Troops To Be Withdrawn From Czechoslovakia
Moscow and four Warsaw Pact allies agreed on conditions for pulling their troops from Czechoslovakia and pledged not to interfere in its internal affairs during withdrawal. Observers say several Pact troops may stay along West Germany and Austria borders. about 200,000 troops are involved, to pull from cities into camps and countryside. The communique cited frank talks and mutual decisions, noting Czechoslovakia did not raise the issue at the UN and seeking immediate withdrawal.
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Antonin Novotny
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Democrats Battle Over Delegates and Vietnam Plank
Chicago dispatch reports Democratic factions clashed over seating contested delegates and prepared for a heated fight over the Vietnam plank. Humphrey led in delegate counts while McCarthy and McGovern trailed. a Georgia delegation challenge sparked floor turmoil and a temporary adjournment before resuming at 7 p.m. EDT.
Czech Girl in Manchester Fears 'Compromise' with Russia
Miss Olga Michakova, 20, a Prague resident visiting Manchester, expresses shock at Soviet troops moving into Czechoslovakia. She contrasts life under the Dubcek regime with prior conditions, noting greater freedom to read and write in Prague, while lamenting the loss of liberal reforms. Her hosts in Manchester are Mr and Mrs Wood S Cornell, staying at the Reluctant Panther inn. sponsors arranged her U S travel.
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Arthur Harris
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Vermonters Threaten To Walk Out At Convention
Vermont McCarthy supporters warn they will walk out if Humphrey is nominated. Douglas Winslow and Robert Daniels say they would leave the convention floor, while others weigh the party’s unity and November fate.
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Humphrey
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William Hollister
Enosburg
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FBI report shows Vermont leads New England crime rise
UPI reports New England states share rising crime nationwide with Vermont, despite being 47th in population, recording the largest increase among the six regional states. The brief notes regional trends and Vermont’s relative position within New England.
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Firearms Involved In Five of Six Slayings
Vermont led New England in firearm use in murder and non-negligent manslaughter for 1962 through 1967 at 83.6 percent, with Rhode Island lowest at 34.1 percent. The FBI report also details 1967 state crime totals, rates per 100,000, and nationwide firearm involvement at 58.2 percent of 59,015 murders. Vermont's rise and regional contrasts frame the data alongside state murder rates and firearm shares.
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Inside Vermont building at the Eastern States Exposition
Description of the Inside Vermont exhibit at the Eastern States Exposition appears on page 3 with an editorial noting it is not a Kennedy year on page 4. Garden club results show Arlington’s top flower power on page 6. A feature profiles a research project at the McCullough Big House on page 7.
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Georgia Delegation Split Aboard At Democratic Convention
At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago a compromise would seat both rival Georgia delegations with equal 43 votes each after an overnight session. The Bond faction, initially barred from floor seating, ended up in various delegations as the Credentials Committee moved to seat both groups. Also discussed were challenges to North Carolina and Alabama delegations while Mississippi was ousted in favor of a biracial loyalist group.
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Joseph Doorley
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Richard J. Hughes
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Heavy fighting at Duc Lap end of siege persists
North Vietnamese artillery pounded the U S Green Beret camp at Duc Lap five times as reinforcements retook the hilltop base. U S and South Vietnamese forces reported 59 enemy rounds and 59 killed on the Communist side, including 12 Americans, with 803 bodies found around the hilltop and thousands of Reds killed in the nine days since the siege began.
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New York Raises Jobless Benefits Under New State Law
Albany officials announced a new state law increasing weekly unemployment benefits from 55 to 65 dollars and the minimum from 10 to 20 dollars. The changes, costing about 20 million dollars annually and raising the qualifying wage from 300 to 600 dollars, take effect Monday.
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