PRAGUE BARS CALL FOR BLOC PARLEY; But Says It Would Discuss Its Democratization With Individual Parties PRAGUE BARS CALL FOR BLOC PARLEY
some Czechs nervous over continued presence of USSR troops
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some Czechs nervous over continued presence of USSR troops
Suez Gov Mahmoud charges Israelis deliberately shelled city of Suez residential areas without provocation, killing 43 civilians, wounding 67, news conf; sees effort to demoralize people and stop any peace settlement; city residents bitter; Israel says its troops returned fire of UAR troops in town; illus
HR Rules Com, 10-5, approves Adm bill to ban mail order sales of rifles, shotguns and ammunition; votes to permit an open rule which will enable HR members to offer amendments from floor; Sens Mansfield and Dirksen hold Sen should not be controlled by developments in HR; HR Rules Com provides specifically that HR consider a floor amendment to be offered by Repr Casey to set mandatory stiff prison terms for anyone convicted of committing a major crime with a gun in his possesion; Dirksen says he will offer like amendment
NLF aide Le Quang Chanh says NLF opposes elections to form postwar govt until all Amer and allied troops leave S Vietnam, written int; says NLF will not accept some anti-Communist pol parties in postwar coalition govt; defines some NLF pol terms; reaffirms NLF goal of overthrowing current Saigon regime; praises recently formed alliance
Ptl Dalton shoots N J Danisi, rookie ptl, in dispute over stalled car in traffic jam, Bronx; is seriously injured by Detective Gibson who witnessed shooting; all 3 were off-duty, in civilian clothes and unaware the others were policemen; Dalton illus
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 10, 1968, covering July 10, 1968.
Simon & Garfunkel
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Soundtrack
Richard Harris
Sergio Mendes
In 1968, the world population was approximately 3,545,187,251 people[†]