07 Nov 1968
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Newspaper
The Times Herald Record
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1968
Page
1
In Bratislava on the eve of the Bolshevik Revolution anniversary thousands of students tore down and burned Soviet flags. In Prague, troops and police sealed a 15 block area around the National Theater to curb anti Soviet demonstrations during a Russian ballet performance.
Teenage demonstrators in Bratislava jeered during a Gounod Romeo and Juliet performance, pulling down and burning Soviet flags while applauding. Police watched as ushers removed a window flag. elsewhere in Prague barricades formed around the National Theater amid anti-Soviet protests preceding a ballot.
Polish Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski arrived in Rome on Wednesday for a Vatican visit that could signal a warming in Catholic Church relations with East European Communist regimes. He was allowed to travel after a three year ban, reportedly tied to a letter urged forgiveness for Nazi Germany.
President-elect Richard Nixon pledges to reunify the nation and close the generation gap as part of his administration. He says the task is achievable and Americans can be brought together. Election wrapup on pages 6 and 7.
New York reports three major TV networks faced a potential blackout as 800 striking musicians sought support from 16 other unions. Local unions urged members nationwide to back the American Federation of Musicians, which set up picket lines in New York and Los Angeles after wage talks stalled.
Saigon reports lively Communist assaults near the city with four U.S. helicopters shot down in the capital zone. The New Jersey naval barrage targets area 100 miles east as a Viet Cong sabotage blast damages a main bridge northeast of Saigon.
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