Historical News Rock 1970 Year-IN-Review: National News

By Yordi Lara Coria

A mission sending three

astronauts to the moon soon

became a mission of survival

after an explosion in one of the

oxygen tanks and it crippled

the spacecraft. It forced the

crew to orbit the moon and

return to the Earth.

The explosion ruptured a line

and damaged a valve in the

Number 1 oxygen tank,

causing it to lose oxygen

faster. Nine minutes later,

oxygen tank Number 2 blew

up. The Command Module’s

normal supply of electricity,

light and water was lost and

they were about 20,000 miles

away from Earth.

Apollo 13 was the seventh

manned mission and the third

intended to land on the moon.

The craft was launched on

April 11, 1970 from the

Kennedy Space Center in

Florida, The astronauts

assigned were Commander

James A Lovell, lunar module

pilot John L “Jack” Swigert and

Pilot Fred W Haise.

Apollo 13 may have been one

of the most carefully watched

mission of the entire space

program.

Luckily, all three astronauts

returned safely to Earth and

nobody died in the mission.

NASA's Apollo 13 manned

mission was primarily to

explore the Fra Mauro

formation on the moon. This

study of the widespread, hilly

speleological region cost $4.4

billion.

After aborting the mission, the

study is scheduled to be taken

up by the crew aboard the

Apollo 14 in January, 1071.

By Fatuma Mohamed

The U.S army charged 14 of

their officers for withholding

information about the My Lai

Massacre that took place in

South Vietnam. Between 347

and 504 Vietnamese civilians

were slaughtered by troops

from the Company C, 1st

battalion, 20th Infantry

Regiment, 11th Brigade, 23rd

Infantry Division on March 16,

1968

The initial reports labeled the

people who were killed as

being guerilla communist

fighters earning the Company

C troops praise. Shortly after,

rumors and reports of what

truly happened began coming

out. Officers from up and down

the chain of command either

suppressed information or

“white washed the incident.”

The 14 officers that were

charged included the division

commander, Major General

Samuel Koster, and the 11th

Brigade Commander, Colonel

Oran K. Henderson.

Military trials, also known as

“court marshals,” are expected

to begin in 1971 for each of the

fourteen defendants. It is

unknown if they will be tried

together or separately.

By Onaleya Broszko

Four students were killed by

Ohio National Guardsmen

while protesting the United

States’ involvement in the

Vietnam War on May 4.

Just before noon, students

assembled at the commons of

the University for a protest

against the incursion into

Cambodia. Ohio National

Guardsmen were ordered to

clear the crowd.

When National Guardsmen

ordered the crowd to disperse

and go to class, most refused

and continued to protest. This

is when the guards used teargas

to try and clear the students

from the area.

Since there was wind this day,

the teargas had little effect on

the crowd. Some students

threw rocks at the guardsmen

and yelled “pigs off campus!”

Once guardsmen realized the

crowd was not going to go

anywhere, a group of 77 Guards

with bayonets fixed on their rifles

advanced towards the protesters.

Protesters retreated and ran up

and over Blanket Hill.

More students left so the group

was minimalized into a loose

group, and moved northeast

along the front of Taylor Hall.

Students who stayed confronted

guardsmen, some tossing rocks

and tear gas canisters.

According to eyewitnesses, a

sergeant, Myron Pryor, began

firing at the crowd with his .45

pistol. Others also fired.

Twenty-nine of the 77 guardsmen

claimed to fire their weapons.

Four students were killed, and

nine were injured. Some students

that were shot were just walking

nearby or observing the protest.

Astronauts Lives

Hung in Limbo

During Apollo 13 Accident

Apollo 13 Crew after splasdhdown. Jack Swigert, James Lovell

and Fred Haise

14 OFFICERS

CHARGED IN MY

LAI MASSACRE

Four Killed

at Kent State

Chicano Students

rally Against Vietnam

By Jean Torres Riera

The Chicano Moratorium was

a movement made up of

Chicano college kids who were

against the Vietnam War from

November 1969. They are

expected to continue well into

1971. Their first protest was

on December 20, 1969, in East

Los Angeles, with over 1,000

participants.

These protests were not just in

Los Angeles they were also

held in cities like Houston,

Albuquerque, Chicago,

Denver, Fresno, San Francisco,

San Diego, Oakland, Oxnard,

San Fernando, San Pedro, and

Douglas, Arizona.

The biggest protest was in Los

Angeles at Laguna Park on

August 29. Between 20,000 to

30,000 people showed up to

protest.

Los Angeles police arrived at

the scene and started throwing

tear gas at the protesters there

was about 150 arrest made and

four deaths.

Historical News Rock 1970 Year-IN-Review: National News

Nixon Appoints First

Female Generals in

US Army History

Brigadeer Generals Elizabeth P Hoisington (left) and Anna Mae

Hays (right)

By Clara Casperson

The Pentagon announced the

first two women to be

promoted to the rank of

Brigadier General.

Elizabeth P Hoisington and

Anna Mae Hays were

nominated by President Nixon

to achieve this rank.

Gen. Hoisington serves as

director of the Women's Army

Corps. Gen. Hays is chief of

the Army Nurses Corps. They

became the first women picked

to wear a star, although the

promotion was authorized three

years ago.

Neither of the women said that

they thought their promotions

were a step for womankind

even though they were the only

women included in a list of 82

Army colonels selected to be

promoted.

They agree that their

promotions were a recognition

of their hard work and

dedication to the Army. “The

army is my first love,”

Hoisington stated.

By Guthrie Paulson

A rally in celebration of the

50th anniversary of the passage

of the 19th Amendment, which

gave American women the

right to vote, took place on

August 26, 1970. The Women's

Strike for Equality consisted of

more than 20,000 women.

The rally was organized by the

National Organization for

Women or NOW for short. Its

president, Betty Friedan. asked

women across the country to

stop working for the day in

hopes to draw America’s

attention towards the present

issues. Participants used ¨Don't

Iron While the Strike is Hot!¨

in addition to other chants used.

Some of the issues primarily

focused on were equal

opportunities in the workplace,

and social equalities in

marriage. The rally also

addressed the right to an

abortion and free childcare.

Those are both fairly

controversial topics due to

more conservative women in

America not agreeing with

those ideas.

By Daisy Arens

The largest farm worker strike

in history took place earlier this

year, beginning on the 23rd of

August. Led by Cesar Chavez,

the head of the United Farm

Workers, they flew their red

and black union banners in

pickets, strikes, and boycotts

against the California Lettuce

Growers and the Teamsters

union.

This strike had stopped work at

about half of the sixty largest

ranches in Salinas, California.

The strikers were fighting

because the growers were

refusing to negotiate contracts

for higher wages. The workers

were asking for a $0.10 raise

from $1.75 to $1.85 an hour,

health insurance, and better

working conditions.

There was no violence

reported, but violence against

UFW workers increased. On

November 4, a UFW regional

office was bombed.

These strikes did greatly affect

the industry effect, but the

UFW is still waiting on bigger

results and changes from the

revolt.

Women Strike

For Equality

SF Mayor proclaims

the First Earth Day

By Ilya Edwards

People across the United States have become more and more

aware of pollution in the air throughout the last decade. With the

Clean Air Act being passed in 1963, and other environmental

studies on pond, lake, and ocean pollution, Americans have

started to realize the need for a clean planet.

On March 21, 1970, the first day of spring, San Francisco Mayor

Joseph Alioto proclaimed the first Earth day to his city.

He, along with many others decided that there should be a day

dedicated to celebrating the only Earth we have, and the

awareness of taking care of it.

He announced this day so that there would be one day a year truly

focused on the environment and what it means to protect our

planet.

Spring is considered to be a time of peace, and renewed state of

mind for most people and in many cultures. Earth Day is to

remind people of the renewal that spring brings and the

importance of taking care of our planet.

Farmers Sick of Salad!

Mass Strike By UFW

Parents Arrested

for Child Cruelty By Cor Barnhill

Genie, the pseudonym given to the Southern Californian feral child

discovered recently, has been taken into social workers’ custody.

The 13-year-old girl had been declared “severely retarded” by her

father, and kept in solitary rooms since infancy.

She has been kept tied up to a child’s toilet or bound inside a crib

throughout her life. Her mother and older brother were forbidden

from seeing her.

Genie’s father beat her regularly, often when she tried to speak. Her

brother attempted to help her a few times, but was beaten heavily

when found by their father.

Genie appears to have a lack of vocabulary, knowing only simple

phrases. Her mother and father have been arrested for child cruelty.

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Army Dr. Accused

of Murdering Family

Collette, Kristen & Kimberly

MacDonald

By Samsm Ainab

A gruesome murder of a

pregnant woman and her two

daughters caused the arrest of

her husband, Jeffrey

MacDonald. Jeffrey

MacDonald is a medical doctor

in the U.S. Army.

On February 17, police

received a call from Jeffrey

Macdonald about a stabbing.

