NATO realigns defense plans under Soviet threat
NATO foreign and defense ministers meet after the Czech crisis to overhaul defense organization, sharpen alert for a Soviet surprise attack, and pause bridge-building with the Communist bloc. The mood is cautious as Moscow's moves spur unity and a stronger military posture.
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K. C. Thaler
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Europe
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Moscow
Russia
World Communist Meet Faces Divisions Before Moscow Summit
Budapest hosts 55 to 60 Communist parties for a preparatory conference at Hotel Gellert to decide on a world summit in Moscow within a year. Yugoslavs and Chinese abstain. Western parties oppose a summit this year amid Moscow influence concerns. NATO notes shifting tensions and cautions Moscow as East West talks slow while alliances seek clarity.
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UPI
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Soviets Launch Proton 4 Heavy Space Satellite
The Soviet Union placed Proton 4 into orbit, a 17 metric ton spacecraft claimed as the largest automatic space station. Tass reported the payload studies high energy cosmic rays, with Proton 4 circling Earth every 91.75 minutes at 318 to 158 miles altitude.
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Soviet Union
Tass
Proton 4
Earth
Georgi T. Beregovoi
North Korean Commandos Captured In Seoul Skirmish
South Korean commanders said they captured two of a 60 man North Korean guerrilla unit and killed a third in a recent clash. One line notes 31 members believed alive. the landed commandos aimed to establish an insurgent base on the east coast. Authorities urged vigilance and curfew in Seoul with residents asked to carry IDs.
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Seoul
South Korea
UPI
Czech Students Plan Protest Against Soviet Ties
Student leaders in Prague announced possible demonstrations against the Soviet Union and reforms diverging from the party road. Police dispatched extra patrols and kept riot squads ready as reports spread of protests in Olomouc, 90 miles east of Prague.
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UPI
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Olomouc
Purge Debate Moves Through Cuban Literary Circles
The Verde Olivo weekly attacks Anton Arrufat and Heberto Padilla, signaling possible official cultural purges. Defense Minister Raul Castro and Fidel Castro influence loom as Granma repeats the criticisms, widening a split between conservative and liberal writers in Cuba's cultural establishment.
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Cuba
Verde Olivo
Anton Arrufat
Havana
Heberto Padilla
Arrufat
Union of Writers and Artists
Granma
Raul Castro
Fidel Castro
Havana Radio
Stolen jewels from Onassis London residence
Thieves entered Turville Grange house near Turville west of London and took 12000 dollars worth of jewels from the Onassis residence where Jacqueline Kennedy and Princess Radziwill were staying. Police cited multiple possible entrances and noted the couple might be in transit to New York.
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Aristotle Onassis
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Turville
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