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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1968

Page

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Hypnosis for Bride at Detroit Wedding Raises Trust Question

The Detroit archdiocese studied whether a hypnotized bride can validly vow in marriage. Diane Podkowa plans hypnosis to avoid tears at her Sept. 7 ceremony with Tom Schoenith. Officials note concerns about knowledge and freedom during the vow, while considering a pre ceremony hypnosis with the belief she will not cry during the rite.

Archdiocese of Detroit Diane Podkowa Tom Schoenith Diane Molly Brown Robert Witkowski Our Lady Queen of Heaven Church Warren Witkowski Albert G. Allen Archdiocesan Marriage Tribunal

Dubcek Joins Moscow Talks Amid Prague Crises

President Svoboda announced from Moscow that Communist boss Alexander Dubcek joins the Kremlin negotiations to push a withdrawal of Soviet led forces from Czechoslovakia. Svoboda said Smrkovsky and Cernik accompany him, as gunfire echoes through Prague during curfew.

Prague Ludvik Svoboda Moscow Communist Party Alexander Dubcek Kremlin Czechoslovakia Svoboda Free Czechoslovak Radio Dubcek National Assembly Jozef Smrkovsky Oldrich Cernik Reform Soviet Union Free Czechoslovak Slovak Communist Party Vasil Bilak Alois Indra Smrkovsky Cernik Free Radio Belgrade Yugoslavia Politika West Germany

Confusion Reigns at Chicago Democratic National Convention

The piece depicts a chaotic prelude to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago with security hiccups over numbered badges and a clash of groups. It notes taxi strikes, crowd ingress problems, and misidentifications between Yippies and Hippies in Lincoln Park, ending with vows of peaceful gatherings amid the unrest.

Chicago Lincoln Secret Service Lincoln Park New York

Teenage firefighters die in brush fire near Glendora

Seven teen age firefighters and their adult foreman died in a wind whipped brush fire in the Los Angeles foothills. Three others were injured as they tried to stretch a hose over a hilltop when flames rose in a funnel canyon and swept toward a ridge. Names age 15 to 17 and wards of juvenile court.

Glendora Calif Los Angeles Foothills Los Angeles Forestry Department

Seasonal clear skies with pleasant temperatures forecast

The forecast calls for seasonable dry conditions through Monday with highs in the mid to upper 80s and tonight’s low around the 60s. Skies remain mostly clear with comfortable air across the period.

Nine Go to Post in Hambletonian at Du Quoin

Stanley Dancer of New Jersey again seeks Hambletonian glory with Nevele Pride in the Du Quoin Classic. The 3,000 seat grandstand sellout and big crowds mark a record fair weekend as harness racing continues with bands, kiddie shows, car races, and livestock exhibits through Labor Day.

Ben Gelman Southern Illinoisan Stanley Dancer New Jersey Nevele Pride du Quoin Noble Victory Dancer Hayes Evansville Gentle Ben Inspector Hedley

Democratic platform faces clash over peace plank at convention

A minority peace in Vietnam plank gains cautious support from Platform Committee members while the full group works on a 55 page domestic section. The drafting team aims to finish foreign policy planks and present a lengthy draft Monday night for a floor vote Tuesday.

Sterling F. Green Associated Press Chicago Vietnam Democratic Platform Committee Platform Committee Eugene J. McCarthy George S. McGovern Huebrid Humphrey Hale Boggs Theodore Sorensen New York William Benton Connecticut Platfe Committee McCarthy McGovern U.S Saigon Miami Beach Boggs

Curfew Enacted After Evansville Racial Violence

Evansville Indiana imposes an emergency curfew from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. and bans liquor and firearms after a night of racial unrest injures four and causes about 275000 dollars in damage. Mayor Frank McDonald, returning from the Democratic National Convention, is hospitalized for gall bladder concerns. Patrolman Leonard Stilwell is recovering from a shoulder wound while protecting a fire hose. About 68 percent of Evansville’s 141600 residents are Black.

National Commission On Riot Commission Frank McDonald Leonard Stilwell Evansville

Green Berets Repulse Reds at Duc Lap Camp

North Vietnamese regulars pounded the Duc Lap Green Beret camp northeast of Saigon as 3000 enemy troops surrounded the outnumbered defenders. U S and South Vietnamese Special Forces with montagnard mercenaries repelled the attackers despite being outgunned about six to one. The action unfolded about 125 miles northeast of Saigon near the Cambodian border.

Duc Lap Saigon U.S

Pope Paul Closes Bogota Latin Visit

Pope Paul VI ends his three day Latin American tour in Bogota after crowds cheer. He reiterates that his ban on artificial contraception permits Roman Catholic couples to practice a moral and reasonable limitation of birth.

Bogota Columbia Paul VI

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Jules Loh Democratic National Committee Little Feller Smokey Clarence Storbakken Bngland, Minn Peace Plank Johnson Benton Humphrey North Vietnam South Vietnam National Liberation Front Viet Cong Evansville, Ind Paul Wire Services
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