When police arrived at the

scene they found Jeffrey's wife

and his daughters Kimberly and

Kristen MacDonald dead and

murdered in their bedrooms.

Kimberly, who was five at the

time, was battered in the head

and stabbed in the neck ten

times. Kristen, who was two at

the time, was stabbed 33 times

with a knife and 15 times with

an ice pick. The two daughters

were both found dead in their

own beds.

Jeffrey’s wife, Colette was

pregnant with her third child

was found lying down in her

bedroom and she was stabbed

16 times with a knife and 21

times with an ice pick. On the

headboard of her bed was a

note left behind from the killer

with the words “pigs” on it. Her

husband, Jeffrey was found

alive and was taken to the

hospital with bruises and

concussion.

MacDonald was questioned on

February 16 and told

investigators what happened.

He told them that there was

break in and four intruders

barged into the house. He slept

on the couch that night and

claimed that he was attacked by

the intruders and tried to fight

them off but failed as he was

outnumbered.

The investigators did not

believe Jeffrey MacDonald and

grew suspicious due to the

evidence not adding up to the

story MacDonald told. The

evidence found linked to

Jeffrey MacDonald and not

some random intruders

breaking in.

On April 6, 1970, detectives

questioned MacDonald once

again and on May 1, Jeffrey

MacDonald was arrested for the

murder of his family. He is

awaiting trial.

Joseph Fielding Smith

By Aisha Mohamud

Joseph Fielding Smith was

selected to be the 10th

President of the Church of

Jesus Christ of Latter Day

Saints.

When he became the president,

he was 93 years old.

He was born in Salt Lake City

Smith Picked to

Lead Mormons

U.S. Bans Tobacco Ads Cash Rojas Hernandez

United States President Richard Nixon signed legislation banning

cigarette and tobacco ads on television and radio on April 1.

Studies as early 1936 link cigarette smoking to higher incidence of

cancer and heart disease.

Tobacco companies greatly dispute these studies.

By the end of 1950, all states prohibited selling tobacco to children.

on July 18 1876. Smith married

his wife, Louise Emily in

March, 1899. He has two

daughters Josephine and Julina.

His wife died from a birth

complication in 1908. Smith

went on and married another

women and has kids with her

also.

In 1906 he was given the

position of Assistant Church

Historian. He began working in

the church historian office in

1901.

A book of his was published,

Essentials in Church History.

In 1945 he became President of

the Salt Lake Temple. A year

after his 3rd marriage, he left

his wife so he could serve a two

year mission in Great Britain.

He was with his brother, Joseph

Richards, who was also called

to serve in the same mission.

Confederate Sub Found!

By Garret Simons

The Confederate Submarine,

the H.L. Hunley, was

discovered by underwater

archaeologist E. Lee Spence off

of the coast of Charleston,

South Carolina.

The Hunley was the world's

first submarine to sink an

enemy ship. The only attack by

the Hunley was on the USS

Housatonic.

After the attack on the

Housatonic, the Hunley

disappeared. Many believed it

was rammed by a ship and

sunk. However, there are no

signs of a ramming on what has

been found.

Plans are being made to raise

the Hunley and do a more

extensive look at the first

submarine to sink an enemy

ship.

Safety to be

Enforced in

Workplace

By Sahan Jabril

The Occupational Safety

and Health Act, protecting

workers, was signed into

law by President Richard

Nixon on December 29.

The Williams-Steiger Act

of 1970 created the

Occupational Safety and

Health Administration

whose responsibility is to

help make sure workers

have good working

conditions.

This act was made to help

make sure employees work

in a safe environment that

could not hurt them in

anyway.

People would work at

unsanitary places, too

much chemicals, and very

loud places. This would

hurt people in many

ways.

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Environment

Protected by New Law

By Ethan Peterson

The conversation about protecting the environment came about

around the time period of the 1960’s. A book by Rachel Carson

called The Silent Spring talked about pesticide usage in 1962.

Along with this, an oil rig offshore of California broke wrecking

beaches and raising concern for the environment. The Cuyahoga

River in Ohio also spontaneously caught fire due to chemicals

around this time period, raising even more concern.

Richard Nixon heard of this and soon after announced to the

government his plan of 37 points to regarding the environment.

The Environmental Protection Agency was established as an

independent agency on December 2. The agency was established by

Nixon with goals to improve environmental and human health in

general.

Since the organization is a United States government agency, the

lead administrator is appointed by the President and is usually given

a cabinet rank under the president.

The headquarters for the Environmental Protection Agency is in

Washington D.C. Regional offices will be in each of its ten regions.

The EPA will monitor environmental problems such as climate

change, carbon emissions, and education while also enforcing

national standards and environmental laws.

It will do this through sanctions and fines and other measures if

necessary.

Chicago 7 Guilty! By Tannen Holt

Following the trial of the Chicago

Seven in March, the verdict has

finally been declared, acquitting

all 7 of conspiracy to cause a riot,

but five were convicted of

crossing state lines with intent to

start a riot. Two were completely

acquitted. The Democratic Convention of

1968 was the host of riots and

protests of a total of 15,000 people

in response to President Lyndon

B. Johnson’s war effort in

Vietnam.

Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin,

David Dellinger, Tom Hayden,

Rennie Davis, John Froines, and

Lee Weiner were arrested for

orchestrating the riot, but Froines

and Weiner were acquitted by the

jury’s decision. The verdict was announced on

February 18, and two days later

the five were sentenced to five

years in prison and fined $5,000

each.

Frogs

Fly in

Space By Jacob Olson

Two bullfrogs were sent into

space to study weightlessness.

The name of the mission was

Orbiting Frog Otolith. It was

developed by Dr. Torquato

Gualtierotti and researched by

NASA’s Office of Advanced

Research & Technology.

Why frogs? Because frogs have

similar ears to humans, so they

sent frogs to space to see if a

human can survive.

Why ears? Because your inner

ears control your balance. They

were studying balance in space.

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Treaty Aims

to end

Nuclear

Weapons

By Garret Simons

The Treaty on the Non-

proliferation of nuclear

weapons, commonly known as

the Non-Proliferation treaty or

NPT, is an international treaty

whose objective is to prevent

the spread of nuclear weapons

and weapons technology, to

promote cooperation in the

peaceful uses of nuclear

energy, and to further the goal

of achieving nuclear

disarmament and general and

complete disarmament.

Fifty-six nations signed on to

the treaty including the United

States, the Soviet Union and

Great Britain.

Attempted

Assassination

of King of

Jordan

By Clara Casperson

King Hussein of Jordan

survived an assassination

attempt after he being shot at

on his way to his summer

palace.

A witness who remains

anonymous reported that the

King got out of the car and

started firing back.

The attempted assassination

precipitated the Black

September crisis. Black

September is an organization

which was founded a year later

to seek revenge on Jordan’s

military and assassinate the

King.

They are now working to gain

control over the country and

finish what they started.

Biafra

Surrenders; Ends

Independence

Movement

By Maryam Ahmed

The war for Biafra

Independence ended in January

when Nigeria captured the last

of Biafran strong points which

led to the Biafran surrender to

Nigeria putting an end to its

independence movement.

July 6, 1967 marks the day

when the Republic of Biafra

was attacked by Nigerian

government after their

secession from the country.

The battle known as the

Nigerian-Biafran war went on

for three years and resulted

with over one million deaths.

Six years into gaining their

independence from Great

Britain, Muslim Hausas began

attacking Christian Igbos in the

northern region of the country,

causing them to flee East where

the majority were people like

them.

The Nigerian government

would not provide any help or

resources in order for the Igbos

to survive so Lieutenant

Colonel Odumegwu Ojukwu

and other representatives of the

area took matters into their own

hands and established The

Republic of Biafra on May 20,

1967.

A war broke out after efforts to

reunite the two countries, made

by Nigeria, fell through.

Ojukwu caught Nigeria by

surprise but due to their

advanced military, Nigeria was

able to push Biafra´s territory

back.

The country lost its oil fields

which were their main source

of income. This meant that they

were not able to import food.

This resulted in many deaths

due to starvation.

Journey to

the Center

of the

Earth!

By Guthrie Paulson

The Kola Superdeep Borehole

is the aftermath of the scientific

drilling project done by the

Soviet Union in attempt to drill

as deep as possible into the

Earth’s crust. The Drilling took

place in the Pechengsky

District, on the Kola Peninsula.

The drilling began on May 24,

1970 using the Uralmash-4E

drilling rig. The Soviets

switched to the Uralmash-

15000 drilling rig.

The purpose of the digging was

to learn more about the inside

of the Earth.

It is the deepest man-made

location on Earth. It is also the

longest hole by distance from

its opening.

Protesters

Disrupt

Miss World

Beauty

Pageant

By Onaleya Broszko

The 1970 Miss World Beauty

Pageant, hosted by Bob Hope

at the Royal Albert Hall was

disrupted by feminist

protesters.

Feminists found the idea of

women being judged by how

they looked to be insulting and

undermining.

