Czech leadership reshapes to speed Soviet troop withdrawal
Prague reports a leadership shakeup within the Communist Party Central Committee to hasten the Soviet pullout. Alexander Dubcek announces a staged withdrawal while expanding the Presidium and tightening censorship as Czechoslovakia prepares for changes in press and security controls. The plan hinges on Moscow negotiations and assurances of non intervention.
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Romania Defends Independence Amid Cold War Echoes
Romanian leaders rejected force to impose ideology as fears of invasion loom. Ceauşescu and Maurer defend socialism and national sovereignty while church crowds, reporters, and cross border travel on Danube reflect wary calm across Bucharest and Transylvania.
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Pope Gives Vast Funds to Czechoslovak Refugees
The Vatican disclosed that Pope Paul VI donated large sums from his personal funds to aid Czechoslovak refugees. L Osservatore Romano said the pope asked Caritas to help people who denounced the invasion by the Soviet bloc.
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Zionists Blamed in Czechoslovakia Counter Revolution Claim
A Polish broadcast said Zionists are among the most active proponents of counter revolution in Czechoslovakia. The Pope condemned Warsaw Pact troops as an imposition on a people's civic life and a threat to international security.
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Dubcek
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Britain Opens Doors to Czech Refugees
Britain announced a humanitarian haven for Czechoslovak refugees and asked its Prague embassy to issue visas to those in danger or with family business or school links in the United Kingdom.
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