200,000. October October 2 – The Wichita State University football team's "Gold" plane crashes in Colorado, killing most of the players. They were on their way (along with administrators and fans) to a game with Utah State University. October 3 In Lebanon, the government of Prime Minister Rashid Karami resigns. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is formed. The Weather Bureau is renamed to National Weather Service, as part of NOAA. Pope Paul VI names Saint Catherine of Siena as the second female Doctor of the Church. October 4 Jochen Rindt becomes Formula One World Driving Champion, the first to earn the honor posthumously. In Bolivia, Army Commander General Rogelio Miranda and a group of officers rebel and demand the resignation of President Alfredo Ovando Candía, who fires him. October 5 – The Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) kidnaps James Cross in Montreal and demands release of all its imprisoned members, beginning Quebec's October Crisis. The next day the Canadian government announces that it will not meet the demand. October 6 Bolivian President Alfredo Ovando Candía resigns; General Rogelio Miranda takes over but resigns soon after. October 7 – General Juan José Torres becomes the new President of Bolivia. October 8 The U.S. Foreign Office announces the renewal of arms sales to Pakistan. Soviet author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Vietnam War: In Paris, a Communist delegation rejects U.S. President Richard Nixon's peace proposal as "a maneuver to deceive world opinion." October 9 – The Khmer Republic is proclaimed in Cambodia, escalating the Cambodian Civil War between the government and the Khmer Rouge. October 10 Fiji becomes independent. October Crisis: In Montreal, Quebec Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte becomes the second statesman kidnapped by members of the FLQ terrorist group. October 11 – Eleven French soldiers are killed in a shootout with rebels in Chad. October 12 – Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon announces that the United States will withdraw 40,000 more troops before Christmas. October 13 – Saeb Salam forms a government in Lebanon. October 14 – A Chinese nuclear test is conducted in Lop Nor. October 15 A section of the new West Gate Bridge in Melbourne collapses into the river below, killing 35 construction workers. In Egypt, a referendum supports Anwar Sadat 90.04%. October 16 – October Crisis: The Canadian government declares a state of emergency and outlaws the Quebec