They organized the protest to

challenge the assumptions

behind the show, in

connections with the big

business, Bob Hope, and the

American intervention in

Vietnam.

One of the slogans of the

‘WLM’ group was “we’re not

beautiful, we’re not ugly, we’re

angry!”

The protesters were not

attacking the women involved

in the pageant. They wanted to

affect the organizers and the

press who publicized it.

Sultan overthrown

by his own son

Sultan Said and his son who

overthrew him

By Jennifer Aniceto

Dominguez

On July 23, Sultan Said bin

Taimur of Muscat and Oman

was overthrown by his son,

Qaboos. In the palace of al-

Husn, troops arrived and did

not face any resistance from

guards protecting the exterior

of the palace.

Once inside, the troops

disarmed the guards. Sultan

Saib tried escaping through

secret tunnels but failed and

was forced to sign a document

giving his son control of the

country.

Said was later taken out of the

country. There is suspicion that

the British Government

supported and helped plan the

coup but they are denying any

involvement saying that

commanders involved did it on

their own will.

The reason it makes sense

Qaboos would have the support

of the British military to

overthrow his father was

because the British

Government had grown tired of

Said bin Taimur’s extreme

reliance on the British military

to control the country.

The growing communist

rebellion in Oman could be

another reason for the coup.

The British government wanted

to defeat the rebellion by

overthrowing Saib.

Now Sultan Qaboos is trying to

modernize the country, which

had been isolated by his father,

by building more schools to

educate the people. He is also

creating more hospitals and

roads to open the country.

Heyerdahl sails

the Atlantic By Yordi Lara Coria

A Norwegian ethnologist, Thor

Heyerdahl and his crew, set out

from Morocco to cross the

Atlantic Ocean in a Papyrus

sailing craft modeled after

ancient Egyptian vessels.

In 1936, he traveled to the

Marquesas Islands to study the

flora and the fauna of the

remote Pacific archipelago. He

became interested in how

Polynesia was populated. The

prevailing opinion was ancient

seafaring people of Southeast

Asia populated Polynesia.

Heyerdahl believed some

Polynesians originated in South

America. Heyerdahl proved his

theory that Mediterranean

civilizations sailed to America

in ancient times. His craft, Ra

II, crossed the 4000 miles of

ocean to Barbados in 57 days.

Historical News Rock 1970 Year-IN-Review: International News

Earthquake Kills more

than 60,000 in Peru

By Aisha Mohamud

An earthquake caused massive

damage to both Yungay and

Ranrahirca killing between

63,000 and 70,000 people.

The Ancash earthquake

happened on May 31 off the

coast of Peru and in the Pacific

Ocean. Officials say it caused

the most dangerous avalanche

ever.

Many homes were ruined

because of the way they built it

out of mud and brick. The

homes could not take the force

of the earthquake.

The earthquake was so strong

that people 400 miles away

could feel it in the northern city

of Chiclayo.

Each year around May 31

schools in Peru practice an

earthquake drill just to be safe.

Argentine Rail

Disaster Kills 142

Argentine Rail Disaster Kills 142 By Norma Zuniga Olivera

At least 142 deaths and 368 injuries occurred at the Benavidez Rail

Disaster occurred on February 1 in Argentina, near the Benavidez

station.

One of the trains was the state-owned Ferrocarriles Argentinos

carrying 500 passengers going from Tucuman to Retro station in

Buenos Aires.

Ahead of the train was a ten-carriage local train carrying 700

passengers. The train stopped for 40 minutes due to fuel injector

trouble.

At 20:15 the express ran into the back of the train at a speed of 65

mph. The two trains were completely destroyed

PLANE CRASHES NEAR

TORONTO; 100+ DEAD

By Ilya Edwards

Aplane crashed shortly after taking off from the Toronto Pearson

National Airport, killing over 100 people, on July 5, 1970.

This accident was caused by malfunctions within the crew. When

the plane’s crew realized what was going on, they could not manage

to solve the problem.

The plane’s nose hit the runway with enough force to break off a

pylon and engine from the wing. Even damaged, the plane managed

to take off again.

Two and half minutes later, engines started exploding rapidly. Soon

after that, the plane nose-dived violently into the ground, at 407

kilometers per hour, killing all 100 passengers and nine crew

members.

Although tragic for every friend and family of the passengers, this

plane crash is especially relevant for the United States, with more

than 20 passengers on the plane having been American citizens.

Disasters Plague the World

This cat did not land on its feet. By Oliver Hall

In Hakkari Province, Turkey, a hunter was lying in wait. The hunter

was probably uncomfortable as February in Turkey are rainy and

cold.

The cold did not help the hunter line up his shot, He was concerned

but it sure did not prevent him from shooting.

With that the sound of huge crash rang out, the sounds echoing off

the mountains. The sound was a requiem, mourning the death of the

last of a dynasty. That shot solidified the extinction of the Caspian

Tiger.

The Caspian Tiger, otherwise known as the Panthera tigris virgate,

was large even for a tiger with the males weighing up to 530 pounds

and the females weighing up to 300 pounds.

They shared western Asia with their prey who mainly consisted of

deer, gazelles, and moufflons.

Due to the hunting and their loss of habitat, the Caspian Tiger has

been forced into extinction.The Caspian Tigers found themselves

gradually giving up more and more land to farmers.

Governments tried to set up reserves such as the one in the Soviet

province of Tajikistan, Zapovedniks, but evidently that was not

enough.

Historical News Rock 1970 Year-IN-Review: International News

Operation Wedding:

Committing a Crime

for Freedom

By Samsm Ainab

Sylva Zalmanson and Edward

Kuznetsov along with 12 other

refuseniks tried to hijack a

plane in other to escape from

the Soviet Union on June 15,

1970. The leader, Edward

Kuznetsov, planned that they

should buy all the seats on a

small 12-seater, Antonov An-2

and disguise it as a wedding

trip. The plan they plotted for

months resulted in failure.

On the morning of June 15, the

day they were finally going to

escape and commence their

plan, they were all arrested as

soon as they arrived at the

airport. The guilty were

charged with treason. The trial

that took place on December

15, 1970, and ended on

December 24.

The leaders, Mark Dymshits,

who was 43 at the time and

Eduard Kuznetsov, who was

30, both received a death

sentence. Yosef Mendelevitch

and Yuri Fedorov were

sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Aleksey Murzhenko was

sentenced to 14 years.

Arie Hanoch was sentenced to

13 years of prison. Anatoli

Altmann was sentenced to 12

years. Mendel Bodnya was

sentenced to 4 years. Sylva

Zalmanson, Wolf Zalmanson

and Boris Penson were all

sentenced to 10 years. Israel

Zalmanson was sentenced to 8

years imprisonment. Boris

Penson was sentenced to 10

years.

“If they had not denied us the

right to leave Russia, we would

have just gone to Israel and not

thought of hijacking a plane. In

any case, they will arrest you.

OK, so you receive 15 years...

It’s better to continue and hope

it will be a big scandal.” -

Edward Kuznetsov

Sylva Zalmanson and Edward

Kuznetsov and the 14 other

refuseniks planned to hijack the

plane so they could fly it to

Sweden. Their final destination

was Israel.

They were arrested by the KGB

as soon as they arrived at the

airport. The Russians denied

the Jews the right to leave

which caused them to escape.

CRISIS IN MONTREAL!

Two major kidnappings in

one week!

By Daisy Arens

What has been commonly

referred to as the October

Crisis has so far been the most

serious terrorist attack on

Canadian soil. It began on

October 5 with the kidnapping

of James Cross, the British

Trade Commissioner in

Montreal. Cross was just sitting

in his home when armed

members of Front de liberation

du Quebec, a Quebecois

terrorist group, kidnapped and

held him for ransom.

The next day they had seven

demands for the ruling

authorities, one of them being

the broadcasting of the FLQ

manifesto. By their request, the

manifesto was broadcasted on

October 8 by the French CBC.

The manifesto was appealing to

the masses, saying they must

ensure that the people of

Quebec have independence.

“United in a free society and

purged for good of the clique

of voracious sharks, the

patronizing “big bosses” and

their henchmen who have made

Quebec their private hunting

ground for “cheap labor” and

unscrupulous exploitation.”

Just two days later, on October

10, the Quebec Minister of

Justice asks for the FLQ to

return Cross in exchange for a

safe passage abroad to

kidnappers.

They refuse, and that same day

successfully kidnap the

Minister of Immigration and of

Labour, Pierre Laporte. Laporte

was kidnapped by an FLQ

Chenier cell in his front yard

while playing with his nephew.

These kidnappings caused a

response from federal

government under Pierre

Trudeau, speaking on how

important it is to keep law and

order in society. Then, on

October 15, the Quebec

government asks Canadian

Armed Forces for assistance to

supplement local police.

On October 17, the FLQ

assassinated Pierre Laporte,

although James Cross was kept

alive. Cross was held captive

for two months, until his

release on December 3 in

exchange for his abductors to

have a safe passage to Cuba.

