Czechs Mourn Loss of Freedom in Prague Row
In Prague crowds laid pink carnations on St. Wenceslas statue as soldiers moved in to curb protests. Dubcek was ousted as secretary, replaced by Gustav Husak, signaling a return to Moscow style control and suppression of press freedoms and demonstrations.
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Prague
UPI
St. Wenceslas
St. Wenceslas Square
Alexander Dubcek
Popular Communist Party
Party
Dubcek
Gustav Husak
Kremlin
Russia
Marquette Dike Holds Back Mississippi Flood Waters
The mile long Marquette dike held back Mississippi flood waters as the river rose to 19.75 feet in the Marquette McGregor and Prairie du Chien areas. Evacuations occurred for riverfront families while dirt hauling and sandbagging continued. Coast guard assigned boats and men to assist. bridge 18 may close once river hits 20.3 feet. Continued on page 3.
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Marquette
Marquette- McGregor
Prairie du Chien
McGregor
The
Coast Guard
A Happy Marriage Is Deeply In Love As In Debt Chuckle
A lighthearted quip notes that a content marriage blends affection with financial strain. The joke hinges on a paradox between romance and debt, illustrating humor in lasting partnership.
Calculated Aggression Is Charged In Korean Armistice Meeting
U S representative confronted North Korea over the downing of a U S reconnaissance plane and walked out after 42 minutes in one of the shortest Korean Military Armistice Commission meetings. Major General James Knapp called the act calculated aggression. North Korea’s Major General Lee Choon sun accused the U N command, then pressed for unit identification before the talks ended.
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James Knapp
U. S. Air Force
Korean Armistice Commission
Panmunjom
U.S
North Korea
Korean Military Armistice Commission
Air Force
Lee Choon-sun
Lee
Knapp
U.N
Korea
Sirhan Fate Deliberations Masked by Conscience Question
The Los Angeles court heard prosecutors say jurors must let conscience decide Sirhan Sirhan's punishment after a first degree murder verdict in Senator Robert Kennedy's death. They did not seek the death penalty directly, noting no precedent exists for political assassins. The penalty phase is set to begin Monday with limited witnesses.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Sirhan Sirhan
Lynn Compton
Newsmen
Sirhan
Sen
Robert Kennedy
Compton
San Quentin
Herbert Walker
Russell Parsons
Grant Cooper
Walker
San, ‘Quentin
Clinton Duffy
California
Medicaid squeeze forces Good Samaritan to drop program
WAUKON The administrator Rev Arlin H Adams says bureaucratic delays in Medicaid funding will force Good Samaritan nursing home to drop the program June 30. Upgrading services to meet Medicaid standards raises costs while state funds to cover Medicaid patients are short. The facility added Title 19 services last November and has served Medicaid patients since then amid statewide strain on caseloads and funding.
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Waukon
Good Samaritan Nursing Home
Arlin H. Adams
Adams
Waukon Nursing Home
Nixon orders resumption of U S recon flights near Korea
President Nixon announced the resumption of U S reconnaissance flights off North Korea after the loss of an unarmed navy plane with 31 crewmen. He pledged protection for U S planes and ships in international waters or airspace, while noting future steps depend on North Korea's reaction and developments. He also reiterated his tax and civil rights positions and affirmed the Safeguard missile system as essential to national security.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
U. S.S
North Korea
U. S
Congress
U.S
South Viet‘nam
Paris
Iowa security hospital address reassurances amid local concerns
Iowa corrections chief Nolan Ellandson told residents Friday the new security hospital north of Iowa City is not a monster. The facility near completion across from Oakdale will open late summer with 93 beds and a $5 million capital investment aimed at treating mentally ill prisoners. He noted budget figures are lower than state requests and expressed optimism about ongoing improvements.
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Iowa City
Nolan Ellandson
Adult Corrections For
Iowa
Oakdale
State Department of Social Services
Ellandson
Anamosa
Robert Ray
A.W.O.L. Marine Corp Detours Under Porch For Two Months
William Leonard a 20 year old Vietnam veteran from Marlboro Massachusetts hid under a porch in Key West for more than two months after escaping the Key West naval station brig on December 27. He admitted breaking into cars and restaurants but took only what he needed to avoid starvation. Leonard was recaptured and returned to the brig and may face psychiatric evaluation before his case is settled.
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William Leonard
Marlboro
Mass
Key West
Key West Naval Station
Leonard
James Black
Camp LeJeune
N.C
Naval Station
Dubcek Resigns in Prague as Husak Leads Czechoslovakia
Western Europe reacted with dismay to Alexander Dubcek stepping down and Gustav Husak taking leadership under Soviet pressure. Diplomats and political observers questioned how the change would affect the East West thaw and Cold War diplomacy.
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London
Europe
Alexander Dubcek
Czechoslovakia
Dubcek
Gustav Husak
Prague Changeover Deepens East West Rift
Leaders privately say new Soviet will to force Czechoslovakia back to Moscow aims to halt renewal of East West dialogue. They expect the European security conference proposal to be shelved. Hartling calls the changeover a new phase in a tragic development with sinister consistency.
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Poul Hartling
Prague
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Federal Assembly
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Prairie-Marquette
Guttenberg
By K. C. Hwang
Sirhan Fate
By Jack Fox
Jerusalem
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Jordan
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Dale Kueter
Merriman Smith
Phyllis Fleming
Vietnam
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Coralville
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