Carson Would Skip Tonight Show Over Football Telecast
New York AP reports Johnny Carson refuses to host the Tonight show Monday due to NBC moving his 11:30 pm slot to accommodate a Houston Oilers Chiefs NFL telecast. He cites contract times and a potential delay up to an hour, calling the move unfair to his program and NBC’s biggest revenue source.
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Soviet PRESS says Czechs slow to accept Moscow line in Prague
In Prague Soviet deputy foreign minister Vasily Kuznetsov held talks with President Ludvik Svoboda. Tass warned normalization alone won't suffice, as Moscow presses for swift action to contain liberalization and for removal of counterrevolutionary risks. Czechoslovakia reshuffles liberal leaders and faces possible tighter control amid Soviet pressure.
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Teacher Strikes Spread Across Nation Prompt School Closures
The Associated Press reports strikes and threats spread nationwide, leaving students unsure about Monday classes. Indiana Michigan Tennessee and other states closed schools Friday. In New York City 2 500 delegates of the United Federation of Teachers voted to begin a strike Monday unless 10 dismissed Brooklyn teachers are reinstated.
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Nixon campaigns in Texas to court votes left by Johnson
Nixon visits Houston on the third day of a cross country swing and contrasts his policies with those of the Johnson era while courting Texas voters who shifted toward Democrats in 1960. He warns that Wallace could split the ticket as Humphrey and Agnew pursue debates and North Vietnam policy. The Conservative Party plans its own electors if Nixon remains on their ballot, risking a split in votes.
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Daley says more Chicagos to come from DNC disturbances
A 76 page Daley report accuses revolutionaries of provoking hostile confrontations with police during the Democratic National Convention and warns similar unrest could spread to other cities. It cites 641 arrests, claims many were adult troublemakers, and notes authorities will probe alleged police excesses amid demonstrations.
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New VC Push Seen in Saigon Terror Wave
Seven terrorist attacks in Saigon within 24 hours spur fears of a new campaign as U S officers advise secrecy and weapon carry. A bomb damaged an office in Cholon injuring a woman and two children near a schoolyard. a ward chief was shot by a fleeing assailant. a power transformer station was lightly damaged by a blast.
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Battle Of Legal Brains Continues In Ray Case
In Memphis on Friday judge W Preston Battle granted partial progress for James Earl Ray's defense. Attorney Arthur J Hanes won access to evidence including a rifle and fingerprints, while pretrial publicity concerns were noted but not deemed fatal to a fair trial. A Sept. 18 hearing was set and trial remains scheduled for Nov. 12.
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Weather Summary of Friday Temperatures and Records
High Friday 84 and low today 59. Weather figures compare with last year’s high 86 and low 61. Record highs 109 in 1947 and record lows 41 in 1957 for this date. Hourly readings end at 8 a.m. with temperatures from 69 to 62 and barometer at 30.03.
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