The head of the Czechoslovakian Journalists Union was attacked for alleged “Zionist” connections in the latest issue of the Soviet occupation newspaper, “Zpany” today, according to reports received here. The Soviet periodical said that Vlado Kaspar, union chairman, helped trained Jewish youths for Israeli military service and later took part in “Israeli aggression.” Russian troops helped distribute the newspaper to factories and elsewhere.
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