Dubcek Maintains Control in New Czechoslovak Presidium
Vienna dispatch reports that Alexander Dubcek has stacked a 21 member presidium to favor reform while aligning with Soviet conditions. Most members support him or lean toward his policies, with two conservative opponents. Dubcek seeks to preserve reforms while avoiding infighting during Soviet oversight after the Prague invasion.
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Vienna
UPI
Alexander Dubcek
Kremlin
Dubcek
Prague
Popular Party
Czechoslovakia
Four Lose Lives In Nevada Highway Smashups
The report notes four fatalities on Nevada highways during a long holiday weekend. One victim carried no identification and fingerprinting was used to identify him. Total state traffic deaths for the year rose to 154, up from 129 last year, with no serious violent crime, fires, or drownings reported and Lake Mead clearance for visitors resuming.
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Nevada
Lake Mead
Romania appeals to USSR to cancel military maneuvers
Romanian authorities urge the Soviet Union to call off military exercises amid border tensions with Hungary and concerns over regional stability. Ceausescu and Maurer tour provinces to rally support for a Romania First policy while noting limited Romanian defense mobilization.
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Romania
Ussr
Ceausescu
Ion Gheorge Maurer
Transylvania
Russia
Hungary
Vietnam Talks Pause as Holiday Observances Break Momentum
In Paris the U S and North Vietnamese teams paused during their 17th week of talks on Vietnam. Both sides took Labor Day and Independence Day holidays, signaling a temporary easing of pressure. A small North Vietnamese reception marked Ho Chi Minh’s 23rd anniversary of independence.
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Paris
UPI
Nort
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Saigon
U S Planes Bomb Da Nang as Viet Cong Fire Drags On
U S jets struck Da Nang with 31 rockets in the first shelling of the city downtown. An RF4 Phantom crashed near Tam Ky. both crewmen were rescued. Navy boats also faced rocket attacks with one sailor killed and four wounded. National Day celebrations marked Ho’s 1945 government formation in Hanoi.
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Tam Ky
Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
St. Navy
U. S
Bassac
Quang Tri Province
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Nevadans Vote Today In General Election Context
Nevada voters faced primary and general election battles led by Walter Baring with challenger Richard Ham. James Slattery and Clyde Mathews seek Baring’s seat. About 103000 expected statewide turnout with Clark County at 63 percent. Local races include 19 Democratic Assembly candidates Dist 4 and 12 Republican contenders, plus a multi candidate state senate race and a changing justice of the peace contest. Polls open 7 AM to 8 PM in Clark and Washoe with rural counties 7 PM to 6 PM and liquor sales allowed on election day after a 1967 change.
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Bible
Nevada
Walter Baring
Rchard Ham
Grant Sawyer
GOP
James Slattery
Reno
Clyde Mathews
Baring
Clark County
State Assembly
Dist. 4
Dist. 3
Flora Dungan
Floyd Lamb
Helen E. Herr
William E. Clark
Mary Ann Jensen
Mike Markoff
Kenneth Turner
Joe Pavilikowski
Jp’s
Pavlikowski
Clark
Washoe
Czech hopes for Soviet troop pullout in days
Deputy Premier Frantisek Hamouz urged the nation that Soviet troops could begin withdrawing from Czechoslovakia within a few days if public order is kept. He noted many soldiers have moved to the countryside and said further departures depend on public order measures.
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Prague
UPI
Frantisek Hamouz
Czechoslovakia
Hamouz
Alexander Dubcek
Hamour
Iran Quake Death Toll Soars as New Tremors Hit Iran
Reports describe a massive weekend earthquake in Iran with a death toll rising to 20 000. Prime Minister Hoveida visited the devastated area near Kakhk where hundreds are buried and rescue attempts continue amid collapsed hospitals and widespread ruin.
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Kakhk
Dashthayat
Gonabad
Ghayen
Birjand
Ferdows
Mohammed Khodal
Holiday Brings Ideal Weather To Most Of U S
Sunny, pleasant conditions covered much of the nation as travelers returned home for the holiday. Tropical air sparked showers and fog in the Southeast Texas area. Corpus Christi recorded nearly an inch in six hours while cool Canadian air brought rain to Idaho and North Dakota. Afternoon temps ranged from 100 at Needles to 44 at Livingston, with record low mornings in Florida and Texas.
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Tex
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Pennsylvania
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Onekama
Mich
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Tampa
Fla
Midland
Needles
Imperial
Calif
Livingston
Mont
Psychologists challenge ban on artificial contraception
A group of about 60 Roman Catholic psychologists at the American Psychological Association meeting issued 15 questions challenging Pope Paul VI's encyclical On Human Life. They argued the pope's conclusions lack evidence, misstate psychology, and neglect love and unconscious factors in human behavior.
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UPI
Paul VI
American Catholic Psychological Association
Sherman McCabe
Notre Dame University
McCabe
Louis Gaffney
Seattle University
Vytautas Bieliauskas
Xavier University
Cincinnati
Paul J. Centi
Holy Cross College
Worcester
Mass
American Psychological Association
Yugoslavs Blast Kremlin Writers Over Prague Invasion Coverage
Belgrade based Borba, leading Yugoslav newspaper, accuses Soviet journalists sent to Prague of showing the invasion as international brotherly aid and portraying Czechoslovak resistance as counter revolution. It says briefing urged omission of global reaction and true sentiments of world communism.
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Belgrade
UPI
Czechoslovakia
Borba
Communist Party
Prague
U.S. Viet Policy Backed by AFL-CIO Leader Meany
Washington reports AFL-CIO president George Meany endorsed the U.S. Vietnam policy and urged war protesters to condemn North Vietnam and the Viet Cong for continuing bloodshed.
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U.S. Viet
George Meany
Reagan cites conspiracy in convention disturbances
Sacramento Governor Reagan warned of a nationwide conspiracy behind disturbances planned at the Democratic national convention in Chicago and at Berkeley. He told reporters on his return from vacation that the unrest is not a spontaneous youth movement but a plotted effort.
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Calif
UPT
Ronald Reagan
Chicago
Berkeley
Reagan
California
World Briefs from Tokyo and Lagos News Stirs Global View
Reports from Tokyo say Premier Chou En-lai denounced the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia and claimed Moscow collaborates with the United States on Vietnam policy at a North Vietnam independence anniversary event. In Lagos, Nigerian forces reportedly captured Aba, the secessionist Biafra capital, with unconfirmed official confirmation.
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UPL
Chou En-lai
Czechoslovakia
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Chou
Peking
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Ho Chi Minh
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UPI
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Biafra
Yakubu Gowon
Port Harcourt
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Ohio
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