Pueblo Hostage Wife Recalls September 1968 Turmoil
Rose Bucher in 1968 diary mode recounts family strain as the Pueblo crew endured months in North Korea. She describes children’s behavior, TV news gaps, and her push to keep Pueblo release in public focus through speeches with Jean Hemphill. The piece notes Johnson's address to the American Legion and a convention evening with Gen. Lewis Walt.
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Cloyd M. Bucher
Publa
Naval Intelligence
Mrs. Bucher
Pueblo Release
Jean Hemphill
Jean
Midwest
Scott
New Orleans
Hoa
USS Pueblo
Ilegally
Remembering Pete Bucher and a Westmoreland encounter
Rose Bucher recalls a New Orleans visit where General Westmoreland coldly acknowledged her as the wife of Commander Pete Bucher. The letter from Pete details his hepatitis and humane treatment, his awe at family support, and strained censoring of communications.
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Gen. Westmoreland
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Pete
Defense Begins in Murder Trial Amid Confusion
A suspended accused faces a murder trial as prosecutors open with a tense presentation. The defendant, 18, stood at the stand as questions centered on a shotgun attack at a local site. The case unfolds amid allegations and uncertain timelines in a high profile local crime.
Five day forecast near normal highs with showers
Forecast shows temperatures six to ten degrees below normal through Saturday with highs in the 60s and lows in the 60s. Scattered showers are expected Wednesday night into Thursday with rainfall totals from a tenth to half an inch.
Museum to receive WWII cricket device in Abilene
Don Lassen of Atlanta says he will donate a paratrooper signaling cricket used during the 1944 Normandy invasion to the Eisenhower Museum in Abilene, Kansas, for the 25th anniversary of D-Day. The device is one of only two known to exist.
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