▁follow ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁The ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁voted ▁un anim ously ▁( 8 8 ▁to ▁ 0 ) ▁to ▁rat ify ▁the ▁ 7 9 - n ation ▁Out er ▁Space ▁Tre aty ▁prohib iting ▁weapons ▁in ▁outer ▁space . ▁The ▁col ony ▁of ▁Sw az il and ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁prote ctor ate ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁with ▁internal ▁self - g overn ment . ▁ ▁The ▁Ng w eny ama ▁( Param ount ▁Chief ) ▁of ▁the ▁Sw azi ▁people , ▁Sob hu za ▁II , ▁was ▁recognized ▁as ▁King ▁and ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁government . ▁ ▁Full ▁independence ▁would ▁be ▁granted ▁on ▁September ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁Tw enty - se ven ▁people ▁in ▁K iev ▁were ▁killed ▁when ▁the ▁bus ▁they ▁were ▁on ▁s ank ▁into ▁the ▁D nie per ▁River ▁in ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁SS R . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁departure ▁from ▁the ▁existing ▁Soviet ▁policy ▁to ▁not ▁public ize ▁acc idents , ▁the ▁newspaper ▁for ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁SS R ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁reported ▁the ▁accident ▁nine ▁days ▁later . ▁ ▁Government ▁investig ators ▁concluded ▁that ▁the ▁driver ▁had ▁" vi ol ated ▁traffic ▁rules ▁by ▁passing ▁a ▁tr uck , ▁causing ▁the ▁bus ▁to ▁become ▁accident ally ▁h itch ed ▁to ▁a ▁street car ▁b um per ", ▁then ▁s wer ved ▁out ▁of ▁control ▁and ▁crash ed ▁through ▁a ▁guard ▁rail . ▁ ▁Only ▁five ▁people ▁were ▁res cu ed ▁from ▁the