Russian Troops Enter Czechoslovakia Amid Crisis
Prague reported tanks with white crosses surrounding the central committee building where Alexander Dubcek and the presidium met to discuss the Soviet occupation. Across Europe and at the White House, leaders reacted as Tass said Czechoslovak leaders asked for urgent armed aid.
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Czechoslovak Communist Party Central Committee
Alexander Dubcek
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Czechoslovakia
Washington
Europe
New York
Tass
Vienna
Austrian
Interior Ministry
Bratislava
Slovakia
Hungary
Freedom
Anatoly Dobrynin
White House
Johnson
George Christian
National Security Council
Dobrynin
Christian
Dean Rusk
LBJ Approves Broad Cut in Federal Hiring
President Johnson backed an overall government staffing rollback to meet congressional economy targets. Exemptions were carved for the Justice Department safe streets program while cuts in State, space, and foreign aid were deepened to balance the plan.
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Washington
Johnson
Justice Department
State Department
Space Agency
Foreign Aid
Charles Zwick
Zwick
Federal Power Commission
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Hostage Crisis At Ohio Penitentiary In Columbus
State corrections chief said 300 to 400 inmates led a late morning rebellion at Ohio State Penitentiary. Eight guards initially held hostage though some released. nine-hour stalemate described with demands for changes in administration under Warden Maxwell.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State Penientiary
Maury Koblentz
Koblentz
Marion Koleski
Sam George
Confluence May Get New Industry
A labor survey planned in Confluence to assess workforce for a potential garment plant. Applications will be accepted from men and women on Saturday August 24 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Confluence fire hall, with the old school building proposed for renovation if the plant locates there.
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Confluence
Confluence Fire Hall
Confluence Borough
Turkeyfoot
Dumbauld to Attend Democratic National Convention
Peter T. Dumbauld of Somerset will serve as an alternate delegate-at-large for Pennsylvania at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. He will travel from Rockwood on the B and O Capitol Limited and return on the same train. The Somerset County man is the only Dumbauld among four delegates from the 12th district. About 300 delegates and alternates will convene with Pennsylvania HQ at the Sherman House. Dumbauld recently joined Vice President Humphrey on a Pittsburgh campaign swing.
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Johnson
Dobrynin
National Security Council
White House
Peter T. Dumbauld
Somerset
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Mr. Dumbauld
Democratic Committee
Rockwood
State House of Representatives
Dumbauld
Sherman House
Humphrey
Pittsburgh
McCarthy camp fights Humphrey over convention votes
McCarthy chief strategist Stephen A. Mitchell said Humphrey fans inflated their lead claiming about 1400 votes while Mondale reported over 1312 needed. Mitchell warned of escalation fever and noted McCarthy ahead but not yet at a safe majority with divisions on platform and delegate seating.
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Walter R. Mears
Associated Press
Chicago
Eugene J. McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
John M. Bailey
Bailey
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Stephen A. Mitchell
McCarthy
Walter F. Mondale
Minnesota
Lawrence F. O’brien
Larry O’brien
Mitchell
Johnson-Humphrey
Belligerent Doves Push Views On Platform Group
Belligerent doves press for peace in Vietnam as the Democratic Platform Committee frames a 1968 statement. Secretary Rusk defends policy while Senators Fulbright McGovern McCarthy push for restraint and early bombing halt. Johnson signals no deescalation until Hanoi acts.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Democratic Platform Committee
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Chicago
Sen
J. W Fulbright
Arkansas
Senate
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
McGovern
Weather Outlook for Western Pennsylvania
Partly cloudy and hot with humidity in Western Pennsylvania. Scattered thundershowers mainly in afternoons and evenings. Highs of 87 to 95 on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Pennsylvania
Eisenhower Battles Critical Health as Nixon Visits
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remains critically ill after his seventh heart attack at Walter Reed General Hospital. President Nixon, halted campaign duties, told reporters he witnessed the general’s enduring will to live while Mamie Eisenhower and doctors reported no major change in his condition.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Eisenhower
Walter Reed General Hospital
Harriburg
New York
John
Mamie Eisenhower
Baby Beef Contest Features Fair Today
At the Somerset County Fair the 10:30 a.m. schedule includes the Tribune-Democrat Baby Beef Contest judged by Roger Burns, former Somerset County farm agent. The baby beef sale follows Friday at 7 p.m. with Matthew Luce as auctioneer. Connie Smith performs at 2:30 and 8:00 p.m. in front of the grandstand, followed by a large fireworks display. Thursday features a county horseshoe pitching contest, with eliminations at 9 a.m. and finals at 1 p.m., prizes funded by First National Bank of Garrett and a $25 top prize plus smaller awards. Contest chairman James A. Bochy invites Somerset residents to register. last year’s winner was Menno Yoder of Meyersdale.
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Somerset Co
Tribune - Democrat
Roger Burns
Butler County
Burns
Somerset County
Matthew Luce
Rockwood RD
Connie Smith
Somerset County Fair
Warner Ohio
Bill Anderson
Columbus
Lawrence Welk
Horsehoe
First National Bank of Garrett
James A. Bochy
Bochy
Box 150
Somerset
Menno Yoder
Meyersdale
Nixon Asks Shafer and Scranton to Aid Campaign
Nixon halted his presidential bid to visit Eisenhower in Washington and meet Mrs. Eisenhower at Walter Reed. He plans to tour industrial states then New York. He recruited Pennsylvania Governor Shafer and former governor Scranton to campaign for him, with Shafer to advise on federal urban policy and Scranton as a foreign policy adviser. He emphasized no intent to ignore the Black vote.
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Harrisburg
Richard M. Nixon
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nixon
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
New York
Pennsylvania
Raymond P. Shafer
Shafer
William W. Scranton
Scranton
Commissioners Approve Glessner Bridge Renovation Bid Plans
Somerset County commissioners voted unanimously to accept a water obstruction permit from the Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters to repair the Glessner covered bridge in Stony Creek Township. Construction plans are being prepared for bids with hopes to finish before year’s end.
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Somerset County
Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters
Stonycreek Township
Nixon Names Pennsylvania Major Campaign Battleground
Nixon designates Pennsylvania as a key battleground and taps Gov. Shafer and former Gov. Scranton to aid his message. He plans heavy scheduling in the state and notes Shafer will campaign there mainly while Scranton may advise on foreign policy.
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