The kidnappers are still free,

but will soon be caught and

arrested.

Riot on U.S Base in Japan

Cash Rojas Hernandez

Okinawa is a United States’ staging post for soldiers heading off into

war to Vietnam. There has been peaceful protests against the new

runway built in Heneko attached to Camp Schwab. Tensions between

locals and American military grew until riots erupted.

On December 20, a drunk American service member hit an

Okinawan man. A swarm of angry onlookers gathered. The mob

started harassing an uninvolved American service member and

girlfriend.

Military police quickly rescued the couple and safety put them in the

patrol car. As this happened, the crowd then surrounded the vehicle.

Back up was called. The patrol car left. Another American service

member became involved in traffic accident. The angry mob from

before had become absolutely infuriated. The mob surrounded the

vehicle and some even began dragging out the driver. Again, MPs

had to act quickly to defuse the mob. They blocked the scene.

Hundreds of rioters began setting ablaze American cars and throwing

bricks at MP’s.

Historical News Rock 1970 Year-IN-Review: Entertainment

Movies Provide Biggest

Entertainment News of the Year!

Humble or Defiant?

Scott refuses

Academy Award

M*A*S*H depicts new

freedom of the screen!

By Daisy Arens

George C. Scott, an American

actor, director, and

producerbecame the first

person to refuse an Oscar,

earlier this year on April 15. He

had won the award for Best

Actor of the 1970 Academy

Awards for his role in Patton as

General George S. Patton.

Scott warned the Academy of

Motion Picture Arts & Sciences

months before the award show

that he would not accept the

award, or even show up to the

award show.

When it was taking place, he

was reported to be sleeping at

his New York State farm. Scott

said he would not accept

because he believes every

dramatic performance was

unique and incomparable. The

next day, Scott says he has “no

feeling about it one way or

another.”

Because of his refusal to

accept, Hollywood started

taking sides. Some people were

proud and supportive of his

decision, but others were mad

and found his defiance

disrespectful. This soon all

blew over and no one let it

strongly affect their view of

Scott.

By Guthrie Paulson

MASH is a satirical dark

comedy based on Richard

Hooker’s novel “MASH: A

Novel About Three Army

Doctors.” It is a story that

shows a commentary on the

Vietnam War.

The film depicts a group of

medical personnel stationed at a

Mobile Army Surgical Hospital

or MASH during the Korean

War.

The movie took place during

the Korean War however the

viewer’s know that it is based

on Vietnam.

The movie was in some ways

controversial for ridiculing two

large aspects of American

society, religion and war.

The movie,directed by Robert

Altman, stars Donald

Sutherland, Elliot Gould and

Tom Skerritt as doctors who

have to operate on soldiers who

have been wounded in battle.

Tora! Tora! Tora! is a Blast!

By Elliot Pham

The explosive event of Pearl

Harbor has been brought to the

silver screen in the

collaborative project of Richard

Fleischer, Toshio Masuda, and

Kinji Fukasaku.

Starring Academy Award

winner Martin Balsam as

Admiral Husband E. Kimmel,

along with Joseph Cotton as

Secretary of War Henry L.

Stimson and E.G. Marshall as

Colonel Rufus S. Bratton.

Japanese roster features So

Yamamura as Admiral Isoroku,

and Takahiro Tamura as the

infamous commander Mitsuo

Fuchida.

Tora! Tora! Tora! is based off

the 1969 by Gordon W. Prange

of the same name, which

follows both sides of the attack

on Pearl Harbor, with all the

explosions one could ask for.

Grossing about $29.5 million,

Tora! Tora! Tora! is an end of

summer blockbuster that should

not be slept on.

IMAX Premieres Projection System

By Fatuma Mohamed

The IMAX motion picture projection system premiered at the Fuji

Pavilion at Expo 70 in Osaka, Japan.

IMAX debuted with the film, “Tiger Child,” during the World’s Fair

Expo 70. The company was founded by Graeme Ferguson, Robert

Kerr, and Roman Kroitor, a trio who invested $700 each to create a

projector that would be able to produce high quality big screen

images.

IMAX should become a household name. Its growing popularity in

South America and Asia shows the future is bright for the company.

New Sculpture Installed

at World Trade Center

By Garret Simons

The Bent Propeller is a red stainless steel sculpture by Alexander

Calder, commissioned by the New York Port Authority in 1969.

It was installed in 1970 at the World Trade Center in New York

City.

The sculpture was made with three sheets of metal. When it was

completed, it was painted red, which is a “signature” of Calder’s

work.

JFK Memorial Dedicated in Dallas

By Onaleya Broszko

A memorial to John Kennedy

was dedicated in Dallas, paid

for by the people of Dallas. The

memorial was approved by

Jaqueline Kennedy.

This memorial was made by

architect and Kennedy friend,

Phillip Johnson. Johnson called

the memorial “a place of quiet

refuge, an enclosed place of

thought and contemplation

separated from the city around,

but near the sky and earth.”

The design symbolizes an

empty tomb. The memorial is

30 feet high and 50 by 50 feet

wide with two openings.

The walls have 72 white

concrete columns, which seem

to be floating. Each column

ends with a light fixture. There

is a granite square inside the

memorial with Kennedy’s

name engraved in gold.

Historical News Rock 1970 Year-IN-Review: Entertainment

Literature brings Romance, Shock

Segal’s Love Story Tops

NY Times Best Seller List

By Samsm Ainab

Love Story, a novel by

American author Erich Wolf

Segal, was published on 1970

and was a major hit attracting

many people.

In 1960, Segal wrote a story

about romance among two

students both from different

schools, Harvard and

Radcliffe. Segal did not sell

the script until a literary agent

named Lois Wallace gave

him some advice. Wallace

told him to turn the scripts

into a novel and publish it.

Segal did just as Wallace told

him and named the novel

“Love Story” which then

became New York Times No.

1 bestseller.

The book was published on

Valentine’s Day, February

14, 1970. Many people

started buying it and many

people from around the world

were so attracted to the novel.

It gained so much attention

that the book was later

translated into 33 languages

around the world. The novel

become the top selling fiction

books in 1970. It stayed in

the New York's Times best

seller for 41 weeks. A

featured film was released of

the Love Story on December

16, 1970.

Erich Segal was born on June

16, 1937 in Brooklyn, New

York. In his youth, Erich

attended Midwood High

School in Brooklyn and later

went on to attend one of the

most prestigious institutions

in the world, Harvard

College. He received his

Master’s Degree in Literature

in 1959.

Future Shock

offers thought

provoking

prediction

By Marshall Urban

In the new book, Future

Shock, author Alvin Toffler

defines the term “future

shock” as too much change in

too short a period of time

leaving people suffering from

shattering stress and

disorientation.

The novel provides an

interesting perspective

regarding the future of

society. Toffler argues that

society is undergoing a

change from an industrial

society to a super industrial

society, and that the world

will be greatly changed in the

coming years.

The book has become a

bestseller and given readers

all over the country to reflect

on the way society is moving

and how it might be in a few

years.

Soviet Dissident

wins Nobel Prize

in Literature

By Sahan Jabril

Alexandr Solzhenitsyn was

awarded the Nobel Prize for

Literature in 1970 because of

his writings. The Nobel

Committee said, “The ethical

force with which he has

pursued the indispensable

traditions of Russian

literature."

Solzhenitsyn is a Soviet

Historian. He was only

allowed to publish his work

through the Soviet Union.

Solzhenitsyn went to school

at Rostov state University and

is a notable alumni.

Solzhenitsyn was awarded

the Nobel Prize for literature

because he was the best

writer at the time. His most

famous books are, “The

Gulag Archipelago,” “One

day in the life of Ivan,” and

“Cancer Ward.”

Alexander Solzhenitsyn is the

most-known Soviet writer in

the 20th century.

Music Festival Draws 700,000

By Aisha Mohamud

The Isle of Wight is a British music festival that took place

between August 26 and 31. Almost 700,000 people attended the

festival.

It was once said to be the most human gathering in the world. It

was promoted by two brothers, Ron and Ray Foulk, through their

company Freier Creations.

The performances included rock bands, singers, and dancing.

There were difficulties planning the event because of the setting.

People did not know where to hold a large event like that.

Lastly they chose a destination over East Afton farm on a hill.

Since it was on a hill, a significant amount of people watched the

event for free.

Diana Ross says

“Farewell” to the

Supremes

By Ilya Edwards

After 11 years of being a member of the talented female singing

group, the Supremes, Diana Ross has left to pursue a solo career.

The Supremes held a concert on January 14 to say goodbye to

their beloved lead singer, but this was not only a goodbye.

This “Farewell” concert was also a hello to new member, Jean

Terrell.

After the Supremes completed their set list, Jean Terrell was

introduced to the crowd as the new lead singer.

