A midair collision over Honshu, Japan, kills 162 people.

9 Aug.

India and the Soviet Union sign a friendship treaty.

15 Aug.

Bahrain declares its independence from Britain.

22 Aug.

Gen. Juan Jose Torres of Bolivia is ousted from the presidency in a military coup.

18 Sept.

Israel and Egypt exchange rocket fire over the Suez Canal.

21 Sept.

Adam Malik of Indonesia is elected president of the twenty-sixth UN General Assembly. Bahrain, Bhutan, and Qatar are accepted for membership.

24 Sept.

Britain expels 105 Soviets suspected of espionage.

3 Oct.

Nguyen Van Thieu wins reelection as president of South Vietnam. He was unopposed in the election.

20-21 Oct.

West German chancellor Willy Brandt wins the Nobel Peace Prize. Chilean poet Pablo Neruda wins the Nobel Prize for literature.

25 Oct.

With U.S. support the United Nations votes to admit the People's Republic of China and to expel Taiwan.

10 Nov.

Fidel Castro begins a twenty-five-day visit to Chile...