Navy to Open Death Inquiry Into Sealab 3 Aquanaut
A three member board led by Capt John D Chase will review the death of Berry L Cannon 33 while testing a helium leak aboard Sealab habitat off San Clemente Island. Autopsy cites carbon dioxide poisoning with acute lung hemorrhage. A missing empty canister on the support ship Elk River ties to the breathing system.
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Pueblo Crew Food Served In Scrub Buckets
Navy testimony from USS Pueblo commissaryman J C Harry Lewis describes prison rations as very poor and barely sufficient. He testified calories reached about 500 a day and food was served in scrub buckets that were later cleaned or refilled with drinking water.
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Today In History highlights for February 25
Key events include the 16th Amendment taking effect in 1913, Jose de San Martin’s 1778 birth, Denmark recognizing U S independence in 1783, Washington’s Cabinet meeting in 1793, J P Morgan forming U S Steel in 1901, Oregon taxing gasoline in 1919, the 1948 Czechoslovakia coup, Eisenhower’s Berlin pledge, Cassius Clay defeating Sonny Liston in 1964, and Westmoreland on Vietnam in 1969.
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Cassius Clay
Sonny Liston
Miami Beach
Sirhan's Notebook Admitted Over Objections
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan faces testimony as three death date diaries are admitted despite his objections. Police Sgt. William E. Bandt testified about finding the notebooks in Sirhan's bedroom as he argued with his lawyers requesting a recess before the court adjourned.
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Sirhan
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Brandt
Beetles Chew Westminster Abbey Roof Beams
Wooden beams in Westminster Abbey's carved roof are chewed to dust by deathwatch beetles, a longtime foe of Britain's stately homes and historic edifices.
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New York Sports Goods Sales Jump in 1968
Sports goods sales total about 3.6 billion dollars in 1968, an 8 percent rise from 1967, reflecting higher consumer spending and inflation since 1948.
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