Just slightly younger than Ross, 26-year-old Terrell was happy to

be introduced to her new fans, side-by-side with her new singing

mates.

Historical News Rock 1970 Year-IN-Review: Entertainment

Comedies Reign Supreme in TV

Moore From

Mary With

New Hit TV

Show

By Clara Casperson

Television history has been

made and will forever be

changed with the debut of the

new sitcom, The Mary Tyler

Moore Show. The show brings

a whole new idea to all

television programs.

It features a young woman

becoming independent as she

escapes a bad breakup and she

realizes how much she can

achieve while still facing the

sexism in the world.

It puts the idea of strength and

independence in people's

minds and sets a role to pursue

past the obstacles that hold you

back for women facing sexism.

All comedy shows from now

on will be changed after this

new hit.

The show stars Mary Tyler

Moore as Mary Richards, an

associate producer of the news

at WJM-TV in Minneapolis.

Moore is best remembered as

Laura Petri from the Dick Van

Dyke Show.

Edward Asner portrays her

boss, the curmudgeonly Lou

Grant. Gavin MacLeod is

Murray Slaughter, the head

writer. Ted Knight is

newscaster Ted Baxter.

Neil Simon’s The

Odd Couple is TV

Comedy

By Mackenzie Bergemann

The popular movie and play,

The Odd Couple, has been

turned into a television series

starring Tony Randall as Felix

Unger and Jack Klugman as

Oscar Madison.

This sitcom is about two

divorced men, Felix and Oscar.

They live together in a

Manhattan apartment who are

complete opposites, Oscar is a

slob and Felix is a neat freak.

These two men live together

and help each other get

through life with jokes.

The show premiered on Sept

24 on ABC. The show was

developed by Garry Marshall

for Paramount Television.

Garry Marshall is a very

popular American film director

who has created and directed

many shows. He is well known

for the Lucy Show and the

Dick Van Dyke Show.

Tony Randall has had many

lead roles in his life. He has

had all kinds of acting jobs in

his career. Randall was born in

Oklahoma and went to college

at Northwestern before going

to school in New York.

Jack Klugman was born in

Philadelphia and attended

Carnegie Institute. Klugman

has been very active in many

stage, film, and television

productions.

While the show has been on

they have had many other

amazing actors play supporting

characters and celebrity guests.

It truly is an entertaining show.

New Soap

Opera

focuses on

Social Issues

By Rachel Olivarez

Welcome to Pine Valley. A

quiet, suburban area that is the

home of the Tyler, Martin and

Kane families.

On January 5, a new television

soap opera called All My

Children began on ABC. This

soap opera, created by Agnes

Nixon, is about several

families going through many

problems and talking about

social issues related to our life

today.

One of the main characters of

this opera is Erica Kane played

by actress Susan Lucci.

One of the interesting twists is

that the show discusses social

and political issues. The first

one was the Vietnam War.

Public

Broadcasting

Service Goes

Live

By Sophia Leonhardt

On October 5, 1970 Public

Broadcasting Service, or PBS,

began to broadcast in living

rooms across the nation.

Founded in 1969, the network

has the objective to provide

solid television to all, showing

the unshown to the public.

Some may remember NET,

National Educational

Television, years back. PBS is

the successor of this network,

adopting many features of it.

Viewers of NET will feel right

at home with PBS and new

viewers are welcomed just the

same.

The new station is a place for

everybody, offering programs

for all kinds of moods. If you

are looking to broaden your

knowledge of outside topics,

see what someone else may be

thinking, see a variety of art, or

see pure entertainment, PBS

will surely please you.

PBS is looking forward,

hoping to implement a radio

version of this network for the

United States. Broadening

access to their station is an

ambitious move on the

networks part and they plan

this public radio to be

accessible in 1971.

The future looks quite bright

for the organization. Who

knows how much they will

grow and how accessible they

will be to Americans in the

years to come? Only time will

tell what will come of PBS.

Historical News Rock 1970 Year-IN-Review: Sports

Plane Crash Kills

Wichita St. Players

PLANE CRASH KILLS

MARSHALL U. TEAM

By Ihsan Ibrahim

On October 2, 1970 in

Colorado at 1:14pm, a Martin

4-0-4 airliner crashed into a

mountain eight miles west of

Silver Plume. The plane carried

37 passengers, and of those

passengers, 31 died including

14 Wichita State football

players, Coach Ben Wilson and

his wife, administrators, and

three crew members.

Three months before the crash,

Wichita State contracted with

Golden Eagle Aviation to

supply the team a plane for

away games for the season.

The Martin 4-0-4, which

Ronald G. Skipper flew the

passengers in was not flown in

since 1967, and was recertified

for flight.

While flying the plane, Skipper

took the scenic route to allow

more time to gain altitude for

flying over the Rocky

Mountains which is where is

where he lost control of the

plane.

The probable cause for the

crash was improper decisions

in flight and planning. The

operation of the aircraft over a

mountain valley route at an

altitude from which the aircraft

could not climb over the terrain

ahead, or execute a good

course reveal.

The game which the players

were headed to was cancelled

by John S. Flannery, a member

of Utah State’s Sports

Information Department.

The Utah State football team

held a memorial at the stadium

where the game was going to

be played.

By Fatuma Mohamed

A chartered jet carrying the

Marshall University football

team crashed into a hillside

two miles from the Tri-state

airport in Kenova, West

Virginia on November 14.

Returning from a game, 37

Marshall football players

were aboard the jet along

with the coach, their doctors,

Marshall University’s

Athletic Director, and 25

team boosters.

For the town of Huntington,

everyone immediately went

into a state of mourning

following the crash.

Shops and government

offices closed, with the

town’s main street windows

covered by black drapes.

The university held a

memorial service in the

stadium the next day and

cancelled the following

Monday’s classes.

By Cassandra Rojas

On November 8, history was

made when in the last seconds of a

football game between the Detroit,

Lions and the New Orleans Saints,

Saint place kicker Tom Dempsey

made a 63-yard field goal to win

the game, 19-17.

The 63-yard field goal broke the

NFL record for the longest made

by seven yards!

Dempsey, in his second season

with the Saints, was never

expected to play professional

football. This man was born

without toes on his right foot and

no fingers on his right hand. He

wore a specially-made shoe so he

could kick the ball.

Thomas John Dempsey born on

January 12, 1947 from

Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

By Ilya Edwards

Despite the assumption that

NFL teams are better than

AFL teams, the Kansas City

Chiefs defeated the Minnesota

Vikings, 23-7. With Chiefs’

head coach Hank Stram’s

smart play strategies, and

player placement, the Chiefs

were unstoppable in Super

Bowl IV.

The Chiefs opened the scoring

on a first quarter 48-yard field

goal by Jan Stenerud.

Stenerud added two more field

goals in the second quarter to

bring the score to 9-0. Mike

Garrett added a five yard

touchdown run to make the

score 13-0.

In the third quarter, running back

Dave Osborn achieved the only

touchdown for the Vikings on a

four-yard run, but one

touchdown was not enough

to beat the consistently scoring

Chiefs in this championship

game. The Chiefs also scored on

a 46 yard pass from Len Dawson

to Otis Taylor. The Chiefs led 23-7.

This game, like the past three

Super Bowl scores was not close.

Although competitive at first,

Super Bowl IV was not an

intriguing game to watch, and is

a painful end of the season for all

Minnesota Vikings supporters.

Congratulations to all Kansas

City Chiefs fans!

Football Tragedy Overshadows Highs

Chiefs win

Super Bowl

over Vikings

Prayer was with Saint as

He Kicks 63-Yard Field Goal!

Monday Night’s New Ritual: Football!

By Clara Casperson

Our Monday nights will never be the same after the debut of the

first Monday Night Football game on ABC. The network agreed to

televise 13 games in 1970, 71, and 72.

The game featured on ABC was between the Cleveland Browns and

the New York Jets at Cleveland Municipal Stadium where more

than 85,000 fans gathered. The game resulted in a 31-21 point score

with a victory for the home team.

Keith Jackson was the play-by-play announcer. He was joined by

Howard Cosell and Don Meredith on color commentary.

Historical News Rock 1970 Year-IN-Review: Sports

AP Names Athletes of the Year Blanda Named

Male Athlete

of the Year

By Aisha Mohamud

Quarterback/Placekicker

George Blanda was named the

Associated Press’ Male Athlete

of the Year for 1970.

He played 21 seasons of

football in the NFL. At 43, he

may be the oldest person

named Athlete of the Year.

He is the only player to play in

four different decades.

He was signed by the Chicago

Bears for $600 in 1949. In

1950, he played for the

Baltimore Colts. He returned

to the Bears and played for

then from 1950-1958.

He retired after the 1958

season, but could not stay away

from the game. He played for

the Houston Oilers from 1960-

1966. He has played for the

Oakland Raiders since 1967.

He was the 1st player to ever

score 2,000 points. He is also

the oldest player to play in an

NFL game.

