Navy Pueblo Captain Faces Court Martial Debate
Reader letter questions Navy Court of Inquiry for Commander Lloyd M. Bucher who surrendered the Pueblo to North Korean forces. Author argues Bucher saved all 82 crew members, notes one died after release, and suggests inquiry targets officers rather than unit safety. Calls for accountability of high brass decisions.
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Navy
Pueblo
I.Q
Comdr. Bucher
Court of
Comdr
Bucher
Admiralty
Sitt
Navy Court of Inquiry
Vessel With 986 Aboard Is Adrift
A Liberian owned vessel with 986 passengers aboard is adrift about 900 miles off Panama. The ship’s engine was fire damaged, with hopes it may regain steam. tow to Balboa or Cristobal is under consideration. No injuries reported as rescue operations coordinate from Albrook Canal Zone. The 13,432 ton vessel sailed from Australia to Balboa en route to Southampton.
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NEW York
Panama
Balboa
A. S. Price
Navcot Cor
Coast Guard
U.S. Air Force Rescue Center
Albrook
Canal Zone
Cristobal
New Orleans
Price
Passenger Liner Service, Inc
Monrovia
Liberia
Australia
Southhampton
England
Houston mother delivers after tumor removal and birth
Mrs Irving Crawford aged 47 unexpectedly became a mother when doctors removing a tumor delivered a nine pound daughter. The tumor had pressed the fetus into a position where a heartbeat could not be detected before the Wednesday operation. The Crawfords are married 26 years with two adopted children and guardians of three others.
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Houston, Tex
Irving Crawford
Crawfords
Bond Issue Proposed for Batesville School Board
Batesville School Board on Thursday proposed a 400000 dollar bond issue to finance construction of a physical education building and an athletic field in Batesville Arkansas.
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Batesville, Ark
APA
Batesville School Board
Do Men Really Like Women Or Do They Only Love Them
HAL BOYLE surveys how women feel about men's regard and finds that while men may admire women for their warmth cheer and ability to brighten daily life they rarely voice these feelings. The piece explores male psychology and the fear of acknowledging masculine weaknesses.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Woundankind
Mr. Everest
Rockefeller backs chapel fund at Tucker Prison Farm
Governor Winthrop Rockefeller donated 5000 dollars Thursday to the drive to build a chapel at Tucker Prison Farm. Superintendent James H. Jones announces the opening of a new Beryl Henry Elementary School facility designed for children with learning disabilities. Open House is set for Sunday, January 26, and tax exemption reviews continue as the governor studies options to simplify tax laws and weighs state owned store proposals.
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Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Tucker Prison Farm
Shipley
James H. Jones
Beryl Henry
Jones
Senate
Ihryjuar
Rioting Students Arrested At San Francisco State College
SAN FRANCISCO AP Police arrested more than 400 persons enforcing an antirally rule during a three hour surge at San Francisco State College. The mass arrests followed a November 6 student strike led by about 200 dissidents and supported by 250 striking teachers.
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San Francisco
San Francisco State College
City
8.1
Hayakawa
American Federation of Teachers Union
Fesno
Nathan Hare
Third World Liberation Front
Bill Barrett
Committee For
Mrs. Faubus Sues for Divorce in Arkansas Court
Alta Faubus, wife of former Gov. Orval E. Faubus, filed for divorce in Chancery Court, citing general indignities. He will not contest after a property settlement was reportedly reached. The couple, married 37 years with one son, Farrell, had long been the subject of rumor amid Faubus’s 1957 national prominence over desegregation at Little Rock Central High School.
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Huntsville
Ark
Alta Faubus
Orval E. Faubus
Chappery Court
Faubus
Clark
Faubuses
Farrell Faubus
Fanbus
National Guard
Lile Rock Central High School
Little Rock
Hunter Killed Accidently in Arkansas Hunt
SEARCY Ark Av In a hunting accident Bernice Cleveland 28 of Judsonia was killed while hunting with two residents. County Coroner Alen Foster said she was stepping through a fence when Ervin Seymore's 20 gauge shotgun discharged as he tried to get a head on a rabbit.
Pueblo Captain Admits Spy Confession After Torture
Pueblo Cmdr Lloyd M Buchner testifies in secret about a spy confession and mental torture including a drowning attempt. He recalls an aura of terror in North Korean prisons as part of the Pueblo inquiry.
