January 3-9
→ North Korea proposed that South Korea open up talks to share hosting the summer Olympics (Jan 4)
→ The Soviets announced a 5 year plan to study gamma rays from the space station in order to prepare for an eventual mission to Mars (Jan 4)
→ The Soviets allowed Jewish emigration to increase (Jan 5)
→ The Soviet Union began removing the name of Brezhnev from the nation due to the belief that his policies had weakened the nation (Jan 6)