Czechoslovakia Rebuffs Moscow Led Call for Tightening Rule
Prague rejects hard line demands from the Soviet bloc to restore rigid party life and a closed society. The Czechoslovak reformist regime affirms liberalization under Dubcek and promises bilateral talks, while facing mixed East bloc reactions and growing Western sympathy.
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Eastern Iowa Rivers Crest In Severe Flooding Across Multiple Towns
Flood crests on the Cedar and Wapsipinicon rivers sweep through Waterloo Waverly Dunkerton Independence and Oelwein with deaths and millions in damage. Cedar at Waterloo 12.36 feet cresting toward Vinton. Wapsipinicon at Independence 21.1 feet cresting and threatening Quasqueton. Damaging bridges, basements flood, and campgrounds close as authorities warn residents and plan cleanup.
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Akron Turmoil Prompt Curfew and National Guard Action
Akron declares state of emergency after looting and arson in a Negro area. National Guard reinforcements bring calm as a curfew from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. is set. Police report youths inciting others. 25 juveniles and 15 adults arrested. Leo Stegall, 16, shot in shoulder. hospitalized in satisfactory condition.
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British Drop Ray Charges: Extradition Move Near
Britains dropped two charges against James Earl Ray in Bow Street on the eve of his extradition to the United States. Home Secretary James Callaghan expected to sign the order within hours. Ray will be sent to Memphis to face murder charges over the April 4 Martin Luther King assassination.
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Elkader Boy Dies After Run Into Car
Four year old Patrick Allen Shea of Elkader died from injuries after running into a car as he crossed the street near his home. His brother is in Iowa City with rheumatic fever. Parents survive with four brothers and two sisters. Funeral set for Bethany Lutheran Church Garber.
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Hanoi Handis Flyers Released By Hanoi Antiwar Group
North Vietnam freed three captured American pilots Major James Low Major Fred Thompson and Captain Joe Carpenter to an antiwar committee in Hanoi. They were flown from Vientiane to Hanoi and then to the United States, the North Vietnamese radio said. The action is described as humanitarian amid U S war criticism.
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Buchwald Admits CIA Ties in Soviet Column Sale
American columnist Art Buchwald told Soviet publishers he works for the CIA and uses his columns to send messages to Russian agents. He accepted 10 rubles as payment for reprints, joking it would avoid arousing suspicions.
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Bombing Halt Is Ruled Out By Clifford
Defense Secretary Clark Clifford said the United States would not halt bombing North Vietnam until Hanoi pledged serious reciprocal restraint. The report notes continued B 52 strikes, a lag in front-line action, and casualty figures showing a prolonged lull with lower American deaths but rising wounded. The briefing followed Johnson’s March 31 order designating most of North Vietnam off limits and ahead of Thieu’s Hawaii talks with Johnson.
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Eisenhower Breaks Silence Endorses Nixon for GOP
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower publicly endorses Richard Nixon for the Republican presidential nomination at a Walter Reed hospital news conference. He cites Nixon’s service and personal qualities and urges GOP unity behind the nominee, while Nixon and Gov. Rockefeller react to the anticipated support.
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Fortas grilled on crime rate during Supreme Court nomination
In Senate testimony Fortas said he could not link court decisions to rising crime but would decide cases on the Constitution. Senator Thurmond accused the court of releasing rapists and murderers on technicalities citing the Mallory case and pressed for a clear stance.
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Move to Suspend Foreign Aid Fails in House Vote
The House rejected a motion to suspend foreign aid for one year by a 115 to 48 non record vote. The Johnson administration drew support from some opponents who argued the moratorium would be impractical and costly as lawmakers looked to trim about 400 million from a 2.3 billion authorization and vote on final approval remained possible.
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