Media 68

1 - 10 january
11 - 20 january
21 - 31 january

21 january

General assembly of actors of cinema, theatre and TV in Rome to demand a regularization of work relations in the sector.
[Italy]
In Sasebo clashes for many hours. A group of Zengakuren manages to enter the US base.
[Japan]
In Madrid, the Arts faculty is closed for 15 days.
[Spain]
In Israel three parties (Rafi, Mapai and Adhut Haavoda) unite, to form the Labour Party.
[Middle East]
In South Vietnam, the US base of Khe Sahn is attacked; the siege will last some months.
[Vietnam]

22 january

The university of Lecce is occupied. Strike of the students and professors of Pisa.
[Italy]
General Westmoreland orders the evacuation of the city of Khe Sanh; the United States military base remains under siege.
[Vietnam]
In Greenland a B-52 with 4 defused atomic bombs falls; frenetic search to find the explosives.
[International]
The English Labour party withdraws the suspension of the 24 members.
[Great Britain]
Political elections in Denmark, due to the break-up of the coalition of the left, victorious in '66.
[Denmark]

23 january

Demonstrations and occupations throughout Tuscany and Lecce. Occupied and evacuated Palazzo Campana which the rector closes for an indefinite period.
[Italy]
3,000 more marines sent to Khe Sanh; to lessen the pressure the USA use 200 planes.
[Vietnam]
The USA recognize the Greece of the colonels.
[International]
The DC rejects all hypotheses of a Parliamentary investigation of Sifar. The debate in the House is postponed once more to give the DC and PSU time to come to an agreement.
[Italy]
The Steel workers trade unions of the C.G.T. and C.F.D.T. organize three days of mobilization (23, 24, 25 January). At the Saviem of Caen (factory that builds lorries), where the C.F.D.T. is the main trade union among the 4,800 workers, the workers, among whom many young people, proclaim an all-out strike: they judge as insufficient the strike of an hour and a half proclaimed by the trade union.
[France]
USA distributors award "The war is over" of Alain Resnais as the best foreign film.
[United States]
Captured by the North Korean navy the US spy ship Pueblo.
[North Korea]

24 january

The Catalan anti-Francoist writer, Comin, condemned to 16 months.
[Spain]
At the request of the dean, the police enter the Faculty of Nanterre to arrest the protestors who attack the university system and the professors, even those of the left.
[France]
In the Danish elections, the Social-Democrats are defeated (-4%), victory of the liberals and the conservatives. The prime minister Otto Krag resigns.
[Denmark]
The USA send warships and the nuclear aircraft carrier Enterprise towards the North Korean coasts.
[North Korea]

25 january

Arrested 5 youths in the USA for the murder of an Afro-American.
[United States]
For a possible action against North Korea, 14, 000 reserves are called up in the USA; The governor of California, Reagan, invites taking Pueblo back by force and two senators ask for the use of nuclear arms.
[North Korea]
Police and strike-breakers dismantle the barricades at the Saviem; many factories on strike, clashes until the evening.
[France]
Extended closure of the faculty of Science of Madrid.
[Spain]
At the Sifar trial, Andreotti and Taviani (at the time ministers of Defence and of the Interior) affirm that in '64 nothing unusual happened.
[Italy]

26 january

In Caen, after the demonstration organized by all the trade unions, violent clashes between the police forces (of which the trade unions will denounce the brutality) and demonstrators who are laying siege to the prefecture. The students have joined the workers. The official authorities denounce the presence of "uncontrolled elements", a formula that alludes to the Gauchist agitators. Numerous the material damages (windows, signs, cars), 18 injured(12 demonstrators,6 police officers) and 40 arrests.
[France]
In Pisa, incriminated also the student Umberto Carpi. La Sapienza is reopened. In Milan strike of the high-school students and occupation of the Berchet.
[Italy]

27 january

In Madrid 120 students arrested in their homes.
[Spain]
In South Vietnam, the truce of a week proclaimed by the FNL for the TET (the lunar new year) begins; the USA ceasefire is of 36 hours.
[Vietnam]
Demonstration in Cagliari against the arrest of the secretary of the trade union headquarters (for a road block of November '67).
[Italy]
At the Sifar trial a report is read that reveals the number of those catalogued by the secret services: 157,000.
[Italy]
In Nanterre (France) The students exhibit the photos of the infiltrated agents; the police takes them down and the students react by attacking the police.
[France]
The USA embassy in Copenhagen states that the fragments of the 4 atomic bombs are lost at sea and on the glaciers.
[International]
In a press conference on North Korean radio, the commander of the Pueblo admits the spy activities.
[North Korea]

