Mississippi Delegates Urged Not Attend DNC
Mississippi Governor Williams advised regular state delegates not to attend the Democratic National Convention in Chicago after the credentials committee rejected the regular delegation. In the U.N. scene, the United States and seven others urged the Security Council to condemn the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia and demand immediate withdrawal.
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Miss
John Bell Williams
Chicago
United Nations, N.Y
United States
Britain
France
U.N. Security Council
Soviet Union
Czechoaslova
Woldakia
Security Council
Canada
Brazil
Denmark
Paraguay
U.S
George W. Ball
Council
Nea
Washington
Williams
Mississippi
Leon Bramlett
Clarke Reed
Republican Party
Richard Nixon
Reed
William G. Burgin Jr
Burgin
Credentials Committee
National Party
Charles Evers
National
James O. Eastland
John Stennis
D - Miss
National Democratic Party
Stennis
Prague Faces Unrest as Tanks Fire and Crowds Demand Dubcek
Thousands of Czechoslovaks protested in Prague near the Vitava River and Vaclavske Namesti demanding the release of reformist leader Alexander Dubcek and troop withdrawal. Soviet tanks sealed bridges as clashes and gunfire spread, while a clandestine radio urged calm and warned of a general strike.
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Vitava_ River
Vaclavske Namesti
Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Vitava
Dubcek
Central Committee
Praha
Congress
Presidium
Vasil Bilak
Drahomir Kolder
This
Rude Pravo
Oldrich Svestka
Rockets, Mortars Rain On Saigon as War Flares Up
Enemy rockets struck central Saigon and other cities in a fifth straight day of attacks. At least 45 Vietnamese civilians were killed and 117 wounded, while five Americans were hurt. A Japanese correspondent died, and a U.S. officer warned of possible diversionary tactics ahead of a major Viet Cong push.
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Saigon
Tatsuo Sakai
Cambodia
U.S
Creighton W. Abrams
Abrams
Carter Newcastle
Long Tau
Headquard
Little Theatre of Monroe Announces 1968-69 Season Tryouts
Ouachita Parish deputy sheriff Steve Stevens is among birthday celebrants. Tryouts for Absence of a Cello by Ira Wallach will be held Monday and Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in Strauss Playhouse. Chris Bingham directs a cast of four women and three men, with age ranges noted. Rehearsals begin after Labor Day weekend.
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Steve) Stevens
Ouachita Parish
Little Theatre of
Monroe
Strauss Playhouse
Lamy Lane
Ira Wallach
Chris Bingham
Pope Paul VI Arrives in Bogota for Latin America Visit
Pope Paul VI lands in Bogotá for the 39th Eucharistic Congress amid a 10,000-strong crowd. Security lines the airport route as President Carlos Lleras Restrepo hosts dignitaries. The pontiff expresses concern over the Czechoslovakia crisis and vows to reconsider the trip if needed to avert disaster.
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Colombia
Paul VI
Latin America
Avianca
Rome
Carlos Lleras Restrepo
Czechoslovakia
Paul
Gulf Is Searched For Missing Men
A Coast Guard cutter and helicopter comb the Gulf of Mexico near Buras La for three missing men after a fiery explosion on the Little Bob workover rig owned by Coral Drilling Co Four crew members died and 24 were injured five in critical condition in New Orleans hospitals Rescue crews including boat operators shrimp fisheries and oil company helicopter pilots ferried people from the flames as the gas well burned through the night.
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Coast Guard
Gulf of Mexico
Little Bob
Coral Drilling Co
Wildwell
New Orleans
Daring Oil Company
Gulf Oil Co
Eisenhower Condition Unchanged Despite Increased Irritability
Doctors at Walter Reed Army Hospital said President Eisenhower's overall condition remains unchanged and still critical despite a rise in heart irritability. They noted stable vital signs, continued cheerful disposition, and family visitors, with no news of current events discussed and a new drug showing promise for controlling heart beat spasms.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Gen
Mamie Eisenhower
American battle deaths dip in Vietnam war week
Saigon AP reports for the week ending Aug 17, 159 American deaths, 609 wounded and hospitalized, and 575 wounded treated in the field. U.S. casualties bring total to 26,793, with 1,193 missing or captured, after a low period followed by renewed fighting.
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Saigon
U.S
Sunshine Dominates Northeast Louisiana With Warm Temps
Sunshine dominates the area with 60 percent clear skies expected through Friday. Highs reach 90 to 94 degrees with lows around 72 to 75, and a 30 percent chance of scattered afternoon showers, lower to 10 percent at other times. Monroe Airport logged 90 for the high and 71 for the low with no precipitation recorded. Winds mainly light and variable, easing tonight.
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Louisiana
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Monroe
Czechs Fly Flag At Half Mast For Prague Tragedy
Czechoslovak guards at the West German border raised the national flag to half staff in mourning for countrymen killed during the Russian invasion of Prague. The flag later was lowered without explanation at the Trans-European Highway E12 border crossing from Nuernberg to Prague.
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Waidhaus
Germany
Prague
Nuernberg
Fears For Lives Of Czech Leaders Echo U.S. Concerns
Washington officials voiced fear for the lives of Czech Communist leader Alexander Dubcek and President Josef Smrkovsky amid the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. They urged world opinion as the strongest safeguard, recalling Hungary 1956 and noting Prague suffered far fewer casualties while reports cited about 250 deaths.
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UPI
U.S
Alexander Dubcek
Josef Smrkovsky
United States
Czechoslovakia
State Department
Imre Nagy
Hungary
Budapest
Prague
Surly Bird Catches the Germ Says Chuckle Doctors
A humorous note from Chuckle Doctors claims cheerful people resist disease better than grumpy ones. The quip suggests a play on the proverb about a surly bird and illness.
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