Pueblo captain tells of torture and attempted self harm
Cmdr Lloyd M. Bucher testified before a navy court of inquiry that North Koreans tortured him and threatened to shoot his crew one by one. He described his confession, an attempted drowning in a bucket, and the fear of being beaten to death.
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Pueblo
Cmdr
Lloyd M. Bucher
Navy
North Ko
Reans
Bucher
Frank L. Johnson
U.S
Japan
United States
US Central Intelligence
Super Colonel
Super C
Rose
Tories attempt to split Criminal Code bill blocked
The House refused amendments to the Criminal Code bill on second reading, restricting changes before committee. Justice Minister John Turner defended the measure as a government bill aligned with social reform, while opposition MPs questioned mandates and conscience votes amid debate over abortion and homosexual clauses.
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House
Justice
John Turner
David Lewis
New Democrats
Turner
Trudeau
Woolliams
Palach funeral crowds as police tighten Prague
Thousands of Czechoslovaks gather around the closed coffin of Jan Palach while police move into positions to curb potential anti-Soviet demonstrations. Palach, who burned himself to protest Soviet occupation, lies beside Jan Hus statue in Charles University as 400,000 students expected for a memorial.
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Reuters Prague
Jan Palach
Palach
Jan Hus
Zelezny Alice
Charles University
Catafalque
Wenceslas Square
Czechoslovakia
Prague Radio
Interior Ministry
Carolinum
Hus
Jans
St. Wenceslas
Prague
France and Quebec to sign satellite cooperation pact
Paris reports that France and Quebec officials plan to sign a satellite cooperation agreement later today. The accord would begin with a joint study of a possible telecommunications satellite and address federal provincial jurisdiction concerns.
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France
P.Q
Paris
Quebec
Ottawa
Michel Debre
Jean-Guy Cardinal
de Gaulle
Canada
Cardinal
Bretigny
le Figaro
Aid to Ray Aids Defense from King Aide
A top aide to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. visited James Earl Ray in jail and offered to help defend him. The claim was reported from Memphis, quoting the aide’s intention to aid Ray’s defense.
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Memphis, Tenn
Martin Luther King Jr
James Earl Ray
King
Ray
Britain vows no easing of drug laws despite uproar
London reports Home Secretary James Callaghan rejects reducing penalties for cannabis possession and sale. He says tightening controls are needed to combat drug abuse, while the Lords overturn a fine on a schoolteacher tied to student drug use, noting press vigilance against injustice.
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London
Labor
House of Commons
James Callaghan
Callaghan
Britain
Baroness Wootton
House of Lords
Stephanie Sweet
Police round up 420 at San Francisco State rally
Police surrounded a rally at San Francisco State College in a massive on campus sweep arresting 420 dissidents. Several professors were among those rounded up as officers used clubs to contain the crowd amid standoff with militants. Scores of students outside the ring threw stones and bottles.
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San Francisco
Reuters
San Francisco State College
S. I. Hayakawa
Vancouver
Learn to Ski Classes Cancelled This Weekend
Cliff Wright reported Learn-to-Ski sessions at Elkwater are cancelled for this weekend due to extreme cold weather. The stoppage is temporary for now and only applies to the upcoming weekend.
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Cliff Wright
Elkwater
Gunman in Kremlin shooting shocks Soviet officials
Russian security officials probed a path of suspects after a gunman opened fire on a cosmonaut motorcade at the Kremlin. Tass reported an investigation is underway while Pravda noted the incident with minimal detail, leaving motives and identity unresolved.
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Reuters
Kremlin
Tass
Pravda
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Larsen
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Saigon
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Communist Party Newspaper
Pravda Today
Georgy Beregovoy
Valentina Nikolayeve-Tereshkova
Andrian Nikolayev
Alexei
Leonov
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Nikolai Podgorny
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