Medal revocation sparks Pueblo disputes at ceremony
Former Lt. Edward R. Murphy rejected a Navy commendation medal and accused Cmdr. Lloyd M. Bucher of causing continuing torture of Pueblo crew after a 1968 capture. Murphy claimed a North Korean offer to return the ship and crew was rejected by Bucher. Bucher dismissed the charges as untrue.
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San Diego
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Pueblo
Edward R. Murphy
Lloyd M. Bucher
Bucher
Fillmore Gilkerson
11Th Naval District
Murphy
Hawaii
Navy
Exxon outlines Santa Ynez Unit project claims
Exxon asserts extensive drilling has already occurred offshore Santa Barbara County and that production will begin around 1977 after 33 exploratory wells and 245 formation tests. It stresses deepwater safety, a one mile buffer to hydrocarbons, and casing rules to prevent a repeat of the 1969 blowout, while urging public understanding and perspective.
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Exxon
Santa Barbara County
Santa Ynez
Santa Barbara Channel
Richardson Named Ambassador to London in Ford Era
Elliot L. Richardson, once Nixon era attorney general who resigned during the Saturday Night Massacre, is appointed U.S. ambassador to the Court of St. James in London by President Ford. At 54, he has held multiple top posts, including defense secretary and HEW secretary, with a storied career in government.
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UPI
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Richard M. Nixon
London
Court of St. James's
Ford
Elliot Richardson
America
U.S
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Richardson
Defense
Budget cuts shrink California highway program
Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr.’s budget pares highway construction to about 200 miles, down from 318, while highway spending sits near 976 million. Costs rose 27 percent, reducing buying power, and funds shift toward transit and operations. Federal grants also shrink, with mass transit possible once voter approved.
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Sacramento
UPI
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Brown
Nixon glad over Watergate trio release on 62nd birthday
Nixon, though weak, told Rabbi Baruch Korff he was glad John Dean Jeb Magruder and Herbert Kalmbach were commuted and freed. Korff said Nixon called the move good for them and a relief in hard times as Ziegler noted a cake and flowers for the small staff on Nixon's birthday.
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Watergate
San Clemente
Calif
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Nixon
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Dean
Jeb Magruder
Herbert Kalmbach
Koril
Ron Ziegler
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