Seizure of U S Pueblo by North Korean Forces
North Korean patrol boats boarded the U S Navy ship Pueblo in international waters near Wonsan. The vessel offered no resistance, reported engines stopped, and broadcast that it was going off the air. Commanding officer Cmdr Lloyd Mark Bucher, 40, led 83 aboard, including two civilians. The White House called the incident grave as a U S task force moved southeast toward the Sea of Japan.
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Pueblo
Pentagon
North Korea
Washington
Pyongyang
U.S
Sea of Japan
United States
Wonsan
Yokosuka
Japan
Cmdr
Lloyd Mark Bucher
Lincoln, Neb
State Department
Soviet Union
North Korea Faces U S Protests Over Pueblo Incident
U S official demanded an apology and compensation after North Korea seized the Pueblo in international waters off its coast. Officials said four crew members were wounded protecting communications, while North Korea claimed the ship violated its 12 mile limit. The incident followed a deadly attack on South Korea’s president and raised charges of a planned “heinous crime.”
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Wonsan Harbor
North Korea
United States
Smith
Pak
Park Chung Hee
South Korea
Park
Seoul
U. S
United Nations Command
Armistice Commission
GOP Senators and Representatives Rip Johnson on TV Address
Seventeen Republican lawmakers across the Senate and House condemned Lyndon Johnson's remarks on a CBS telecast six nights after his address. Gerald Ford accused the president of restlessness and questioned riots as mere unrest, while George Bush denounced a 10 percent surcharge and travel limits as a bankrupt policy. Eisenhower, in a pre-filmed intro, urged new measures to keep America strong without attacking Johnson directly.
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Kuchel
Johnson
House
GOP
CBS
Gerald Ford
America
Ford
George Bush
Tex
U. S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Federal Agents To Reveal Vegas Bible
A 1060 page report on Las Vegas gaming is to be presented in U S District Court as pre trial arguments resume in the case of Las Vegas gambler John Drew. Drew now 64, Stardust Hotel vice president is charged with income tax evasion for 1959 1960 and 1961. U S attorneys say they have untainted evidence despite wiretap logs and messages and defense seeks suppression. Judge Foley ordered uncensored FBI notes and a 43 page FBI report on Drew. IRS agent Hoffenblum says he attempted to interview Drew without success before and after the bugging. Pre trial starts at 9:30 a m today.
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United States
Las Vegas
U. S
Roger Foley
FBI
Drew
IRS
AWOL GI Aims for Vietnam to join Westmoreland
Private Edwin C. Griffin 18 went AWOL from Fort Carson to seek flight to Saigon hoping to persuade Gen Westmoreland. He pledged to raise $1,000 for a ticket and planned to discuss his case with officials at Fort Sam Houston. Griffin's family has multiple Vietnam service members and he was reassigned for disciplinary action.
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San Antonio
Tex
UPI
Fort Carson
Colo
Vietnam
Fort Sam Houston
Edwin C. Griffin
Colorado Springs
Saigon
William C. Westmoreland
Griffin
Fort Polk
John
Capt
Four U S H Bombs Lost Beneath Polar Ice After Thule Crash
A U S eight jet bomber crashed near Thule Air Base Greenland during an emergency landing. Some wreckage burned or hid beneath ice while others remained on the surface as salvage questions and radiation concerns arose. Six of seven crew parachuted to safety. Copilot Leonard Svitenko, 27, of West Springfield died.
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Greenland
Pentagon
United States
Palomares
Spain
Mediterranean Sea
Air Force
Defense Department
Atomic Energy Commission
Polit
U.S
Thule
Earl Hays
Geology and Geographics
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Denmark
Plattsburg Air Force Base
N.Y
Leonard Svitenko
West Springfield
Mass
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Vegans on Money Counts
A federal grand jury indicted nine people in Las Vegas on charges from embezzlement to car theft. Guy Paul Lott, manager of Nevada Savings and Loan, faces $2,297.28 embezzlement from 1967. Frances B. Harris of Nevada Bank of Commerce faces $3,505.69 embezzlement. Booker Thomas Randolph alias Bill London charged with a phony money order scheme. Carolyn Page indicted for possession of stolen mail. Four men indicted for interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle. Earl Van Blaricom indicted for jumping $2,500 bail.
