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Czechoslovak Communist leadership pushes democratic election idea
Prague sources report the reformist Czechoslovak Communist presidium backing a new democratic election law while signaling no Western style opposition. The National Assembly will study the proposal and consider reducing Interior Ministry powers including the secret police. Local May elections may be postponed to June to reflect reforms. A labor strike in Pisek signals wider liberalization pressures.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
National Assembly
Interior Ministry
Tanjug
Pisek
Bohemia
Presidium
Zdenek Mlynar
National Front
Antonin Novotny
Josef Smrkovsky
Ludvik Svoboda