N Vietnamese officials seek to dampen speculation that battlefield lull is pol gesture

North Vietnamese Dampen Speculation on 'Signal'; Officials in Paris Draw Back From Hint That Lull in War Has Political Significance HANOI AIDES WARY ON 'SIGNAL' ISSUE

Eastern reprs reject peace plan; demand full sovereignty

BIAFRANS REJECT NIGERIANS' OFFER; Insisting Upon Sovereignty, They Turn Down Peace Plan at Conference BIAFRANS REJECT NIGERIANS' OFFER

Pravda article, written by historian P A Rodionov, defends principle of 'dem socialism' and party supremacy; warns party members against any move toward liberalization along lines of Czech reforms

MOSCOW STRESSES PARTY SUPREMACY; Warns Against Any Move Toward Liberalization Soviet, Barring Liberalization, Stresses Supremacy of Party

defends choice of Agnew as running mate, press conf, Key Biscayne; insists he will not appeal to white backlash

Nixon Defends His Choice; Nominee Hails Ticket NIXON SAYS AGNEW IS 'UNDERRATED'

Comr Leary announces formation of Special Events Squad, 220-man mobile unit specifically trained to control crowds that gather in st demonstrations, at pol rallies and after major sporting events; dept spokesman says unit will be daytime complement to Tactical Patrol Force

Mobile Police Unit Is Formed To Contend With Crowds Here; POLICE HERE FORM UNIT FOR CROWDS

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Chmn Ulbricht insists W Ger give up Hallstein Doctrine, which pledges W Ger reprisals against any country recognizing E Ger

ULBRICHT OFFERS TALKS WITH BONN; EASES CONDITIONS; East German Chief Says He Is Prepared to Negotiate a Nonaggression Pact SILENT ON RECOGNITION Exchange of Special Envoys Proposed -- West German Reaction Is Guarded Ulbricht Eases His Conditions For Talks on Pact With Bonn

Hester, on recommendations of A Goldberg and Judge C B Motley, says univ will retain Hatchett; also says Motley has agreed to serve as bd chmn of new student center; Goldberg, after talk with Hatchett, says he believes Hatchett is now aware of dangers inherent in his recent article; Hatchett hails univ; says he does not agree with Goldberg's evaluation of article

N.Y.U. WILL RETAIN HATCHETT IN POST; Decision Made at Urging of Goldberg and Mrs. Motley N.Y.U. to Keep Hatchett as Head Of Center for Negro Students

Nixon says Johnson, in phone call, says he appreciates Nixon's statement about Vietnam and language in Repub platform

JOHNSON TO BRIEF NIXON AND AGNEW ON TALKS IN PARIS; Republican Nominees to Fly to Ranch Today -- Will See Rusk, Vance and Helms TRIP TO SOVIET IS OFF Presidential Candidate Will Visit Party Chiefs in States That Opposed His Bid Politics: Johnson to Brief Nixon and Agnew Today on the Talks in Paris on Vietnam CANDIDATE'S TRIP TO SOVIET IS OFF Presidential Nominee Plans to Visit Party's Leaders in States That Opposed Him

Agnew says he is deeply disturbed that ft is 'being made to appear that I'm to right of King Lear,' pres conf, Miami Beach; defends his civil rights record; not bothered by 'weak and abortive' effort to nominate Gov Romney for Vice Pres; T A Pappas says he 'put in good word' for Agnew with Nixon

Agnew Upset by Criticism; Governor Cites Record Marylander, Upset by Critics, Defends Record on Civil Rights

S A Mitchell, chmn of conv arrangements for McCarthy, says Dem Natl Com officials arranging conv are biased in favor of Humphrey and are working to 'foreclose any hope for an open conv'; says Hilton hotel space and phone allocations for McCarthy are greatly inferior to those for Humphrey; quotes lrs and memos by J B Criswell, party treas and exec dir of conv; suggests Johnson role; Bailey replies

Convention Biased Against McCarthy, Key Aide Charges; AIDE OF M'CARTHY SEES CHICAGO BIAS

PRAGUE, Aug. 9 -- President Tito of Yugoslavia, the leader of the first Communist country to break with the Soviet Union, received a publicly jubilant but officially reticent welcome today when he arrived on a visit to Czechoslovakia.

Tito and Czech Leaders Confer as Prague Exults; TITO AND CZECHS MEET IN PRAGUE

Sen McGovern, a dove on war, is expected to announce hit candidacy for Dem Pres nomination; is expected to base campaign on peace proposal that will call for bombing cessation, pledge against escalation and other measures; proposals said to be main lines of proposed Dem plank; McGovern is chmn of newly-formed com of Dems who are disturbed by Adm policy, but who have not yet committed themselves to blocking Humphrey

Senator McGovern Ready To Run Against Humphrey; He Will Open Drive Today as Peace Candidate With Some Kennedy Support McGovern Enters Race Today In New Challenge to Humphrey

Bonn Studies Proposals

Brit Eagle Airlines: All 48 aboard killed as Viscount crashes beside autobahn near Munich on London-Innsbruck flight; map; 1 autoist hurt

48 Are Killed as British Airliner Crashes in Germany

Mansfield Sees Smrkovsky

homes in Madrid searched for suspects; about 70 now reptd held, including Cath Action leader M Castell

Search Widened to Madrid In Basque Region Slaying

Downpour Fails to Halt Singapore Celebration

Czech mission issues statement charging that US press prints 'lies and half truths' slandering Czech and her reprs at UN; apparently alludes to repts of article in Czech magazine Reporter

CZECH U.N. MISSION ASSAILS U.S. PRESS

growth of nationalist sentiment and pressure for home rule in Wales discussed; demands persist for local parliament in Cardiff similar to that in Belfast; most nationalists see such a body as 1st step toward self-govt; Plaid Cymru, Welsh nationalist party formed in '27, has only recently become strongest pol challenge to Labor party; is now said to have 42,000 members, up from 15,000 in '66; many young adults attracted to movement

HOME-RULE DRIVE GROWING IN WALES; Demands Persist for Local Parliament in Cardiff

newspaper Rude Pravo pub series of proposed party statutes, to be submitted to Sept party cong, giving rank and file larger voice in party affairs; proposals would give persons right to join and leave party at will, express opinions and criticisms without tear of repercussions, abolish special privileges accorded party members and seek to prevent concentration of power by eliminating dual state and party jobs; another proposal calls for replacement of title of 1st Sec by traditional title of chmn

New Party Rules Proposed

Czech press agency apologizes for publishing last mo anonymous statement rebuking Prchlik for criticizing Pact command structure

Czech Press Agency Apologizes on Prchlik

Rhodesia: Bounty Despite Sanctions

British Officials Not Surprised

Students in Uruguay Clash With Policemen

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August 10, 1968

Headlines from August 10, 1968

North Vietnamese Dampen Speculation on 'Signal'; Officials in Paris Draw Back From Hint That Lull in War Has Political Significance HANOI AIDES WARY ON 'SIGNAL' ISSUE

BIAFRANS REJECT NIGERIANS' OFFER; Insisting Upon Sovereignty, They Turn Down Peace Plan at Conference BIAFRANS REJECT NIGERIANS' OFFER

MOSCOW STRESSES PARTY SUPREMACY; Warns Against Any Move Toward Liberalization Soviet, Barring Liberalization, Stresses Supremacy of Party

Nixon Defends His Choice; Nominee Hails Ticket NIXON SAYS AGNEW IS 'UNDERRATED'

Mobile Police Unit Is Formed To Contend With Crowds Here; POLICE HERE FORM UNIT FOR CROWDS

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