Liberalization in Prague as New Czechoslovakia Debuts
In Prague's Old Town Square a crowd voices longing for democracy as Dubcek and allies push a liberal course. Censorship eases, discussions flourish, and Masaryk and Jan Masaryk imagery flood streets while the regime faces currency needs and party purges.
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Prager
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Antonio Novotnny
Communist Party
Novotny
Alexander Dubcek
Oldrich Cernik
Ludvik Svoboda
Thomas Garrigue Masaryk
Jan
Vaclavske Namesi
Jan Masaryk
M16 Rifles Still Center Of Dispute
Washington AP report of a House Armed Services subcommittee reopening M16 contract hearings. It questions why a $20 million cheaper Mare-mont bid was rejected in favor of General Motors Hydra-Matic and Harrington & Richardson, amid price, wage, and tooling cost explainers.
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Washington
House
Armed Services
Richard H. Schord
D- Mo
Army
General Motors
Ichord
George S. McGovern
DSD
Senate
Maremort Co
Saco
Maine
Harrington & Richardson
Worcester
Mass
Hydra-Matic Division
Ypsi-lani
Mich
H&r
Labor Department
Detroit
Defense Department
Colt Industries, Inc
Hartford
Maremont
Maremont Corporation
Man Talks Despondent Climber Down From Pittsburgh Bridge
Pittsburgh AP report says mountain-climbing instructor Ivan Jicak halted lunch to climb the downtown bridge and talk a suicidal man down from a 20 foot perch. The man was rescued and hospitalized at Allegheny General Hospital where he is under treatment.
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Pittsburgh
Ivan Jicak
Point Pridze
Jiejak
Allegheny General Hospital
Buffalo Rescue Ends Safer for Village in Vietnam
In Vinh Loc village villagers blame American troops as a stray water buffalo falls into a shallow well. First Lt. Robert Dehlinger deploys a tank recovery vehicle and a steel cable to lift the 700 pound animal. The owner wails while the boy keeper fears for safety but the buffalo is finally freed without further incident.
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Cuch
Vietnam
United States
Vinh Loc Vililege
Robert Dehringer
Staten Island
N.Y
Dehlinger
Papa San
Papa-Sar
Mount Sing
Deblinger
Two Dueling Actors Disturb Neighborhood on Lake Shore
Police were called when two actors filming a sword duel across from Oak Street Beach disturbed residents on Lake Shore Drive. Officers investigated, found no crime, and left. the stunt was part of a movie shoot.
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Swanky
Lake Shore Drive
Oak Street Beach
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