But I Am an American Student Stranded in Czechoslovakia
An American student recounts leaving Prague toward the German border as tanks advance. He recalls checkpoints by Russian and Polish troops, threats over his birthplace, and relief at crossing into Germany. He describes Prague's chaos, losses, shortages, underground broadcasts, and posters calling for Dubcek and Svoboda.
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National Museum
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Troops Poised for Chicago Amid Democratic Convention
Washington prepares for a possible precautionary move of federal regular troops into the Chicago area as antiwar and racial groups threaten disruption at the Democratic National Convention. The Secret Service leads planning with military support expected from Ft. Carson Ft. Hood and Ft. Sill. Troop arrivals were anticipated after midnight with airlift units already in Chicago and a tent city planned south of the city if deployed.
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Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
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Vietnam
John M. Bailey
International Amphitheatre
Johnson warned by FBI on Gallagher ties to mob
Washington reports show FBI warned President Johnson in 1964 that Rep. Cornelius Gallagher of Bayonne New Jersey had close ties to the underworld linked to mob leader Joe Zicarnelli. The message, sent as a letterhead memo, followed 1960 wiretaps linked to gunrunning to the Dominican Republic.
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Joe Bayonne) Zicarnelli
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