Warsaw Pact Troops Begin Withdrawal From Czechoslovakia
Warsaw Pact forces start pulling out of Czechoslovakia after the Soviet Czechoslovak treaty. Hungary reports its units crossing the border welcomed with ceremonies. About 70,000 troops stay. 70,000 plus remain as up to two months for withdrawal. Josef Smrkovsky discusses the move, calling Friday a horrible day for the country.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Warsaw
Germany
Poland
Hungary
Bulgaria
Josef Smrkovsky
Czech National Assembly
Maquoketa Attorney Fined and Suspended in Tax Case
Maquoketa attorney James R. Sokol received a $10,000 fine and a one year suspended prison term for failing to file a 1963 federal income tax return. Judge Edward J. McManus ordered payment by Nov 1 and placed Sokol on three years of probation. Sokol also faced a one year suspension from practicing law in the northern Iowa federal district.
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Maquoketa
James R. Sokol
Edward J. McManus
McManus
Sokol
Iowa
Firemen Reject Two Year Contract Spark NYC Labor Tensions
In New York City the fire department rejected a two year contract as clashes with school chaos and a police slowdown intensify labor tensions. Firemen began weighing a possible slowdown after the vote.
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New York
Chuckle Says Automation Creates Jobs For Correcting Mistakes
A playful quip notes that automation increases staffing needs to fix errors, highlighting a labor cost irony. The line underscores how systems rely on human oversight to achieve reliability in daily operations.
Cease fire aids release of Vietnamese seamen near coast
A 36 hour local cease fire was declared off North Vietnam to release 14 seamen held since 1966. The gesture accompanies the withdrawal of the battleship New Jersey and a lull in ground fighting as Paris talks appear to advance.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
New Jersey
Washington
Hanoi
Paris
Vinh
Demilitarized Zone
Plane Crash Claims Life Of C R Man
A Cedar Rapids man Benny E Wimner 34 of 4524 Walker NE was killed in a plane crash east of Marion on a Linn Aire airport farm. The Airspace gyroplane exploded on impact after Wimmer reportedly banked steeply. FAA from Des Moines will investigate. Witnesses include Orville McInroy flight instructor and Bob Burkhart Marion resident.
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Cedar Rapids
Benny E. Wimner
Walker
Marion
Linn- Aire
Hennessey Brothers, Inc
Wimner
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Des Moines
Orville McInroy
Linn-Aire
McInroy
Wimer
Bob Burkhart
Eleventh Street
Kennedy Memoir Reveals Kennedy Prepared For Invasion Of Cuba
Robert F. Kennedy recounts in his memoir that President Kennedy weighed a 250000 man invasion if the naval blockade failed during the 1962 Cuba crisis. He notes early debate favored air strike, later favoring a quarantine as Khrushchev agreed to withdraw missiles. The 21000 word piece titled Thirteen Days appeared in McCall's with pay over 1 million.
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New York
Robert F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
U.S
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Cuba
White House
Robert Kennedy
Nixon Urges Parents Involvement In Education Plan
Nixon released a lengthy education statement urging parents to take a central role in schooling from preschool to college. He pressed state and local control, greater parent and community backing of teachers, and rejected rigid nationwide guidelines as he campaigns in key states with large electoral votes.
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Nixon
New York
UPI
Richard Nixon
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Michigan
New Jersey
America
Washington
Apollo 7 crew nears Earth return after spaceflight
Apollo 7 astronauts Schirra Eisele and Cunningham signed off from a faultless 11 day mission as they prepared for a Tuesday morning re-entry and Atlantic splashdown near Bermuda. They teased TV viewers with light banter and showed off aboard the weightless cabin with humor and camaraderie.
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Houston
Apollo
Earth
Navy
Walter Schirra
Air Force
Donn Eisele
Walter Cunningham
Bermuda
U.S
Viet Air Crash Claims 24 Lives in Vietnam Flight
An Air Force transport jet crashed in South Vietnam’s central highlands due to engine trouble. All 24 aboard died including 20 Air Force personnel, two Army men, and two civilians. The plane was en route from Saigon to Da Nang and wreckage was found three hours later by a medical helicopter.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Air Force
da Nang
Humphrey Sees Trust as Main Issue for White House Bid
Hubert Humphrey vowed Democrats will win the White House on election day, saying they have the public’s trust and predicting Nixon Republicans face bankruptcy. He spoke in New York during a rally on 34th Street tied to Miracle on 34th Street with a hopeful forecast of a Miracle on Main Street, U.S.A. He pressed that voters must trust who can lead America next four years and toured New York to boost the 43 electoral votes. He also urged South Vietnam’s government not to veto halting bombing decisions in talks on CBS Face the Nation.
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Schirra
Eisele
Cunningham
New York
Hubert Humphrey
White House
Humphrey
America
34th + street
Santa Claus
Main Street
U.S.A
South Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
CBS
County candidates speak tonight at Jefferson High
Linn county office hopefuls appear at a 7 30 p m speaking program in the Little Theater of Jefferson High School. Each candidate gets five minutes to talk and answer audience questions. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters and Cedar Rapids Jaycees.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Jefferson High School
League of Women Voters
Cedar Rapids Jaycees
Onassis Onassis Kennedy Honeymoon Dampened by Greek Rain
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Aristotle Onassis began their yachting honeymoon on Scorpios island under icy rain and gale winds. The ceremony at the Chapel of the Little Virgin drew relatives as coast guards kept crowds away while the Christina yacht waited offshore for possible sunnier shores and a Mediterrean voyage.
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Scorpios Island
Greece
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Port
John F. Kennedy
Aristotle Onassis
Onassis
Christina
Ionian Sea
Scorpios
North Africa
Newport
Jacqueline Bouvier
John
Fitzgerald Kennedy
Hugh D. Auchineloss
Mrs. Onassis
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