U S Door May Open To Czechs
Washington sources say the United States may offer asylum to Czechs seeking refuge from renewed Soviet domination. NSC talks weighed refugee quotas and NATO pledges on troop levels in Europe while officials downplay immediate action and stress pragmatic measures.
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U.S
Czechoslovakia
National Security Council
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Europe
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Johnson
State Department
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Opinion of Self Is a Man's Toughest Secret
A humorous note warns that one of the hardest secrets for a man to keep is his own opinion of himself. The line plays on vanity and self awareness with a wry tone.
Nixon says Chicago violence could occur in any city
Richard Nixon urged restraint after Chicago disorders and argued violence cannot be justified. He called the events an agony for America and supported a national study on the balance between dissent and law enforcement.
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Chicago
Nixon
Richard Nixon
Democratic Party
America
San Francisco
Sentinel anti missile push ordered maintains funding
Secretary of Defense Clifford ordered continued work on the Sentinel anti missile system from a position of strength with exemptions from spending cuts. He cited delays by China in long range missile testing and supported tests of advanced Minuteman and Poseidon missiles with multiple warheads.
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Russia
Sentinel
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China
National Press Club
Intruder Assaults Cedar Rapids Woman Breaks In
Naomi Richards, church secretary, reported a 47 year old Cedar Rapids housewife was assaulted when an intruder interrupted a call at 11 50 a m Wednesday. Police found the telephone receiver with a ten foot extension cord in the house on the northwest side.
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Church of the Nazarene
Cedar Rapids
Czech Ex-Cons Doing Their Bit
Ten Czechoslovak ex convicts pledged to resist committing further crimes while Soviet troops remain. They told Zemedelske Noviny of Brno that the action aims to show occupiers authorities are in full control of internal problems.
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Prague
Zemedelske Noviny
Brno
Self Serve State Liquor Store Planned for Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids will gain a self serve state liquor store by May 1 at 4091 Center Point Road NE. Chairman Homer Adcock said the state will lease a 40 by 120 foot building with parking for 30 cars after a site visit with commissioners and the real estate superintendent.
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Walter Edelen
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Dale Lewis
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Agnew Campaign Speech Draws 2000 as VP Bid Opens
Spiro Agnew opened his vice presidential bid at the Roosevelt hotel in Des Moines addressing about 2,000 Iowa Republicans. He praised GOP principles, highlighted foreign trade, and attacked Democratic policies citing Vietnam deaths and rising costs. The event drew 1,500 inside and 500 outside with others turned away.
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Spiro T. Agnew
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America
Trashcan rocket secret weapon surfaces in Mekong delta
Viet Cong forge a crude 220 pound warhead trashcan rocket to strike ships in the Saigon channel. Found intact near Saigon, the weapon uses a 122mm charge with a handmade tail ring for guidance. Navy teams trace the workshop, nicknamed Doc, to a delta site southeast of Saigon and hunt for more units.
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Mekong Delta
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Navy
Robert Lutze
Ewa Beach
Hawaii
Viet Cong
Doc
Sale Price Key To Valuing of Farm Property
Iowa Atty Gen Turner says county assessors must use farmland sale prices to set tax values. If no sale price exists, other factors like productive capacity may be used, but potential nonagricultural use must not drive valuation. Income from farm property should not be the primary factor.
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Des Moines
Richard C. Turner
Turner
State Revenue
William Forst
Mansfield Sees Fortas Senate Chances Slipping
Senate Democratic leader Miki Mansfield said prospects for Abe Fortas to be chief justice have dimmed as opposition hardened. President Johnson also has nominated Homer Thornberry as associate justice, with possible cloture moves to head off a filibuster as committee action nears.
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Fortas
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Abe Fortas
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White House
Earl Warren
Homer Thornberry
Vietnam War Toll Rises With Week of Heavy Casualties
UPI reports 408 U.S. veterans killed and 2,513 wounded last week, raising total since Jan 1, 1961 to 27,509 killed and 171,809 wounded with 1,197 missing. Losses exceed Korea and French Indo China, tied to battles near Cambodia and Da Nang. Typhoon Bess disrupts operations as Viet Cong shell Saigon outskirts.
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South China Sea
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Nat Gibson
Saigon
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Senator's Auto Strikes Fellow Senator's Son in Washington
A car driven by Senator John Tower of Texas struck Patrick Montoya the son of Senator Joseph Montoya in suburban Washington as he rode a bicycle. Patrick Montoya age 24 was treated for a shoulder injury at a hospital and released. no charges were filed.
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Washington
UPI
John Tower
Texas
Joseph Montoya
Patrick Montoya
Half Hour Ride on Car Hood Ends Arrest in Rochester
Detective Elmer Jennejahn, 58, rode the car hood for about 30 minutes as Dorothy Bonacci, 47, tried to flee after he attempted to arrest her on probation violation. He shot a front tire, and the car hit a parked vehicle before Bonacci was detained and charged with reckless endangerment in the first degree, probation violation, and leaving the scene.
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N.Y
UPI
Elmer Jennejahn
Jennejahn
Dorothy Bonacci
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