Soviet Pressure on Czechs Moves to Intervention Threat
Kremlin urgency shown as Politburo travels abroad for the first time amid Prague reform push. A Soviet force of 2000 with tanks and mortars sits near Zilina as Moscow hints at possible military action. Washington voices concern over Soviet claims of underground activity as a pretext for intervention.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Communist Party
Sails Far on Trouble on Laifail to Kauai
Robert L Ordin sailed his 36 foot ketch Laifail from Marina Del Rey California to Hawaii with engine and electrical failures but reached Kauai. Winds reached 36 mph Sunday before Laifail was towed in Monday. Crew included Andrea Ordin Alison 14 Dick 7 and Douglas Carr 19. County supervisors back Los Angeles plan for a multimillion dollar intercontinental airport in Palmdale.
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Palmdale
Johnson rejects a coalitions government for South Vietnam
President Johnson warned he will not impose a coalition or any government on South Vietnam while maintaining support for soldiers. He signaled continued limited bombing to press North Vietnam toward concessions, while resisting domestic split and urging federal state balance. Governor Connally stops short of endorsing Humphrey, planning to attend the Democratic convention as a favorite son.
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Cincinnati
Texas
John B. Connally
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Violence erupts as Cleveland faces citywide unrest
An attack on a police officer sparks heavy gunfire in front of a Cleveland home as a crowd robs and beats drivers. Mayor Stokes appeals for calm while police deploy armored trucks at the fifteenth precinct amid snipers and arson in the Hough area.
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Carl B. Stokes
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Joseph McManamon
Michael Blackwell
Law and Order
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Brink’s Inc
Fifteenth Precinct
Legislature OKs Medi-Cal Flexibility Bill Amid Cuts
The Assembly approved final passage 70 to 0 on a Republican measure to allow Medi-Cal administrators to pick areas of least needed care for budget cuts. The bill would let state officials target programs for reductions rather than making proportional cuts across all Medi-Cal services.
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Israeli El Al Flight Hijacked to Algiers
An El Al Boeing 707 with eight Catholic priests aboard was hijacked an hour from Rome. Hijackers beat Capt. Oded Abarbanel then forced a landing at Dar El Beida Algiers where passengers and crew were held for questions and later offered transit fares home. The Popular Front for Liberation of Palestine claimed credit. Algerian officials said a Syrian officer helped. Israel urged safe release and blamed Egypt, calling the act highway robbery.
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Senate ends Fortas hearings on fitness for Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee wraps up a nine day hearing on Abe Fortas as a Supreme Court nominee. Sen Ervin accuses Fortas of abandoning judicial knitting while Thurmond brands court rulings obscene. Debates looming over quorum and a potential September vote ahead of the presidential election. Deputy AG Warren Christopher faces sharp taunts from Fortas critics.
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Sirhan to Plead Not Guilty Insanity Debate Delays Hearing
Defense investigator denies report Sirhan B. Sirhan will plead insanity. Attorneys wait on psychiatric tests after a fall from a horse, with the preliminary hearing in California postponed to August 2 as examinations proceed.
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