Chi Cheng is

Female Athlete

of the Year

By Daisy Arens

Twenty-six-year-old Chi

Cheng has won the 1970

Associated Press Female

Athlete of the Year award.

Cheng is a Taiwanese track and

field athlete representing the

Republic of China. In 1970

alone she broke or tied five

world records. She won 96

consecutive races, and won 153

of the 154 events.

She entered California State

Polytechnic University. That is

where she received most of her

athletic training.

Her husband Vince Reel also

trained her for nine years,

leading her to these great

achievements.

Now Cheng says she is

planning and preparing for the

1972 Olympics.

Knicks win first

NBA Title;

Defeat Lakers

By Samsm Ainab

The Eastern Division

Champion and the Western

Division champions faced head

on and the results show that the

East Division champion, New

York Knicks won the NBA

championship series of 1970.

The finals took place on May 8,

1970.

The New York Knicks defeated

the Los Angeles Lakers in a

close game and won their first

NBA championship title at

Madison Square Garden. They

beat the Lakers in a best-of-

seven series four games to

three for their title.

Dave DeBusschere, the game-

changing man made a shot

within the last three seconds to

give the New York Knicks a

winning position,102-100. The

Los Angeles were trapped with

no more time outs and had to

face the New York Knicks

head on. With seconds left on

the clock Jerry West threw up a

shot and by a miracle made it.

The game went on to overtime

and gave the New York Knicks

a chance to beat the Lakers.

The Knicks were finally able to

win their first title by three

points, 113-99. This game was

named the greatest-ever Game

7 in finals history because of

the close score both teams had.

Willis Reed was named the

Most Valuable Player of the

series even though he was

sidelined due to his injury.

However many say he inspired

the New York Knick to win

their first title.

Nobody knew if Willis Reed

would play. He was the center

and captain of the New York

Knicks and suffered a torn

muscle in his right thigh during

Game 5 against the Lakers, and

had not played in Game 6.

He made an entrance that day

at the championship series and

even made two field goals.

Many say Willis Reed inspired

the New York Knick to win

their first title.

By Guthrie Paulson

The 1970 Stanley Cup finals,

Boston Bruins vs St. Louis

Blues. The Bruins made their

first appearance in the final

since 1958. Bruins ending up

winning the finals 4-0, their

first Stanley Cup victory in 29

years!

Bobby Orr, #4, scored the cup

winning goal with an assist

from Derek Sanderson #16,

with 40 seconds of overtime.

Through 1969-1970 season,

Orr almost doubled his scoring

total from the previous season,

to a very impressive 120 points

coming from a defender.

Orr won the Hart Trophy for

being the regular season Most

Valuable Player then later went

on to win the Conn Smythe

Trophy for his performance,

making him the only player in

NHL history to win four major

awards in one season.

Orr, Bruins Claim

Stanley Cup

Brazil wins World Cup

for Record-Setting 3rd Time

By Yordi Lara-Coria

Brazil became the first country to ever win the world cup three times. They

won the World cup in 1958, 1962 and now they have become World Cup

winners once again in 1970, defeating Italy in the finals. The 1970 FIFA World Cup was the ninth FIFA World Cup, and it was the

first in North America. The host was Mexico.

Sixteen teams fought to win the most important trophy of their whole career

and lives. Brazil and Italy were amongst favorites to take the trophy back

home.

The stage was set. Superstar Pele and the Brazilian giants were ready to face

Giacinto Facchetti’s Italian team. The venue was Estadio Azteca in the heart

of Mexico City. The final was attended by 107,412 people, the second

highest attendance in history Pele scored the first goal for the Brazilians. Nineteen minutes later, Roberto

Boninsegna tied the game. The first half ended as a draw making it very

intense.

In the second half , Midfielder Gerson kicked one in to make it two to one.

Five minutes later, Brazil struck again and this time it was Jairzinho, the

right winger, who scored.

To seal the game, Carlos Alberto scored at the 86th minutes and gave Brazil

a 4-1 win. Brazil's largest city exploded into inhibited euphoria and revelry Sunday as

Brazil won its third World Cup soccer championship and permanently

retired the Jules Rimet cup.

Historical News Rock 1970 Year-IN-Review: Sports

Negro League Greats

Introduced to a New

Audience

By Garret Simons

Only the Ball Was White is a new book by Robert Peterson that tells the

story of Negro League baseball.

This monumental and poignant book tells the forgotten story of black star-

quality athletes excluded from professional baseball because of the big

leagues unofficial boundary, the color line.

Peterson focuses on the stars and achievements, many who are not

remembered because they did not play in the Major Leagues.

The stories of players such as Cool Papa Bell, Rube Foster, Josh Gibson,

Judy Johnson, and Buck Leonard are told by Peterson.

Great team such as the Kansas City Monarchs and the Homestead Grays are

also discussed.

Robinsons Lead Orioles

to World Series Title

Lawsuits Flood

Major Leagues

By Gavin Schulz

Golden Glove outfielder Curt

Flood recently filed a lawsuit

against Major League Baseball

after being traded from the St.

Louis Cardinals to the

Philadelphia Phillies.

Flood, frustrated with the lack of

respect, pay, and freedom for

players in the Major Leagues,

made the statement that many

baseball player wanted to make. Flood took a giant risk when he

protested the Major League, as it

was the system that gave him a

job and money. He gained

support from many people and

players, such as Jackie Robinson.

Flood said that baseball’s reserve

clause is like slavery.

Flood lost this case, but may

have brought the issue into the

public, and might have helped to

make a change that the sports

world needs to see.

Flood plans to appeal the

decision.

By: Seamus Hegarty

What an exciting series! The

Orioles come out on top over the

Reds in Game 5. This was a very action packed

series, starring with Games 1 and

2 played in Cincinnati in their new

Riverfront Stadium. Games 3 and 4 were played in

Baltimore and the last game was

game 5 and was played in

Cincinnati. The Orioles won the series 4-1.

After Game 3 the Orioles were

leading 3-0 and then followed and

lost Game 4. This is one of three times that a

team has gotten to a 3-0 lead and

failed to complete a 4-0 sweep. This is also the most recent time

when both participating teams had

won over 100 games in the regular

season. In Game 1 Baltimore won 4-3

with key home runs from Boog

Powell, Elrod Hendricks, and

Brooks Robinson. The Reds came

out strong with 3-0 lead early in

the game, but the Orioles came

back. Powell’s home run cut the

lead to 3-2 in the fourth.

Hendrick’s fifth inning homer tied

the game. In the sixth inning

Brooks Robinson made an

amazing backhanded play of a ball

hit be Lee May, spun around and

threw him out at first. In the top

of the seventh, Robinson’s home

run won the game.

In Game 2 Baltimore won 6-5

with a single home run from

Powell. The Reds again came out

with a strong start of 4-0 but then

let it slip away later in the game.

Powell’s solo shot in the fourth

cut the lead to 4-1. The Orioles

erupted for five runs in the top of

the 5th. Johnny Bench’s solo

homer made the final score 6-5.

In Game 3 Baltimore won again

9-3 with home runs from Frank

Robinson, Don Buford, and

pitcher Dave McNally. Although

this time the Orioles came out

strong with a 2-0 lead in the first

inning and just profited on that

lead the rest of the game.

McNally became the first pitcher

to hit a Grand Slam Home Run in

World Series history.

Defensively, Game 3 belonged to

Brooks Robinson. He became a

human highlight reel. In the first

inning, with two runners on,

Robinson’s high leap grabbed and

grounder hit by Tony Perez. He

stepped on third and threw to first

for a double play.

In the second inning, he bare-

handed a slow roller by Tommy

Helms and threw out the fleet

runner.

In the sixth inning, Robinson’s

diving catch off the bat of Bench

caused the Baltimore fans to give

him a standing ovation! In Game 4 Cincinnati won 6-5

with home runs from Pete Rose

and May. The Orioles held a 5-3

lead until the eighth inning when

the Reds scored three runs.

Brooks Robinson homered for the

Orioles. The last game, Game 5, Baltimore

won 9-3. With two home runs,

one each from Frank Robinson

and Merv Rettenmund, the Orioles

sealed the deal for their victory of

the series.

With his stellar play, Brooks

Robinson was named the Most

Valuable Player of the series.

He received a trophy and a new

car from Toyota. After hearing

Robinson received a new car,

Johnny Bench quipped, “If we

had known he wanted a car that

badly, we’d all have chipped in

and bought him one.”

Margaret Court wins

Tennis’ Grand Slam

By Onaleya Broszko

Margaret Court won the single

season Grand Slam in

Women’s Tennis when she

won the Australian Open,

French Open, Wimbledon, and

U.S. Open tournaments in

1970.

Her quest for the Grand Slam

began in her home country,

Australia. The finals was an

all-Australian contest. Kerry

Melville was the opponent.

Court won 6-3, 6-1.

She seemed to breeze through

the French open, beating Helga

Niessen in the finals 6-2, 6-4.

