Time Bomb Ticking For Czechs
Prague report traces the shift from a stable postwar state to upheaval as Czechoslovakia balances communism and freedom. Within weeks the mood shifts, broad support for leadership grows, while internal political time bombs and wary allies near the borders raise alarms.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Today in History highlights and events of 1968
The piece lists March 31 historical notes from 1732 to 1968 including Haydn’s birth, the US purchase of the Virgin Islands in 1971, and major Czech reformist moves under Dubcek with anti Soviet sentiments growing. It contrasts Western tourism, economic reforms, and the crackdown on dissent during the Prague spring era.
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Associated Press
United States
Virgin Islands
Denmark
Joseph Haydn
Japan
Eiffel Tower
Paris
U.S
Congress
Civilian Conservation Corps
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Newfoundland
Canada
Soviet Union
Britain
US Air Force
Edward J. Dwight Jr
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Czechoslovakia
Israel
Writers’ Congress
Antonin Novotny
Jan Sejna
Novotny
Alexander Dubcek
Moscow Alliance
Appalachian Highway Work Set for 16.5 Miles in Ohio
The Ohio Department of Highways announced three sections of the east-west Appalachian Development Highway in Jackson and Vinton counties totaling 16.5 miles may start by late spring. Bids for a seven mile Ohio 346 segment in Jackson and Vinton will be opened May 14, while a 4.5 mile Ohio 346 stretch between Ohio 327 and County Road 39 opened bids February 6. A 5 mile section of Ohio 124 346 between Jackson U.S. 35 bypass and Ohio 327 bids open April 2. The third section runs from Mulga County Road 39 to near Ohio 160 on existing Ohio 346 in Vinton County and will be a four lane limited access road.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Department of Highways
Jackson
Vinton
P. E. Masheter
Jackson U.S. 35
Mulga
Vinton County
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