24 Aug 1968
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1968
Page
1
Ohio swelters under intense humidity as a cold front moves in from the Upper Great Lakes. By tomorrow evening cooler air is expected in the Miami Valley with scattered thundershowers tonight. Temperatures remain in the 70s tonight after a soggy 90s day.
Radio reports say Dubcek and Cernik, detained Czech leaders, may be en route to Moscow while an eight man delegation arrives to negotiate. Svoboda urges trust as talks continue with Soviet occupation forces. clashes erupt in Prague during curfew with bullets landing near the U.S. Embassy.
Critics of the Vietnam War push a four point peace plank to end bombing in North Vietnam with limits on South Vietnam support, phase withdrawal of U S and North Vietnamese troops, push for negotiations with the National Liberation Front, and reduced offensive operations. The plan faces a likely floor fight at the Democratic Convention as Humphreybacked wings dominate the drafting subcommittee. The proposal was unveiled by Sorensen Gilligan and Clark with supporters Saliger Goodwin and Clark French in attendance.
The Democratic Credentials Committee moves to seat portions of two rival Alabama delegations tied to George Wallace. A modified loyalty oath will be required of Alabama delegates to the upcoming convention amid disputes and threats of a floor fight by Governor Lester Maddox.
Jiri Weiss, 55, a famed Czech oslovakia filmmaker, requested political asylum in Italy after arriving in Rome just before the Russian invasion. He had just sold U.S. distribution rights for Murder, Czech Style to Columbia Pictures and said he would not return while Czechoslovakia is occupied by a foreign army.
About two million pounds of Campbell Soup tomatoes are being dumped in Napoleon Ohio fields due to a strike by Cannery and Allied Workers Union Local 146. The company will cover growers’ costs and pay a reasonable profit. The walkout began July 28 with 1350 workers demanding synchronized plant contracts.
American bombers and allied commandos assault hilly terrain to lift the siege of Due Lap camp 130 miles northeast of Saigon. About 1,000 North Vietnamese surround 15 Americans and 300 South Vietnamese as heavy fighting continues for 30 hours.
A London broadcast from Radio Prague reported that Alexander Dubcek would return to his party roles in a few days. The note cited Gustav Husak in Moscow with Dubcek, Cernik, and Svoboda, delaying a Bratislava convention pending their participation and promising Moscow talks details after his return.
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