Prague clashes as mobs confront police with bricks and tear gas
In Prague on a hot Wednesday night masked protests escalated as barricades rose on at least six downtown points and police vehicles were pelted with stones. Tear gas dispersed the crowds while leaflets warned of provocation to justify martial law and a tougher regime under Gustav Husak.
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Wenceslas Square
Prague
Bratislava
Li Canles
Peter Legner
London
Radical Party
Rome
Yaglon
Piggyback Tax Talk Sparks Confusion Over Food Prices
Arg es No Gwendolyn clarifies that a piggyback tax is not the price paid for bacon. The line hints at public taxation debates while noting an appetite for cigars and pleasant aromas, suggesting a light, rhetorical aside within a local discussion.
Fragments from a Noisy Local Page
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Debbie and Camille Storm North of Bermuda
Hurricane Debbie and Camille churned in the Atlantic as forecast tracks showed Debbie drifting south of Bermuda and Camille passing north, with Bermuda expected to dodge hurricane force winds. Forecasters noted the two storms would likely remain apart while scientists tested silver iodide seeding to dampen Debbie’s strength.
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Camille
British
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Miami
Raymond Kraft
Kraft
Millons
Legislators Seek Nature Based Laws Across States
A study of 1960s political whimsy shows lawmakers turning to nature. Nebraska adopts a state grass and Minnesota names Lake Superior agate as official rock while North Carolina designates the gray squirrel as state manual. Georgia debates a quail as state bird. Hawaii contemplates zoo driven snake imports. Maryland eases bird protections. North Dakota approves a women jockeys bill. South Carolina urges New York to ban revolving doors after a touring player’s injury. Massachusetts drops a 21-gun salute requirement for the Battle of New Orleans.
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Associated Press
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General Assembly
Basil D. Barr
Henry Boshamer
Georgia
Ward Edwards
Edwards
Sidney Marcus
Nebraska
Lake Superior
U.S
Senate
Albert R. Pechan
North Dakota
Guy
William L. Guy
South Carolina
New York State
New York
University of South Carolina
New York City
Massachusetts
New Orleans
U.S. Expels Cuban Diplomat Over Security Probe
The United States accused Cuban U.N. diplomat Lazaro Eddy Espinosa Bonet of attempting to recruit a refugee for a mission related to protecting the US presidential office. Bonet and two other Cuban mission members faced actions, with one targeted for the alleged plan.
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United States
United Nations
State Department
Nixon
Robert J. McCloskey
McCloskey
Lazaro Eddy Espinosa Bonet
U.N
Eight U S Special Forces officers face murder inquiry in Vietnam
Preliminary probe into the Green Beret murder case at Long Binh ends with no clear indication of trial. Col. Harold Seaman will forward recommendations to Maj. Gen. Mabry within a week. The eight suspects include Col. Robert Rheault. A Vietnamese agent linked to Cambodia and North Vietnam was killed. a Vietnamese woman claims the victim was her husband Pham Kim Lien’s report notes he worked as an interpreter for Special Forces.
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Associated Press
Saigon
Green Beret
Long Binh
U.S
Harold Seaman
Hampton
George L. Mabry
Vietnam
Henry B. Rothblatt
Robert F. Rheault
Vineyard Haven
Mass
Cambodia
Chuyen Thai Khac
Pham Kim Lien
Special Forces
Caravel ships famed for exploration power
The World Almanac highlights caravels as the preferred vessels of Spanish and Portuguese explorers. Lightweight and swift, they suited 15th and 16th century ocean voyages, with Columbus’s Nina and Pinta each carrying 25 crew. These single decked ships about 70 feet long were highly maneuverable but famously uncomfortable.
North Korea Refuses Details on Three U S Servicemen
AP report from Panmunjom says North Korea gives no information on the three U S service members after their helicopter was shot down. Marine Maj Gen Arthur H Adams says the pilot lost bearing on a training flight and radioed distress before the crash. Adams identified crew as WO Malcolm V Loepke, Capt David H Crawford, and Spec 4 Hervan Hofstate ter, all aboard for training. Crawford arrived two days before the incident. North Korea offered no justification for firing on the helicopter despite landmarks like the Han River estuary and Kanghwa Island.
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Associated Press
Panmunjom
Korea
North Korea
U.S
Korean Military Armistice Commission
Lee Chootsun
Arthur H. Adams
U.N
Pooler
Hervan E. Hofstateter
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Crawford
Adams Gard
Tee
Adams
Han River Estuary
Kanghwa Island
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