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Soviet Troops Face Hostility in Occupied Prague
In Prague and Plzen, civilians resist the Soviet occupation. Three Soviet soldiers entered the U S Embassy grounds to eat apples and were ordered to leave by Ambassador Jacob Beam and embassy staff. Across cities, citizens refuse water to troops, burn leaflets, and remove red stars from locomotives while authorities prepare for a new school year amid rising tensions.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
U.S
Jacob Beam
Mark Garrison
Garrison
U.S. Proper
Wenceslas Square
Kramer
Plzen
Free Radio
Kremlin
Moscow
Soviet Union
Slovakia
Plizen