News stories from Sunday September 19, 1971

Summaries of the stories the major media outlets considered to be of particular importance on this date:

The number of new voters between the ages of 18 and 24 could change the make-up of Congress in next year's election. In 31 of the 33 states that will elect Senators, the number of new voters exceeds the margin by which the incumbent won his last race. The same situation exists in 70 percent of the House districts for which figures are available. [New York Times] Secretary General Thant of the United Nations issued his final annual report today in which he spoke bluntly and made judgments that are likely to displease some members. Mr. Thant asked that the United Nations be given more power under his successor. Mr. Thant discussed the Middle East, Vietnam, Germany and the admission of China. [New York Times] After 16 hours of talks with Soviet leaders, the West German Chancellor, Willy Brandt, said that his most vivid impression was a new and positive "realism" on the part of Leonid Brezhnev toward the problems of Europe and relations with the West. Mr. Brandt said that the Soviet leadership realized that he was talking with the approval and the cooperation of the United States and the Western allies. [New York Times] George Jackson, the "Soledad Brother" who was shot and killed during an afternoon of violence at San Quentin Prison, had remained something of a mystery although his death has been discussed and written about across the country. To his followers, he was a revolutionary, a leader and a hero. To police and prison officials he was a troublemaker, a sociopath who would always be a danger to society. [New York Times] Bowing to the climate of the times, the Army no longer requires a stylized form of bayonet training with the trainee yelling "Kill, Kill." Instead, the new training manuals encourage a more free-wheeling attack, stressing that any type of hand thrust will get the job done in the event that a soldier is forced to use his bayonet. [New York Times]