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France was quieter than in 1968 and its May revolts. President DeGaulle in his usual style opened the year by announcing he would remain in office until 1972. In a change of mind he then put his future up to a French referendum. Now the General is no longer with us, but is retired and writing his memoirs in Columby. Now President Pompidou will direct the course for France.
In Paris we also got an overlap from the Vietnam war—the peace negotiations. But 1969 only produced one agreement, a table.
In Spain Generalissimo Franco stopped experimenting with his five-year liberalization plan and reintroduced many of his old measures, press censorship, the military, etc., etc. And recognizing you can't escape from age, Franco began planning his departure, and decided on a monarchy, with Prince Juan Carlos de Bordon at the head, with a hand picked cabinet.
Czechoslovakia, besides futile sporadic attempts against the Soviets, came to the realization that there would be no liberalization. It saw the end of the Dubcek era, and the restatement of a hard line policy, with close Soviet supervision. But in 1969 the eastern European communist block as a whole showed a trait of resurgent nationalism
and a desire to trade with the West.
With the year closing a dim light of hope became available for closer East-West relations as the U.S. and Russia sat down in Helsinki to talk strategic arms limitations.
Jumping across the ocean, Latin America did not occupy the largest headlines, but it did make noise. Nelson Rockefeller's three-stage tour to Latin countries not only produced noise, but also rocks, riots and death. And it produced a new U.S. policy toward Latin America.
Bolivia, which was beginning to make forward progress, saw its hopes shattered in a helicopter crash in which its able president, Rene Barrientos, was killed. A few months later the country was back to its old bad habits when General Ovando took power in the usual coup military style.
But farther south another military dictator, Ongania in Argentina, had to face some of the worst student and labor riots in the country's history.
It took Peru to enrage the United States. After nationalizing the U.S.-owned oil companies, General Velasco (who also took over by coup) defiantly challenged all U.S. demands for compensation, and said it was the U.S. who would pay Peru, and not vice versa. A Peruvian stamp of 'national dignity' was issued to commemorate the new pride.
So, it was not all Vietnam and the space expeditions during 1969. It was mostly a world of conflict and problems, and of competition for news coverage.
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The appointment of E. Laurence Chalmers Jr. as the new Chancellor and the retirement of W. Clarke Wescoe was judged the fourth most important Kansas news story by the Kansan.
Earl Warren and Henry Cabot Lodge (tie)—Warren, i' he year of his retirement, in cognition for his leadership in numerous vital Supreme Court decisions, and Lodge for his perseverance at the Paris Peace Talks.
New York City mayor's race after losing the Republican primary. He ran as a Liberal and defeated two "law and order" conservatives.
Fifth on the Kansas editor's list was the passage of the new Kansas Criminal Code. The new code included updated statutes dealing with legal abortions.
Sixth on the list made by Kansan editors was the furor caused by U.S. Representatives Keith Sebelius, R-Norton, and Larry Winn, R-Leawood, signing a letter urging escalation of the Vietnam war. Both men subsequently said they had not read the letter closely enough and did not really intend to approve escalation. The Kansan discovered this story.
Spiro Agnew—for speaking out and making the "Silent Majority" vocal.
Mrs. Martin Luther King Jr. for leading nonviolent marches for civil rights since her husband's assassination.
One voter in the poll rejected all the nominees on the ballot and chose, instead, the American G.I.
"He is coming up on the short end of the whole damn deal," wrote the voter. "He fights for something that is not even accorded page one play on four out of seven days a week and is virtually unable to say anything. This God-forsaken war has been perpetrated too damn long at the expense of the American G.I."
Seventh on the Kansan list was the Pentagon's decision to close Olathe Naval Air Station and to cut back the funds for Ft. Riley in an attempt to decrease military spending.
The man who took "a giant leap for mankind." Neil Armstrong, has been selected the University Daily Kansan Man of the Year. Armstrong was singled out as symbolic of the achievements of all the moon astronauts and recognized not only for the historic moon landing, but also for the astronauts' request for world peace and unity.
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The other top men of the year were, in order of ranking:
The war protesters—not just the students, but also members of "the establishment," members of Congress and members of the armed forces.
Richard Nixon and John Lindsay (tie)—Nixon for the draft lottery and troop withdrawals, and Lindsay for winning the
Alexander Dubcek—the Communist leader who tried to inject freedom into his country, Czechoslovakia, and was ousted for his efforts.