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Pueblo
AP News Digest
Pueblo Inquiry
Lloyd M. Buchner
Nixon
Arkansas to Introduce Tax Measure in House Monday
An aide to Gov. Rockefeller said the administration will introduce a bill to raise the individual income tax in the Arkansas House Monday. The sponsor was not named and sales tax plans await public hearings to consider exemptions for funds.
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Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas House
Bob Faulkner
House
Pueblo captain recalls kinder North Korea prison
From his North Korea prison cell Commander Lloyd M. Bucher recounts milder treatment since transfer from a harsher compound. He testifies before a five admiral court of inquiry on March 5, 1968, describing beatings and mental torture earlier, and noting daily sick call and available nurses at the new facility near Pyongyang.
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Hichard E. Meyer
Associated Press
Coronado
Calif
North Korea
U.S
Lloyd M. Bucher
Bucher
Pyongyang
Pueblo
Nixon Wins First Test in Congress
Walter J. Hickel was confirmed as secretary of interior by a 73 to 18 vote, marking the Nixon administration's first congressional test. Senate leaders warned Hickel faces scrutiny from both parties as he is sworn in at the White House.
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Nixon
Congress
Walter J. Hickel
Ogden R. Reid
Carl P. Leveslokr
Associated Press
Washington
Interior
Senate
Alaska
White House
Hickel
Pennsylvania Avenue
Mike Mansfield
University of Arkansas to award 1100 degrees atJan 25 commence
About 1100 seniors and graduates will receive degrees during the 22nd mid year commencement ceremonies at the University of Arkansas on Saturday January 25. The list includes numerous area residents earning bachelor of arts and science degrees and several master of arts and science degrees across disciplines. A separate note covers a Missouri Pacific crossing incident near Hope delaying a northbound train briefly and a Razorbacks game against Oklahoma City broadcast by KXAR. Local optometry and Shrine Club meetings are noted along with fishing reports and lake conditions at Millwood.
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University of Arkansas
John F. Anthony
Hope Olifer
Campbell Jr
Nashville
Ann Carol Arnold
Hope
James Marvin Sanders
Okay
Margaret Elizabeth Stokes Bateman
Delight
John S. Dearley
Thomas Franklin McLarty I
Larry Mitchell Moore
Lloyd Walker
Amity
John J. Wilson Jr
Columbus
Edward Trueman Tollett
Billy Michael Castelman
Mineral Springs
John Atkins Crain
Charles R. Garner Jr
Roger Allan Glasgow
Barbara Gai] Gates
Prescott
William Lanny Bateman
Don Clark Barnett
Bradley
Men
Lynn Brown
Willian
Robert Vandivere
Lewisville
Robert David Burson
Fulton
Helicopters Shot Down 14 Killed in Vietnam War
AP reports a medical evacuation helicopter shot down in the central highlands near Pleiku killing seven, raising combat losses to 999. Col Michael M Spark of the 3rd Marine Division was killed in a separate Jan 15 crash near Da Nang, the first Marine regimental commander to fall in Vietnam. Analysts warn of a critical period before Paris talks and anticipate Viet Cong pressure along the Cambodian border with possible terror raids in Saigon. In Mekong Delta fighting, Vietnamese forces say they killed 44 Viet Cong near Salemon, 103 miles southwest.
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Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnam
Paris
U. S
Vietnam
Prague
Jan Palach
San Francisco State College
Mississippi
James Bevel
Martin Luther King Jr
James Earl Ray
King
Ralph David Abernathy
Bevel
Ray
Saigon
Central Highlands
da Nang
Michael M. Spark
Alexandria
3Rd Marine Division
Spark
Pleiku
U.S
Washington
Tay Ninh
Binh Long
Phyuoc Long
Hanoi
Nixon
Cambodia
3Rd Corps
Mekong Delta
Salemon
Sharp Temperature Drop Forecast Across Arkansas
The Associated Press reports a cold wave moving into Arkansas will linger through Saturday with highs only in the low 40s and overnight lows from 5 to 18. Snow was reported in the northern section with no accumulations. Temperature readings varied from 12 at Harrigan to 30 at El Dorado as rainfall data for the 24 hour period ended at 7 p.m. shows traces at Fayetteville and Walnut Ridge and 0.1 inches at some locations.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Harrigan
el Dorado
Fayetteville
Walnut Ridge
Errsae
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Dea Freel
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