Dubcek May Keep Power After Moscow Talks
Czechoslovak leaders led by Alexander Dubcek reportedly reached an agreement with the Soviet Union that could allow the liberal party chief to stay in power. Czechoslovak sources also pressed to remove the occupation issue from the United Nations as Moscow talks continued over the weekend.
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France Explodes Hydrogen Bomb and Raises Security Claims
France announces the test of an experimental hydrogen bomb at Fangataufa lagoon in the South Pacific. President de Gaulle hails the feat as a scientific and national security achievement while observers weigh delivery capability and future missile plans. Talks in Moscow and Prague seek a settlement as Warsaw Pact forces reconsider operations in Czechoslovakia.
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Sit-In in Prague confronts Soviet curfew with gunfire
Czechs defy the curfew in downtown Prague as Soviet troops fire into the air to disperse students gathered at the foot of the St. Wenceslas statue. About 75 students remain in place with 15 tanks and APs nearby four hours after the curfew began. Casualties rise as fighting and arrests spread to Bratislava and East Germany.
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Eisenhower's Condition Worsens With New Heart Spasms
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 77, remains in critical condition at Walter Reed after a fresh attack of heart spasms eight days after his seventh major heart attack. Doctors report no essential change and guard prognosis as uncertain.
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Invasion condemned by Czech delegate at United Nations
Czechoslovak Foreign Minister Jiri Hajek at the U.N. condemned the Soviet invasion as an unjustified act of brutal force. He urged Soviet troops to withdraw and urged the Security Council to help forge a rapid solution. Malik filibustered while Hajek pressed the case, and the vote ended 9-2 against the Soviet proposal.
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Jacob A. Malik
East Germany
U.S
George Ball
Britain
France
Canada
Denmark
Malik
Prague
Pact invasion debate cited by H E Martz in Wall Street Journal
The article notes H E Martz in the Wall Street Journal argued it is not the Czech government’s fault that its socialist allies debate relations after a Bratislava conciliation conference. He calls the invasion an act of brutal force and says it was not demanded by Czechoslovakia. Hajek denies Czechoslovak government knowledge of the actions. He praises Alexander Dubcek, detained with other leaders by the Soviets.
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New Stocks Service Debuts In Dominion Post
The Dominion Post notes a new stock service as part of its Sunday edition for Mason Dixon residents. Page 8 B lists New York Stock Exchange weekly prices including high low and close plus year to date movement. Initial wire transmission issues caused about seven percent of alphabetically last stocks to be missing.
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