Czechs threaten trouble as exodus swells in Prague
Western observers say Czech resistance to the Soviet invasion threatens real trouble for Moscow. In West Germany, hundreds of travelers pass the Prague border on E12 while a convoy of 100 cars transports Americans from Prague to West Germany. US officials report more would have left if bridges into the city were not under Soviet control. Local voices liken the crisis to a Vietnam moment as Prague bells ring and crowds observe a two minute silence.
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Russia vetoes UN resolution on Czech invasion
At the United Nations the Soviet Union vetoed an eight power resolution condemning Warsaw Pact intervention in Czechoslovakia. Canada proposed a new measure seeking the release of imprisoned Czech officials as diplomats warned of possible further actions. The debate featured sharp exchanges between Soviet ambassador Malik and U S envoy Ball as the council prepared to reconvene to consider the new draft.
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Pakistan
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NATO
Ignatieff
Prague Quiet After Soviet Barrier As Svoboda Seeks Talks
Prague halted for an hour as crowds gathered in streets while Soviet tanks moved through. In Moscow Svoboda was greeted by Kosygin Brezhnev and Podgorny. Red Army and workers paraded at the airport and a strike was reported in Slovakia with casualties. Svoboda sought talks in Moscow and vowed not to back a collaborationist government. He planned to return tonight with six other Czechoslovak leaders.
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Martin Czur
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Communist Party
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Gustav Husak
Pope Paul Meeting Colombian Peasants in Bogota
Pope Paul, greeted by about 250000 peasants in Colombia, will ride through open fields in a jeep and bless crowds from a special platform. He opened a country radio station run by the Culture Movement before addressing priests ordained to serve Latin America. He urged social justice and care for the poor while warning against revolutionary influences.
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Maddox may be frozen out of Democratic convention
In Chicago the credentials committee settled a Georgia delegation dispute between Maddox allies and a Black-led faction. Georgia’s 42 member delegation will be split, with Maddox possibly losing his seat as the party warns of a potential floor fight and broader impact on Negro and white Southern votes.
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China and Romania condemn Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia
The New China News Agency condemned the Soviet led invasion as a monstrous crime and attacked Czech reformists. Beijing branded Soviet action as robbers occupying Czechoslovakia, while Peiping papers warned of counter revolutionary revisionism. In Rome, Romania denounced the invasion and urged withdrawal of Soviet led forces.
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Agerpres denies Soviet troops in Romania rumor
Vienna reports Agerpres denied rumors of Soviet troops entering Romania saying we have no Soviet troops here. In Edmonton Walter Makowecki a bookshop owner observed red paint on his storefront and linked it to Czechoslovak events. In Quebec Robert Stanfield urged an immediate parliament sitting on the Czech situation. In Ottawa Canada’s birth rate fell to 18.2 per 1000 in 1967 from 19.4 in 1966.
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Eisenhower remains in critical condition at Walter Reed
One week after his fourth major heart attack since April the 77 year old former president Eisenhower remains in critical condition but has had no heart rhythm problems in more than a day. Doctors said his condition today is stable he rests comfortably and there has been no major rhythm disturbance in the past 24 hours. They noted no sedation and no swelling from tissue fluids.
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Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Tidal waves sweep 500 persons away in Celebes crash
Jakarta Reuters reports five hundred people missing after tidal waves struck the Indonesian island of Tuguan in central Celebes. Antara says waves followed earthquakes since August 10, with 56 bodies found and hundreds unaccounted for. Earlier, the social affairs ministry tied a August 15 earthquake to 200 deaths along Donggala's western coast.
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Donggala
Transit strike averted in Toronto transit vote
Toronto 5400 transit workers avoided a strike after 83 percent ratified a two year contract. The deal includes a 15 percent wage rise, with operators earning 3.03 now to 3.50 by July 1 1969, plus a cost of living bonus. The Physicians Services Inc. medical plan is adopted.
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