Dubcek and Cernik Return to Moscow Talks
Czechoslovak leader Alexander Dubcek and premier Oldrich Cernik flew to Moscow for talks with Soviet leaders on troop withdrawals after the Aug. 20 invasion. They were joined by Gustav Husak as discussions sought normalization and a more orthodox communist line in Prague.
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Alexander Dubcek
Oldrich Cernik
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Czechoslovakia
Cernik
Gustav Husak
Slovak Communist Party
Kremlin
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Nikolai Podgorny
Alexei Kosygin
Prague
Ludvik Svoboda
Svoboda
Dubeck
Pravda
Czechoslovak Communist Party
Soviet Decree Defends Socialism Amid Czechoslovakia Crisis
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko in a UN General Assembly speech extends friendship to the United States while stressing no contradiction between peace aims and socialism. He defended the Czechoslovak intervention as necessary to safeguard socialist vital interests, saying the socialist states will not allow infringement.
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U.N
Dean Rusk
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
West Germany
Vietnam
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U. S
Yippie Leader Rubin Quoted Calling for Disorder
An undercover Chicago officer testified before the House un American Activities Committee that Yippie leader Jerry Rubin urged antiwar demonstrators at the Democratic National Convention to keep disorders going through the November election and to create "little Chicagos" in cities nationwide. Rubin allegedly urged disruption whenever candidates appeared and to seize government from the Republicans and Democrats. Abbie Hoffman was arrested amid protest activity.
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Chicago
Jerry Rubin
Russia
Robert Pierson
House Committee On un-American Activities
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Youth International Party
Abbie Hoffman
Communist Party
Pravda
Peru's Coup Sparks Student Riots in Lima
In a pre-dawn move the armed forces overthrew President Fernando Belaunde Terry and exiled him to Buenos Aires. Hours later students flooded streets near the presidential palace protesting the ouster, while police used tear gas and gunfire to restore order. Belaunde had faced internal party splits after a disputed Petroleum contract with Standard Oil subsidiary I P C and the cabinet resignation of Premier Hercelles.
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Peru
UPI
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Terry
Belaunde
Buenos Aires
International Petroleum Corp
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Osvaldo Hercelles
Freeman To Lead New International Consulting Firm
Agriculture Secretary Freeman announced plans to head E. D. P. Technology International, Inc. in Washington after President Johnson leaves office on January 20. He said the move does not reflect pessimism about Hubert Humphrey winning and will allow him to continue as a part time campaign adviser.
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UPI
Freeman
Johnson
E. D. P. Technology International, Inc
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Bomb Damages U.S. Exhibition in Cordoba
A terrorist bomb damaged the U.S. Atoms for Peace exhibition in Cordoba Argentina and forced the postponement of the planned Friday opening.
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Argentina
U.S
LeMay Presses Tough Vietnam Stand With Wallace Ticket
Curtis LeMay urged a harsher approach in Vietnam at a Pittsburgh news conference. He said the US must show resolve, doubting North Vietnam will talk without pressure and suggesting force may be necessary to win, while downplaying nuclear use and praising running mate Wallace's American stance.
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Curtis LeMay
Vietnam
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Curtis E. LeMay
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United States of America
Toll in Last Week's Combat Dips in Vietnam
U S military reports 247 American deaths in the week, down from 290, with 1 779 wounded. Enemy fire includes mortars near Saigon and a downed carrier Skyhawk. Weather and terrain cited as a factor in reduced fighting.
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Mexico City clashes amid bid to calm Olympic fears
The bloodiest night of the student rebellion left 20 to 23 dead and many wounded in Mexico City as snipers and troops battled near a large anti-government rally. The IOC met to assess Olympic impact while authorities vowed to crush the uprising, with thousands of students in urban battlegrounds and violence stretching toward the Olympics.
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Mexico City
International Olympic Committee
Fernando Garza
Marcelino Garcia Barragan
Defense
Santo Tomas Vocational School
$250,000 Aid Reaches Biafra From U S Sources
Drugs medical supplies and food valued at $250 000 collected by the Bnai B r ith Foundation of New York arrived safely in Biafra Tuesday according to a press release issued Thursday The shipment came from across the United States to aid the stricken region in Africa
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Umuahia
Biafra
B’nai B'rith Foundation of
New York
U.S
42 Political detainees freed by Greek regime
Athens reports the release of 42 political detainees held on Leros and Yiaros islands since the army seized power 17 months ago.
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Athens
Aegean
Leros
Yiaros
Czechs Hold Little Hope Amid Soviet Occupation
Vienna dispatch reports Soviet occupation signs in Czechoslovakia with tanks and armored cars on main routes. The government expelled AP correspondent, while Dubcek’s reformists face pressure and potential show trials as Moscow dictates political direction and economic alignment with the East.
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