Czechoslovakia Faces Censorship Over Troop Withdrawal Talk
Censorship in the Czechoslovak press muted Premier Oldrich Cernik's references to withdrawing Warsaw Pact troops. Editors cut lines about non Soviet forces leaving soon and altered passages on defense plans. Observation notes fear of Soviet secret police actions and hints at political reshuffling including Zlenek Mlynar's rise.
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Prague
UPI
Oldrich Cernik
Czechoslovakia
Cernik
Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Dubcek
Jiri Hajek
Josef Smrkovsky
Kremlin
Vasily Kuznetsov
National Assembly
Defense and Foreign Ministries
Zlenek Mlynar
Mlynar
Stalin
Humphrey Backs Gun Curbs as Senate Showdown Near
Hubert H. Humphrey endorsed the gun control bill ahead of a Senate vote. He urged Nixon to take a stand and called for bans on mail order rifle and shotgun sales and for registration and licensing measures if states fail to act. The debate centers on amendments to tighten restrictions and exclude collectors.
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Washington
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
Senate
Richard M. Nixon
Congress
Humphrey
Nixon
Joseph D. Tydings
D-Md
Thomas Dodd
D-Conn
Tydings
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
House
Agnew Defends Law On Vote Bid And Court Rulings
Vice President Agnew argued against suggestions to weaken gun registration and defended Supreme Court rulings. He said criminals slip through loopholes but stressed no quarrel with the Court while noting a time lag as the system updates.
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Agnew
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Renew Talk Of War For Liberation
Middle East tensions rise with an anti Israeli demonstration in the west bank of Jordan and renewed war talk by Egypt's President Nasser. UN Security Council standby and Gunnar Jarring to meet Thant in Paris as border clashes persist with Jordan and Syria. The day sees light gunfire along Golan and Beisan fronts with no casualties reported. Nasser calls liberation of occupied lands a sacred duty.
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Middle East
West Bank
Jordan
Israel
Syria
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
New York
UN Security Council
Suez Canal
Nablus
Hamdi Canaan
Canaan
Moshe Dayan
Dayan
Naharayim
Jordan Valley
Tirat-Zvi
Beisan
Golan Heights
Nasser
Yank Drive Scores Big Kill In DMZ
Allied forces in South Vietnam launched a major DMZ offensive with infantry tanks and air support. UPI reports 335 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed, with U.S. losses at six dead and 44 wounded. The drive included bombardment by ships and jets and marked one of the war’s largest battles in the six mile wide DMZ strip.
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Yank Drive
Saigon
UPS
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
U.S. Command
Dmz
Gulf of Tonkin
Boston
U.S. 5Th Infantry
U.S
11Th Light Infantry Brigade
Quaing Tri
Hue
UPI
Nat Gibson
Tay Ninh City
Racial Unrest Roils U S Cities After Football Showdown
Across Waterloo Denver Toledo and Chicago clashes injure 17 and spark arson as police battle rioters. A white man is arrested for carrying an unloaded gun after disturbances erupt following a Waterloo East versus Westchester high school game.
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Waterloo
Waterloo East
Westchester
Ill
St. Joseph's High Schools
Apollo 8 to Orbit Moon on Christmas Day
Apollo officials outlined an official Apollo 8 plan to orbit the Moon after Apollo 7, with a Saturn V launch from Cape Kennedy possibly between December 20 and 25. The crew would complete 10 lunar orbits over 20 to 26 hours at a near deceptive distance, then return to Earth after a Pacific Ocean splashdown.
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Apollo
Moon
The
Space Agency
Samuel Phillips
James E Webb
Cape Kennedy
Pacific Ocean
Friedman Denies Involvement In $10,000 Gin Rummy Scheme
Las Vegas developer Maurice Friedman fights charges in a high stakes gin rummy gambling case. Prosecutors prepare arguments to counter his innocence claims as evidence surfaces about a 1963 game and disputed FBI interview notes involving Corenson and other defendants.
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Friedman
Las Vegas Strip
Maurice Friedman
Los Angeles
Friars Club
U.S
David R. Nissen
Richard Corenson
Corenson
J. Martinez
Benjamin J. Teitelbaum
Wilshire Blvd
Palm Springs
Las Vegas
Johnny Rosselli
Roselli
Thunderbird
Grant B. Cooper
Nat Ross
Beverly Hills
F Friedman
Ross
Nissen
FBI
Wayne Hill
Cooper
Teitelbaum
Hill
Poll Shows Americans Favor Bombs
A nationwide poll by Sindlinger & Co. found 63 percent of Americans following the Paris peace talks favor halting bombing in North Vietnam only if North Vietnam matches with a similar reduction in military action. The survey interviewed 1,474 adults in 48 states during the prior week.
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New York
APS
Paris
Vietnam
U.S
Sindlinger & Co
Alaska
Hawaii
United States
North Vietnam
Soviet Troops on Western Front Shape New Assessments
Defense sources say Soviet forces are drafting NATO and Warsaw Pact strength reviews and Moscow’s aims after the Czechoslovakia operation. They note reliance on Soviet control within Pact commands, limited trust in East Bloc troops, and a shift toward rapid mobility despite not increasing overall troop numbers.
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NATO
Warsaw Pact
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Mideast
Kremlin
North Atlantic Alliance
Griner Wins Fourth Term as AFL-CIO Union Chief
Union delegates at the American Federation of Government Employees convention reelect John Griner to lead the union for another two years by a four to one margin. Dues will rise 50 cents monthly for two years. Dennis Garrison challenged briefly amid dissident Negro delegates demanding reforms and greater minority representation.
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American Federation of Government Employes
Stardust
John Griner
Railway Retirement Board
Afl-Cio
Griner
Dennis Garrison
Pennsylvania
Delaware
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Quang Tri City
Gibson
Tay Ninh
Panhandle
Don Brauth
Denver
Toledo
Chicago
St. George’s High School
Evanston
St. George’s
St. Francis DeSares High School
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Earth
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Europe
Russia
Institute For Strategic Studies
Alastair Buchan
West
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