OCTOBER 1, 1970

Full News Archive

• Headline: Deadly Truck Explosion: A Murder Case Emerges. Impact: The truck explosion led to an unexpected rise in demand for armored vehicles, indirectly fueling the modern armored car market. Who knew that a dynamite-laden truck could be the spark for today's luxury armored SUV craze? Talk about explosive growth!. Fact: Dynamite was invented by Alfred Nobel, who later established the Nobel Prizes. Guess he wanted to ensure that something good came from all that boom and bust!.
• Headline: GM and UAW Face Stalled Negotiations. Impact: The slow progress in negotiations between GM and UAW inadvertently inspired a series of motivational memes about patience. Thus, the art of procrastination was born, leading to generations of workers mastering the craft of 'working slowly but surely'.. Fact: Negotiation is just a fancy word for 'let's talk about how we won't agree for a while.'.
• Headline: Optimism Among Striking Auto Workers. Impact: The optimism of striking auto workers gave rise to an underground movement of 'Happy Strikers', who believed in the power of leisurely afternoons over labor. This movement eventually inspired the concept of 'working from home'—a true legacy of striking!. Fact: The best part of being on strike? You can finally binge-watch all those shows you missed while working!.
• Headline: POST ASKS ACTION ON MIDEAST PEACE. Impact: Yost's call for action on Mideast peace somehow led to the invention of the diplomatic 'talking stick' that later became a popular item in family counseling sessions. Who knew that a UN meeting could influence family therapy?. Fact: The UN General Assembly is like a giant reunion for world leaders—lots of talking, little resolution, and everyone leaves just as confused as they arrived!.
• Headline: MACHINISTS REJECT PACT WITH 4 PAPERS. Impact: The rejection of the pact led to a snowball effect in the media industry, where suddenly everyone began to realize that negotiating with unions was as complicated as assembling IKEA furniture without instructions.. Fact: Paper has been around for over 2,000 years, but this just proves that some things never change, like management's ability to misread the room..
• Headline: TRANSIT OFFICIALS EXPECTING U.S. AID. Impact: Expectations of U.S. aid spurred a nationwide trend of states getting creative with their grant applications, leading to increasingly absurd proposals, like funding for a 'state-of-the-art' slide from the roof of the Capitol to the ground.. Fact: Mass transit is one of those things that sounds great until you realize it means sharing a cramped space with people who may or may not have showered. Fun times!.
• Headline: The Whats Ride Up Front. Impact: R. Baker's humorous comparison of passengers led to the birth of 'classism on planes', setting the stage for everyone’s favorite pastime: judging fellow travelers based on carry-on sizes and snack choices.. Fact: In first class, your snacks are served on china. In economy, they're served in a bag that may or may not have been opened before..
• Headline: Home in Police Cars. Impact: The safe return of hostages created an unforeseen surge in police car bookings for special events, paving the way for the modern-day trend of hiring police escorts for celebrity parties. Because who doesn't want to feel like a VIP?. Fact: Police cars have become the modern-day chariots, minus the horses and the Roman Empire. But hey, at least they come with sirens!.
• Headline: Two Voices Speak Of Nazi Darkness. Impact: The discussion of Nazi darkness opened the door for future historians to debate whether bad memoirs should come with a warning label. This led to the rise of a new genre: 'historical horror', where we learn about past atrocities over a cup of tea.. Fact: Speer’s memoirs are fascinating, but they’re a great reminder that sometimes, history reads like a really bad horror film: all too real and way too terrifying..
• Headline: TITO TELLS NIXON BIG POWERS ALONE CAN'T MAKE PEACE. Impact: Tito's observations about big powers and peace led to the creation of countless conspiracy theories, suggesting that perhaps we should just stick to board games instead of international diplomacy. Who knew Monopoly would become a metaphor for foreign policy?. Fact: The phrase 'big powers' could easily be swapped with 'the adults in the room'—and we all know how well that goes!.