Her toughest win was in the

Wimbledon Tournament. In

the Finals she faced Billie Jean

King. She won in straight sets,

but each set was overtime. The

first set was 14-12! The

second set was 11-9!

Finally, to complete the Grand

Slam, Court had to win the

U.S. Open. She defeated Rosie

Casals 6-2, 2-6, 6-1.

Margaret Court is the only

woman to win the mixed

doubles grand slam. She has 24

singles majors, an all-time

record.

Court was also the first woman

during the open era to win the

singles grand slam.

She won 19 women's doubles

and 21 mixed doubles titles,

giving her a record of 64 major

titles overall.

Her all surfaces singles career

winning percentage of 91.68%

(1,180-10) is one of the best of

all time.

Her open era singles career

winning a percentage of

91.37% (593-56) is unequalled,

in her open era winning

percentage of 91.7% (11-1) in

grand slam finals.

Historical News Rock 1970 Year-IN-Review: Obituaries

Lillian Barbara

Board December 13, 1948-December

26, 1970

By Betselot Frauenheim-Danke

Olympic Medalist Lillian

Barbara Board died of

colorectal cancer at 22 years

old. She born on December 13,

1948. Lillian and her sister

moved to Grandy Secondary

Modern Girls’ School.

In 1961, Lillian Physical

Education teacher, Sue Gibson,

saw Lillian had talent for

running at the age of 12. In

1962, she competed in long

jump and sprinting.

She won a leap of 17’ 3” at the

English Schools

Championship. Her father,

George, coached her. She was

inspired by Mary Rand.

Lillian Board ran 400 meters in

Mexico City in 1968. She won

a silver medal and two gold

medals at the European

Championships in Athletics in

Athens.

In 1970 she ran two one-mile

races to build up stamina for

the 800 meter and represented

Britain at all distance.

When she ran at the

International Mile Race in

Rome, her stomach was

upsetting her. After the 800

meter final, she was diagnosed

with Crohon’s Disease.

She was taken to physician Dr.

Josef Issels at his Ringerberg

Cancer Clinic. She was put on

a strict diet of healthy food

with spring water and herbal

tea.

Lillan Board’s tonsils and her

two front teeth were removed

to stop the infection from

spreading. Her condition

worsened and was put in an

intensive clinic on December

11 where they drained water

from her abdomen.

She was transferred to Munich

University Clinic for an

operation to remove a stomach

blockage on December 23.

Then next day was put into a

coma and did not wake up. She

died December 26.

A memorial for Lillian Board

was held at St. Paul’s Cathedral

in London January 21, 1971.

She was only 22-years-old.

Lazaro Cardenas May 21, 1895- October 10,

1970

By Jacob Olson

Lazaro Cardenas, past

president of Mexico, died

October 10, 1970. He is

remembered as reforming

groups and helping poor

farmers.

He only got an elementary

education, but that did not stop

him from being involved in

politics.

Before he got into politics he

helped in Mexican Revolution.

He wanted to make people

more equal by reaching out to

majority of peasants and poor.

He was a commander of the

Mexican Army.

Charles de Galle November 22, 1890–November

9, 1970

By Garret Simons

Former French President

Charles de Gaulle died

suddenly from a ruptured blood

vessel on November 9.

de Gaulle, a French general and

statesman, led the French

Resistance against Nazi

Germany in World War II and

chaired the Provisional

Government of the French

Republic from 1944 to 1946 in

order to establish democracy in

France.

In 1958, he came out of

retirement when appointed

Prime Minister of France by

President René Coty.

He was asked to rewrite the

Constitution of France and

founded the Fifth Republic

after approval by referendum.

He was elected President of

France later that year, a

position he was reelected to in

1965 and held until his

resignation in 1969.

He twice served as ex officio

Co-Prince of Andorra.

He was the dominant figure of

France during the Cold War era

and his memory continues to

influence French politics.

Edward Morgan

Forster January 1, 1879-June 7, 1970

By Tigist Frauenheim Danke

Edward Morgan Forster was an

English novelist and short story

writer. Edward began writing

when he was six years old.

After he graduated college

from Cambridge University, he

started his career in writing.

In college, he studied history,

philosophy, and

literature. When he lived in

Italy he wrote the novel in

1905, Where Angels Feel The

Tread. He was nominated

thirteen different years for the

Nobel Prize for literature.

His most recognized novels

were Howard’s End which

was written in 1910, and A

Room With a View, written in

1908.

A Passage to India was written

in 1924. Forster traveled twice

to India in 1912 and 1921. The

trips helped him write this

book.

While working at the BBC

Forster he was awarded Benson

Medal in 1937 for his weekly

book reviews.

He was born January 1, 1879 in

London. He died from

complications from a stroke on

June 7.

Erle Stanley

Gardner July 17, 1889-March 11, 1970

Lawyer turned auther Earle

Stanley Gardner, most famous

for creating literary and

television attorney Perry

Mason died on March 11 at his

home in California.

Gardner’s most famous

creation, Perry Mason, ran for

nine years on television.

Prior to his TV debut, the

character had his own radio

program for 12 years. Six

theatrical movies were made in

the 1930’s.

Gardner wrote 80 novels and

four short stories featuring

Mason. What many people do

not realize is that Perry Mason

was not his only novel series.

Some of his other series

included the Cool and Lam

series, Doug Selby, Terry

Clane and Gramps Wiggins.

Gardner also appeared on the

Perry Mason TV Show as a

judge, including serving as the

judge in the last episode.

Gardner was born in Malden,

MA. His family moved to

California, where he graduated

high school. He attended

Valparaiso Law School for one

month. He studied on his own

and passed the bar exam in

1911.

He worked as a lawyer for 20

years before becoming an

author.

Gardner was married twice.

He was separated from his first

wife for 30 years. She died in

1968. After her death, he

remarried. He is survived by

his wife, Agnes, and his

daughter from his first

marriage, Grace.

He was cremated and his ashes

spread on his ranch.

Leslie Groves August 17, 1896-July 13, 1970

By Maribel Martinez Sercas

Lieutenant General Leslie

Richard Groves, Jr. died at the

age of 73 from a chronic

calcification of the aortic valve

causing a heart attack.

Gen. Groves was the director

of the Manhattan Project,

which developed atomic

weapons during World War II.

Many on the job, thought of

Groves as stubborn, intelligent,

critical, egotistical, and very

motivated with a great

ambition to achieve his goals.

He continued as leader on the

Manhattan Project until 1947

when it was given to the

Atomic Energy Commission.

He died at the Walter Reed

Army Medical Center. Before

being buried at the Arlington

National Cemetery, a funeral

was held at a chapel in Fort

Myer, Virginia. Groves was

buried next to his brother,

Allen, who died in 1916 of

pneumonia.

Historical News Rock 1970 Year-IN-Review: Obituaries

Jimi Hendrix November 27, 1942-September

18, 1970

By Guthrie Paulson

Rock Star Jimi Hendrix died in

London on September 18. He

was 27 years old. For a while

Hendrix had been in poor

health, due to the effects of

overworking, a chronic lack of

sleep and an illness assumed to

be influenza related.

Jimi Hendrix spent most of this

last days with Monika

Dannemann. On the morning of

September 18, she found him

in her apartment unresponsive.

He was taken to St Mary

Abbot’s Hospital where doctors

tried to save him.

Hendrix was one of the most

influential guitarists of the

1960’s. He has been described

as “arguably the greatest

instrumentalist in the history of

rock music”

Johnny Hodges (July 25, 1907 - May 11, 1970)

By Ilya Edwards

American Saxophonist Johnny

Hodges passed away from a

heart attack at the age of 62,

Born and raised in

Massachusetts, Hodges was

surrounded by music his whole

childhood. He began playing

drums and piano as a young

boy, and in his teens, he started

playing the soprano saxophone.

Hodges moved to New York in

to play his saxophone in

different bands around the city,

and soon joined Duke

Ellington’s Orchestra in 1928.

He made a big impact on

people’s lives through his

music, his style of jazz, and his

personality.

"Never the world's most highly

animated showman or greatest

stage personality, but a tone so

beautiful it sometimes brought

tears to the eyes—this was

Johnny Hodges. This is Johnny

Hodges." - Duke Ellington’s

eulogy for Hodges

Edward Everett

Horton March 18, 1886-September 29,

1970

By Daisy Arens

After over sixty long years of

working in theater, radio,

television, and voice work for

animated characters, Edward

Everett Horton has passed

away September 29, 1970. He

was found in his home in

Encino, California at age 84.

Horton died of cancer, and his

family is asking that people

show their respect by donating

to the American Cancer

Society for research.

Horton had roles in the movies

Arsenic and Old Lace and It’s

a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.

To the younger generation, he

is best remembered as the

narrator of the Fractured Fairy

Tales clips in the Rocky and

Bullwinkle Show.

Horton was hospitalized for

several weeks from his cancer,

and died shortly after he was

sent home.

