Forces Within Striking Distance 14000 Air Reservists Called To Duty
14 000 Air Force reservists are being called to active duty after North Korea seized the USS Pueblo. Johnson directed McNamara to mobilize enough personnel to staff 72 fighter and transport aircraft as crisis talks continued. The move follows White House cues and potential broader mobilization, with warnings from Senate members about nuclear options and ongoing diplomatic efforts to recover the ship and crew.
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U.S
Pentagon
White House
Johnson
Navy
Air National Guard
Clark M. Clifford
Senate
Uss Pueblo
North Korea
Robert S. McNamara
George Christian
Pueblo
Sis
Army
Marine Corps
Christian
Arthur J. Goldberg
United Nations
Dean Rusk
Robert 8. McNamara
Ambassador Goldberg
U.S. Navy
Moscow
Enterprise
Air Force
Okinawa
South Korea
Osan
Kusan
Capitol Hill
Hints At Release On Pueblo Commander Confession
North Korea aired a voice purportedly of Cmdr. Lloyd M. Bucher confessing Pueblo spied in North Korean waters. U S officials dismissed the device as a mock confession while frontline clashes along the DMZ wounded 12 Americans since Sunday. South Korean troops with U S forces faced infiltrators near the Imjin River leaving one KIA and one wounded.
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Cmdr
Lloyd M. Bucher
U.S
Pueblo
Bucher
Washington
Defense Department
Dffense
Phil G. Goulding
North
South Korea
U.S. Army
U.S. 2Nd Infantry Division
Imjin River
North Korean Central News Agency
CNA
Tokyo
City Income Tax Reaps 250 488 Harvest In 1967
The Combined Earned Income Tax Committee reports 1967 city income tax reached an all time high of 250 488 with payroll totals exceeding 25 million. Ned Johnston chairs the reorganized panel including Mayor Furst and school board members Alice Brown and B G Bennett with one member at large. Continued on page four.
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Corry
Ned Johnston
Johnston
Joseph Furst
Alice Brown
B. G. Bennett
Reds Launch Massive Air Strikes Against Khe Sanh
An armada of U.S. bombers pounded North Vietnamese positions at Khe Sanh for the sixth day, delivering a record 6000 tons of bombs as Marines faced continued artillery and rocket fire. The base and three adjacent hills remained under heavy attack with mounting casualties.
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Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Solons Hint At Use Of Nuclear Arms In Korea
Washington reports that U S senators urged tougher action over the Pueblo seizure by North Korea. Senators Mansfield Fulbright Jackson and Thurmond warned of possible nuclear use if war erupts, while Church labeled the act of seizure an act of war and urged caution.
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Congress
Sen
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Vietnam
Pentagon
North Korea
Pueblo
Defense Department
Washington
Korea
United States
Idaho Democrat
Senate Democratic
Mike Mansfield
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Mansfield
Senate Armed Services Committee
Henry M. Jackson
Dash
Strom Thurmond
Rs.c. Jackson
South Korea
Thurmond
Man Charged In Slaying Of Nurse
Maurice M. Talley of Reading, 35, arraigned on murder charges in the slaying of Patricia M. Shelley, a 23 year old Reading practical nurse. He was committed to Schuylkill County Prison for a Feb 2 preliminary hearing. Shelley's body was found near Summit Station in Schuylkill County after a Dec 26 disappearance and a car left at Reading Hospital with foul play clues. A state trooper located her shoe sticking out of snow in a gully off PA 295 south of Schuylkill Haven.
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Pottsville
Maurice M. Talley
Reading
Talley
Schuylkill County
Patricia M. Shelley
Hyde Villa
Summit Station
Reading Hospital
Donald W. Holloway
Pennsylvania 295
Schuylkill Haven
Four From Corry, UC Indicted By Grand Jury
Erie County grand jury indicted four men including Reese McDonald of 111 Lemon Street and Quinten Nielsen of 242 West Frederick for assault and battery and related offenses. McDonald previously found guilty on assault in a November ruling upheld on appeal. The incidents occurred at the McDonald residence and at the Corry Motor Lodge. Union City men Stephen Lord and William C. Lord were also indicted, with details continuing on page three.
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Union City
Erie County Grand Jury
Erie
Reese McDonald
Lemon Street
McDonald
Porter Auer
Lindley McClelland
Quinten Nielsen
West Frederick Street
Corry Motor Lodge
Stephen Lord
Graves
Once Injured Yet Takes Brother's Place Again
CHATTANOOGA Tenn A 19 year old soldier headed back to Vietnam to spare his older brother Spec 4 Gary Clark 22 from serving there Gary’s family awaits their child’s coming while Thomas Clark volunteers for an extension after a fragment wound and a prior leave The brothers acted to keep Gary at home with his wife and expected child
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Vietnam
Spee
Thomas Clark
Spec
Gary Clark
Clark
Gary
Thomas
Navy Blame Grows Over Pueblo Capture
Pentagon officials placed responsibility on Pacific field commanders for not sending air support as the Pueblo was boarded by North Korean forces off North Korea. Washington reportedly received no request for help, and time and distance factors limited any possible response.
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Navy
Pacific
Pueblo
North Korea
Robert
McNamara
Pentagon
Wonsan Harbor
Cmdr
Lloyd M. Bucher
Defense Department
Scientists Assume U S Nuclear Bombs Ruptured in Thule Crash
-USA and Greenland scientists believe one or more of four missing hydrogen bombs ruptured in the B52 crash near Thule Air Force Base. Pieces of at least one bomb were found seven miles southwest of the base amid radiation on ice. Officials say alpha radiation requires only washing gear. pieces are “weapons-associated hardware” lacking detailed bomb context.
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Greenland
Thule Air Force Base
North Star Bay
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