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Las Vegas
Guy Paul Lott
Nevada Savings and Loan Association
Nevada Bank of Commerce General Ledger
Frances B. Harris
Booker Thomas Randolph
Bill London
Randolph
Harley E. Harmon
Carolyn Page
Jackson St
Helena Cleveland
Manuel Martinez
David Warren Powers
Bennie Ray Cavender
Douglas Woodrow Clontz
Cavender
Clontz
Earl van Blaricom
Lawmaker seeks expert probe of Nevada State Prison
Assemblywoman Flora Dungan urged a special session resolution to hire qualified penologists to investigate alleged inmate abuse at the Nevada State Prison. She cited reports of inhumane treatment, a four day strike, and segregated punishments, calling for a full state review and proper recommendations.
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Nevada
Miss Dungan
Hocker
Dungan
State Hospital
Sparks
Laxalt
Nevada State Prison
Reagan Declares Crime Morality Top Campaign Issues
Gov Ronald Reagan told World Press Institute fellows in Sacramento that crime and a morality gap will overshadow the Vietnam War as 1968 campaign issues. He cited economic worries and currency stability as other concerns, and warned against a potential coalition government in South Vietnam. He said Republicans could defeat Johnson, but it would be difficult.
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Calif
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Vietnam
Reagan
World Press Institute
Johnson
South Vietnam
Diem
Mike Kasperak Rites Friday
The body of heart transplant patient Mike Kasperak was returned to Ohio for burial. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Stas Funeral Home. The body arrived under tight security to protect survivors from publicity. Kasperak died at Stanford Medical Center in Palo Alto two weeks after receiving a heart from a 43 year old donor.
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Cleveland
UPI
Mike Kasperak
Ohio
Stas
Kasperak
United States
America
Stanford University Medical Center
Palo Alto
Calif
Heart Patient Anxious to Return Home in Cape Town
In Cape Town, Dr. Philip Blaiberg, 58, after 22 days in Groote Schuur Hospital recovering from his heart transplant, says he wishes to go home as soon as he is well. Surgeon Dr. Christian Barnard noted Blaiberg’s steady recovery and even did pushups in his room as staff looked on. A ceremony at the University of Cape Town Medical School presented small heart replicas to Blaiberg, his wife Eilleen, and Ann Washkansky, widow of Louis Washkansky.
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Cape Town
South Africa
UPI
Philip Blaiberg
Christian Barnard
Blaiberg
Groote Schuur Hospital
Barnard
University of Cape Town Medical School
Eilleen
Ann Washkansky
Louis Washkansky
GM Lays Off More Workers Amid Local Auto Strike
General Motors cut 8 095 more jobs as a three foundry strike tightens parts supply. The total laid off reaches 25 495 across the U S with ongoing talks at Saginaw Defiance and Tonawanda and no immediate progress on local contracts.
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Detroit
Mich
UPI
General Motors Corp
Saginaw
Defiance
Ohio
Tonawanda
N.Y
United Auto Workers
Romney Urges Private Aid For Housing
Michigan Gov George Romney argues President Johnson cannot fund six million low income housing units in ten years due to high construction costs. He backs rehabilitating existing housing and says private enterprise must aid the effort as he campaigns in Washington for the New Hampshire primary.
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UPI
George Romney
Michigan
Johnson
GOP
Citizens For Romney
Romney
New Hampshire
Richard M. Nixon
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
D-Minn
Atlanta
Navy Officer Rebuked For Press Defense of Colleague
Washington Navy officials rebuked Capt Richard Alexander a former skipper of the battleship New Jersey for defending Lt Cmdr Marcus Arnheiter in letters to the press and others before presenting his case to superiors. The Navy said the defense itself was not objected to but the manner and timing were improper.
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Robert J. McCloskey
Republic of Korea
Vegas Bible
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O'Connor
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Antonio Sierra
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