Pueblo officer questions POW conduct code during torture inquiry
Lt. Edward R. Murphy Jr. told a Navy court of inquiry that the U S Code of Conduct for prisoners fails to fit modern psychological warfare. He described torture by North Korean captors aboard the USS Pueblo and testified to extensive abuse as he signed a fraudulent confession after two days of torture and threats.
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Coronado
Calif
U.S
Uss Pueblo
Edward R. Murphy Jr
Navy
Murphy
Cmdr
Lloyd M. Bucher
the Pueblo
Bucher
North Ko
Reans
Middletown Weather Forecast Quiet with Mild Change
The Middletown area expects variable cloudiness and little temperature change tonight and Wednesday. Wednesday highs should reach the lower 40s while tonight’s lows dip to the mid to upper 20s. Yesterday’s high was 49 degrees and this morning’s low was 2.
F111 Jet Program Hits Snag
The FIA swing wing F1111A fighter bomber program reports a crack found in a steel carry through structure after a high stress test. No aircraft are grounded and the impact on the program is not yet known. The defect appeared at General Dynamics Fort Worth after 4,000 hours on the first lifetime and 1,600 hours into a second lifetime. The Air Force tests exceed design limits.
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Washington
Air Force
Fort Worth
General Dynamics
Aquanaut Death Pauses Navy Sealab Program
A fatal heart seizure during Sealab 3 halts the Navy's 10 million dollar program to train undersea living teams at 610 feet. Berry L. Cannon and three teammates faced decompression after a diving bell dive. Cannon died, others returned to the ship for treatment. The project aims to develop salvage and rescue techniques for 20 years of undersea operations.
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Aquanaut
Navy
Berry L. Cannon
San Clemente Island
Cannon
Panama City
Fla
Robert Barth
Barth
Elk River
Nixon to Realign War on Poverty By Shifting Major Programs
President Nixon plans a major realignment of the war on poverty by moving roughly half of the Office of Economic Opportunity programs to other federal agencies. Head Start and Job Corps will transfer to HEW and Labor respectively, while slum health centers move to HEW. The move preserves VISTA and community action programs in OEO.
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Washington
Nixon
Office of Economic Opportunity
Grams
Oeo
VISTA
Peace Corps
White House
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Labor Department
HEW
Johnson
Congress
Upward Bound
Office of Education
Hippie Hijack Attempt Nabs Blimp Intruder
A long haired youth armed with a guitar tried to hijack a Goodyear blimp near Garson California. After an hour and a half siege with about 30 officers the man was subdued by Sheriff Sgt. Arthur Hicks. He asked to go to Aspen for a jazz festival but could not reach altitude or fuel limits. He was admitted for observation at a hospital.
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A. Murphy
Garson
Calif
Hollywood
Disneyland
Jim Genet
Genet
Arthur Hicks
Hicks
Aspen
Colorado
Sistor
Ralph Reed
Rubber Company
Congress Opens Sweeping Study of Tax Codes
Congress launches a two year review of the tax code led by Rep. Wright Patman with calls for a 20 percent tax on investment income of private foundations. He proposes taxing investment revenue and capping private foundation stock ownership while requiring full distribution of net income for philanthropy.
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Congress
Washington
Wright Patman
Texas
House
Ways and Means Committee
Arkansas
Wilbur D. Mills
Patman
Charles L. McClaskey
National Association of Foundations, Inc
Internal Revenue Service
Pat
Man
Johnson Administration
Treasury
Ford Foundation
Ginsburg & Feldman
East German border guards halt West Berlin traffic briefly
East German border guards stopped traffic at West Berlin’s main autobahn entrance for two hours and delayed lines on routes to West Germany. West Berlin police say it is unclear how much stems from new rules versus snow. mass checks continue to enforce limits.
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West Berlin
Helmstedt
East Germany
Frankfurt
Bridge Future in Doubt Across Ohio River
Bridge linking Newport with St. Mary's West Virginia is closed to all traffic while officials conduct a safety check. Inspectors will determine if the span is safe for use and when a reopening might occur.
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Ohio River
Newport
St. Mary’s
W. Va
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Harold G. Bowen Jr
Leigh Barron Jr
Denver
Colo
Zita L. Weinshienk
Middletown
Long Beach, Calif
11Th Naval District
San Diego
W. T. Souza
Howev
Barry L. Cannon
Nixon Chops
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Bliss
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