1970 Australian Senate election: The Liberal/Country Coalition Government led by Prime Minister John Gorton and the Labor Party led by Gough Whitlam each ended up with 26 seats; both suffering a swing against them. The Democratic Labor Party won an additional seat and held the balance of power in the Senate. To date, this was the last occasion where a Senate election was held without an accompanying House Of Representatives election. November 22 – Guinean president Ahmed Sékou Touré accuses Portugal of an attack when hundreds of mercenaries land near the capital Conakry. The Guinean army repels the landing attempts over the next three days. November 25 – 29 – A U.N. delegation arrives to investigate the Guinea situation. November 25 – In Tokyo, author and Tatenokai militia leader Yukio Mishima and his followers take over the headquarters of the Japan Self-Defense Forces in an attempted coup d'état. After Mishima's speech fails to sway public opinion towards his right-wing political beliefs, including restoration of the powers of the Emperor, he commits seppuku (public ritual suicide). November 27 – Bolivian artist Benjamin Mendoza tries to assassinate Pope Paul VI during his visit in Manila. November 28 – The Montréal Alouettes defeat the Calgary Stampeders, 23–10, to win the 58th Grey Cup. December December 1 The Italian Chamber of Deputies accepts the new divorce law. Ethiopia recognizes the People's Republic of China. The Basque ETA kidnaps West German Eugen Beihl in San Sebastián. Luis Echeverría becomes president of Mexico. December 2 – The United States Environmental Protection Agency is established. December 3 October Crisis: In Montreal, kidnapped British Trade Commissioner James Cross is released by the Front de libération du Québec terrorist group after being held hostage for 60 days. Police negotiate his release and in return the Government of Canada grants 5 terrorists from the FLQ's Chenier Cell their request for safe passage to Cuba. Burgos Trial: In Burgos, Spain, the trial of 16 Basque terrorism suspects begins. December 4 The Spanish government declares a 3-month martial law in the Basque county of Guipuzcoa, over strikes and demonstrations. The U.N. announces that Portuguese navy and army units were responsible for the attempted invasion of Guinea. December 5 The Asian and Australian tour of Pope Paul VI ends. Fluminense wins the Brazil Football Championship. December 7 Giovanni Enrico Bucher, the Swiss ambassador to Brazil, is kidnapped in Rio de Janeiro; kidnappers demand