Media 68

1 - 10 july
11 - 20 july
21 - 31 july

11 july

The Court of Boston sentences the paediatrician Benjamin Spock to 2 years of prison and 5,000 dollars of fine for having exhorted the conscripts to desert. Blacks and Puerto Ricans clash with the police in New York.
[United States]
Announced the imminent withdrawal of the troops of the Warsaw Pact in Czechoslovakia for manoeuvres. "Pravda" accuses the "anti-Socialist and right-wing" groups of having increased their subversive activity in Prague.
[Czechoslovakia]

12 july

The academic Senate of the Free University of West Berlin rejects the proposal of a new statue formulated by the students, who occupy the university. Immediate intervention of the police. 80 detained.
[West Germany]

13 july

Aldo Braibanti sentenced to 9 years amidst the protests of the public in the court. He was recognized guilty of plagiarism according to art. 603 of the penal code.
[Italy]
Police charges and clashes in Santiago del Cile, during a demonstration against the war in Vietnam.
[Cile]
48 hours of strikes in the Petrochemical industries of Porto Marghera, where the external intervention of students and militants of the new left is particularly strong.
[Italy]

14 july

The philosopher Galvano Della Volpe dies.
[Italy]
The last gasp of the French May coincides with the anniversary of the fall of the Bastille. During the celebrations, students and police clash for two hours in Place de la Bastille.
[France]
Summit of the countries of the eastern block in Warsaw, with Breznev present, on the Czechoslovakian situation. The representatives of Prague are not invited. The only support for the new trend comes from Romania. Radio Prague gives the news without commenting on it.
[Czechoslovakia]

15 july

16 july

After two weeks of selective unrest, a total strike paralyzes the Pirelli factory of Turin. Clashes between police and groups of workers and students in front of the Omino di Ferro knitwear in Pavia.
[Italy]
The Black Panthers demonstrate in Oakland, in front of the court where the leader of the party Huey Newton is being tried. Announced protest demonstrations during the conventions of the Republican (Miami) and Democratic (Chicago) Parties.
[United States]

17 july

The première of "Yellow Submarine", the cartoon film produced by the Beatles and directed by George Dunning on animation by Heinz Edelman, in London is the latest episode of Beatlemania. Lennon, McCartney and Harrison are present in the theatre.
[International]

18 july

Television speech by Dubcek: "with the facts we will demonstrate our loyalty to proletariat internationalism". All the main institutions of the country confirm their support to the response given by the presidency of the Czechoslovakian Communist Party to the letter of the 5th.
[Czechoslovakia]

19 july

The Central Committee of the Czechoslovakian Communist Party approves the response of the presidency to the "letter of the 5". The signatories of the "Manifesto of 2,000 words" express support to the Leadership. The Soviet Union Communist Party proposes a meeting with the presidium of the Czechoslovakian Communist Party, to be held in Soviet territory.
[Czechoslovakia]
State of emergency in Akron, Ohio, where an insurrection of blacks has being going on for three days. It had begun with a protest demonstration against the living conditions in the ghetto. Curfew and prohibition on the sale of munitions and inflammable material.
[United States]

20 july

Demonstrations throughout the world in favour of North Vietnam on the 14th anniversary of the signing of the Geneva agreements. Tens of requests for the suspension of the bombing sent to the American delegation in Paris. Strike of the students of Columbia University.
[International]

		1 - 10 july 11 - 20 july 21 - 31 july
11 july		The Court of Boston sentences the paediatrician Benjamin Spock to 2 years of prison and 5,000 dollars of fine for having exhorted the conscripts to desert. Blacks and Puerto Ricans clash with the police in New York. [United States] Announced the imminent withdrawal of the troops of the Warsaw Pact in Czechoslovakia for manoeuvres. "Pravda" accuses the "anti-Socialist and right-wing" groups of having increased their subversive activity in Prague. [Czechoslovakia]
12 july		The academic Senate of the Free University of West Berlin rejects the proposal of a new statue formulated by the students, who occupy the university. Immediate intervention of the police. 80 detained. [West Germany]
13 july		Aldo Braibanti sentenced to 9 years amidst the protests of the public in the court. He was recognized guilty of plagiarism according to art. 603 of the penal code. [Italy] Police charges and clashes in Santiago del Cile, during a demonstration against the war in Vietnam. [Cile] 48 hours of strikes in the Petrochemical industries of Porto Marghera, where the external intervention of students and militants of the new left is particularly strong. [Italy]
14 july		The philosopher Galvano Della Volpe dies. [Italy] The last gasp of the French May coincides with the anniversary of the fall of the Bastille. During the celebrations, students and police clash for two hours in Place de la Bastille. [France] Summit of the countries of the eastern block in Warsaw, with Breznev present, on the Czechoslovakian situation. The representatives of Prague are not invited. The only support for the new trend comes from Romania. Radio Prague gives the news without commenting on it. [Czechoslovakia]
15 july
16 july		After two weeks of selective unrest, a total strike paralyzes the Pirelli factory of Turin. Clashes between police and groups of workers and students in front of the Omino di Ferro knitwear in Pavia. [Italy] The Black Panthers demonstrate in Oakland, in front of the court where the leader of the party Huey Newton is being tried. Announced protest demonstrations during the conventions of the Republican (Miami) and Democratic (Chicago) Parties. [United States]
17 july		The première of "Yellow Submarine", the cartoon film produced by the Beatles and directed by George Dunning on animation by Heinz Edelman, in London is the latest episode of Beatlemania. Lennon, McCartney and Harrison are present in the theatre. [International]
18 july		Television speech by Dubcek: "with the facts we will demonstrate our loyalty to proletariat internationalism". All the main institutions of the country confirm their support to the response given by the presidency of the Czechoslovakian Communist Party to the letter of the 5th. [Czechoslovakia]
19 july		The Central Committee of the Czechoslovakian Communist Party approves the response of the presidency to the "letter of the 5". The signatories of the "Manifesto of 2,000 words" express support to the Leadership. The Soviet Union Communist Party proposes a meeting with the presidium of the Czechoslovakian Communist Party, to be held in Soviet territory. [Czechoslovakia] State of emergency in Akron, Ohio, where an insurrection of blacks has being going on for three days. It had begun with a protest demonstration against the living conditions in the ghetto. Curfew and prohibition on the sale of munitions and inflammable material. [United States]
20 july		Demonstrations throughout the world in favour of North Vietnam on the 14th anniversary of the signing of the Geneva agreements. Tens of requests for the suspension of the bombing sent to the American delegation in Paris. Strike of the students of Columbia University. [International]