Eisenhower in Critical Condition but Showing Encouraging Signs
Doctors at Walter Reed Army Hospital reported General Eisenhower spent a comfortable night and showed a continued decrease in cardiac irregularities. While the general remains in critical condition, physicians noted encouraging signs and discussed a drug reported to be bretylium tosylate, though details were not confirmed. Nixon called the battle to survive courageous and said the general’s life could be saved, as he visited the hospital and spoke with doctors and family.
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Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Washington Post
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Post
Gen. Eisenhower
Mamie
Richard M. Nixon
John
Nixon
McCarthy Forces Arm For Floor Fight
McCarthy allies prepare a three pronged convention challenge against Humphrey with plans on Vietnam policy delegate seating and unit rule votes. Mitchell predicts a strong floor fight as McCarthy seeks open representation and to unseat the gag rule amid civil rights and East West tensions.
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Chicago
Eugene J. McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Stephen A. Mitchell
McCarthy
Eee
Minnesota
Philadelphia
Platform Committee
Washington
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Vietnam
Humphrey
Security Council
Johnson
Mitchell
Joseph L. Rauh Jr
Americans For Democratic Action
ADA
Credentials Committee
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
MacCarth Povellens
Mississippi
Rauh
Moving in Cycles Not Circles Says Chuckle
A playful quip notes it is more dignified to describe progress as cycling than as circling aimlessly. The line teases the idea that moving forward or in loops yields similar outcomes, framed in a light humorous tone.
Soviet Tanks and Troops Invade Czechoslovakia Across Country
In Prague and major towns the Soviet Union and allied forces move in to quell liberal reforms. East German Polish Bulgarian and Hungarian units join. Initial reports list several dead and dozens wounded as clashes erupt around the Prague radio station and other sites.
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Prague
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
East Germany
Poland
Bulgaria
Hungary
Foreign Ministry
Kremlin
Europe
Yugoslavia
Tass
Bohemian
Liberac
Johnson Asks Withdrawal Of Troops From Czechoslovakia
President Johnson denounces the invasion of Czechoslovakia as tragic and contrived and appeals to the Soviet Union and other intervening nations to withdraw their troops.
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Washington
Johnson
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
Police Chief Clark Objects to Civil Service Authority Clash
Police Chief John H. Clark seeks a declaratory judgment in York County urging the town council and town manager set department policy while the civil service commission lacks administrative power over police and fire. Subpoenas were issued to seven council members and three commission members for a hearing before Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justice Armand A. Dufresne Jr. to resolve delineation of authority.
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Bill Houston
Old Orchard Beach
Leon F. Jones
Civl Service Commission
Council
Civil Service Commission
Maine Supreme Judicial Court
Armand A. Dufresne Jr
Lewiston
York County
John H. Clark
Eoype
Clark
Commission
Town Council
Johnson and Dobrynin discuss Prague invasion late night
President Johnson and Vice President Humphrey remained in the White House past 3 a.m. after Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin brought word of Soviet and allied troops entering Czechoslovakia. The NSC met to review limited details as Rusk summoned the envoy for a late briefing.
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Washington
Johnson
Anatoly Dobrynin
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Hubert H. Humphrey
White House
National Security Council
Humphrey
NSC
Dobrynin
Poland
East Germany
Associated Press
Prague Radio
Soviet Invasion Steals Czechoslovakia Liberal Hopes
AP report describes the swift Soviet thrust into Czechoslovakia shattering Western hopes for a freer path. UK Prime Minister Wilson and NATO allies rushed to react while Bonn denounced the invasion as a violation of sovereignty. Soviet envoy Smirnovsky delivered the message after midnight, triggering urgent government briefings. Foreign leaders condemned the move as cold war reversal.
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London
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
Mihail N. Smirnovsky
Lord Chalfont
Foreign Office
Harold Wilson
Scilly Isles
Wilson
Ashington
NATO
Phillip Kaiser
U.S
Chalfont
Michael Stewart
Downing Street
Alex Douglas-Home
Tion Conservative Party
Russia
Bonn
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Willy Brandt
Gerhard Schroeder
Brandt
Western Europe Seventh Army Strength At Lowest Ebb
The Soviet move into Czechoslovakia comes as the U S Seventh Army in West Germany shrinks to about 200000 men due to pay balance strains. Air power cuts, Vietnam commitments, and general Europe tension leave U S military leaders wary of a European crisis while Czech and Warsaw Pact forces mount a large, multi nation threat.
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Czechoslovakia
U.S. 7Th Army
West Europe
U.S
West Germany
Iron Curtain
Berlin
United States
Europe
Russia
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