Husak accuses reformers of inviting invasion
Czechoslovak party leader Husak charged reformist leaders under Alexander Dubcek with ignoring Soviet warnings that led to the Russian led invasion a year ago. He spoke to 8,000 industry and union leaders in Prague as troops moved and clashes erupted in Wenceslas Square amid mounting reports of Soviet forces in the region.
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Reuters
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Alexander Dubcek
Husak
Bonn
Czechoslovakia
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Bohemia
Stare Mesto
Poland
Moravia
Dubcek
Russia
Kremlin
Presidium
Tense Northern Ireland debates face looming London talks
In Belfast a heated clash over the IRA and the fate of the B specials keeps the North tense as Prime Ministers Chichester-Clark and Wilson prepare for crucial discussions. Catholics demand disbanding or disarming the B specials while the IRA mobilizes volunteers and eyes Belfast.
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Ulster
Northern Ireland
James Chichester-Clark
London
Britain
Harold Wilson
IRA
Chichester
Chichester-Clark
Wilson
Specials
No Man’s Land
Cathal Goulding
Dublin
Goulding
Republic
Irish Republic
Chichester Clark
One More Chance for Judge in Victoria Court
In Victoria, Roger Lindal faced Provincial Judge William Ostler for assaulting a police officer. Lindal warned the judge he would request a transfer if bias existed. Ostler denied prejudice, and the case was remanded to August 26.
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Ostler
Fourth Canadian injured in Niagara Falls disturbances
A fourth Canadian man was injured as roaming youths stoned cars and looted stores in Niagara Falls New York on Monday night amid a second straight night of disturbances. Wayne Savage of Niagara Falls Ont. was attacked. three Toronto youths were beaten and injured, with their car damaged. Police maintained a state of emergency in two areas as about 150 black youths stoned vehicles in the North Side district after a human rights meeting.
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N.Y
CPAP
Wayne Savage
Ont
Toronto
Norman Poole
Gerald
Lagaci
David Albert
Poole
Negro East Falls
MET
City Human Rights Commission
North Side
Toll climbs as Camille devastates Mississippi coast
Civil defence coordinators estimate 150 to 200 deaths and at least 500 million dollars in damages to coastal installations. Vice President Agnew expected to survey the area. Rescue work hampered by wreckage as 2,000-plus personnel press to restore water and food supplies. Curfews and National Guard patrols in Gulfport Biloxi Bogalusa to deter looting.
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War Council
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Guice
Spiro T. Agnew
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Weather Bureau
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Camille
Kentucky
Tennessee
Memphis
Blytheville
Ark
Richelieu
Pass Christian
National Guard
Ler Air Force Base
Biloxi
Bay St. Louis
Nixon
Louisiana
Bogalusa
Lebanon undecided on U S proposal at UN
Lebanese diplomats at the United Nations weighed an American draft resolution condemning Israel while implicitly rebuking Arab guerrilla attacks. The draft, offered as a compromise to an Afro Asian text, could be brought to the Security Council if Beirut accepts with minor changes, with debate possibly postponed to Wednesday.
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Reuters
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U.S
Lebanon
Britain
Security Council
Buke
Middle East
Trudeau goes on holidays to Europe
Ottawa CP reports Prime Minister Trudeau has left for a two to three week vacation in Europe. A spokesman said if all goes well he may stay three weeks and privacy is requested. Rumors place him aboard the yacht Adanac near Menton with two men and a woman. External Affairs Minister Mitchell Sharp acts as prime minister in his absence.
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Trudeau
Europe
Nice
France
Menton
Mediterranean
P. M. Pitfield
Plans
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RCMP
Pitfield
Mitchell Sharp
Israeli Aircraft Shot Down West of Suez Canal
An Israeli aircraft was shot down west of the Suez Canal and the pilot was captured by Egyptian forces after ejecting, according to an Israeli military spokesman. In Naples, NATO said Russia has assembled 62 to 65 ships in the Mediterranean, the largest fleet there since April.
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Reuters
Suez Canal
Naples
Italy
Russia
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