Reds Crush Czechoslovakia Invasion Found Controversy
The Soviet bloc invasion of Czechoslovakia shocks Europe as Soviet Ambassador Smirnovsky delivers an oral message to London. Prime Minister Wilson rushes back from vacation with ministers to coordinate action while Bonn condemns the move as a clear violation of Czechoslovak sovereignty.
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Czechoslovakia
Mihail N. Smirnovsky
Lord Chalfont
Foreign Office
Harold Wil
Son
Scilly Isles
Wilson
Washington
NATO
Bonn
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Bonn Breaks Silence On Czech Liberalization Move
Western allies react as Bonn comments on Czechoslovakia reforms break long standing policy. Willy Brandt and Gerhard Schroeder are on vacation, while De Gaulle Couve de Murville Debre monitor from distant posts. NATO discusses next steps as Tito and Ceausescu offer cautious support.
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Czechoslovakia
Willy Brandt
Defense
Gerhard Schroeder
Brandt
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Sylt
de Gaulle
Johnson Confers After Dobrynin Reports Czechoslovakia Invasion
President Johnson and Vice President Humphrey remained in the White House well past midnight after Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin reported that Soviet, Polish and East German troops were entering Czechoslovakia. The NSC was convened to review the developing crisis and Rusk was asked to summon the envoy for further talks.
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Anatoly Dobrynin
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Cechoslovakia
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National Security Council
George Christian
NSC
Dobrynin
Security Council
Christian
Dean Rusk
State Department
Red Army Invades Prague. Czechs Stunned by Soviet Move
Soviet tanks and troops entered Prague in an invasion aimed at halting liberalization in Czechoslovakia. East German Polish Bulgarian and Hungarian forces joined the Soviet advance as Prague radio and CTK reported casualties and limited resistance amid calls for calm. The occupation swiftly moved to seize party leadership and the Prague radio building, leaving global leaders scrambling to respond.
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Liberals Win Freedom Sparks Soviet Withdrawal Photo
A Soviet photo shows a Russian soldier with a Czech child during withdrawal on July 18 as armored units begin to pull back. Circulated widely in Czechoslovakia to signal goodwill between Soviets and Czechs.
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Liberal Movement
Czechoslovakia
Middletown Weather Forecast Sees Warm Humid Nights
The forecast for Middletown and area calls for clear to partly cloudy skies and continued warm humid conditions tonight through Thursday. Lows tonight expected 70 to 75 degrees. Yesterday's high reached 95 with this morning at 74.
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Middletown
Nine Prison Hostages Held As Ohio Crisis Intensifies Near Columbus
Ohio adjutant general Sylvester Del Corso said 150 guardsmen and 35 staff were ready as inmates at Ohio Penitentiary held nine guards hostage overnight. Warden Koleski reported an impasse with demands for amnesty and a federal probe. inmates numbered 300 to 400 of about 2,500 inmates. No hostages harmed. federal probe and parole board changes were disputed.
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Columbus
Ohio
Sylvester T. del Corso
del Corso
Marion J. Koleski
Koleski
Parole Board
Ike Resting Better After Seventh Heart Attack
The medical bulletin from Walter Reed Army Hospital reports Dwight D. Eisenhower resting comfortably with family visits as irregular heartbeats continue. He remains 77, and doctors say his condition is essentially unchanged despite the seventh heart attack on Friday. A Washington Post report cites a new experimental drug possibly reducing heartbeat irregularities.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
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Washington Post
Riot at Lebanon Correctional Institution Injures 25 Inmates
A prison riot at LCI injures 25 prisoners, three seriously, as 209 inmates clash with guards. Firebombs and rocks damage cells, with injuries to staff and three inmates hospitalized. Authorities deploy 42 highway patrolmen and 300 national guardsmen. investigation to be completed in days.
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Lebanon Correctional Institution
Charles van Curen
van Curen
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LCI
Lebanon
Butler County Civil Defense Unit
Dayton
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