28 january

5 workers condemned (and 1 expelled from France) for the facts of Caen.
[France]
Arrested in Cuba the left-wing dissident Annibal Escalante, already exiled in '62 and readmitted in '65; with him 7 others are imprisoned, among them two members of the CC.
[Cuba]
Released in Athens the Communist composer Mikis Theodorakis who states that he does not wish to leave Greece.
[Greece]

29 january

General strike in Sardinia. 80,000 workers (local bodies, telephones, rubber, etc.) begin the strikes.
[Italy]
Created in Spain a police body specialized in the repression of students.
[Spain]
Van Thieu annuls the 36 hours of truce for the Tet.
[Vietnam]
State of alarm for the US ships off the North Korean coast.
[North Korea]
On "Granma", Newspaper of the Cuban Communist party, the report of Raul Castro against Escalante is reported.
[Cuba]
In the period of a week two submarines, one Israeli and one French, have disappeared.
[International]

30 january

In Florence, police charge against a student march; all faculties occupied. 8 denouncements in Turin. The occupation in Lecce is suspended.
[Italy]
In Barcelona, The monument to the air legion "Condor" (responsible for the bombardment of Guernica) is blown up.
[Spain]
Arrested numerous anti-Fascists in Greece.
[Greece]
Sudden offensive of the North Vietnamese army and of the National Liberation Front. On the night of the Tet (the lunar new year) a suicide commando of Vietcong occupies the US embassy in Saigon.
[Vietnam]

31 january

On the 31 demonstration in Florence; the rector Devoto resigns in protest against the police. Sociology occupied in Trent.
[Italy]
In the German SDS, women's breakaway denouncing the condition of inferiority of the militant women.
[West Germany]
Yugoslavia and RFT resume diplomatic relations interrupted 10 years before.
[International]
The prime minister Moro rejects the investigation on the Sifar; PSU and PRI give in. The PSU of the left announces that it will give its vote of confidence only as "discipline", Pertini announces that he will not take part in the vote.
[Italy]
The offensive continues: 48 attacks on cities and military bases; the ancient capital of Hue is freed; a government of liberation is nominated there.
[Vietnam]


