Media 68

Richard Nixon

1 - 10 november
11 - 20 november
21 - 31 november

1 november

Papandreu's family rejects the colonels' offer of a state funeral for the politician who has just died.
[Greece]
Expelled from the Chinese Communist Party Liu Sciao-ci, former head of state and no. 1 target of the cultural revolution. Liu had already left the scene in '66.
[China]
Southern Vietnam defines as unilateral the American decisions to suspend the bombardments on North Vietnam.
[Vietnam]

2 november

Thousands of people parade before the body of Papandreu in Athens. The police charge without making arrests.
[Greece]

3 november

A huge crowd follows the funeral of Papandreu and transforms the ceremony into the first mass anti-Fascist demonstration after the coup.
[Greece]

4 november

Armed clashes between Palestinians and the Jordanian army in Amman. Hussein states that he has decided to end the activity of a handful of traitors.
[Middle East]
Protest of the students of West Berlin over the accusations of the order of lawyers against Horst Mahler, the lawyer who usually defends the arrested militants of the movement. Violent clashes with the police in front of the offices of the order.di fronte alla sede dell'ordine.
[West Germany]

5 november

The brother of Alexandros Panagulis, author of the failed attack against Papadopulos, denounces in Rome the torture suffered by his brother in the Greek prisons.
[Greece]
Awarded by the Czechoslovakian Peace Movement the peace prizes for '68 to Dubcek and Svoboda.
[Czechoslovakia]
General strike of the high-school students in Palermo. 10,000 march against repression and authoritarianism in the schools.
[Italy]

6 november

Nixon elected with a majority. Until the end the Republican candidate does not seem able to obtain the 270 "electoral votes" necessary. It is the votes of Illinois that free the situation bringing to 187 the "electoral votes" for the Republicans.
[United States]
Suspended the curfew in Amman. Hussein replies to a letter of Nasser reassuring the Egyptian leader and sustaining that the clashes of the previous days were caused by elements foreign to the organizations of Palestinian resistance.
[Middle East]

7 november

The chancellor Kiesinger slapped by a woman in the Democrat hall of congress. The same woman had already interrupted his speech to the Bundestag accusing him of having been a Nazi. Tried immediately she will be sentenced to 1 year.
[West Germany]

8 november

In Athens the trial of Panagulis, who transforms his self-defence into a very harsh attack against the colonels.
[Greece]

9 november

Killed in Chicago a black leader, collaborator of Luther King. Clashes between blacks and police in North Carolina.
[United States]
The death sentence is asked for Alexandros Panagulis.
[Greece]

10 november

Richard Nixon		1 - 10 november 11 - 20 november 21 - 31 november
1 november		Papandreu's family rejects the colonels' offer of a state funeral for the politician who has just died. [Greece] Expelled from the Chinese Communist Party Liu Sciao-ci, former head of state and no. 1 target of the cultural revolution. Liu had already left the scene in '66. [China] Southern Vietnam defines as unilateral the American decisions to suspend the bombardments on North Vietnam. [Vietnam]
2 november		Thousands of people parade before the body of Papandreu in Athens. The police charge without making arrests. [Greece]
3 november		A huge crowd follows the funeral of Papandreu and transforms the ceremony into the first mass anti-Fascist demonstration after the coup. [Greece]
4 november		Armed clashes between Palestinians and the Jordanian army in Amman. Hussein states that he has decided to end the activity of a handful of traitors. [Middle East] Protest of the students of West Berlin over the accusations of the order of lawyers against Horst Mahler, the lawyer who usually defends the arrested militants of the movement. Violent clashes with the police in front of the offices of the order.di fronte alla sede dell'ordine. [West Germany]
5 november		The brother of Alexandros Panagulis, author of the failed attack against Papadopulos, denounces in Rome the torture suffered by his brother in the Greek prisons. [Greece] Awarded by the Czechoslovakian Peace Movement the peace prizes for '68 to Dubcek and Svoboda. [Czechoslovakia] General strike of the high-school students in Palermo. 10,000 march against repression and authoritarianism in the schools. [Italy]
6 november		Nixon elected with a majority. Until the end the Republican candidate does not seem able to obtain the 270 "electoral votes" necessary. It is the votes of Illinois that free the situation bringing to 187 the "electoral votes" for the Republicans. [United States] Suspended the curfew in Amman. Hussein replies to a letter of Nasser reassuring the Egyptian leader and sustaining that the clashes of the previous days were caused by elements foreign to the organizations of Palestinian resistance. [Middle East]
7 november		The chancellor Kiesinger slapped by a woman in the Democrat hall of congress. The same woman had already interrupted his speech to the Bundestag accusing him of having been a Nazi. Tried immediately she will be sentenced to 1 year. [West Germany]
8 november		In Athens the trial of Panagulis, who transforms his self-defence into a very harsh attack against the colonels. [Greece]
9 november		Killed in Chicago a black leader, collaborator of Luther King. Clashes between blacks and police in North Carolina. [United States] The death sentence is asked for Alexandros Panagulis. [Greece]
10 november