Soviet Troop Withdrawal Pledged From Czechoslovakia
Prague reports Moscow will remove all Russian troops from Czechoslovakia by the coming Tuesday with withdrawal to begin Saturday. Initial force of 18,500 remained after June Warsaw Pact maneuvers, as Prague weighs liberal reforms and anti liberal forces amid the crisis.
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Prague
UPS
Czechoslovakia
Red Army
Czech
Kremlin
I. I. Yakubovsky
Oldrich Cernik
Central Committee
Yakubovsky
Link Sag in Toll as Enemy Regroups Across Saigon
In Saigon war update, despite heavy air raids and hunts, U.S. and allied forces report the lowest weekly enemy deaths in 18 months. Casualties for Americans are 198 killed and 1,248 wounded, with 961 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese killed. Officers say the enemy is regrouping and reinforcing for a third major offensive.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
North Vietnamese
Panhandle
Epstein fires broad critique of Garrison in New Yorker piece
Edward Jay Epstein, a Warren Commission critic, attacks Jim Garrison in a 25,000-word New Yorker article dated July 13. He claims the evidence tying Clay Shaw to Kennedy's assassination is largely fraudulent or derived from unreliable sources.
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New York
Edward Jay Epstein
Warren Commission
New Orleans
Garrison
Shaw
Epstein
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
New Yorker
Dist. Atty. Garrison
Jones Harris
Clark Challenges Idea No Vacancy on Court
Atty Gen Ramsey Clark told the Senate Judiciary Committee there is a vacancy question in the Supreme Court over Justice Warren’s retirement and Fortas’s nomination as chief justice He defended presidents nominating while incumbents serve and urged timely consideration amid GOP opposition and delaying tactics from Sen Thurmond and others.
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Idea
Washington (Ap
Ramsey Clark
Supreme Court
Johnson
Abe Fortas
Earl Warren
Union
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Sen. Ervin
D-N.c
Judiciary Committee
Warren
Fortas
Homer Thornberry
Ervin
United States
James Eastland
D-Miss
Strom Thurmond
Rs.c
Thurmond
G.O.P
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Congress
Dirksen
Policeman Nets Five Jumpers From Burning Apartment
Milwaukee patrolman LeRoy Waszak pulled a leg tendon delivering five jumpers from a second floor fire. Two men two women and a child escaped the blaze unharmed as the officer aided their exit and was treated before release from the hospital.
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Milwaukee
Wis
LeRoy Waszak
Quasqueton Man Hospitalized After 150 Bee Stings
Harry Allsup, 50, a John Deere worker and long time hobby beekeeper, was stung over 150 times at Independence hospital in fair condition. A swarm at the Jackman store prompted bees to attack after someone sprayed them. His son Tom and John Brigman helped retrieve him as he collapsed.
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Harry Allsup
Independence Hospital
Allsup
John Deere
Jackman
Tom
John Brigman
Gls Fire on Each Other in Korea Demilitarized Zone
Two American patrols along the DMZ fired on each other at night in Korea, each mistaking the other for North Koreans. One army lieutenant was killed, an army spokesman said.
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Seoul
Korea
Demilitarized Zone
Epstein critiques Garrison probe and Shaw case
Epstein argues Garrison overstated evidence linking Shaw to Oswald and Kennedy's death. He cites access to seized items, a five digit number 19016, and a claimed 16 man assassin theory built on photos. The piece questions the district attorney's use of witnesses and the legality of disclosures.
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Shaw
Harris
Oswald
Epstein
Garrison
Perry Russo
David Ferrie
Vernon Bundy
Stanford Students Freed by Soviets After TV Confession
Two Stanford University economics students from California were released by Soviet authorities after making a televised confession. James Kratzer and Larry Watson, both 20, said they faced daily interrogations and enjoyed meals and brief tours while held near Brest, before heading to Vienna via Poland. They admitted obtaining four icons and political pamphlets during a Moscow visit and suggested the deceit involved an illicit barter of goods for the artifacts.
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Warsaw
California
U. S
James Howard Kratzer
Davis
Calif
Larry Robert Watson
Northridge
Poland
Vienna
Stanford University
Brest
Moscow
Soviet Union
Confirm Death Of C R Marine In Viet Crash
Cedar Rapids confirms the death of Marine Pfc. Herbert R. Aldridge in Vietnam. Aldridge 19 was listed MIA since March and was aboard a C 123 transport shot down near Khe Sanh. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in Cedar Rapids on March 7, 1967.
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C.R. Marine
Viet
Vietnam
Cedar Rapids
Pfc
Herbert R. Aldridge
Defense Department
Aldridge
Catherine L. Smith
Avenue NE
Herbert L. Aldridge
Spirit Lake
Khe Sanh
Marine Corps
Clifford Will Tour Vietnam
Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford announced he will fly to South Vietnam Saturday to assess the war situation. He said a Pentagon and State Department contingent will accompany him to conduct an on the spot size up of the military aspects and to evaluate an anticipated enemy offensive this month or next.
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Washington (Ap
Clark Clifford
South Vietnam
Pentagon
State Department
Clifford chooses super high speed sub amid Rickover rebuke
Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford announced July 1 he approved an advance design for a super high speed nuclear submarine backed by Dr. John Foster and Alain Enthoven. He suggested Rickover focus on submarine work while Foster and Enthoven push speed, with costs unspecified though testimony cited about 185 million dollars.
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Washington
Clark Clifford
Adm
Hyman Rickover
U. S
Rickover
Navy
Pentagon
Clifford
Chhosen
John Foster
Alain Enthoven
Cliffford
Foster
Enthoven
Post Office Plans Saturday Service Cuts Nationwide
Washington UPI The post office will trim service under a congressional economy order by ending home and window Saturday deliveries. Postmaster General Watson testified the employment freeze begins July 1 and warned of deeper cuts without congressional relief. He outlined phased reductions to four day mail service and ordered suspensions on new communities and various class mail delays. Saturday collections will shift to Sunday schedules and windows will close at first and second class post offices on Saturdays.
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Washington
UPI
W. Marvin Watson
House
Ways and Means Committee
Watson
Post Office
Congress
Johnson
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