Pueblo Crew's Law Praised Amid North Korea Capture Testimony
Pueblo crewmen describe Quartermaster J C Charles B Law as a tower of strength during their 11 month imprisonment by North Koreans. Lt Frederick Schumacher Jr and Lt (jg) Timothy Harts testify Law led enlisted men under harsh conditions while the seized ship's crew faced brutal treatment near Pyongyang. Law, 27, of Chehalis Washington, testified at a Navy court of inquiry and spoke after marrying Marie L Cherry in Coronado days after the crew's release. He said he was struck at least 25 times by North Koreans following the January 1968 capture of the Pueblo.
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Richard E. Meyer
Associated Press
Coronado
Calif
Pueblo
J.C. Charles B. Law
Timothy Harts
Law
Chehalis
Wash
Navy Court of Inquiry
Pyongyang
Harris
Nixon Plan to Strip CEO Draws Attack but Stays Safe
Washington AP report notes critics challenge Nixon's plan to remove Head Start and Job Corps from the OEO while administration says the program remains viable. Perkins calls it a mistake. Nelson and others urge new manpower policy. Congress may not reverse yet, leaving OEO with about half its 2 billion dollar budget. Population figures cited for the New York metropolitan area.
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Nixon
Vue Hall
Associated Press
Washington
Office of Economic Opportunity
Carl D. Perkins
House Education and Labor Committee
House
OEO
Wisconsin
Gaylord Nelson
Nelson
Senate
OFO
Capitol
Perkins
Congress
Health, Education and Welfare and
Labor Departments
Jim Caldwell
Rogers
Pulaski-Perry County
Boyce Alford
Pine Bluff
New York Metropolitan Area
Obituaries list spans multiple images and people
John Hugh Pence of Conway dies at 85 after a career as a furniture merchant and Pence Funeral Service founder’s son. survived by wife, son, daughter, and sister in Hope. Madge Blake, 69, actress famed for Batman Aunt Harriet, dies after heart attack. Ivy Williamson, 58, UW athletics director and former coach, dies after a fall. Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury, 81, Liberal leader, dies of heart attack. Prof. Guido Guida, 71, surgeon who started the International Radio Medical Center, dies after long illness. Albert Britt, 94, former editor of Public Opinion Magazine and Knox College president, dies after brief illness. Socratic reasoning described via bucratic method.
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John H. Pence Conway
John Hugh Pence
Conway
Pence Funeral Service
Steve Carrigan
Hope
Hollywood
Madge Blake
Bruce Wayne
Harriet
Batman
Rome
Guido Guida
International Radio-Medical Center
Guida
Worcester, Mass
Albert Britt
Publi Opinion Magazine
Knox College
Galesburg
Interior halts Gulf offshore lease sale over Santa Barbara spill
Secretary of the Interior Walter Hickel postpones the sale of 27 Gulf coast offshore oil and gas lease tracts until tighter pollution safeguards are in place after the Santa Barbara spill. He notes bids will be returned unopened and emphasizes environmental protection over monetary gain.
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Stan Benjamin
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Secretary of the Interior
Walter J. Hickel
Santa Barbara
Gulf Coast
Hickel
Union of
Alaska
Louisiana
Patri cia Reilly Hitt Named Assistant Secretary
Patri cia Reilly Hitt holds TOP SPOT as assistant secretary for community and health services in the Department of Health Education and Welfare. She is among the highest ranking women in the new administration and leads significant social policy portfolios.
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Patricia Reilly Hitt
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
New Dres for Kansas Police Plan Unveiled
A design firm proposed turtle necks and berets for police uniforms and a sports car for the chief as the official vehicle. The plan also suggests beige fire trucks and new color schemes for trash and garbage trucks. It seeks a contract to design signs uniforms letterheads a city seal bags and other items.
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Kansas City, Kan
Composure of Sirhan Described During Kennedy Trial
AP reporter George Plimpton testified he could not face Kennedy's dying condition and focused on Sirhan's gun hand. He described Sirhan Bishara Sirhan as composed and peaceful, likening him to an eye in a hurricane. Plimpton’s dramatic account supported the defense claim amid the Ambassador Hotel shooting proceedings.
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Los Angeles
George Piimpton
Robert F. Kennedy
Plimpton
Sirhan Bishata Sirhan
Kennedy
Israel
California
Strhan
Ambassador Hotel
Pentagon debates over pressure and mail among services
A Pentagon page one debate reveals officers saying they are squeezed by Fulbrights and others while congressional staffers see them as service members helping with mail. The dialogue covers access to information on the Sentinel anti ballistic missile system and includes remarks on handling Sirhan Sirhan during a confrontation with guards and a defense attorney’s cross examination. Roosevelt Grier and Rafer Johnson are noted among bystanders during the incident.
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Pentagon
Pentagon legislative staff and costs cited in defense brief
Thursday February 20 1968 defense department officials brief Congress on staffing and budget for legislative affairs. Brig Gen James F Lawrence says it is premature to claim no material supports the secretary. Pentagon lawyer Jack L Stempler oversees the three services legislative offices. About 140 military and 199 civilian staff work on legislative tasks costing 4.13 million annually. The military information centers employ 30 people to handle inquiries from congressional offices. Legislative affairs staff answer roughly 400000 written and 500000 telephone inquiries yearly.
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Defense
Ealy
James F. Lawrence
Secretary of Defense
Army
Air Force
Navy
Marine Corps
Pentagon
Jack L. Stempler
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Tionary Court
Baghdad
Ahmed Hassan al Pakr
Iraq
Ami
Madison
Wis
Ivan B
Ivy” Williamson
University of Wisconsin
Williamson
London
Baroness Asquith
Yarnbury
Britain
Liberal Party
Herbert Henry Asquith
Washingtons
Oe Eerer
Bizings
East 2Nd Street
Fort Utah
LYLES
Mary Lewis
Sthe
PaTsy
New Dres
Kansas
Sirhan
Roosevelt Grier
Rafer Johnson
Jack Gallivan
Emile Zola Berman
Diane
Dacron
Orion
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