World: THE WANDERING CZECHOSLOVAKS

CZECHOSLOVAKIA ranked second only to Russia in its strict border control until early this year. Then, in one of its most welcome reforms, the Dubcek regime relaxed restrictions on travel,' and Czechoslovaks began spilling joyously out of their country to explore the world. When Russian tanks moved on Prague on Aug. 21, thousands of Czechoslovaks—including Deputy Premier Ota Sik and Foreign Minister Jifi Hajek—were relaxing on their first vacation abroad in years. For them, and for ordinary citizens who fled the country in the first clutch of fear, Russia's continuing occupation poses an...

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