Russian Czech Talks Canceled Amid Summit Uncertainty
Prague reports that the Moscow summit with the Soviet Union was canceled at the last minute with no explanation. Alexander Dubcek led a Czechoslovak delegation perceived unfavorably by Moscow and talks of a purge circulated amid troop withdrawal hints.
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Kremlin
Alexander Dubcek
Prague
Communist Party
Czechoslovakia
Dubcek
Josef Smrkovsky
Svoboda
Warning to Gun Dealers Promoted by Linn County Atty Faches
Linn County Attorney William Faches issued a letter to local gun dealers stressing compliance with Iowa reporting laws. He warned that past violators will not be prosecuted, but future violators will face misdemeanor charges. The missive cites 24 hour reporting requirements to the county recorder for pistol and concealable weapon sales and notes lax reporting by dealers.
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Linn County
William Faches
Faches
Linn
Pat Kane
Stratotanker Crash Kills 11 En Route to U S
An air force KC 135 Stratotanker with 56 aboard crashed on Wake Island during an emergency landing. Eleven were killed and 23 injured. All on board were SAC personnel returning from overseas duty. The plane, from Anderson AFB Guam, had engine trouble and was linked to the 45th Air Division at Loring Maine. Names withheld until families are notified.
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Wake Island
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SAC
Guam
U.S
Anderson Afb
45Th Air Division
Loring
Maine
Salazar Steady Yet Critical After Stroke
Lisbon AP reports Prime Minister Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, aged 79, remained in a coma eight days after a stroke. A medical bulletin noted his condition was steady but critical with more pronounced motor responses.
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Lisbon
Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
Chase Manhattan Lowers Prime Rate to 6 Percent
Chase Manhattan Bank confirmed a reduction of its prime lending rate from 6 percent to 6 percent, effective Wednesday, citing broad rate cuts in recent months. The bank noted high loan activity but slower growth than expected, joining First Pennsylvania Banking & Trust Co and First National State Bank of New Jersey in matching the cut.
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Chase Manhattan Bank
Chase
First Pennsylvania Banking & Trust Co
Philadelphia
First National State Bank of New Jersey
Nixon Moves To Aid GOP Candidates In Key States
Nixon speeds up his campaign to assist Republican candidates in low electoral vote states. He cites Sen. Mundt's urging for a stop in South Dakota and Archie Gubbrud's potential to beat George McGovern. Nixon notes gains in Wisconsin Idaho and the Dakotas en route to Seattle.
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S.D
Richard Nixon
Nixon
South Dakota
Karl Mundt
R-S.d
Mundt
Archie Gubbrud
George McGovern
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McGovern
Humphrey
Wisconsin
Dakotas
Idaho
Seattle
Wash
South Viet Nam shells Cambodia to silence Viet Cong gunners
Lt. Gen. Do Cao Tri said South Vietnamese 105 mm howitzers fired into Cambodia last Friday after Viet Cong forces attacked a outpost at Phuoc Tan. He noted Cambodian denial and Saigon’s claim of right to cross border in hot pursuit amid ongoing air and ground actions along the frontier.
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South Vietnam
3Rd Corps
Do Cao Tri
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Tri
Phuoc Tan
Nha
Senate Recess Amid Complex Development Delays Major Business
The Senate recessed behind schedule due to a complex development. Senator Allen Ellender left the floor to host a gumbo lunch attended by Mrs. Lyndon Johnson, as Democratic leader Mike Mansfield and others noted the backlog of business.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
Allen Ellender
D-La
Lyndon Johnson
New York Parents React to Ongoing School Strike
In Brooklyn a teachers union doubts talks with the community board will resume to reopen public schools serving about 1.1 million pupils. Thousands of parents move toward private and religious schools as day and boarding options expand.
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New York
Brooklyn
Paul Hornbeck
United Parents Association of New York
Marion White
Troops seize Santo Tomas after long student riot in Mexico City
Army units captured the Santo Tomas Vocational School after an all night gun battle in Mexico City as at least three people were killed and about fifty students and riot police wounded. Fighting continued around the area with snipers, tear gas, and Molotov cocktails reported amid a two month student rebellion.
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Santo Tomas Vocational School
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
San Jacinto
Tlatelolco
Federal District Penitentiary
Santo Tomas
National University
Javier Barros Sierra
Navy to Slash 2400 Civilian Jobs at 15 Labs
The Navy plans to cut 2,400 civilian positions across 15 Naval Materiel Command laboratories as part of a Pentagon cost saving drive. About 1,900 workers will be fired with 500 exits via attrition, with reductions completed by June 30 to trim roughly $12.0 million this budget year and up to $3 billion overall.
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Navy
Pentagon
Naval Materiel Command
Humphrey Attacks Wallace Shifting Focus in Campaign
Vice President Hubert Humphrey intensifies barbs at George Wallace over law and order and Alabama crime rates. He cites Wallace’s 1962–66 governorship and Alabama labor conditions while addressing AFL-CIO voters in Minneapolis.
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Hubert Humphrey
George Wallace
Alabama
Afl-Cio
Wallace
Toledo
Ohio
Prohibition Party Seeks Ballot Removal of Dead Candidate
Iowa Prohibition party moves to remove from the November ballot the name of their state treasurer candidate after his widow reveals he died Sept 5, 1965 at age 86. The party says the name came from a contributors mailing list and apologizes for the error.
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Des Moines
Iowa Prohibition Party
W. E. McCullough
Ames
Iowa Bureau of Vital Statistics
Earl Dodds
Kalamazoo
Mich
Proctor
Dodds
Why do people mock foolish men but scold women
A witty reflection on double standards in labeling foolish acts. The piece contrasts calling a man silly with the harsher label applied to women, highlighting gender bias in everyday speech.
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