Pueblo Seizure Fracas Tests Diplomatic Efforts and Navy Decisions
The Pueblo incident triggers White House diplomacy while defense officials say no request for warplanes was made. Navy commanders in the Pacific made the call against sending air support as Cmdr Bucher acts largely on his own. U.S. efforts to engage the Soviet Union and North Korea through diplomatic channels face stiff challenges amid shifting accounts of radar data and possible injuries aboard the Pueblo.
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White House
National Security Council
George Christian
Johnson
Christian
Defense
Pueblo
Navy
Pacific
Washington
Secretary of Defense
Robert $. McNamara
Pentagon
United States
U.S
Lingd M. Bucher
North Korea
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Bucher
Soviet Union
State Department
Robert J. McCheskey
Goulding
Omer
Sasebo
Japan
Central Intelligence Agency
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic Republic of Korea
Panauniom
Puebla
John V. Smith
Senators Warn of Nuclear Options if Korea Crisis Escalates
Two U S senators Jackson and Thurmond on Metromedia TV warned that a Korean war could trigger use of tactical nuclear weapons if North Korea attacks. They urged firm action and warned of possible reservist callups while urging prompt, decisive steps through diplomatic or military channels.
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San
Jackson
South Korea
Thurmond
Washington
Metromedia
United States
North Korea
Korea
Gale McGee
D-Wyo
Asia
McGee
Sen
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
Baker
Position reports show boats came from east
The Defense Department says North Korean patrol boats approached the USS Pueblo from the east to intercept if it tried to head toward Japan. Pueblo radar track read 39:25 N 127:58 E, and at 11:45 p.m. its position was 39:25 N 127:54.3 E as boarding began.
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East Washington
Defense Department
Pueblo
North Korea
Japan
Department
U.S
Puebdlo
Demands Grow For Military Action on Ship
Senate leaders Mansfield and Fulbright urged caution over the Tonkin Gulf incident, calling for not jumping to conclusions until facts are clear. They favored continuing Soviet-mediated efforts to secure the ship’s release and warned against acting impulsively.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
J. W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Mansfield
Fulbright
Tonkin Gus
Confession Fraudulent Claims Inked By North Korean Probe
A report states that North Korea disputed a confession by Bucher and that the Pueblo’s mission was to stay 13 miles from North Korean shores. Tokyo monitors relayed the Korean Central News Agency broadcast quoting Bucher.
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Pueblo
Bucher
Tokyo
Korean Central News Agency
Pueblo Skipper Admits Spying For the CIA
North Korea broadcast a statement attributed to Cmdr. Lloyd Bucher of the USS Pueblo claiming the ship spied for the CIA and entered North Korean waters before being captured. The 400 word message cites attacks, crew casualties, and hopes for leniency as families wait at home.
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Seoul
North Korea
USS
Pueblo
Central Intelligence Agency
Cmdr
Lloyd Mark Buch
Chonjin
Wonsan
Bucher
Korean Central
Democratic Republic of
Korean People’s Army
Pueblo Seizure Strains Ties as Korea Reports War Escalation
North Korea accused the Pueblo seizure in international waters while Maj Gen Park Choong kook labeled it a crime. South Korea placed forces on alert as U S measures reportedly include deployment of Enterprise and three destroyers near Wonsan to oppose the intrusion.
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Park Choong-kook
U.S
Vietnam
North Korea
Chung Hee Park
Park
William J.porter
Chung I Kwew
Enterprise
Wonsan
South Korea
Seoul
Imjin River
Seuk-soo
South Korean Navy Tightens Defenses
Tokyo AP report says South Korean ships trailed a Soviet destroyer No 803 and a transport off the east coast. Seoul ordered fleets to heighten emergency defenses while North Korean war drills near the armistice line draw concern. The note references Clermont’s 1812 NY to Albany steamboat voyage with 32 furse.
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Tokyo
South Korea
Asahi
Seoul
Ulsan
Pusan
South Korean Fishermen's Guard
South
North Korea
Navy decision to withhold aid for Pueblo ship
Officials said the Navy in the Pacific decided not to aid the Pueblo. They cited weather, a potentially alert North Korean force, and possible North Korean reactions to U.S. warplanes. Some sources suggested nearby U.S. aircraft in South Korea were not in immediate readiness to help.
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Navy
Pacific
U.S
Grant Sharp
Pueblo
South Korea
Report on H-Bomb Debris and Thule Crash Casualties
Reports say pieces fit one or more bomb assemblies with no size details. Pentagon cites 1.1 megaton estimate. Six survivors listed in good condition and a seventh crewman died after a plane crash near Thule Air Base amid extreme cold and dark, Capt. Hopkins hospitalized with a broken arm.
