Big Czech Protest of Occupation
Hundreds of workers youths and shoppers in Prague protested Soviet occupation by burning a Russian flag and forcing removals. Pro Russians clashed with police and Dubcek faced angry crowds while demonstrators also targeted symbols at the ministry of trade. In Bratislava on Wednesday 4000 students derailed a theater event by tearing down and burning Soviet flags as troops watched.
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Ministry of Trade
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Daley Warns of Irregularities as Illinois Vote Counts
Chicago Mayor Daley, leading Illinois Democrats, alleges possible irregularities in the Cook county vote count as Nixon leads Humphrey with about 95 percent of precincts reported. He cites delayed returns in western suburbs and urges scrutiny of township clerks amid a close national race.
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Daley
Finois
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British Eagle to shut down amid financial setbacks
London based British Eagle Airlines, a leading independent carrier, announced it will cease operations on Friday after suffering continued financial difficulties.
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UPI
British Eagle Airlines
Britain
Chuckle: Cigarette Ads Too Loud for TV
A humorous note claims cigarette commercials on television would be less silly if they were slightly shorter. The quip satirizes advertising and media, reflecting a light editorial voice.
Terry Reade of Lisbon Killed in One Car Crash
Terry L. Reade 18 of Lisbon died of massive chest injuries after a one car crash on Mt. Vernon road SE near Cedar Rapids. He was thrown from the car as it rolled and hit a telephone pole. The accident occurred at 5 05 p m with death at Mercy hospital at 6 p m. Services set for Saturday at Morgan funeral home Lisbon. He was born in Cedar Rapids November 28 1949 and moved to Lisbon with his parents last December. He graduated from Lisbon high school last spring and had begun work at Wilson and Co. Survivors include his parents and three brothers Graydon DeWayne and Tracey.
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Tracey
Nixon Tackles Team Picking Job After Victory
Nixon in Florida retreat begins forming the new Republican administration. He visits Eisenhower in Washington while results show Nixon leading Humphrey in national tally with forecasts of a 302 electoral vote total. Johnson pledges aid during transition as aides speculate on future appointments and a shadow cabinet.
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Nixon invited by Thieu to visit Vietnam before inauguration
South Vietnam's Thieu invited President-elect Nixon to visit Vietnam for an on the spot assessment of the war. Nixon press secretary Ziegler said no foreign trips would be made before inauguration unless the president suggests it would aid peace talks, and cabinet decisions would wait until after December 5.
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U S Combat Deaths Rise to 150 in Vietnam
U S headquarters reported 150 Americans killed in action in the week Oct 27 to Nov 2 in South Vietnam. Wounding rose to 1,214 with 429 hospitalizations. reports cited continued Viet Cong mortar and rocket attacks on Saigon area towns and civilians.
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Margin narrows in Iowa Senate race to Hughes by 6740
In Des Moines AP reports that four counties corrected vote totals, reducing Gov. Harold E. Hughes's margin over David Stanley to 6,740 votes as 1,140,000 votes were cast. Corrected totals show Hughes 574,571 and Stanley 567,831. earlier counts implied about 10,000 more for Hughes.
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Fremont
Hughes
Des Moines
Muscatine
Ray
Paul Franzenburg
Richard M. Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Hawkeye
Nixon
Spiro Agnew
Harold E. Hughes
U.S. Senate
David Stanley
Soviet Defense Minister Dodges U S Attack in Anniversary Speech
In Moscow the Soviet defense minister Andrei Grechko marked the Bolshevik Revolution anniversary with a mild speech that avoided Korea Vietnam or China by name and did not condemn the United States or Nixon. NATO ambassadors boycotted the Red Square ceremony protesting Czechoslovakia invasion.
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Andrei Grechko
U.S
Soviet Union
Marshal Grechko
Red Square
Vietnam
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Grechko
Paris
Equatorial Guinea Wins UN Admission Hit List
The Security Council unanimously approves Equatorial Guinea's request for admission as the United Nations 126th member, marking a historic expansion of UN membership. Equatorial Guinea gains full member rights and responsibilities.
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Fifth Graders Hold Mock Election in Bloomfield
In Bloomfield the town clerk's office hosted a mock election by fifth graders. Third party candidate George Wallace received one vote, cast by a girl who could reach only the Wallace lever, revealing the vote was cast by necessity.
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