25 Jul 1968
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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1968
Page
1
The Czech official press indicates negotiations with the Soviet Communist Party will be tough. Presidium members and key leaders are seen as firm on the Fefern program despite semiofficial signals of potential concessions.
The Warsaw Letter fueled by Moscow pressure signals possible direct intervention in Czechoslovakia. CTK reports talks between Vaclav Valev and Alexei Kosygin at the Kremlin as Prace warns negotiations will be very difficult. General Prehlik defends regular Pact talks amid propaganda and troop maneuvers near the Czech border.
Algeria will not free the El Al Boeing 727 and 24 Israeli hostages aboard the hijacked plane. Arab commandos hijacked the airliner to Algeria, with non-Israelis released, while Israel seeks international pressure and appeals to France Britain and the United Nations for intervention.
In Los Angeles the Peace Action Council will mobilize about 5 007 people to protest Vice President Hubert H Humphrey at the Century Plaza Hotel on Sunday. The group notes previous violence outside the Century Plaza during a Johnson fundraiser last summer and says it has coordinated with the Los Angeles Police Department to ensure safety for demonstrators and the public. Humphrey is in the city for a visit spanning Saturday through Monday.
Saigon reports B42 Stratofortress strikes on infiltration paths from Cambodia toward Saigon while U S battle deaths fall to a 10 month low. B52s target near the Cambodian border after Loc Ninh clash. Viet Cong casualties tallied as civilians suffer heavy toll amid ongoing shellings and attacks along South Vietnam coasts.
Nixon plans to submit four Vietnam papers to the platform committee at the Miami Beach hearings next week. He has a moratorium on commenting on Vietnam and will not appear publicly until the convention begins August 5. Haldeman noted other papers will cover economy and urban issues.
Otto Hapsburg son of the last Austrian emperor rejected the government offer of a castle to settle financial claims. He said castles are too expensive to maintain.
Optimist International organizes a new club in Scottsdale with weekly meetings at 12 15 PM in the dining room of Motel Six. Ron Smith is president with Bill Davis and George Preston as vice presidents and Walt Markus as secretary treasurer. Programs include Bicycle safety week low appreciation week youth oratorical contest and a Get Out to Vote campaign.
A brush fire between 6309 N Mockingbird Lane and 6837 E Lincoln Drive caused about 25 dollars in damage to a fence owned by Charles H Vial. The Rural Fire Department reports the cause is unknown. A separate report recalls smoke in a house at 5720 E Indian Bend Road due to a burned out motor in a kitchen blender. firemen advised repair.
A coalition of 16 Southern Democrats and 18 Republicans threatens a filibuster to block Abe Fortas's Supreme Court appointment. Senator Hollings and Senator Griffin claim enough votes to thwart cloture, while Senate Leader Mansfield doubts breaking a filibuster but supports Fortas's confirmation.
Arthur Goldberg arrived in Tel Aviv for a brief personal visit with a publisher of a risque magazine linked to a U.S. Supreme Court matter. The report notes Fortas, then an attorney for William Hamling of Greenleaf Publications, later joined the court and faced conflict of interest questions as a state obscenity law was struck down with Fortas concurring.
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