Former Alabama Governor Sparks dies after Wallace involveme
Former Alabama Governor Chauncey Sparks, credited with launching George Wallace, died hours after watching Wallace drop his presidential bid. Sparks had hired Wallace as a legislative page in the 1940s and led Barbour County, Alabama, politics. Wallace planned to attend Sparks funeral in Eufaula.
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Prague crowds burn red flag protest against Soviet occupation
In Prague hundreds of workers youths and shoppers protested the Soviet occupation by burning a Russian flag and jeering at Dubcek. Police and angry crowds clashed briefly as demonstrators at Wenceslas Square and outside the Ministry of Foreign Trade escalated with chanting and flag destruction.
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Woman Slaps Born Chancellor at Parley in Berlin
Beate Klarsfeld slapped Chancellor Kiesinger at a Berlin convention and shouted Nazi past accusations. Serge Klarsfeld said she left Paris with a tape explaining her gesture and motive. She was arrested and charged with assault and slander.
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Kurt Georg Rieginger
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Franz Ayrehn
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Soviet Leader Skips Attack as Revolution Anniversary Opened
Moscow marked the first anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution with a missile display that offered no new weapons. Defense Minister Grechko avoided Viet Nam and U S topics in a Red Square speech, signaling possible Kremlin effort to improve relations with President Nixon and aid Vietnam peace prospects. Ambassadors of NATO allies viewed the ceremony as a protest against Czechoslovakia.
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Cambodia seeks hostage deal to free U.S. prisoners
Prince Norodom Sihanouk offered to release American prisoners if President Johnson pledges to curb border incidents with South Vietnam. He held the captives to deter further Cambodian casualties along the frontier after a July 17 incident. The hostages were taken when a landing craft strayed into Cambodian territory during a supply run.
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South Vietnam
Recall Russia Spy Case Recall
London reports recall of a second Soviet diplomat amid disclosure of espionage from the embassy. Britain weighs embassy size restrictions as the Borisenko spy ring reaches court captions. Borisenko named as spy. Britten sentenced to 21 years. Borisenko left London for Moscow on September 20.
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Moscow
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Alesander Ivanovich Borisenko
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Amateur musician pays world record for Stradivarius violin
London auction house Sothebys reports a world record price of 52800 dollars for a Stradivarius violin bought by British businessman Jack Morrison who plans to play it. The previous record was 31200 dollars set on July 4 1966 for an Italian instrument once owned by Giovanni Battista Viniti.
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Sotheby's
Jack Morrison
Giovanni Battista, Viniti
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