Czech Resistance To Soviets Fading
Prague reports show Czechoslovakia easing liberal reforms under Soviet occupation. Premier Oldrich Cernik announced temporary limits on press freedom while the National Assembly refused to ratify Moscow talks and pressed for a clear withdrawal date for 390,000 Soviet troops. Public resistance ebbed as demonstrators removed a tank display and a student protest was canceled on assembly president Smrkovsky’s urging.
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Moscow
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Cernik
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Writers’ Federation Weekly
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Joseph Smrkovsky
Fumes Fatal To Worker On Gas Pipeline
In Houma Louisiana three men in a submerged caisson on a Tennessee Gas Pipeline project were overcome by gas fumes. A fourth man who attempted rescue also fainted. Duval Cavalier died at hospital. Edward Birdwell James Aswell and Roland Young were treated with varying injuries.
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Houma
Louisiana
J. R. Gonce
Grayco Marine Corp
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co
Gonce
Jack Tannehill dies at 55 long-time Mississippi editor
Jack L. Tannehill 55 native of Winnfield La died of a heart attack at Neshoba General Hospital Philadelphia Mississippi He edited The Appeal in Union since 1967 and previously led the Neshoba Democrat in Philadelphia before moving to Mississippi in 1953 Funeral services were planned in Philadelphia and Winnfield Burial in Winnfield Cemetery Survivors include his widow a son three brothers and nine sisters
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Miss
Jack L. Tannehill
Winnfield
Neshoba General Hospital
Tannehill
Union
Mississippi
St. Tammany Farmer
Covington
Neshoba Democrat
Tropical Storm Strikes Japan
Tropical storm Trix cut across southwestern Honshu causing six deaths and two missing. Police said 2,060 people were left homeless in Kyushu Shikoku and western Honshu as heavy rain flooded homes. Fifteen people were reported injured.
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Tokyo
Trix
Honshu
Kyushu
Shikoku
British visitors meet Ramsey family in West Monroe
Mrs Ethel Semmes arrives from Manchester England to visit her son Robert Ramsey and daughter in law in Fisher Road with grandsons. Her England party, including Mr and Mrs Eric Campbell, expresses delight with American life and the Oklahoma City television during the trip.
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Fisher Road
West Monroe
Ethel Semmes
Eric Campbell
Manchester
England
America
U S Ambassador Mein Is Slain in Guatemala City
Gunmen machine gunned U S ambassador John Gordon Mein as his car was blocked in Guatemala City. Guatemala declared 30 days of siege and three days of mourning while authorities pursued leads on the assassins amid threat reports and past violence involving extremist factions.
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Mein
Guatemala City
Washington
State Department
Johnson
Dean Rusk
U.S
Julio Cesar Mendez Montenegro
United States
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Ultraleft
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Waterloo
Iowa
John Daniel Webber
Ernest A. Monrie
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Asia
Latin America
Rio de Janeiro
Cadiz
John C. Mein
Brazil
Mendez
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Humphrey Condemns Rowdyism at Chicago Convention
Vice President Hubert Humphrey denounced the demonstrators and police violence at the Democratic National Convention. He defended security measures and urged an end to disruption, saying self righteous minorities do not hold the truth. Wisconsin delegates plan a late march to test Chicago's openness.
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Hubert A. Humphrey de Romeo
Conrad Hilton
Humphrey
Richard J.) Daley
Donald O. Peterson
Wisconsin
Eugene J. McCarthy
Ted Warshafsky
Humphrey Wins Nomination Faces Veiled VP Pick
Hubert Humphrey won the Democratic nomination and plans to announce a running mate, likely T U or RAL. B Lou Slater Sulcre Epualtet, as he slept late after the victory. He said a decision would come in the afternoon. Nixon congratulated Humphrey as both parties brace for the fall campaign.
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Chicago
Hubert H. Humphrey
Sargent Shriver
Ted van Dyke
Humphrey
Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
White House
River Stage Readings Show Shifts in Two Locations
New data reports flood stage at Camden with 26 to 34 inches and a two unit fall while Monroe remains stationary at 40 inches and 13.9 units, indicating differing water level changes across sites.
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Camden
Monroe
McCarthy Rejects Humphrey Unity Bid At Democratic Convention
Senator McCarthy declined Vice President Humphrey's proposal to join him on stage for a unity display at the Democratic convention. McGovern signaled willingness to appear without McCarthy, who did not plan to attend. The ongoing convention faced sharp internal divisions over Vietnam.
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Humphrey
McCarthy
McGovern
Channing Phillips
District of Columbia
Johnson
Texas
Illinois
James Rowan
Chicago
Eugene J. McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
George S. McGovern
Kidnapper Poses As Electrician In Beverly Hills Abduction
Police hunt for 4 year old Stanley Stafford Jr after a man in a hard hat and blue work clothes abducted him from the Beverly Hills home of his banker father. The case mirrors a 1967 abduction of Kenneth Young as authorities note similarities and potential ransom demand.
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Beverly Hiles
Calif
Beverly Hills
Stanley Stafford Jy
Clinton TH. Anderson
Kenneth Young
Kenneth
Herbert Young
Savings and Loan Association
Stanley Stalford Sr
Fidelity Bank
Beverly Flills
Anderson
Staffords
Joanne
Military backs bombing stance as Humphrey gains support
In Saigon top officers privately applauded the Democratic National Convention refusal to endorse an unconditional halt on bombing North Vietnam. They noted General Abrams favored halting only if North Vietnam deescales. South Vietnamese officials echoed support for continuing airstrikes for political and bargaining reasons. Republicans favored Nixon. some Democrats missed McCarthy.
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Severa Miles
25Th Division
Tay Ninh
Duc Lap
Saigon
Vinh Long
Mekong
U.S
South Vietnam
4Th Logistics Command
da Nang
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Creighton Abrams
Abrams
Hale Boggs
Platform Committee
Arams
Demilitarized Zone
Clear And Warm Forecast For Northeast Louisiana
Clear to partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures expected in Northeast Louisiana through Friday. A few thundershowers possible Friday afternoon with a slightly warmer Saturday and widely scattered storms. Highs 86 to 92, lows 64 to 70, with 20 percent rain chance Friday afternoon. Winds east to southeast 6 to 16 mph, diminishing tonight and increasing Friday.
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Louisiana
Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe
Louisiana Delegate Abstains on Presidential Vote at Convention
Louisiana Representative Richard Guidry of Galliano abstained on the presidential ballot at the Democratic National Convention. He was the sole Louisiana delegate to abstain, saying the act was his protest. Governor Mecheithen supported Guidry’s stance, while Senator Russell Long proposed replacement. Guidry preferred abstaining to yielding his delegate badge.
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Richard Guidry
Galliano
Louisiana
Nomine Cuitley
Guidry
Alabama
George Wallace
Edward M. Kennedy
Hubert H Humphrey
George 5
McGovern
South Dakota
John J. Meweithen
Meheithen
Dick Guidry
Russell B. Long
Dla
Long
Household finances joke about charge accounts
A light exchange where one housewife notes John manages all the family money while she handles only the charge accounts. The quip highlights gendered roles in domestic finance with a playful twist.
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