Czechs rally in Prague defying Soviet troops on anniversary
Tens of thousands of young Czechoslovaks marched through Prague for 12 hours demanding Russia withdraw its forces. They shouted Russians go home and chanted We chased out Hitler we will chase out Brezhnev as they moved from Prague Castle to the Soviet Embassy and the National Theater. No Soviet reaction followed and East German officials criticized police restraint during the provocation.
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Military waste at Air Force bases prompts GAO review
National probe finds about 6.7 million dollars in damaged Air Force equipment could have been economically repaired. At five bases Scott Illinois Perrin Randolph Texas Nellis Nevada Mountain Home Idaho most scrapables could be fixed cheaper than buying new.
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Kosygin Says Washington Hanoi Talks in Complicated Stage
Soviet Premier Kosygin in Moscow after talks with Japan's Yahiro Nakasone urged Japan to press the U.S. to halt air raids unconditionally. Viet Cong radio denied Hanoi would concede on bombing halt. Arthur Goldberg said the war in Vietnam is in its last stages.
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Cosmonaut Maneuvers Cosmoplane in Earth Orbit
Soviet cosmonaut Georgy Beregovoi remains aloft in Soyuz 3 on day three of orbit. Moscow reports he may stay up to ten days to test endurance for moon missions while Soyuz 2 returns to Earth and researchers pursue maneuverable space station concepts.
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September export surplus boosts morale despite weak 1968 trade
A $282.2 million September export surplus over imports lifts government mood, though officials say it is too small and late to save 1968 from being a poor foreign trade year. If the remaining quarters match September, 1968’s total surplus could reach $1.5 billion, far below the 1968 target of $4.6 billion and well under 1967’s $4.1 billion trade edge.
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B52s Pound Reds From Saigon to DMZ
Giant B52 bombers pounded Communist positions with nearly five million pounds of bombs in 48 hours. Seven new raids stretched from Saigon across the DMZ into North Vietnam. Copters and infantry clashed near Saigon, with 29 reported killed. Military sources dismissed claims of four hidden divisions near Saigon.
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New Teacher at Rice-LBJ University to Host Johnson Seminars
Dr. Joseph Cooper says Rice-LBJ will host political science seminars after Johnson leaves office with dates to be announced. Johnson intends to return to teaching, having previously taught in Houston in 1930 and 1931 at Sam Houston High School. Everett Collier recalls Johnson as a popular student and demanding teacher.
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Komer Named Ambassador to Turkey in Johnson Plan
Robert W. Komer who heads the U.S. pacification program in South Vietnam was chosen by President Johnson as the new ambassador to Turkey. Komer, 46, has served as deputy for pacification in Saigon since 1967 and was a special assistant to the president. William E. Colby will replace him as top deputy in the program. Komer will succeed Parker T. Hart who moves to a new post as assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern and South Asian affairs.
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Wilber Brucker Dies, Ike Era Secretary of the Army
Wilber M. Brucker, secretary of the army under President Eisenhower and former Michigan governor, died at 74 from an apparent heart attack after collapsing at an Economic Club of Detroit lunch. He helped deploy federal troops to Little Rock to enforce school integration and later remained active in Republican party posts.
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Recovery for Singer Jimmy Rodgers After Seattle Muskie Rally
Recovery singer Jimmy Rodgers, 34, returned Monday from a stomach ailment that forced his cancellation of a Seattle rally for Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Edmund Muskie. Early reports suggested a relapse from a near fatal head injury suffered in the Los Angeles area last December.
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Classified notices and newspaper masthead data
The item lists the Long Beach daily paper details from 1968 including publication frequency address and court adjudication records. It notes Oct 29 1968 issue details Vol 31 No 215 at Pine Avenue Long Beach with legal filing and postal delivery notes.
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