Mansfield Seeks Peace Over Pueblo Crisis
Sen. Mike Mansfield urged avoiding military force to free the Pueblo crew, saying he would admit the ship was in territorial waters if it would prevent a new war. He stressed the crew’s safety as U.N. debates continued and U.S. diplomacy sought international aid for release.
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Washington
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
U.S
China
Soviet
Russia
Mansfield
U.N. Security Council
United States
Moscow
Dear Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Lost Sub Dakar Vanishes Off Cyprus Coast
Air and surface searchers failed to find any trace of the Israeli submarine Dakar as naval officials questioned its fate. The T class vessel, 69 crew, disappeared while en route from Portsmouth to Haifa, with search efforts aided by U.S., British, and Greek forces in the Mediterranean. Authorities ruled out hostile action amid ongoing salvage and debris questions.
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Dakar
Mediterranean Sea
Cyprus
Totem
Britain
Haifa Naval Base
Portsmouth
England
U.S
Elath
Sinai
Fulbright Claims U S Spying Role In Gulf of Tonkin
SEARCY Ark AP senator J William Fulbright says U S destroyers in 1964 Gulf of Tonkin were on a spy mission in North Vietnamese waters during Aug 2 and Aug 4 incidents. Pentagon denies they were inside waters, confirming distances of 25 to 65 miles from shore. Fulbright led a Senate Foreign Relations inquiry and later said Congress erred approving the supporting resolution.
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Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Foreign Relations
Senate Armed Services Committee
Mundt
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Pentagon
Fulbright
North Vietnam
Waters
Maddox
Turner Joy
Ment
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Tonkin Gulf
Johnson
Vietnam
Congress
Congress Faces Questions Over Pueblo Crisis Ship Move
Congress seeks answers on who ordered the Pueblo off North Korea and how the mission was managed The Johnson administration faces scrutiny over the secrecy and control of the intelligence ship and its 83 crew as U S officials hope for a quick release and diplomatic resolution with North Korea and the Soviet Union.
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Johnson Administration
Congress
Pueblo
United States
North Korea
Llewellyn E. Thompson
Cincinnati Teachers Readies Strike Amid Dispute
More than 700 teachers supported by 500 nonteaching staff began strike preparations in Cincinnati after a CTU ratified a walkout set for 12 01 am Sunday. CTA President Kiley tore up a tentative contract as CTA backs the city board deal, and other unions align with the teachers.
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Cincinnati Teachers Union
CTU
Municipal Employes District Council 51
CTA
Richard Kiley
Cincinnati Teacher Association
Paul Miller
Mentary
Chuckle What is a home without children Quiet
A reflective line ponders the value of family in a home, hinting at child presence shaping warmth and life. The fragment suggests a theme of household vitality versus quiet emptiness.
Blaze in Pennsylvania duplex kills four
A fire in Connellsville Pennsylvania killed Peggy Bierer 28 and her children Lori Ann 5 and John 3 and neighbor June Shaffer 31. Fire Chief Gerald Baker said the blaze started in a living room sofa and smoldered before spreading, with the exact cause undetermined. Carl Bierer husband and truck driver was away at the time traveling from Fairmont West Virginia to Warren Ohio when the fire was discovered.
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Connellsville
Gerald Baker
Peggy Bierer
Lori Ann
John
June Shaffer
Bierer
A Glance Inside An Old Neighborhood Saved in Middletown
A Middletown neighborhood escapes decay thanks to the city’s community development program and local resident cooperation. The piece highlights urban renewal efforts and the role of residents in preserving the area.
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Middletown
Two More Bridge Collapse Victims Found in Ohio River
Two more bodies and a car were recovered near Point Pleasant as searches for the Silver Bridge disaster victims continued. The death toll reached 41 with five missing. The identified remains included Mrs. Marjorie Samantha Boggs and her 18 month old daughter Christy Ann. Howard Boggs survived the initial collapse and became a familiar face on television. Weekend search efforts involved 60 small craft and 316 volunteers and Civil Defense workers, with dragging planned to resume at 8 a.m. Sunday.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
Ohio River
Here
Silver Bridge
Aster
Marjorie Samantha Boggs
Nixon Calls Pueblo Incident a Tactical Blunder
In New York Richard M. Nixon labeled the Pueblo incident a tactical blunder by the United States. He argued it would have no domestic political significance unless the President acts firmly and called for reestablishing American credibility through power.
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M. Nixon
Pueblo
United States
North Korea
Nixon
Most Navy Reserve Discharges Frozen
The Navy froze most discharge requests from naval reserve units on the fifth day of the Korean crisis. About 133,000 naval reservists draw drill pay while 600 naval air reservists and 14,000 air guard and air force reservists were called to active duty. Discharges pending before Jan 24 will be withheld. those in process before Wednesday will be completed.
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Washington
Navy
Naval Reserve
Pentagon
Naval Air
Air Guard
Air Force
Avalanche Toll Rises After Swiss Snow Slides
Millions of tons of wet snow shattered from steep Swiss slopes, killing at least 15 people and leaving 13 missing in a 120 mile wide zone in central Europe. Roads and rail lines were blocked isolating villages and resorts as storms continued.
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Europe
Bridge Fall Probe Advances in West Virginia Legislature
The West Virginia House of Delegates approved a resolution 72 to 0 calling for an investigation into the Silver Bridge collapse and the state road commission’s bridge inspection and maintenance procedures. A six member House Senate committee would assist the Joint Committee on Government and Finance, with findings due to the legislature in January 1969 if the Senate approves.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Road Commission
West Virginia House of Delegats
House Senate
Joint Committee On Government and Finance
Senate
Middletown Weather Outlook Says Warm Cloudy With Showers
The weather outlook for Middletown predicts mostly cloudy skies with mild temperatures and a chance of occasional showers. Monday is expected to be similar with continued cloudy conditions and light rain chances.
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