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Pentagon
North Star Bay
Frank F. Hopkins
Andrews Air Force Base
Hopkins
Thule
Fredericksen Named Planner for Wesleyan Facilities Office
Nils Frederiksen a professional planner with experience in Norwalk Stamford Brookline Mass and Copenhagen is named to Wesleyan University's new Facilities Planning office along with Roberton Wilson. Frederiksen most recently led Stamford s community renewal program and taught at Yale. The office will guide building design oversee a master plan and coordinate Wesleyan s role in Middletown s urban renewal.
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Middletown
Nils Frederiksen
Norwalk
Stamford
Brookline
Mass
Copenhagen
Denmark
Wesleyan University
Roberton. Wilson
Frederiksen
Department of City Planning
Yale
Wesleyan
University
Reds Heavy Guns Shell Our Marines Near Khe Sanh
North Vietnamese forces north of the Khe Sanh airstrip were driven from cover by air strikes and hit by Marine mortar and automatic fire. U S. B52s continued saturation bombing near Khe Sanh as 179 NVA were reported killed on the Dong Phu plain near Phu Cat.
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Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
Phu Cat
Saigon
1St Air Cavalry Division
Mekong
Vi Thanh
Chuong Thien
Moc Hoa
Kien Tuong
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Panhandle
Dmz
Con Thien
Gio Linh
South China Sea
Associated Pregs
Peter Arnett
da Nang
Jang Hill
Con Thian
William C. Westmoreland
Mixup Disclosed In PUC Quiz On Gas Shortage
A Connecticut Public Utilities Commission hearing examined the gas supply crisis affecting Southern Connecticut Gas and nine industrial customers. Tennessee Gas Pipeline blamed loading and transport problems while Southern Connecticut outlined storage plans and cooperation with Con Edison to avert future shortages.
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PUC
Connecticut
Connecticut Gas Public Service Companies
Combination Electric and Gas Public Service
Eugen
Loughlin
Greenwich
Wallace R. Burke
Farmington
Raymond Thatcher
East Hampton
Southern Connecticut Company
Stark
Tennessee Company
Malony
Tennessee
Hopkinton
Consolidated Edison Company
Pelham
N.Y
Maloney
Robert W. Swords
Swords
New England
Performaee
Mr. Matony
Burke
Matony
Bridgeport Araas
Carpenter Steel
Bullard
Heppensta
Raybestos-Manhattan
Lycoming
Mr. Malony
James F. Staine
March
Trustees See Rail Takeover Merger Approved by Court
Trustees predict months of delay but back merger plans as ICC approves Penn Central and New Haven line. Officials seek out of court deals with bondholders while requesting federal state funds to support commuter service and continued aid as 24 000 weekday riders are promised streamlined operation with modern trains.
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Penn- Central
Interstate Commission
New Haven
ICC
U.S. District Court
Delay Smith
William J. Kirk
Cotrustee
Smith
Penn-Central
T 9
Kirk
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Normady Supreme Court
New York
High Court
Penn Central
Joans
Overhauls Youth Unit to Boost Police Coverage
Superintendent Walsh reports staffing moves to increase round the clock coverage. Thirty-one men in the records division plus fourteen with service-related limitations will undergo medical reevaluation. Six women hired as typists to speed report writing. New crime intelligence and complaint processing procedures aim to reduce burglaries and stolen vehicles.
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Civil Service
George W. Kelly
Common Council
Supt
Walsh
Cuticlem
Police Commissionera
Bridgeport
Rookie Cops Backed For Permanent Status
The Board of Police Commissioners approved permanent appointments for seven rookies ending probation on Jan. 20. Recipients are Norman F. Barnum, Domenic R. Castello, Terrence I. Flood Jr., Peter J. Keogh, Alberto Marchiconi, J. Daniel Morena, and Robert C. Miller Sr. The meeting also covered 10 patrol cars in crashes since Dec. 3, injuries to officers on duty, and various traffic items. William A. O'Conner presided as board president.
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Board of Police Commissioners
Civil Service
Norman F. Barnum
Doménic R. Castello
Terrence I. Flood, Jr
Peter J. Keogh
Alberto Marchiconi
J. Daniel Morena
Robert C. Miller
Police Board
William A. O'Conner
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CIA
Panmunjom
United Nations Command
Robert Fulton
Clermont
Albany
Fredericksen
Snemy
Pocedure
Detective Bureau
Sipowaere
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