Allied Forces Crush VC Drive In Central Vietnam
Allied forces reported heavy fighting across South Vietnam with more than 1,000 enemy killed on Sunday and today, raising total VC and NVA deaths to over 6,000 in eight days. Near Con Thien Marines sealed off over 300 enemy troops as operations continued below the DMZ. The vast majority of enemy losses came from air power, artillery, and helicopter gunships, with casualties overall remaining lighter for allied forces.
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Nang
Czechs May Leave Talks With Dubcek In Moscow Crisis
Moscow reports say Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union pressed on into the fourth day of talks with no agreement. Prague sources hope for a deal recognizing liberal leaders in exchange for a temporary Soviet occupation. Svoboda and Dubcek leadership return to Prague, with new delegates and party officials arriving to join negotiations.
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Prague
Ludvig Svoboda
Svoboda
Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Josef Spacek
Bohuwil Simon
Dubcek
Oldrich Svestka
Rude Pravo
Middletown Area Forecast Calls for Cool, Clear Night
The Middletown region expects a clear night with cooler temperatures and lows in the 50s. Tuesday should remain dry with continued cool, sunny conditions. Yesterday’s high reached 81 and this morning’s low was 55.
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Middletown
Eisenhower Condition Worsens doctors report critical state
Army doctors at Walter Reed said President Eisenhower shows further increase in heart irritability with extra beats occurring more frequently since Sunday. The general remains in critical condition with no new rapid heart action episodes and rests comfortably as Mrs. Eisenhower visits briefly.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Condi
Chicago Transit Strike Hampers Democratic Convention Travel
Public transit in Chicago was crippled by bus and taxi strikes ahead of the Democratic National Convention. CTA bus drivers walked out on Sunday cutting South Side service in half and North Side by 25 percent while taxis remained largely off streets. Police arrested 18 in connection with assaults on drivers and bus damage. Charter buses and an auto pool were arranged to ferry delegates and visitors. Negotiations continued as unions seek higher commissions and safety improvements amid the walkout by Local 777.
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Chicago Transit Authority
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George L. Dement
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Dement
CTA
Democratic Union Organizing Committee
The
Seafarers International Union
James J. Hill
Amalgamated Transit Workers
Signs to Moscow Lifted in Czechoslovakia Amid Anti Soviet Campaign
Travelers report road signs removed or altered to direct toward Moscow with Cyrillic warnings and anti Soviet messages. Citizens paint over signs block Soviet movement, while Russian drivers struggle for navigation as Czechs urge Moscow’s exit.
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Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Russia
Bohemia
West
Germany
Ivan
Wallace Visits Disneyland On Pleasure Trip
Wallace sits in the Small World ride at Disneyland with his daughter Mrs. Bobbi Jo Pare and son beside him, while another daughter Lee, age seven, sits in front. An AP report notes the outing as part of a family excursion.
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Bobbi Jo Paresons
Daugther Lee
Vietnam Platform Plank Bogging Democrats at convention
Democratic platform wrangling over Vietnam policy continued at the National Convention with a floor fight possible. Humphrey and McCarthy backers sparred over bombing cessation and a peace plank while Muskie and Hughes sought workable compromise. The North South riot-law plank also drew debate as Meske Keithen urged unity of Americans despite racial tensions.
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North Vietnam
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Vietnam
McCarthy
South Vietnam
Humphrey
Paris
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