His family had a private

service, and his remains are

planned to be interred in the

Glendale’s Whispering Pines

section of the Forest Lawn

memorial cemetery.

Janis Joplin January 19, 1943-October 4,

1970

By Hailey Davis

Famous singer-songwriter Janis

Joplin has died at the age of 27.

Joplin was found dead in her

Hollywood hotel room from a

heroin overdose. She was

found by her band’s road

manager whom she was

supposed to meet earlier in the

day for a recording session.

Joplin was born on January 19,

1943 in Port Arthur Texas.

After college she left Texas.

She began her music career

then working with her friends

and musicians. She moved

around from band to band

gaining experience until she

went out on her own.

Joplin is praised for being an

energetic and entertaining

performer. She was extremely

popular and well liked for her

inspiring lyrics, guitar playing

and soulful voice. She had a

large influence on the music

community because she was a

single performing female artist.

Gypsy Rose Lee January 8, 1914-April 26, 1970

By Onaleya Broszko

Actress Gypsy Rose Lee died

of lung cancer, in Los Angeles

California on April 26.

Lee was born in Seattle,

Washington on January 8th,

1914.

When she learned she could

make more money in burlesque

as a striptease artist, she gave

up singing.

She appeared in a number of

movies including “The Trouble

with Angels,” “My Lucky

Star,” and “You Can’t Have

Everything.”

She even wrote some novels

and a memoir.

One of her famous quotes is

“she is descended from a long

line that her mother listened.”

Li Lisan November 18, 1899-October

21,1970

By Fatuma Mohamed

Li Lisan a Chinese diplomat,

educator, and scholar who

passed away on October 21, at

the age of 74 in Shanghai.

Li was most known for his

efforts in saving hundreds of

Jews who were fleeing to

Shanghai during World War I.

Li was the great grandson of Li

E who was a leader during

Qing Dynasty.

He also had a son of his own

named Li Sheng Jiao who

became a Chinese diplomat just

like his father.

Vince Lombardi June 11, 1913-September 3,

1970

By Samsm Ainab

Vincent Thomas Lombardi was

born on June 11 1913. He was

born in the neighborhood of

Brooklyn called Sheepshead

Bay.

Vince grew up in a middle

class neighborhood and was

not impacted much during the

Great Depression as Vince’s

father opened up a butcher

store and did well in business.

Vince graduated from 8th

grade at the age of 15 at P.S

206 in 1928. He then went to

Cathedral Preparatory

Seminary in Brooklyn, a six-

year secondary program to

become a Catholic priest.

Vincent had poor eyesight and

could not play on the sports

teams the school had to offer.

Lombardi started to play

football off campus while he

was attending Cathedral and

after four years decided that he

did not want to be a Priest.

He started attending St. Francis

Preparatory high school in

1932 and began playing a

fullback on the Terriers’

Football Team.

In 1933 Lombardi received a

football scholarship to

Fordham University. He was

then asked to play for the

Fordham Rams and coach a

player named Jim Crowley. He

graduated on June 16, 1937. In

his early career, Lombardi

joined the Brooklyn Eagles.

In 1947, Lombardi became the

coach of the freshman team at

Fordham University for

basketball and football. In 1948

he served as an assistant coach

for the varsity football team.

At age 41, Lombardi began his

time with the New York

Giants. Lombardi came up with

the idea of rule blocking.

On February 2, 1959,

Lombardi became the head

coach and general manager of

the Green Bay Packers. The

Packers lost the 1960 NFL

Championship Game against

the Philadelphia Eagles.

Historical News Rock 1970 Year-IN-Review: Obituaries

The loss in the 1960

Championship Game was the

last post-season game the

Packers lost under Lombardi.

They won their next nine

consecutive post-season games.

Lombardi won the NFL

Championship in 1961, 1962,

1965, 1966 and 1967. His 1966

and 1967 NFL Championship

teams faced the AFL

Champions in the first two

Super Bowls. The Packers beat

the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10

in the first Super Bowl, and

followed that with a 33-14 win

over the Oakland Raiders in

Super Bowl II.

In the summer of 1970,

Vincent Lombardi was

diagnosed with a threatening

form of colon cancer and he

died shortly two months later

on September 3, 1970 in

Washington, D.C.

Gamal Nasser January 15, 1918-September

28, 1970

By Django LeBeau

Historic Egyptian revolutionary

General and President Gamal

Abdel Nasser died at the age of

52. Nasser passed away from a

heart attack before any medical

professionals could treat him.

Three hours before, Nasser was

engaged in peace talks with

Yasser Arafat, and King

Hussein, opponents engaged in

a brutal civil war in Jordan.

Against all odds, Nasser

succeeded in creating an accord

both sides signed. Since the

revolutionary coup d’état that

deposed the Egyptian

Monarchy in 1952, Nasser has

been a famous figure in Egypt.

In 1956, he became the second

ever President of Egypt. Nasser

quickly instituted radical

changes to the Egyptian

government and economy and

worked to create a united Arab

economic and political group,

similar to the U.N.

Nasser redistributed

government power, and

furthered women's rights in

Egypt. During his presidency,

Egyptian Gross Domestic

Product and living standards

rose through his 14 years.

Nasser broke headlines when,

against the advice of most other

Arab leaders, he diverged from

his Soviet influenced policies

and accepted the American

peace initiative and agreed to

talks to a settlement with Israel,

through the U.N.

The week of mourning

following his death has been

interrupted by conflict over

who should succeed Nasser.

While some believe the nation

should hold a general election,

most believe that other

government leaders in his

cabinet like Vice President

Anwar Sadat, or Ali Sabri,

Field-Marshal Fawzi, or

Mohamed Heikal should take

over immediately as president

to re-stabilize the nation.

The Soviet Prime Minister

Kosygin attended President

Nasser’s funeral in Cairo.

Many foreign policy advisors

in the west fear a possible

Soviet candidate could take the

presidency, some fearing Vice

President Anwar Sadat.

Alfred Newman March 17, 1900- February 17,

1970

By Yordi Lara Coria

Film Composer Alfred

Newman passed away on

February 17 at the age of 69, a

month shy of his 70th birthday,

at his home in Hollywood,

from complications of

emphysema.

Newman was born in New

Haven Connecticut in March

17, 1900. He came to be

regarded as a very well

respected figure in the history

of film and music.

He won nine Academy Awards

and was nominated 43 times,

more than any other musical

director or composer.

When Newman was 19, he

began conducting full time in

New York City, the beginning

of a 10-year Broadway career

with other great composers and

conductors of musicals.

In 1930, songwriter and

composer Irving Berlin invited

him to the Hollywood to

conduct his score for the film

Reaching for the Moon.

Newman was kept on and

received credit for directing the

music.

His career, spanning more than

four decades, Newman

composed the scores for over

200 motion pictures. Some of

his most famous including

Wuthering Heights, The

Hunchback of Notre Dame, and

The Mark of Zorro.

Newman was also highly

regarded as conductor and

arranged and conducted many

scores by other composers

including George Gershwin

and Irving Berlin.

He was also recognized by

being among the first

musicians to compose and

conduct original music during

Hollywood’s Golden Age of

movies, later becoming a

respected and powerful music

director in the history of

Hollywood. Newman and two

of his fellow composers, Max

Steiner and Dimitri Tiomkin,

were considered the “three

godfathers of film music.”

Bertrand Russell May 18, 1872- February 2,

1970

By Aisha Mohamud

Bertrand Russell , who was

awarded the Nobel Prize in

literature, died. He was well

known for his writings.

He was born in Monmouthshire

into a prominent family in the

United Kingdom on May 18,

1872. He has two siblings.

In June, 1874 his mother died

of diphtheria. The following

January, his father died of

bronchitis following a long

time of depression.

He won a scholarship to read at

Trinity College and continued

his studies there in 1890. He

married a women named Alys

on December 13 1894.

He realized he no longer loved

her and she asked him and he

replied with a no. He also

disliked her mother. He thought

of her as demanding and cruel.

Bertrand Russell died on

February 2, 1970 of the flu in

Penrhyndeudraeth, United

Kingdom.

Otto Heinrich

Warburg October 8, 1883- August 1,

1970

By Clara Casperson

Nobel Prize winner Otto

Warburg, died on August 1.

He won the Nobel Prize for

Physiology or Medicine in

1931, "for his discovery of the

nature and mode of action of

the respiratory enzyme,"

Otto Heinrich Warburg was

born on October 8, 1883 in

Freiburg, Baden. He studied

chemistry under Emil Fischer

and got his degree of Doctor of

Chemistry in 1906.

He then studied under Von

Krehl and received his degree

of Doctor of Medicine in 1911.

During World War I he served

in the Prussian Horse Guards.

In 1918 he was assigned to be a

Professor at the Kaiser

Wilhelm Institute for Biology

in Berlin-Dahlem and he

became the Director of the

Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for

Cell Physiology in 1931.

He died on August 1, 1970 in

Berlin, Germany from a

pulmonary embolism.