Soviets Promise 90 Percent Troops Out by Oct 28
The Soviet Union reportedly pledged that about 90 percent of Warsaw Pact troops in Czechoslovakia would be withdrawn by October 28, the 50th anniversary of Czechoslovak independence. Diplomatic sources said Moscow made the commitment to Czechoslovak officials to negotiate a treaty for temporary troop placement and staged withdrawal. Remaining forces would be Soviet, with command details to follow.
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Apollo Flight At A Glance
Apollo 7 flight details list astronauts Walter Schirra Donn Eisele and Walter Cunningham. Mission duration ten days twenty hours nine minutes. Orbital path varied from 105 to 262 miles high, inclinations 31.59 degrees north and south. Saturn 1B rocket two stage tall with first stage thrust 1.6 million pounds. Spacecraft length 113 feet 3 inches before separation and 33 feet 4 inches tall after. Masses 69,034 pounds and 32,389 pounds after separation. Estimated mission cost 145 million dollars.
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Rusk Comments Stir Debate on Soviet Actions
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said Moscow’s moves throw a cloud over United Nations considerations and raise fears among small nations about Czechoslovakia. He questioned whether Soviet intervention in other Communist states signals a new policy or a justification for invasion. He spoke during the opening of a new State Department conference room and praised the press corps for informing public opinion on foreign affairs.
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Czecho- Slovakia
Moscow
Czachoslovakia
Daily Crossword Puzzle Preview Puzzle Taa ee z PREY
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Apollo 7 Mission Aims To Test Earth Orbit Flight
Apollo 7, a 145 million, 163 orbit mission, lifts aboard a Saturn IB rocket to answer whether the nation has recovered from the Apollo 1 tragedy and if Apollo ships can safely reach the moon. Crew members Schirra Eisele and Cunningham will log up to 780 man hours in space.
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Coup fuels turmoil as Thieu faces coup rumors and Apollo 7 focus
Thieu's own directives fueled unrest as he cabled commanders to suppress gatherings and ordered a full military alert without Saigon approval. Amid junta jitters, discussions of Duong Van Minh's return stir factions with Buddhists and anti communists opposing Thieu, while Apollo 7 preparations highlight spaceflight ambitions and national pride.
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House Approves Smallest Foreign Aid Measure In History
Washington AP reports the House passed a compromise 1.75 billion dollar foreign aid bill, the smallest ever, by a 125 to 38 vote after a long march to a quorum. The measure, about 136 million above the House's initial figure and 176 million under the Senate version, will go to the Senate.
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Vietnam Toll Rises With 47 American War Deaths
Vietnam and 32 missing the week previously. The week's casualties raised the American toll since Jan 1, 1961, to 28,648 killed, 179,561 wounded and 1,214 missing or beantures. There were 47 American deaths last week from such causes as accidents and disease.
Trial Continues for Catonsville Nine in Baltimore
The Catonsville Nine verdicts sent seven defendants free on bail while Father Philip Berrigan and another nun are to return to Lewisburg prison. Each face up to 18 years and $17,000 in fines for three counts after allegedly burning selective service records with napalm. Police guarded the Post Office as crowds of antiwar demonstrators gathered, and Judge Thomson rejected arguments based on religious or political motives, affirming that protest must not destroy property or break the law.
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Rugged Talks On Rhodesia Future Between Wilson and Smith
British Prime Minister Harold Wilson and Rhodesia leader Ian Smith held extended negotiations aboard the Fearless at Gibraltar. They spoke privately for several hours in the ward room and again in the afternoon, aiming to determine Rhodesia's political future amid tense, affable exchanges.
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Wilson
Debates on equal time bill stall as parties clash
Senate Republicans oppose the plan to suspend equal time rules for presidential debates. House and Senate votes push adjournment amid talks of a bipartisan compromise. Wallace signals a network debate while Nixon prefers excluding him, wary of boosting a third party challenge.
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Riad blames Israel for blockade of peace moves
In a sharp speech, Riad accuses Israel of aggression since June 5, 1967, and of blocking U N resolutions and Jarring's mission. He contrasts Egypt’s support for withdrawal with Israel’s refusal to implement the 1967 Security Council resolution, urging a timetable for peace.
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Russell Post Vacant Marks Shift in Senate Defense Ties
Russell, longtime Senate Armed Services chair and staunch Vietnam ally, leaves his post. He urged caution before policy moves, backed the New Jersey battleship plan, and shaped Vietnam firepower logic. Now he learns security briefings from Clark Clifford, signaling a strained White House link.
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Not Ordinary Times Refer to Warren and Johnson Debate
President Johnson notes Warren may serve until a successor qualifies as emotionalism and partisanship threaten the constitutional system. White House secretary George Christian declines to predict if a new name will be offered before January 20 or during a special session, or after Congress convenes.
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House Debates Gun Bill Short of Johnson Request
The House split on a gun control bill with Rep Poff arguing it fractures the central control mechanism while Rep McCulloch defends it as neither unduly harsh nor easily circumvented. The measure lacks gun registration and owner licensing, with most provisions to take effect December 16 and an immediate ban on importing foreign surplus military firearms upon enactment.
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