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Mekong Delta
Vietnam
Nuclear blasts suspected by seismic signals from China and Soviet Union
The Atomic Energy Commission reported seismic signals on Sept 22 from the Tien Shan region near Lop Nor and on Sept 26 south of Volgograd that may indicate underground nuclear tests in the low intermediate range. China previously tested atmospherically, last in 1968. the Soviets have had multiple unidentified signals since 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Red China
Soviet Union
AEC
China
Tien Shan
Lop Nor
Sinkiang
Volgograd
Stalingrad
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rut
Marieluise
Prague
Alexander
Ted
U.N. Security Council
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!