MARCH 9, 1963

Full News Archive

• Headline: NY Printers Strike Settlement Achieved. Impact: The printers' strike resolution led to a sudden surge in demand for printable materials, causing an accidental invention of the 'digital printer' 20 years later when someone thought, 'Why not just make this easier?'. Fact: This was the last time people cared about printers as much as they cared about their coffee machines..
• Headline: NATO Fleet Funding Agreement Between U.S. and Germany. Impact: Bonn sharing the NATO fleet costs paved the way for future international collaborations, leading to the infamous 'International Potluck' where everyone brought nuclear missiles instead of casseroles.. Fact: This was a golden age for the phrase 'Let’s share expenses'—too bad it wasn’t about pizza..
• Headline: U.S. Acts to Keep Gurb On Greater Buffalo Press. Impact: The Justice Department's involvement in the Greater Buffalo Press saga led to the concept of 'press freedom' being taken seriously, and we all know how that turned out—just ask any journalist.. Fact: This case is proof that the government can be as protective of the press as a mother hen—too bad the hen is sometimes a little overprotective..
• Headline: REBELS IN SYRIA TIGHTEN CONTROL; FRIENDLY TO IROQ; Military Coup Encounters No Major Resistance, but Fighting Is Reported BAGHDAD ALERTS ARMY Sends Troops to West and Joins Cairo in Warning Against Interference Prepared to Attack Newspapers Suspended Syria Seals Frontiers as Premier Is Ousted in Coup REBELS IN SYRIA TIGHTEN CONTROL Union Not Suggested. Impact: Syria's military coup sparked a series of other revolutions across the region, eventually inspiring a reality show called 'Revolution Roulette' where viewers voted on which regime should fall next.. Fact: This coup was so dramatic it could have been a soap opera—'As the Middle East Turns' would have been a fitting title..
• Headline: U.S. PUSHES FIGHT FOR TNNIS CURBS; Showdown Due on Expenses Paid Foreign Amateurs Europeans Pay Well. Impact: The U.S. push for tennis expense curbs led to the rise of underground tennis tournaments where players competed for glory and a lifetime supply of overpriced sports drinks.. Fact: Who knew that the biggest scandal in tennis would be about expense accounts rather than match-fixing?.
• Headline: Schaerf Nominated in Austria. Impact: Schaerf's nomination led to a political rivalry that inspired the creation of the 'Austrian Political Drama Series', which featured more plot twists than a season of reality TV.. Fact: Austria’s political nominations have always been like a game of musical chairs—except no one wants to be the last one standing..