Predictions on 1968 69 School Strikes and Disorder
The Lem berg Center warns that classrooms will face unrest as about 50 teacher walkouts loom for September and a rise in school disorders is predicted nationwide. Friction between black and white students amid integration is cited as a trigger, with potential public backlash if strikes disrupt education and athletic events.
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Lemberg Center For the Study of Violence
Education Commission of the States
Washington
Czechs Accept Moscow Deal After Prague Clash
Czech leaders Svoboda and Dubcek faced Moscow after clashes over reform. Soviet troops stay and censorship returns as the price for regime survival. Tass praised intervention and denounced opponents, signaling continued Kremlin control amid guarded Czech reaction.
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Svoboda
Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Prague
Moscow
Svoboda - Dubcek
Kremlin
Harriman chides Hanoi negotiators over peace talks stance
Ambassador Averell Harriman scolded Hanoi negotiators as the North Vietnamese press for antiwar sentiment in the United States. The clash follows Viet Minh statements and comes amid Democratic convention debates over bombing cessation.
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Chicago
Paris
Averell Harriman
Hanoi
Harriman
United States
Hubert Humphrey
Tariff and Trade Debates Dominate Early Congress
The new Congress faces major tariff fights as efforts to loosen Trade Expansion Act of 1962 clash with calls for import quotas. Proponents argue for freer world trade while opponents press for protection, with textile and steel sectors pivotal. The Kennedy Round gains discussed as a model for concessions and sectoral limits.
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Congress
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Ways and Means Committee
Miami Beach
Chicago
Committee For
U. S
Free World
Senve
Alse
John W. Hight
Committee For A National Trade Policy
Czech Road Signs Vanish As Russians Occupy
AP correspondent recounts Czech resistance to Soviet occupation after invasion. In the Prague countryside and surrounding districts road signs disappear as residents endure the tone of foreign control. Vienna-based report notes Czech and Slovak defiance despite occupation threats.
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Czechoslovakia
Gene Kramer
Vienna
Prague
Frantiskovy Lasne
a_ cook
Ceske Velenice
On This Day in History August Twenty Ninth 1968
A historical roundup notes events on August 29 including the 1782 Royal George shipwreck with 1100 dead, the 1835 founding of Melbourne, and postwar Cold War tensions in Prague. The piece blends archival highlights with contemporaneous reports of anti-Soviet sentiment and street protests in Czechoslovakia.
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Portsmouth
England
Quaker Hill
Melbourne
Progressive Party
Henry A. Wallace
Durham
Paul VI
Ecumenical Council
Vatican
London
Try out giving God in scripture based challenge
Bible excerpt urges readers to give generously and test God by using mind money and effort for the gospel. It encourages talking to God pastors and Christians to discover how to protect and advance Christ’s message through action.
Nixon advantage grows as world events unfold in Chicago
In Chicago, Nixon appears favored after eight years of public misfortune as foreign policy detente and domestic reform themes rise. Senator Inouye's inward turning keynote focused on Medicare Social Security and education while critics note silence on Eastern Europe and Czechoslovakia events.
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Richard Nixon
Africa
Asia
Middle East
Europe
America
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Bill Fulbright
George Meany
Vietnam
Lyndon Johnson
Gene McCarthy
Bobby Kennedy
McCarthy
Nixon
Office of Economic Opportunity
Harlem
Watts
Daniel K. Inouye
Inouye
China
Czechoslovakia
Columbia
Paris
Berlin
Berkeley
Prague
Advice for Returnees From the State Department
A Washington column mocks a farewell speech by Robert W. Barnett to returning diplomats. The piece jokes about adjusting to Washington life after foreign postings, notes the department’s democratic irony, and ends with a playful jab at pay and prestige as the sun sets on the mystic State Department.
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Washington
State Department
Robert W. Barnett
Barnett
United States
Foreign Service
Mr. Barnett
Mystic Land
Fragmented Opinion Snippets Include Agnew Nixon Junta Exchange
The passage cites Spiro Agnew for Vice President and jokes about junta pronunciation. It recalls civil rights history noting a 1957 act after a long Senate filibuster, the first since Reconstruction, while mentioning McGovern and campaign ambitions. The text contrasts references to Washington and Richmond and Greek salad days imagery.
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U.S. Senate
Monroe News-Star History and Policy Description
The Monroe News-Star outlines its publication details including post office entry, daily schedule, address, and contact. It lists prior publishers and executives, AP affiliation rights, advertising reps, and a stance as an independent newspaper printing news impartially and advocating what it believes is right.
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Monroe
News-Star—World Publishing Corporation
North 4Th and Olive Street
The
Monroe News-Star
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