Willy Brandt—newly elected Chancellor of West Germany who has initiated talks to improve relations between his country and East Germany and the Soviet Union.
Some bowed out
By SHERRY ROY and JIM ROBERTS
The record of the events of 1969 is punctuated with the deaths of numerous prominent persons.
Some were presidents; some were politicians. Some were clergymen; some were criminals. Some were journalists and authors; some were artists.
Some were loved; some were hated. Some were politely labeled "controversial" as the divergency of opinions grew wider. And some who had commanded spheres of influence in their prime passed by the generation that rocked the sixties without notice—their names, their actions and their ideas already relics of the past.
It is only when the year is over that we can assess the death of one man in relation to the deaths of other men and gain a proper perspective of the losses of that year. In December, with only a few weeks of the year remaining, we have ranked the deaths of prominent persons in in 1969 as follows:
Ho Chi Minh—Ho Chi Minh, the Marxist president of North Vietnam with whose country the United States has been locked in combat for five years, died in September.
Dwight D. Eisenhower—In the spring, with Easter just around the corner, Dwight D. Eisenhower died. He was a soldier who hated war, but served first as chief of the U.S. Forces and then as Commander of Allied Forces in World War II. He was a politician who disliked politics, but served two terms as president of the United States from 1952-1960. To many he was a "storybook" American.
James A. Pike—A one-time Episcopal Bishop of California, James A. Pike was found dead on a rock in the Judean desert in early September.
John L. Lewis—John L. Lewis president of the United Mine Workers from 1920 to 1960, died in June. The absolute sovereign of the men who worked in the mines, he helped form the CIO and extended unionization to the unskilled and semiskilled. After leaving the CIO in the 1940's, he helped pass the 1952 Federal Coal and Mine Safety Act.
Everett M. Dirksen—Everett M. Dirksen, Republican leader of the Senate, died in September.
Joseph P. Kennedy-The Kennedy family mourned the death of another member in November.
Drew Pearson—Drew Pearson earned for himself more controversy as a dedicated muckraker than any other journalist of his time.
Westbrook Pegler—At the peak of his career, Westbrook Pegler was one of the best known figures in American journalism. With his pen he passed devastating judgments on people and, in 1941, won a Pulitzer Prize.
Walter Gropius—Walter Gropius' death in July marked the demise of possibly the greatest educator in modern architecture. He was an analytical thinker whose style was dictated by cool, functional logic.
Mary Jo Kopechne—The death of Mary Jo Kopechne precipitated the political death—at least temporarily—of Sen. Edward Kennedy.
Trygve Lie—Trygve Lie was the first secretary general of the United Nations, serving from 1946 to 1953.
Rev. Harry Emerson Fosdick—Rev. Harry Emerson Fosdick, the apostle of Liberal Protestantism in the United States, died in October.
Adolfo Lopez Mateos—As the progressive former president of Mexico, Adolfo Lopez Mateos spent six years bolstering the Mexican economy and the country's international prestige.
Vito Genovese—Vito Genovese, the vice lord and Mafia chieftain who reputedly directed a multimillion dollar underworld empire from federal prison for the past nine years, died in February.
Judy Garland—Judy Garland, the grand mistress of song, died in her London apartment in June at the age of 47. Miss Garland, whose music was a mixture of innocence and experience, won affection from fans around the globe despite her sometimes erratic performances.
Dr. Philip Blaiberg-Dr. Philip Blaiberg, the South African dentist who survived 594 days with a transplanted heart, died in August.
Mies Van der Rohe—Mies Van der Rohe was one of the foremost leaders in modern architecture. In his never-ending quest for purity in architecture, he designed some of this century's most outstanding buildings.
Levi Eshkol—Levi Eshkol, the transitional leader of Israel during the transfer of government power from the dogmatic Zionists to the pragmatic new heirs of an established state, died in March. He brought Israel to international prominence, ruling during the defeat of Israel's enemies and her birth into an industrial state.
Boris Karloff—Boris Karloff's portrayals of monsters and murders chilled motion picture audiences for 50 years until the time of his death in February. He starred in more than 200 films, including the unforgettable "Frankenstein."
Rocky Marciano—Rocky Marciano, the former heavyweight champion of the world, died in September. He recorded 42 consecutive victories—most by knockouts—and defended his title six times before retiring in 1956.