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Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1968

Page

3

Soviet Prague clash over liberal course escalates show down demand

Moscow demands a show down meeting on Soviet soil with Prague leaders as Pravda accuses Czechoslovakia of anti socialist propaganda. Prague reportedly favors meeting on their own soil while Dubcek resists capitulation amid troop withdrawal and arms cache rumors.

Moscow Soviet Communist Party Prague Soviet Union Pravda Warsaw East Germany Poland Bulgaria Hungary Czechoslovakia East Bloc Communist Party Aganda Alexander Dubcek Russia

Reward offered for registered Negro Wallace supporters in Alabama

HARTSELLE Ala AP William Bradford Hale a well known Alabama author offered 500 reward to anyone who can find a registered Negro voter in Alabama supporting George Wallace for president Hale said Wallace on national television implies there are Negroes in Alabama who in 1966 wanted his wife to be governor and in 1968 want him president He and many Negroes have searched the state and have not found a bona fide Negro Wallaceite Hale is author of The Americanization of Emily and The Revolt of Mamie Stover.

Hartselle Ala William Bradford Hale Alabama George Wallace Hause Huie Emily Mamie Stover

Senate Delays Fortas Move as Thornberry Test Planned

Senate leaders expect action on Abe Fortas to wait until after Labor Day with a long recess for conventions, as Eastland says Thornberry may be questioned briefly and then postponed until Fortas is confirmed. Liberty Lobby opposes Fortas citing communist ties and alleged corruption links. Strom Thurmond signals possible filibuster on both Johnson nominees.

Washington Senate Abe Fortas Johnson Supreme Court Hecter Thornberry James O. Eastland Senate Judiciary Committee Thornberry Sam J. Ervin Jr D. N.C Fortes Watter Eastland D-Miss Fortas Liberty Lobby Earl Warren W. B. Hicks Jr Justice Fortas Hicks Walter Jenkins Bobby Baker Strom Thurmond R-S.c

House Turns To Study Of Mail Order Sale Of Guns

The House, blocking Johnson gun registration hopes, turned to a proposed ban on mail order sales of rifles and shotguns and ammunitions. Amendments licensing gun owners and banning interstate mail sales were set for action before a final vote. Aimed at stronger gun controls, the measure would add long guns and ammunition to the pistol mail order ban and prohibit sales to juveniles and nonresidents, with penalties for using guns in federal felonies.

Washington iHouse Johnson Senate House Rohnson Robert F. Kennedy Jonathan B. Bingham

Two Demo governors urge Humphrey resignation as tactic

In Cincinnati, Gov. Philip Hoff of Vermont and Gov. Kenneth Curtis of Maine urged Hubert Humphrey to consider resigning as vice president to spark his White House bid. Hoff said the move would show independence from Johnson, while Curtis favored Kennedy as a potential running mate to energize the ticket.

Cincinnati, Ohio Hubert H. Humphrey White House Philip H. Hoff Vermeant Humphrey Johnson Hoff Kenneth M. Curtis Maine Washington Edward M. Kennedy Curtis Kennedy Minnesota Eugene J. McCarthy Hubert Humphrey McCarthy Sen. McCarthy California Ronald Reagan Cincinnati New York Nelson A.rockefeller Reagan Rocketeer Richard M. Nixon Nixon

Pre Induction Tests Suspended By Selective Service

Washington AP reports the Selective Service System ordered focal draft boards to stop scheduling new pre induction physical exams in August and September to cut spending. A spokesman says no cut in monthly draft calls yet and only personnel and transportation for the physicals are being reduced. The action is a temporary delaying measure to reassess future needs.

Washington Selective Service System Focal Selective Service Pentagon

Little-Noticed Proviso To Choice Rights Bill

The House passed a Labor HEW appropriation proviso by Rep Jamie L Whitten to bar federal funds from compelling busing or forcing school choices. It aims to restrain HEW from actions tied to desegregation, potentially shaping freedom of choice plans and federal aid conditions for districts. Civil rights officials warn it could curb the department's leverage in implementing school integration.

House Senate Department Supreme Court

Heart Transplant Patient Improves at St Luke's Houston

Fred C. Everman, 58, of Alexandria, Virginia, the world’s 26th heart recipient, shows progress after receiving the heart of Evelyn G. Krikorian, 33, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital in Houston. Surgeon team led by Dr. Denton A. Cooley reports Everman in very satisfactory condition with four transplant patients progressing well. Krikorian died after cardiac arrest complications. operation began 10 minutes after death.

Houston St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Fred C. Everman Alexandria Everman Denton A. Cooley Evelyn G. Krikorian Bremehaven Germany United States Krikorian Manned Spacecraft Center Here

Did You Know Tokyo’s size rivals Australia’s population

The message notes Tokyo as the largest city globally with a population approaching that of the entire Australian continent, highlighting the striking contrast between urban density and continental population.

All Electric Air Conditioning Powers Humidity Control

You learn that all electric air conditioning removes humidity and runs on electricity only. The system offers simple rugged operation, long service life, and efficient performance. Its low cost can save several hundred dollars in central home cooling compared with other methods.

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