Rioting at Long Binh Jail Leaves Prisoners and Guards Hurt
Hundreds of GI prisoners at Long Binh Jail in Vietnam rioted burning three buildings including the mess hall. One prisoner died from a fractured skull and at least 64 inmates and five guards were injured in about 90 minutes. Military police used billy clubs and tear gas as fires were brought under control.
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Long Binh
Vietnam
UPI
U.S
da Nang
Saigon
U.S. Army
Czech press freedom dies amid Soviet invasion
Prague reports say Literarni Listy published its last issue as censorship returns under the Aug 21 invasion. Leaders Dubcek Smrkovsky Svoboda discuss Soviet demands while parliament and party officials plan steps toward a Communist Congress to define remaining democracy hopes.
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Prague
Freedom of the
Czechoslovakia
Literarni Listy
Dubcek
Ludvik Svoboda
Smrkovsky
Soviet Union
East Germany
Poland
Hungary
Bulgaria
Hanoi Keeps Stance as U.S. Election Looms
Western diplomats predict Hanoi will maintain its negotiating position until the next U.S. president takes office in January. They say Nixon or Humphrey victories could delay progress on cooling the war and resuming peace talks, with North Vietnam likely to wait on a new administration before negotiating.
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Paris
UPI
Hanoi
Vietnam
Richard M. Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Nixon
Humphrey
North Vietnam
Johnson
Probe of foe asked by Klahr
Republican County Assessor candidate Gary Klahr demanded a grand jury probe into alleged alteration of assessment records in C L Sparks office. He spoke to 8 E Republicans at the First Federal Savings Building calling for scrutiny of private lobbyists with access to Sparks records. Six Scottsdale truck drivers were cited for vehicle overloading during a police inspection near Oak and Hayden.
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C. L. Sparks
Gary Peter Klahr
Klahr
First Federal Savings
20Th St
Camelback Rd
Sparks
Phoenix
Scottsdale
Oak and
Hayden
Police Department
Viet Minh seize allied outpost on northern coast
North Vietnamese troops captured a South Vietnamese outpost 10 miles west of a vanquished area as heavy U.S. air and artillery strikes raged. The camp became a fortress near Ha Thanh with six mortar tubes and two recoilless rifles, while clashes near Duc Lap and Gia Nghia left Americans and government troops casualties amid broader mounting aggression.
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Saigon
API
U.S
Ha Thanh
Duc Lap
Due Lap
Gia Nghia
UPI
Perry Young
Horoscope Blitz August 1968 Advice by Sun Sign
A retro calendar style horoscope for Aries through Pisces offers guidance on handling distance matters, responsibility, promises, home friction, kindness, budgeting, study, and self reliance with cautions against impulsive actions and reliance on intuitive hunches. Readers are urged to act constructively and thoughtfully.
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ARIES
Taurus
Gemini
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Manya Diane Helgerson
Kremlin
Levis
Levi's
N. Brown
N. Viets
Quang Ngai
Scottsdale Daily Progress
Leo
Virgo
LIBRA
Scorpio
Aquarius
E. Oak
Scottsdale Road
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