Word: hus
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Tito's visit put seal and confirmation on the reality of their triumph at Cierna in defense of their new freedoms. Until he arrived, many Czechoslovaks had found the sudden letup in Soviet pressure almost too good to be believed. Young Czechoslovaks milled around Prague's Jan Hus monument, puzzling over what had happened. The nagging suspicion lingered that their leaders had undertaken a secret sellout to the Soviets that only later would become apparent. Those fears were reinforced by the fact that Dubček and his colleagues purposefully played down the scope of their victory...
...Rabbits Long Enough." In Prague's Old Town Square, students organized the most anti-Communist rally yet of the four-month-old "socialist renaissance." Assembling at the statue of the 15th century reformist theologian Jan Hus, thousands of people heard speakers call upon Dubček to permit opposition political parties and to rid the government of old-line party men who still hold office. "We have been rabbits long enough!" shouted Engineering Student Josef Vavelda. "We hear we should be grateful to the Communist Party," said another speaker. "Yes, we are very grateful for inadequate housing, grateful...
...WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS (ABC, 5-6:30 p.m.). International Figure Skating from Geneva, Switzerland, featuring World Champions Peggy Fleming, Emmerich Danzer and the Protopopov hus-band-and-wife team; International Crosscountry Motorcycle Racing championships from Simi, Calif...
...Picturing Mr. Dubcek with Jan Hus on your cover [April 5] is as inspiring as the reformation taking place in Czechoslovakia today. For the first time in 20 years, basic freedoms can now be enjoyed by all Czechoslovaks, in an atmosphere of free will and self-expression, without fear of persecution. Bravo! to Mr. Dubcek, his ministers, and aides for succeeding in placing the foundation stones for the New Republic. And hats off to TIME for a concise account of events...
...burns in his mouth. His gums had been eaten away by an unknown "caustic solution," and so had his larynx and lungs. After 16 days in the hospital, he died. Who would have killed him except his mother? asked the prosecution; her motive was that she was afraid her hus band would learn the truth...