Johnson and aides warned weeks before Czechoslovakia invasion
Washington officials disclosed a secret August memo warned of a Soviet led move against Czechoslovakia. Johnson and top officials were told again at a Tuesday strategy luncheon that an invasion was probable as Moscow debated the Czech crisis.
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Washington
Johnson
U.S
Czechoslovakia
Czech
Exy Nean Nerts
State Department
Pentagon
Charles Bohlen
Russia
Dean Rusk
Clark M. Clifford
White House
Anatoly Dobrynin
Moscow
Kremlin
Jury Venire In Jackson Parish Is Released
In Jonesboro special report a venire of 20 names is drawn for the Jackson Parish Grand Jury set to begin September 9. Potential Petit Jury members are listed, including Brian Walsworth and Harry Jones among others, reflecting local juror selection.
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Jury Venire
Jackson Parish
Jonesboro
W. P. McConathy
Billy Ray Culpepper
C. C. Fain
D. R. Avery
Glen Pullen
Don W. Thirst
Clyde G. Melton
Mark E. Fuller
Wallace Davis
Walter J. Concklin
E. H. Spillers
A. H. Barr
E. J. Joyner
Harvey Culpepper
Virgil T. Carter
Mack Caraway
H. H. Irvin
Herman F. Warren
J. W. Gilbert
N. C. Crowell
David M. Reed
O. F. Wheelis
W. R. Cartwright
Kirby Barnette
A. V. Tait Jr
Elzie Shows
Eugene Gay
Tolar E. Greer
Ojel Edward Barnum
Hoyet Henry Johnson
Beeler Adams
Chester E. Liles
Committee Named For Charity Here
Gov. John McKeithen appoints eight Monroe area leaders to the E A Conway Memorial Hospital Citizens Advisory Board. Members include James A. Noe Dr Faheam Cannon Mrs Clifford Strauss Joseph Pendleton and others from Monroe Winnsboro Jonesboro and Columbia. The group serves without pay and may investigate hospital affairs to improve conditions and raise community interest.
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Dennis
Noe
Monroe
Baton Rouge
VFW
Cannon
2771 Point
LSU
B.S
Ouachita Parish
Radio Operators Hear Broadcasts of Dubcek Death
Amateur radio operators in Europe and the United States report receiving Prague based ham broadcasts claiming Alexander Dubcek is dead. No official confirmation yet, with a State Department source noting similar reports but few details. One listener in New York described replies including a claim that Dubcek was killed two hours earlier.
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Europe
United States
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Prague
Dubcek
State Department
Washington
U.S
Rehan Heann Ann Nb Wonca
Frann Melville
Elmsford
N.Y
Duncan Family Reunion Held in Columbia
The Duncan family gathered August 18 at the Community Center in Columbia for a reunion. Attendees included numerous Duncans and related families from Bastrop Winnsboro Monroe Jonesville and nearby areas.
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Duncan
Columbia
Pope To Address Latin Americans
Pope Paul VI drew massive crowds in Bogota as he kissed the soil marking his historic visit. He prepares to meet Latin American peasants at San Jose Field outside Mosquera and is set to address issues of church aid to impoverished regions amid a faltering priestly vocations surge.
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Bogota
Colombia
Paul VI
San Jose Field
Mosquera
Latin America
Ekland Files for Divorce From Peter Sellers
Swedish actress Britt Ekland filed for divorce from British actor Peter Sellers. Sellers and Ekland, married in 1964, have a 3 year old daughter. The suit reportedly will not be defended and grounds were not made public.
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London
Britt Ekland
Peter Sellers
Sellers
Miss Ekland
Wife of Beatle Seeks Divorce from John Lennon
Cynthia Lennon filed for divorce in London alleging adultery with Yoko Ono whom she called the other woman. The Lennons married in 1962 and have a five year old son. Lennon and Ono submitted an acknowledgment of service denying the charge.
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London
John Lennon
The
Beatles
Cynthia
Yoko Ono
Lennons
Miss Ono
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