Prague reports arms cache and NATO plot to undermine socialism
Pravda claims a cache of American made pistols and submachine guns was found for Sudeten revenge seekers near Cheb. It also alleges a Pentagon CIA driven plan to subvert and invade Czechoslovakia to destabilize socialist countries and test security penetrations.
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Moscow
Reuters
Communist Party
Pravda Today
Czechoslovaia
Pravda
NATO
Czechoslovakia
Tass
Karlovy Vary
Karlsbad
Cheb
Federal Republic of Germany
Pentagon
Central Intelligence Agency
V. Raguisin
I. Chuikov
Veinerville Youth Killed In Fatal Car Crash
An 18 year old Veiner ville resident Jack Faser died in a high speed crash on South Railway Street near Roundhouse. Driver Jim Spiering 17 and passenger Lonnie Meier 13 were injured. Police described the crash, rail damage and heavy tire marks as witnesses reported. Vehicle damage estimated at $1,000 for the car and $1,000 for the truck.
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Jack Faser
Weinerville
South Railway
Veinerville
Roundhouse
Jim Spiering
Redcliff
Lonnie Meier
13Th St. S.W
CPR
Cecil Heaton
Faser
Drader
South Railway St
Meetings to defend Czechoslovak reforms and militia
The CTK dispatch notes planned meetings to defend reform efforts in Czechoslovakia as Soviet backing for hardliners grows. A paramilitary People’s Militia of about 35,000 backs ousted leader Antonin Novotny, while liberals push for its dissolution amid East German calls to counter liberal forces.
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Soviet Union
Antonin Novotny
CTK
Alexander Dubcek
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Tito
Yugoslavia
Dubcek
Dubeck
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Waldeck Rochet
Communist Party
South Africa U S face possible clash over gold price
Johannesburg reports indicate a brewing confrontation between South Africa and the United States over the future of gold. Finance Minister Nicholaas Diederichs signaled no quick sale of gold on the open market, while observers note failed central bank outreach and rising concerns about global monetary stability.
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Johannesburg
Reuters
South Africa
United States
Pretoria
Nicholaas Diederichs
Diederichs
U.S. Treasury
Henry Fowler
Negotiators resume talks on grain handlers strike
Fort William report says negotiations resumed to end a grain handlers strike that halted Prairie grain flow. Lakehead Terminal Elevators Association and Lodge 650 union met for seven hours and planned more talks while unions seek higher wages amid rejected conciliation terms. embargo of Prairie grain shipments continues as no unloaders are available.
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Fort William
Lakehead
Akron curfew clashes as tear gas clears youths
Akron police used tear gas to disperse groups enforcing an overnight curfew in a Negro area hit by looting the prior night. London bullion dealers raised gold to 39.10 an ounce after South Africa halted free market sales. Johnson and Thieu met in Hawaii to discuss war and peace.
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Akron, Ohio
London
Reuters
U.S
Honolulu
Johnson
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Hawaii
Wall Street Journal links Hal Banks case to Dem fund
The Wall Street Journal reports Seafarers International Union donated 100000 dollars to the Democratic campaign fund after Dean Rusk rejected Canada’s extradition request for Hal C Banks. Half the money was earmarked for Hubert Humphrey’s campaign. Rusk denies pressure and says no knowledge of the donation. Banks faced a perjury charge in Ontario related to a 1963 royal commission. He was convicted in Montreal in 1964 and sent to five years, later freed after extradition efforts and appeals.
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New York
The
Wall Street Journal
Seafarers International Union
Democratic Party Campaign Fund
U.S
Dean Rusk
Hal C. Banks
Canada
Financial
Hubert Humphrey
Rusk
Mer
SIU
New York City
Ontario
Banks
Montreal
Frank Walsh
Ray Arrives at Jail for King Murder Trial
Ray, handcuffed and in protective gear, is moved to Shelby County jail to await trial for the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He arrived from England aboard a U S Air Force jet, with police escort and restricted media access. Judge W Preston Battle to hear the case. arraignment date not set.
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Memphis, Tenn
James Earl Ray
Shelby County
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
Memphis Naval Air Station
U.S. Air Force
Boeing
Lakenheath
England
Cambridge
Britain
Millington
Criminal Court
W. Preston Battle
Battle
Strike effects felt across communications network
The national postal strike strains transport systems as Greyhound Bus Lines reports cargo loads quadrupling at times. Local depot manager George Dudley warns of possible long disruption and higher express value, while long distance calls rise 10 to 20 percent, Edmonton seeing about 20 percent due to government business. Telegraph and telegraph routes see increased activity as traffic reroutes.
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Greyhound Bus Lines
George Dudley
Mr. Dudley
Alberta
K. F. Wright
Edmonton
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Czechoslovaskia
Romania
Novotny
Dr. Diederichs
Fowler
Rand Daily Mail
Lakehead Terminal Elevators Association
Lodge 650
Brotherhood of Railway
Prairies
D News the Globe
Royal Commission
Great Lakes
Medicine Hat
Wright
Canadian Pacific Telegraphs
N. R. Ray
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