		1 - 10 january 11 - 20 january 21 - 31 january
21 january		General assembly of actors of cinema, theatre and TV in Rome to demand a regularization of work relations in the sector. [Italy] In Sasebo clashes for many hours. A group of Zengakuren manages to enter the US base. [Japan] In Madrid, the Arts faculty is closed for 15 days. [Spain] In Israel three parties (Rafi, Mapai and Adhut Haavoda) unite, to form the Labour Party. [Middle East] In South Vietnam, the US base of Khe Sahn is attacked; the siege will last some months. [Vietnam]
22 january		The university of Lecce is occupied. Strike of the students and professors of Pisa. [Italy] General Westmoreland orders the evacuation of the city of Khe Sanh; the United States military base remains under siege. [Vietnam] In Greenland a B-52 with 4 defused atomic bombs falls; frenetic search to find the explosives. [International] The English Labour party withdraws the suspension of the 24 members. [Great Britain] Political elections in Denmark, due to the break-up of the coalition of the left, victorious in '66. [Denmark]
23 january		Demonstrations and occupations throughout Tuscany and Lecce. Occupied and evacuated Palazzo Campana which the rector closes for an indefinite period. [Italy] 3,000 more marines sent to Khe Sanh; to lessen the pressure the USA use 200 planes. [Vietnam] The USA recognize the Greece of the colonels. [International] The DC rejects all hypotheses of a Parliamentary investigation of Sifar. The debate in the House is postponed once more to give the DC and PSU time to come to an agreement. [Italy] The Steel workers trade unions of the C.G.T. and C.F.D.T. organize three days of mobilization (23, 24, 25 January). At the Saviem of Caen (factory that builds lorries), where the C.F.D.T. is the main trade union among the 4,800 workers, the workers, among whom many young people, proclaim an all-out strike: they judge as insufficient the strike of an hour and a half proclaimed by the trade union. [France] USA distributors award "The war is over" of Alain Resnais as the best foreign film. [United States] Captured by the North Korean navy the US spy ship Pueblo. [North Korea]
24 january		The Catalan anti-Francoist writer, Comin, condemned to 16 months. [Spain] At the request of the dean, the police enter the Faculty of Nanterre to arrest the protestors who attack the university system and the professors, even those of the left. [France] In the Danish elections, the Social-Democrats are defeated (-4%), victory of the liberals and the conservatives. The prime minister Otto Krag resigns. [Denmark] The USA send warships and the nuclear aircraft carrier Enterprise towards the North Korean coasts. [North Korea]
25 january		Arrested 5 youths in the USA for the murder of an Afro-American. [United States] For a possible action against North Korea, 14, 000 reserves are called up in the USA; The governor of California, Reagan, invites taking Pueblo back by force and two senators ask for the use of nuclear arms. [North Korea] Police and strike-breakers dismantle the barricades at the Saviem; many factories on strike, clashes until the evening. [France] Extended closure of the faculty of Science of Madrid. [Spain] At the Sifar trial, Andreotti and Taviani (at the time ministers of Defence and of the Interior) affirm that in '64 nothing unusual happened. [Italy]
26 january		In Caen, after the demonstration organized by all the trade unions, violent clashes between the police forces (of which the trade unions will denounce the brutality) and demonstrators who are laying siege to the prefecture. The students have joined the workers. The official authorities denounce the presence of "uncontrolled elements", a formula that alludes to the Gauchist agitators. Numerous the material damages (windows, signs, cars), 18 injured(12 demonstrators,6 police officers) and 40 arrests. [France] In Pisa, incriminated also the student Umberto Carpi. La Sapienza is reopened. In Milan strike of the high-school students and occupation of the Berchet. [Italy]
27 january		In Madrid 120 students arrested in their homes. [Spain] In South Vietnam, the truce of a week proclaimed by the FNL for the TET (the lunar new year) begins; the USA ceasefire is of 36 hours. [Vietnam] Demonstration in Cagliari against the arrest of the secretary of the trade union headquarters (for a road block of November '67). [Italy] At the Sifar trial a report is read that reveals the number of those catalogued by the secret services: 157,000. [Italy] In Nanterre (France) The students exhibit the photos of the infiltrated agents; the police takes them down and the students react by attacking the police. [France] The USA embassy in Copenhagen states that the fragments of the 4 atomic bombs are lost at sea and on the glaciers. [International] In a press conference on North Korean radio, the commander of the Pueblo admits the spy activities. [North Korea]
28 january		5 workers condemned (and 1 expelled from France) for the facts of Caen. [France] Arrested in Cuba the left-wing dissident Annibal Escalante, already exiled in '62 and readmitted in '65; with him 7 others are imprisoned, among them two members of the CC. [Cuba] Released in Athens the Communist composer Mikis Theodorakis who states that he does not wish to leave Greece. [Greece]
29 january		General strike in Sardinia. 80,000 workers (local bodies, telephones, rubber, etc.) begin the strikes. [Italy] Created in Spain a police body specialized in the repression of students. [Spain] Van Thieu annuls the 36 hours of truce for the Tet. [Vietnam] State of alarm for the US ships off the North Korean coast. [North Korea] On "Granma", Newspaper of the Cuban Communist party, the report of Raul Castro against Escalante is reported. [Cuba] In the period of a week two submarines, one Israeli and one French, have disappeared. [International]
30 january		In Florence, police charge against a student march; all faculties occupied. 8 denouncements in Turin. The occupation in Lecce is suspended. [Italy] In Barcelona, The monument to the air legion "Condor" (responsible for the bombardment of Guernica) is blown up. [Spain] Arrested numerous anti-Fascists in Greece. [Greece] Sudden offensive of the North Vietnamese army and of the National Liberation Front. On the night of the Tet (the lunar new year) a suicide commando of Vietcong occupies the US embassy in Saigon. [Vietnam]
31 january		On the 31 demonstration in Florence; the rector Devoto resigns in protest against the police. Sociology occupied in Trent. [Italy] In the German SDS, women's breakaway denouncing the condition of inferiority of the militant women. [West Germany] Yugoslavia and RFT resume diplomatic relations interrupted 10 years before. [International] The prime minister Moro rejects the investigation on the Sifar; PSU and PRI give in. The PSU of the left announces that it will give its vote of confidence only as "discipline", Pertini announces that he will not take part in the vote. [Italy] The offensive continues: 48 attacks on cities and military bases; the ancient capital of Hue is freed; a government of liberation is nominated there. [Vietnam]