Czechs call for brutal truth on Moscow pact
Czechoslovak leaders urged citizens to reject passive submission and back Dubcek and President Svoboda as Soviet terms in Moscow draw parallel to the 1938 Munich Pact. Czechoslovak Radio called the agreement dictating terms and urged defiance amid ongoing occupation.
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UPI
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Moscow
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Dubcek
Ludvik Svoboda
National Assembly
Wenceslas Square
Aassembly
Foreign Ministry
Svoboda
Oldrich Cernik
Jozef Smrkovsky
Kremlin
Konrad Henlein
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Humphrey Gains Momentum As Kennedy Draft Hopes Fade
Chicago reports Hubert H. Humphrey appears poised for a first ballot win for the Democratic nomination with Sen Edward M Kennedy disavowing candidacy. McCarthy and McGovern concede a tough fight while Kennedy’s potential draft draws interest in key states. Platform talks split the convention with a dove wing seeking an immediate Vietnam bombing halt and a Johnson-backed peace stance. See CONVENTION Page 22, Col. 3.
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UPI
Kennedy
California
New York
Ohio
Massachusetts
Platform
Vietnam
Johnson
Humphrey
Dove
North Vietnam
Vermont Delegates Split At Convention For RFK Votes
Vermont's 22 Democratic National Convention delegates will be divided three ways as ballot ordering begins. An unofficial tally shows Hubert H. Humphrey receiving nine votes, George McGovern seven, with remaining votes split among others.
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Chicago
UPI
Vermont
Hubert H. Humphrey
Sen
George McGovern
Hanoi pressing for bombing halt with no reciprocal restraint
Paris talks stall as U.S. negotiator Harriman urges private sessions and broader steps beyond a planned March 31 partial halt. Hanoi demands reciprocal restraint before any halt, while Thuy rebuts, and Johnson signals possible further moves if Hanoi responds. News notes McCarthy’s surge in Vermont and New England voting dynamics at the Democratic convention.
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Paris
UPI
United States
Hanoi
Vietnam
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
Johnson
North Vietnam
Flats Congestion To Be Aired By Selectmen and Highway Board
Bennington residents will press state officials to ease congestion on U S 7 in the Flats area north of town. The Vermont Highway Board will meet October 1 in Bennington with District Highway Engineer Ivor S Pelsue and then meet selectmen and legislators at the road site. Local officials say immediate steps are needed despite long term plans for a bypass and upgrade. H J Wallace of Old Bennington helps push for action and a firsthand look at the hazardous two lane stretch.
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White Creek
N.Y
Ralph G. Quackenbush
Cobble Hill Road
Lisa Pierce
Bennington
Quackenbushes
North Hoosick
Ralph Quackenbush Jr
Selectmen and Highway Board
U.S. 7
Vermont Highway Board
Ivor S. Pelsue
Highway Board
H. J. Wallace
Old Bennington
U.S.7
Humphrey Prepares Speech Of Acceptance
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey works on the final draft of his acceptance speech for the Democratic presidential nomination. He tours Chicago hotels to rally delegates and pursues party unity while attacking Nixon. His expected first ballot total is about 1,585 votes with many state caucuses visited.
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Chicago
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
Connecticut
Washington
Oregon
Alaska
Hawaii
Kentucky
Nevada
Virginia
New York
Larry O’brien
Robert
Donna
Douglas
Skip
Nancy
Ike's Doctors Reflect Careful Optimism
Washington UPI reports former President Dwight D. Eisenhower showed further decrease in heart irritability and spent another comfortable night at Walter Reed. Doctors described cautious optimism, noting his spirits were good and he enjoyed light music, though his condition remains critical and could worsen. Eisenhower’s son John and family have returned to Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.
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UPI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Eisenhower
Maddox Withdraws From Democratic Presidential Race
Georgia Governor Lester Maddox ends his brief campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in Chicago. He denounces the party's liberal leadership, criticizes major candidates, and calls for Georgia delegates to walk out at the convention. He says he cannot support any liberal candidate.
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Chicago
UPI
Lester Maddox
Georgia
Maddox
George C. Wallace
Vietnam
Democratic- Socialist Party
Inside Mt Anthony column foresees new school year
On the Inside Mt Anthony student column looks forward to a new school year with notes on curriculum, student life, and upcoming events for the fall term. Parole officer blames parents for Bennington teens misbehavior. Pownal sets a date for zoning mobile home regulation votes. Shaftsbury sign ordinance amendments seen in the offing. Final review of season for Williamstown Theatre.
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Mt. Anthony
Pownal
Mobile Home Regulation
Shaftsbury
D C Delegates Nominate Negro For President At Convention
At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, D C delegates plan to place Reverend Channing Phillips of Washington in nomination as a favorite son. Phillips is supported by about 200 Black delegates nationwide and would be seconded by Phillip R Stern William Simons and Rep John Conyers as voting begins. Phillips notes many supporters may miss the vote due to prior primary commitments as he shifts from Kennedy to McGovern.
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Johnson
Kennedy
UPI
Humphrey
McCarthy
Chicago
Columbia
Channing Phillips
Washington
Phillips
Philip R. Stern
William Simons
Rep
John Conyers
Michigan
D.C
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