The New York Times / September 1961

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Friday, September 1, 1961

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

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.

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

NEHRU SAYS SOVIET TESTS INCREASE DANGER OF WAR

ASKS U.S.-RUSSIAN PARLEY

NKRUMAH AGREES Tells Neutrals Atomic Peril Makes Arms Treaty Vital NEHRU SAYS TESTS RAISE RISK OF WAR

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.

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

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

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

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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

HAMMARSKJOLD DIES IN AFRICAN AIR CRASH

KENNEDY GOING TO U.N. IN SUCCESSION CRISIS

12 OTHERS KILLED 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

BLASTS REPORTED 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.