Freedom in Czechoslovakia after Novotny ouster
AP reports Prague’s Old Town Square erupts in demands for reform three months after Antonin Novotny’s ouster. Dubcek and Svoboda push liberal policies, censorship ends, and public debate flourishes as citizens praise democracy while fearing this change may not last. The new leadership faces hard currency needs and a purge of conservatives from the party presidium.
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Czechoslovakia
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Prague
Old Town Square
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Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Oldrich Cernik
Presi
Dent Ludvik Svoboda
Thomas Garrigue Masaryk
Jan
Vaclavske Namesti
Jan Masaryk
Moscow
Indiana Pilot Wins Petticoat Air Derby Over Mattoon
Mrs. Morris Ringenberg of Grabill Indiana won the 268 mile Petticoat Air Derby with co pilot Mrs. John Bowyer beating 30 planes at Coles County Airport between Mattoon and Charleston. Second place went to Mrs. Thomas Del Giorno and Mrs. David Thomas. Third and fourth honors went to Illinois and Wisconsin pilots with special trophies for speed and aircraft performances.
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Mattoon, Ill
Morris Ringenberg
Grabill
Ind
Ringenberg
John Bowyer
Fort Wayne
Coles County
Mattoon
Charleston
Mooney
Thomas del Giorno
Mount Pleasant
Mich
David Thomas
Neenah
Wis
Clarence Schoger
Aurora
Ill
Richard Buck
Batavia
Anne E. Roethke
Milwaukee
Herbert Westerlund
Port Washington
Neal D
Illinois
Mattoon and Charleston Chambers of Commerce
Census Bureau to Interview Households on Employment
Census interviewers Mrs. Marie Ahern and Mrs. Mildred Kearney will visit area households this week as part of the monthly population survey. The effort, led by Theodore F. Olson of the Chicago regional office, asks about current employment and unemployment for national statistics.
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Theodore F. Olson
Bureau
Chicago
U. S
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Marie Ahern
Mildred Kearney
Hippies Deliver Pies and Flowers to Chicago Police
A costumed group of hippies paraded to a Chicago police station on Mother's Day bearing watermelons pizzas pies daisies and love buttons. They sought to present gifts to the police but Captain Kenneth W. Fossier refused gratuities under a police regulation, receiving only a daisy and lilac sprig before directing the parade to a children’s hospital. Afterward the group continued to a North Avenue beach love-in.
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Chicago
Old Town
Kenneth W. Fossier
Fossier
Children’s Hospital
North Avenue Beach
Tricycle Boy Drowns Near Kankakee River Resort
A 3 year old boy, Eric Farman, drowned Sunday in an inlet of the Kankakee River near the resort run by his parents Louis and (Mrs.) Farman at Momence Illinois. Police found the tricycle on the riverbank and then located the body nearby.
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Momence, Ill
Kankakee
Eric Farman
Louis Farman
Momence
Rhodes Ikes slogan and pun at Ohio legislature
Gov. James A. Rhodes promoted the slogan Profit is not a dirty word in Ohio. State Rep. Keith McNamara joked with House chaplain Rev. Alvin Duane Smith by reading a slip that said Prophet is not a dirty word in Ohio.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Keith McNamara
Alvin Duane Smith
Ohio House
Worry Clinic: Dr Crane Warns Expectant Mothers About Pica and Birth Defects
The Wor ry Clinic notes cravings like dill pickles may signal nutritional needs but do not cause birthmarks. It warns against smoking and drug use during pregnancy and explains embryo sensitivity to toxins, urging readers to request the pregnancy booklet from Dr. Crane with a stamped return envelope and 20 cents.
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U.S.A
Idaho Canyon Fall Kills Illinois Man
The body of Guy Parkinson, 21, Humboldt Illinois, was recovered Sunday from Bru neau canyon in southwestern Idaho about 18 miles southeast of Bruneau. Parkinson and three companions from Mountain Home AFB were attempting to descend into the 1000 foot canyon Saturday when they could not lower him 175 feet to the canyon floor. After a failed rescue effort and a thud, his body was retrieved by about 25 rescuers on Sunday using ropes.
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Bruneau
Idaho
Guy Parkinson
Humboldt
Ill
Bruneau Canyon
Parkinson
Mountain Home Afb
Osybee County
al Barberis
Barberis
Television In Review Sees Emmy Awards Run End Season
AP critic Cynthia Lowry notes a lackluster awards season with about 250 nominees across 47 categories. She highlights The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour and Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In for spice, CBS Playhouse for drama, and PBS and ABC specials for ambitious efforts amid a generally average lineup.
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NEW York
Smothers Brothers
Rowan and Martin
CBS Playhouse
ABC
van Heflin
Herb Alpert
Bumgarner Promoted to Army Specialist Four in Vietnam
James R. Bumgarner 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Bumgarner of Mazon, promoted to specialist four April 21 with the 68th Medical Group in Vietnam. Mechanic at headquarters Detachment near Long Binh, entered active duty August 1967 after basic at Ft. Leonard Wood. A 1966 Mazon Township High School graduate, formerly with Caterpillar in Joliet. Evangeline Cory Booth, the Salvation Army’s lone woman general, was born in London on Christmas Day 1865.
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David Bumgarner
Mazon
68Th Medical Group
Vietnam
Long Binh
Spec
Bumgarner
Ft. Leonard Wood
Mazon Township High School
Caterpillar Tractor Co
Joliet
Army
Evangeline Cory Booth
Salvation Army
London
Dutiful Daughter Eve learns a hard lesson in life
Dear Ann Landers shares stories of a daughter who allowed her mother to control her life. at 60 she reflects on mistakes, independence, and finally choosing her own path. The column also answers letters about allergy to Mildred, telephone etiquette, and how to obtain Ann Landers guidance.
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Ann Landers
Eve
Tom
Harry
Mildred
Gether
Evening TV Schedule Highlights
A Tuesday lineup lists 2-News 6:00 P.M. Weather and sports segments across stations 5 and 7 with primetime shows including The Flintstones Red Skelton It Takes a Thief and Alfred Hitchcock. Evening blocks feature specials movies and late news on multiple channels.
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Daktari
Jeannie
Garrison
Red Skelton
F Troop
Plane Crashes In Yard Injuring Pilot Near Waukegan
A single engine plane landed in a yard between Waukegan and Zion injuring pilot George Chrismas 56 of Zion. He was listed in satisfactory condition with cuts at a Waukegan hospital. The craft struck a tool shed and the corner of an unoccupied house during approach to Waukegan Memorial Airport. Trinidad Flores reported the plane passed near his car before veering into the shed.
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Waukegan
Ill
George Chrismas
Zion
Chrismas
Waukegan Memorial
Trinidad Flores
Flores
Daily Crossword Clue Answers
A compact clue list with across entries: 1 Gruel 5 Hastened 9 About in time 10 Checkered 12 County in Scotland 13 Very slow mus 14 Fat 15 Basin 16 Half an em 17 Diminutive 18 Obtained 19 Baking chamber 20 Those who withdraw 24 Mexican rubber tree 25 Old.
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