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Back in the day… 14 August 1971 | 14 Aug. 2026
Time In Greece Nikolas Angelidis
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Back in the day… 14 August 1971 | 14 Aug. 2026

We leaf through the newspapers of the era and travel back to Alexandria, Egypt. Today, we read the weekly newspaper Egypt, dated Saturday, 14 August 1971, and learn about:

  • Jordan’s attack on Syria
  • The Turkish side’s accusations against Makarios
  • U.S. senators calling for aid to Israel
  • The fate of Greek-American U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew
  • The latest crisis facing the U.S. dollar
  • A visit by Chinese leaders to Algeria
  • China’s nuclear plans
  • The battles and struggles of Uruguay’s Tupamaro guerrillas
  • A police officer fined for daring to take part in a strike
  • Acts of intimidation within the Greek Community of Alexandria
  • The need to rebuild the historic Greek Athletic Union of Alexandria (AEEA)
  • Egyptian leader Anwar El Sadat’s address to the Armed Forces
  • A mother’s desperate effort to find her child through the United Nations