Liberal Road Urged as Prague Awaits Soviet Talks
Czech liberalizers urged leaders to defend the reform path amid rumors of Prohlik’s removal and Moscow pressure. Pravda attacked deviations from orthodoxy while debates in Prague questioned backing for the army purge and Dubcek’s stance ahead of next week’s meetings.
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Prague
Communist Party
Pravda
Prohlik
Vaclav Prohlik
Old Guard
Antonin Novotny
Dubcek
Novotny
London
Anthony Eden
London Daily Express
Eden
Explosive attack hits Saigon anti Communist paper
Four Viet Cong actors attacked the Asian Daily News in Cholon Saigon with a 60 pound plastic device injuring no one but causing major damage to the three story plant. Vietnamese of Chinese origin carried out the attack before fleeing as a sudden explosion rocked the building.
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Saigon
Chau van Quoc
Asian Daily News
Cholon
U.S. 101 Airborne Division
Curfew Reinstated in Cleveland Amid Race Violence
Cleveland Mayor Carl Stokes reimposed a dusk to dawn curfew in Negro slums backed by National Guardsmen after a night of sporadic race clashes across four areas from Erie to Seattle. Thirty arrests—two looting, one arson, 27 curfew violations—were reported as small fires burned on the east side. In Chicago, a north side supermarket and Maywood saw vandalism after tear gas dispersed crowds of about 300 youths at a village hall meeting.
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Erie
Seattle
Wash
Cleveland
Chicago
Carl Stokes
East Side
Harvard-Lee
Maywood
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Candidate Nears Voters After Measles Case
Baltimore Md AP Michael J James campaigning for the Democratic nomination in the 4th congressional district halts handshaking tours after a child on a tour contracts measles and James contracts it too.
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Baltimore, Md
Michael J. James
James
Scuba diver missing after dam maintenance in Central City
Cedar Rapids reports a 24 year old scuba diver Byron Kessey disappeared while working on the Pinicon Ridge dam at Central City. A survivor with a rope on Kessey says rope chafing wore it out causing Kessey to be carried downstream. body not found by noon Friday with search planned toward downstream. Volunteer divers and authorities field ongoing search near the spillway and railroad bridge.
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Cedar Rapids
Pinicon Ridge
Central City
Linn
Walter Grant
Byron Kessey
Wing
Kessey
Grant
Highway Patrol
Conservation Commission
Plan Knife Bill Could Ban Switchblade Knives
Ninety House members sponsored a bill to ban the manufacture and distribution of switchblade knives. The measure signals broader federal action following concerns over weapon use.
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Washington
UPI
Miller Urges Fortas Nomination Withdrawal Over Obscenity Posits
Senator Miller accuses Supreme Court Justice Fortas of abhorrent obscenity case reversals. He urges President Johnson to withdraw Fortas from the chief justice nomination as newly discussed film evidence and committee testimony shape a renewed push to block confirmation. Senator Griffin claims growing GOP and Dem support while Senator Gore defends a past voting rights position and Fortas ties to Vietnam era events.
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Washington
Miller
Iowa
Supreme Court
Fortas
Senate
Johnson
Warren
Los Angeles
California
Griffin
R-Mich
Judiciary Committee
White House
Vietnam
Detroit
Gore
D. Tenn
New York State
Justice Fortas
North Korea Threats Punish Pueblo Crew If No Apology
Col Zoo Nam-zoong in Moscow says the Pueblo crew will be punished and never released unless Washington apologizes for crimes. He warns American imperialists to guarantee no repetition or the crew will pay and not be returned.
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Moscow
UPI
Pueblo
Washington
Zoo Nam-zoong
Brothers Disagree on Viet War Split in Muskegon Family
In Muskegon Michigan a Marine lieutenant and his draft-resisting brother take opposing stances on the Vietnam War. Their parents back both sons while weighing the risks and duties of national service. The mother condemns the war yet supports both, while the younger Swenson faces possible prosecution for his refusal.
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Muskegon, Mich
Vietnam
Richard Swenson
Ann Arbor
Swenson
Detroit
Fort Wayne
District Attorney's
Lawrence Gubow
U.S
Eastern District of Michigan
Gubow
Dr. Swenson
Viet Ballot Runner-Up Sentenced to Five Years Hard Labor
Truong Dinh Dzu, the runner up in last fall’s Saigon presidential election, is sentenced by a military court to five years hard labor for advocating peace talks with the Viet Cong. The 51-year-old lawyer argued he supported talks only with non Communist NLF members. Dzu to serve at Chi Hoa prison. no appeal, Thieu may reduce.
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Saigon
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Truong Dinh Dzu
Dzu
Nguyen van Thieu
The
Liberation Front
NLF
South Vietnam
Alliance of National, Democratic and Peace Forces
Hanoi
Chi Hoa
Thieu
Kennedy cites personal reasons for not seeking vice presidency
Senator Edward Kennedy says personal circumstances, reflecting the death of his brother Robert, make the vice presidency impossible this fall. He notes he will continue to push key foreign and domestic policies as a U S senator.
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Boston
UPI
Edward Kennedy
Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Kennedy
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MR. Jones
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