Czechs Welcome Soviet Leaders on Prague Visit
In Prague Brezhnev and Kosygin were greeted by mass crowds with red flags as Czechoslovakia signals improved Kremlin ties. The visit includes a 20 year treaty and recognition of the 1968 invasion, amid tight security and a Soviet military delegation.
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Matvei V. Zaharov
Javits Warns on Repression and Nixon Rhetoric
Senator Jacob Javits told a Brown University audience that an insidious form of repression against expression and dissent is tolerated at the highest government levels. He criticized the Nixon era silent majority and southern strategy as tools to divide for political conquest, warning of growing threats to civil liberties amid domestic unrest.
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Fierce Battle in Northern Jordan Valley Reported
United Press International notes a two day clash in the Northern Jordan Valley with about 1500 Israeli troops and 35 tanks. Al Fatah claims 19 guerrillas dead or wounded while Israeli losses are undisclosed. Egyptian reports say one Israeli plane was shot down. Sadat warns of intensified Israeli air strikes while Dayan cites Soviet pilots aiding Egypt and urges USA to act decisively.
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Blackmun Seen As Strong Front-Runner For Senate Approval
Washington UPI reports Harry A. Blackmun of Minnesota, Nixon's third Supreme Court nominee, appears a shoo-in for swift Senate Judiciary Committee approval and likely confirmation. The panel is poised to back the nomination unanimously, following earlier contentious rounds over Haynsworth and Carswell. The AFL-CIO endorsed Blackmun, praising his honesty and civil liberties stance, while noting no witnesses opposed him.
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White Panther Leader Placed on FBI's Most Wanted List
Lawrence Robert Plamondon, 24, dubbed the hippie minister of defense for the White Panther party, was named among the FBI's 10 most wanted. He faces federal charges for bombing an Ann Arbor CIA recruiting office, narcotics in three states, and unlawfully supplying false names to gun dealers. The FBI labels him dangerous. Plamondon, linked to TransLove Energies, has a history of arrests and is described with distinctive traits and scars.
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Harvard Lampoon Declares Secession From United States
Cambridge Harvard Lampoon declares itself the Sovereign State of Lampoon with no taxes no draft and no work promising endless Playboy jokes as its weapon and seeking UN recognition while joking about Cambodia and Nixon in a satirical secession stunt led by Jeff Lowenfels the temporary secretary of state.
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Reischauer Joins Critics of Nixon's Cambodia Move
Harvard scholars led by Edwin O. Reischauer condemn Nixon's Cambodia decision. They warn the move deepens war and risks a global moral crisis, urging a slow withdrawal and questioning the stated military rationale. They note Vietnamization may fail and Project Nixon could trigger a broader conflict.
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Ninth Anniversary of First American in Space
CAPE KENNEDY APS Nine years ago today a rocket named Redstone carried Alan B Shepard Jr to space in a 15 minute suborbital flight. Now 46 he is slated to command the next moon mission with Roosa and Mitchell. A delay may arise from Apollo 13 inquiry.
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