News 1 maart

01 maart 1987 – RIPS AT FC THE HAGUE - AJAX: 25 INJURED, MATCH ABANDONED

Den Haag – Hit large-scale riots in the stands at FC Den Haag - Ajax 25 people injured. The problems start when supporters from The Hague throw stones at the Ajax supporters. Then the ME intervenes (several police stations were closed, to get enough police on their feet) and there are hard blows. In halftime it is decided to stop the game. The match is never played.

01 maart 1974 - GOVERNMENT: MOVING PTT NORTH

Den Haag – The cabinet is presenting plans to move some of the state-owned companies to poorer parts of the country. For example, Statistics Netherlands has to go to Limburg and there are plans to relocate the PTT headquarters to Leeuwarden and Groningen. It comes down to 30.000 people have to move and they are not happy with that. Several actions are planned (especially from the PTTs), but the movement just goes (largely) door. Then we will be almost ten years later.

01 maart 1979 - GOVERNMENT INSTITUTE: LUNS WAS A MEMBER OF THE NSB

Rotterdam - According to the director of the National Institute for War Documentation, Lou de Jong, is a former minister and current Secretary-General of NATO, Joseph Luns, was a member of the NSB in the 1930s. Luns denies, he says he attended some meetings, but never as a member. If De Jong shows the registration forms, Luns cannot help but admit it. His brother registered him (1933) and deregistered a few years later.