European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Ussi Anarch into Alli Srague deplores asks says . I charter violated from a and up dispatches Washington president Johnson denouncing the in i asian of Czechoslovakia As magic and contrived appealed wednesday to the soviet Union and other intervening nations to with a draw their troops. I it is never too late for reason Klo prevail Johnson said in a statement he read before news feel cameras and radio Televik i Jion microphones. 6 the chief executive termed the invasion a Flat violation United nations charter and Aid the United slates was consulting urgently with other nations in an Effort to insist upon the charter rights of Czechoslovakia and its he had met with key advisers into the Early morning hours after being informed by soviet cont. Uti i Kyc 23, col. 2 Dubcek others seized from a and up dispatches Prague the soviet Union and four hard line allies invaded and overran Czechoslovakia late tuesday night then took czechoslovak communist party chief Alex Ander Dubcek and other members of the government prisoner wednesday evening after a Day of sporadic fight ing. Prague radio broadcasting on portable transmitters after its other stories photos on pages 3, 8, 12, 13, 23 soviet occupation troops in the streets of Prague. Associated press photo i / the Border tears Relief disbelief Stavriotis staff writ Erge any is there were tears and k of germans and tourists gathered along this order crossing Early wednesday morning to watch out of the unofficial a Winap a of . Forces in Europe North Africa and the Middle East vol.27, no. 126 if 21 855 a thursday August 22, 1968 5 daily 10 sunday q crossed wet n n naive passengers s Lief in faces the look . Others smiled waved there was Only one czech into Crossby d e a Hoot was ready to Don to ave de Hin i h g could hav a do tech so but Ike Progress encouraging but he remains critical Washington up for Mer president Dwight d. Eisen Hower was reported making encouraging Progress wednesday in his fight for life but doctor emphasized he remained in critical condition. Army doctors reported lat wednesday there had been no recurrence of heart rhythm disturbances that have constituted the chief problem in Eisenhower heart attack. They said in a medical Bulle Walter Rood army Hospital re tin at 5 . Edt that his to ported Rale is excellent and his vital signs continue to be text of the bulletin Gen. Eisenhower has spent a comfortable Day. There has been no recurrence of rhythm disturbance. His morale is excellent and his vital signs continue to be an earlier bulletin issued at the trend towards a Dorcase in the frequency of cardiac irregularities and episodes of rapid heart action indicated in last night s bulletin has continued throughout the Doc tors attending the 77-year old general said he spent a very comfortable night tuesday and his spirits remained main studios had been wrecked by the gunfire of soviet tanks said Dubcek. National Assembly president Josef Smrkovsky and three other officials had been taken from the Central com Mittee building where they had cont. On Page 2. Cul 1. Special Alert called by Al com Stuttgart Germany is Neucom he said Here wednes Day that its forces routinely maintain a state of Alert considered adequate for the czech crisis. A Neucom statement said no special Alert movements or changes in the disposition of Neucom forces have been or dered. Neucom component forces of All services Lusa eur Nav eur a n d Safe routinely maintain a state of Alert which is considered adequate for this situation. Naturally we Are watching t h e Czechoslovakia situation Vorva earlier a Usa eur spokes Man in Heidelberg said . Army troops Are under Norma training and we consider we Are pretty ready under Normal conditions the spokesman also said that the . Seventh army in West Germany is always in a state of Readi Ness guarding invasion route across the Iron curtain. Naturally those routes relating to Czechoslovakia Are of particular in
