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Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale, Illinois

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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1968

Page

8

Viet Cong Attacks Hit Saigon and District Town

Viet Cong grenade blasts struck Saigon injuring seven civilians near the U.S. Agency for International Development building and four more in a dock area bar. In Long Thanh district town 20 miles east, 20 civilians were killed and 50 wounded as heavy mortars and ground assault targeted the town.

Saigon U.S U.S. Agency For International Development Long Thanh

Golden Wire Shows Gold's Stretch to 50 Miles

An ounce of gold can be drawn into a wire spanning about 50 miles, illustrating gold’s remarkable malleability and value.

Last stronghold crumbles in liberal Czech protests

Prague reports say Czechslovak public resistance collapsed as liberal leaders seek a careful withdrawal of Soviet troops within the Warsaw Pact. A youth died near the St. Wenceslas monument after a Soviet ultimatum forced an honor guard to disperse.

Prague Czechslovak St. Wenceslas Central Committee Dubcek Vecerni Praha Moscow

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