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Friday, September 1, 1961

Friday, September 1, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Saturday, September 2, 1961

SOVIET EXPLODES ATOMIC WEAPON OF INTERMEDIATE FORCE OVER ASIA;
NASSER ASSAILS TEST RESUMPTION

ATMOSPHERE TEST

Long-Range Devices of U.S. Detect and Identify Blast

SOVIET EXPLODES NUCLEAR WEAPON

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 — The White House announced today that the Soviet Union resumed the testing of nuclear weapons early this morning by exploding a device over Soviet Central Asia.

Saturday, September 2, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Sunday, September 3, 1961

NEHRU SAYS SOVIET TESTS INCREASE DANGER OF WAR;
ASKS U.S.-RUSSIAN PARLEY

NKRUMAH AGREES
Tells Neutrals Atomic Peril Makes Arms Treaty Vital
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Sept. 2 — Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of India said today that the Soviet decision to resume tests of nuclear weapons had brought the danger of war nearer.

Sunday, September 3, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Monday, September 4, 1961

Monday, September 4, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Tuesday, September 5, 1961

Tuesday, September 5, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Wednesday, September 6, 1961

U.S. WILL RESUME NUCLEAR TESTS UNDERGROUND WITH NO FALL-OUT;
REVEALS THIRD SOVIET EXPLOSION

'NO OTHER CHOICE'
President Calls New Blasts Essential to Nation's Safety

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 — President Kennedy ordered today the resumption of nuclear weapons tests by the United States. He specified that the tests should take place "in the laboratory and underground, with no fall-out."

Wednesday, September 6, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Thursday, September 7, 1961

Thursday, September 7, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Friday, September 8, 1961

Friday, September 8, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Saturday, September 9, 1961

Saturday, September 9, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Sunday, September 10, 1961

Sunday, September 10, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Monday, September 11, 1961

Monday, September 11, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Tuesday, September 12, 1961

Tuesday, September 12, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Wednesday, September 13, 1961

Wednesday, September 13, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Thursday, September 14, 1961

Thursday, September 14, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Friday, September 15, 1961

Friday, September 15, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Saturday, September 16, 1961

Saturday, September 16, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Sunday, September 17, 1961

Sunday, September 17, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Monday, September 18, 1961

Monday, September 18, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Tuesday, September 19, 1961

HAMMARSKJOLD DIES IN AFRICAN AIR CRASH;
KENNEDY GOING TO U.N. IN SUCCESSION CRISIS

Lone Survivor Reports Explosions on Flight to Tshombe Talks

 
Hammarskjold Killed in Air Crash in Rhodesia on Way to Meeting With Tshombe
12 OTHERS DEAD

Lone Survivor Says Plane Veered From a Landing After Explosions

NDOLA, Northern Rhodesia, Sept. 18 — Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold of the United Nations was killed today with twelve other persons in the crash of a plane carrying him to a meeting with President Moise Tshombe of Katanga Province.

Tuesday, September 19, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Wednesday, September 20, 1961

Wednesday, September 20, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Thursday, September 21, 1961

Thursday, September 21, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Friday, September 22, 1961

Friday, September 22, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Saturday, September 23, 1961

Saturday, September 23, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Sunday, September 24, 1961

Sunday, September 24, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Monday, September 25, 1961

Monday, September 25, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Tuesday, September 26, 1961

KENNEDY WARNS U.N. OF ATOMIC WAR PERIL;
SAYS WEST IS FIRM, NOT ‘RIGID,’ ON BERLIN;
OFFERS DISARMAMENT WITH NUCLEAR CURB

Tuesday, September 26, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Wednesday, September 27, 1961

Wednesday, September 27, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Thursday, September 28, 1961

GROMYKO MEETS RUSK IN 2D TALK ON BERLIN CRISIS

Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Andrei A. Gromyko, the Soviet Foreign Minister, held their second exploratory talk yesterday on the possibility of starting negotiations on the Berlin crisis.

SOVIET IS FACING WIDE OPPOSITION TO TROIKA IN U.N.

But Coolness to Plan Is Not Seen as Assuring West of Victory on Issue
SOVIET IS FACING OPPOSITION IN U.N.

UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. Sept. 27 — The Soviet Union's attempts to put the United Nations under several executives representing a divided world appeared today to be meeting unexpectedly strong opposition.

Thursday, September 28, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Friday, September 29, 1961

Friday, September 29, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Saturday, September 30, 1961

Saturday, September 30, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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