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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1968
Page
1
The Pueblo crisis deepens as North Korea reiterates that the 82 crewmen will not be returned without a formal U S apology and a pledge never to repeat crimes. Pyongyang says the ship intruded north Korean waters on January 23 and acted in self defense.
Elizabeth Taylor is set to leave Fitzroy Nuffield Nursing Home next Tuesday or Wednesday after steadily improving since a partial hysterectomy last Sunday.
Nelson Rockefeller would pursue a new world order through East West cooperation and open dialogue with Red China, if elected. Sen. Charles Percy endorsed Rockefeller in Boston as 35,875 fans watched at Fenway Park, while Nixon denied any vice presidential deal. Humphrey urged broader public participation in administration decisions, and Wallace’s Providence rally saw boos and free speech quips.
National Guardsmen and police patrolled Cleveland's East Side after a curfew and a night of looting and fires that left 10 people, including three policemen, dead in shootings Tuesday. Mayor Stokes weighs a second curfew as looting and arson losses reach 1.5 million dollars.
Rockefeller urged improving chances of accommodating both the United States and the Soviet Union to halt the arms race and avoid small wars in the Middle East from widening. Senator Eugene McCarthy said he would drop plans to meet North Vietnamese officials in Paris, citing the Honolulu communique and reduced prospects for settlement and further U.S. military action.
In Chicago a food store on the North Side was vandalized injuring more than a dozen people as local youths clashed with police. In Maywood a second disturbance drew crowds and prompted police to intervene amid growing tensions.
Bolivia's government collapses as Interior Minister linked to Fidel Castro is exposed during Castro diary publication. Barrientos faces crisis with coalition resignation and military pressure amid unrest and arrest of a senator. The chaos mirrors unrelated Chicago-North Side riots sparked by NAACP meeting and youth protests.
In Saigon a military court sentenced Truong Dinh Dzu, 51, to five years hard labor for advocating talks with the Viet Cong and a coalition including the NLF. The court cited actions harmful to anti Communist resolve as the trial lasted 1 hour 25 minutes. Dzu argued talks only with non Communist NLF members.
Prague leaders urged nationwide unity as decisive talks with the Soviet party loom amid rumors of a split stance. The party presidium removed Lt. Gen. Vaclav Prohlik from a key Central Committee role and abolished his political department, a move seen as Kremlin appeasement.
Cleveland peacekeeping volunteers employ taunts about police danger to deter looting crowds on Superior Avenue. Mayor Stokes backs the plan, aiming for short term calm and long term neighborhood pride. Charles Lucas, congressional candidate, supports community responsibility for peace.
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