Kosygin Holds Talks With Czech Leaders Over Reforms
Soviet Premier Kosygin met Czech reform leaders in Prague to discuss democratization and economic needs. The talks touched on a possible 400 million dollar loan and signaled cautious Moscow Prague cooperation despite ongoing Soviet media criticism of Czech cinema and regional dissent.
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Prague
UPI
Alexei Kosygin
Kremlin
Kosygin
Prague Castle
Andrei Grechko
Red Army
Alexei Yepishev
Martin Czur
Ludvik Svoboda
Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Oldrich Cernik
National Assembly
Josef Smrkovsky
Svoboda
Dubcek
Czechoslovakia
Nixon Delegates Win in Vermont
Vermont Republican delegates split with Nixon winning nine of 12 national spots while Rockefeller secured two. Uncommitted delegates were elected by state chairman Elbert Moulton. Both camps had predicted at least 60 percent support for their candidate.
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Montpelier
UPI
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Vermont
Richard Nixon
Rockefeller
Elbert Moulton
Nixon
Birthday attack on Saigon marks Ho Chi Minh day
Viet Cong shelled central Saigon early Sunday firing at least 12 rockets and mortars. At least six Americans were killed or wounded, three South Vietnamese policemen died and another was wounded near the presidential palace. Fire and explosions damaged a market area as helicopters and flares illuminated the city. Officials noted no palace damage and Ho Chi Minh’s birthday possibly motivating the attack.
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New York Times
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Market Place
U.S
Ho Chi Minh
North Vietnam
Civil Disorder Breaks Out in Salisbury Maryland
Governor Agnew declared a state of emergency in Salisbury as civil disorder erupted. National Guard mobilized, curfew ordered, two arrests reported, looting instances noted, and about a dozen people treated for minor injuries.
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Salisbury
Spiro T. Agnew
National Guard
Annapolis
C.R. Boy Hurt In Bike Mishap
Ten year old Matthew Fisher of 1867 B avenue NE was hospitalized after a bicycle collision with a car driven by Allen Fay Bennett in the 1800 block of C and D avenues NE. He suffered a skull fracture and was moved from St. Luke's to Iowa City. listed in fair condition. Police also investigated a Friday hit and run that injured David Barrett 13 on Sixth Street SW near the viaduct. driver and car remain sought.
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Cedar Rapids
Matthew Fisher
B Avenue
University Hospital
Iowa City
Merle Fisher
D Avenues
Allen Fay Bennett
Eighth Street
Matthew
St. Luke’s Hospital
David Barrett
Twenty-ninth Avenue
Sixth Street
Crash Landing By F-11 Near Air Show Crowd
An F-111 taking part in a Holloman air force base armed forces day show crash landed about 100 yards from 2 000 spectators. The civilian pilot, Fred Voorhies of General Dynamics, was unharmed along with the crowd. Authorities said it occurred during a low level fly by as an emergency landing was attempted.
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Alamogordo
N.M
API
Holloman Air Force Base
Air Force
Fred Voorhies
General Dynamics Corp
Chuckle: A Yawn Opens a Married Man's Mouth
A humor line notes that a yawn is nature's way of letting a married man speak. The quip plays on marital silence and light self mockery in a comic one liner.
Kennedy Opposes Guaranteed Annual Wage Plan
Former Senator Robert F. Kennedy argues against a guaranteed income, saying the solution lies in creating jobs and encouraging private industry to hire the jobless. He stresses work, self sufficiency, and family integrity as the national response to welfare.
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Kennedy
Washington
UPI
Robert F. Kennedy
Humphrey Says Pueblo Crew May Be Freed
Vice President Humphrey said there are indications North Korea may free the Pueblo crew, tying any release to Vietnam talks in Paris and possibly Soviet negotiations. He stressed nothing imminent and noted surviving crewmen are safe, with equipment still being studied.
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Humphrey
Washington
UPI
Hubert Humphrey
North Korea
U.S.S. Pueblo
Association of American Editorial Cartoonists
U.S
Vietnam
Paris
Soviet Union
Pueblo
Deserter hurls two grenades at Seoul cinema killing seven
In Seoul a South Korean army deserter threw two grenades into a movie theater on Saturday killing seven people and injuring about fifty. Police and military authorities launched investigations into motive and security lapses as the attack shocked the nation.
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Seoul
UPI
Paris Strikes Push France to Edge of Crisis
President Charles de Gaulle returns to Paris to confront a labor upheaval that has seized over 100 factories, paralyzed rail and air services, and threatened his government with a censure vote. Wildcat actions, factory occupations, and disrupted public services signal a deepening national crisis as Cannes film festival encounter unrest.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Bucharest
France
de Gaulle
Romania
Georges Pompidou
Orly
Air France
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