Allies reassess Europe defenses after Soviet moves
The United States and its allies announce a new approach to European security in light of the invasion of Czechoslovakia. Officials say the policy has shifted from quiet diplomacy to public warnings aimed at dissuading further Kremlin action.
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Romania
United States
Europe
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U.S
State Department
Kremlin
Czechoslovakia
Carl Barich
Zpesiceat
Johnson
Siete Deanson
Rusk
Totenais
San Anto
San Antonio
Warsaw Pact
Tex
Four organs transplanted from young woman in medical milestone
In Houston and Pittsburgh and Stanford new organ transplants marked a historic day as a young donor provided a heart a lung and two kidneys to four recipients. Surgeons said all four transplants proceeded with good early results and corneas from the donor were saved for an eye bank. Dr Michael E DeBakey led teams across multiple sites in the pioneering operation.
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Houston
Tex
Sur- Whaley
Kaiser|Houston
Stevenson
Pitts- Gueratnne
Burgh
Stanford
Aarp Avasuo
Michael E. DeBakey
Dr. DeBakey
Rookie Policeman Is Held In Death Of Little Girl
Prague upheaval deepens as Soviet backed leadership resigns as interior minister and police chief. The case of Lori Walcher’s death fuels a broader power shuffle within the Communist party and government causing concern over future leadership in Czechoslovakia.
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Nelva Lou, Hernandez
Houston
William C. Carroll
Scottsdale, Ariz
William J. Whaley
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Wiliam C. Kaiser
Odessa
Tex
Thomas A. Stevenson
Prague
Jan Peinar
Carroll
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Bohemia
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Tass
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Pelnar
Alexander Dubcek
N.M
Walcher
Lori
Ward
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Kremlin
Destmir Cisar
Dubeck
Walcher Home
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Moody
Frantisek Spat
Kriegel
Presidium
Conklis
Humphrey Plans Grueling Campaign With Debates
Humphrey outlines a compact campaign with great debates as the centerpiece. Advisers say the run will be nonstop for 17 weeks, emphasizing audience questions over formal speeches, with Muskie joining on telecast, labor Day stop in New York, and a Sept. 9 campaign launch after a week in Waverly.
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Jalower
Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Edmund $. Muskie
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New York
Waverly
Richard Nixon
Romania braces as Soviet troops near borders prompt drills
Thousands of Romanians wear brown militia overalls for weekend combat drills amid reports of Soviet armor near the Prut River and divisions in Moldova and Bessarabia. Ceausescu seeks guarantees and a settlement, appealing to Moscow and allies to avoid Czechoslovakia’s fate while pursuing non pact terms and troop withdrawals.
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One-Sided US Victory in Con Thien Fight in Vietnam
AP reports the 1st Brigade 5th Mechanized Infantry claimed a decisive five hour victory at Con Thien with tanks and APCs against North Vietnamese bunkers. They said 65 enemy killed, 2 Americans killed, 24 wounded. Marines 15 miles west of Con Thien reported 21 enemy killed, 1 American killed and 17 wounded. Rangers and Marines clashed near Da Nang, with over 1,000 enemy killed as they tried to withdraw. Civilian and soldier casualties were reported in Pleiku from rocket and mortar barrages.
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Pleiku
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Six More Bodies Found In Gary Fire Toll Rises
In Gary Indiana teams used cranes to sift debris from three Midtown buildings housing businesses and apartments. Six more bodies were recovered raising the death toll to 13 with several victims too badly burned for identification. Police warned a few more people could be missing as investigators probe the blaze believed to have started around 4 a.m. at the In-Crowd Lounge.
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Funeral for Becky Godwin at Executive Mansion backdrop
Richmond AP report details solemn services for Becky Godwin, adopted daughter of Gov and Mrs Mills. Relatives and officials filled the Governor's Mansion ballroom with heavy red carpeting and subdued ceremony as her casket lay in the dining room archway. Becky, nearly 15, died after a lightning strike at Virginia Beach. Funeral began at 3 p.m. with the presidential-like backdrop and mourners, ending in Suffolk at Holly Lawn Cemetery.
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Mong Loum
Suffolk
Holly Lawn
Becky
Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach General Hospital
Labor Day Statement Johnson Sees U S Well Equipped
Johnson broadens a Labor Day note saying the United States has never been so prepared to erase human misery. He links labor’s cause to lifting the disadvantaged and fights poverty racism and ignorance, urging progress beyond past gains. Secretaries and officials weigh in from Washington.
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U.S
Austin
Tex
Kent Johnson
America
Dent
Harriman Still Believes Peace Talks May Produce Good
Paris AP reports Ambassador Averell Harriman remains hopeful the Paris Vietnam peace talks will yield a formula to deescalate the war and advance peacemaking. He notes North Vietnam’s meetings are sparse and conditional, but believes a path around current roadblocks could emerge and that a breakthrough is possible despite ongoing stalemate.
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Paris
W. Averell Harriman
Vietnam
Wallace Defeats Nixon in Crab Race Debate Headlines
Wallace leads Nixon and Humphrey in a quirky annual crab racing event as Harriman comments on NA to end bombing in Vietnam. The 21st Hard Crab Derby drew 114 crabs with Alaska and Florida entries, while discussions on talks with North Vietnam and election timing influenced the tense atmosphere.
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Crisfield
U.S
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Nixon
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Harriman
Wallace Avon May
Ambas
White House
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Namese
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Florida
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Connecticut
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United States
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Weather Summary Virginia and North Carolina Outlook
Virginia mostly cloudy with scattered showers and highs around 76. Occasional rain and cool conditions in North Carolina, mountains near 67, piedmont upper 70s, coast around 81. Monday mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a calm 24 hour low near 58 and no significant temperature change.
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