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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Nov 23, 1968

Page

5

Weather Centers Linkup for World Weather Watch by 1971

The World Weather Watch aims to deliver instant forecasts globally by 1971. WMO reports 29 000 daily observations with 24 000 done now and 2 500 more planned, linking land stations ships aircraft satellites and meteorological centers worldwide.

Geneva UPI World Weather Watch World Meteorological Organization WMO United Nations Sahara Arabia Melbourne Moscow Washington Organization Weather Watch

Europe States Meet to Seek New Nuclear Fuel Sources

Bonn official Dr. Gehrad Stoltenberg announced talks with Britain and the Netherlands next week in The Hague to pursue a joint gas centrifuge uranium enrichment project. The plan aims for European independence from U S uranium deliveries and would feature shared know how and secret work, with cost undisclosed and no link to the nonproliferation treaty.

Europe Bonn Great Britain Netherlands West Germany United States Gehrad Stoltenberg Anthony Wedgwood Benn Hague Stoltenberg U.S

Panagoulis death sentence kept in limbo by regime clemency fate

Greek authorities may defer or halt Alexander Panagoulis's execution after a cabinet leak suggested no clemency. Panagoulis, 30, was condemned for subversive acts and an attempted assassination of Prime Minister Papadopoulos, with the death sentence potentially carried as a life sentence if not acted upon. Panagoulis is jailed on Aegina island awaiting further word from authorities.

Athens Alexander Panagoulis Panagoulis George Papadopoulos Papadopoulos Papdopoulos Aegina Island

Brass Band Hosts Columbus Native Donn Eisele Homecoming

Apollo 7 astronaut Donn Eisele, Columbus native and 1948 top student, returned to West High amid a brass band and 2,000 cheering students. He attended a banquet and planned to see the Ohio State Michigan game with his wife Harriet and three children.

Donn F. Eisele Hero’s Welcome West High School Columbus Ohio UPI West High School Eisle Eisele Harriet

Budapest Says Broad Conference Sought By Communists

Zoltan Komocsin of the Hungarian party says delegates in Budapest urged a broad conference of Communist parties with anti-imperialist forces after the Moscow summit planned for May. He notes eight countries will discuss February drafts for Moscow and a preparatory meeting will set the May date.

Budapest Hungary Moscow Zoltan Komocsin Komocsin Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Albania Red China

Cuba Boat Fails to Make Refuge at Grenada

In Caracas Venezuelan warships intercepted the Cuban fishing vessel Alecria as it sought refuge at Grenada. Investigators said Havana ordered the ship to flee there and it was escorted to Carupano naval base for questioning on suspicions of saboteurs.

United States Russia Cuba Caracas Venezuela UPI Alecria Grenada Havana Carupano

Ceylon Hotel to Be Built with U.S. Credit

The Export-Import Bank will provide 3.069 million dollars in credit for American equipment and services for a Colombo hotel project in Ceylon. The International Hotel Corporation, an affiliate of Pan American World Airways, will build the hotel.

Washington UPI Colombo Ceylon International Hotel Corporation Pan American World Airways

Nine Czech Groups Withhold Protest Until Dubcek Meet

Nine Czech intellectual artistic and scientific groups agreed to withhold publication of a protest resolution until a meeting with Alexander Dubcek next Monday. The document criticized new restrictions and the suspension of two weekly magazines and urged the defense of creative freedoms.

Prague Czechoslovakia Alexander Dubcek Czechoslovak Commnist Party

Critics condemn Czechoslovak travel and press limits

Builders from dhitects to film workers and scholars from the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences denounced new travel restrictions and the suspension of Reporter and Politika. Premier Oldrich Černík defended the move as protecting state interests amid Moscow pact controls after the August invasion.

Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences Czechoslovakia

Senate weighs thin ABM defense in closed session

The Senate barred press access and debated a "thin" ABM missile system costing about 5 billion to lay the groundwork for a broader defense against a Soviet nuclear attack. Russell advocated using the funds to build a foundation for future defense while acknowledging no foolproof shield exists.

U.S Senate Defense Robert S. McNamara Russell D-Ga Senate Armed Services Committee China Soviet Union

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