Contempt gesture triggers brutal NK captivity beatings
Two Pueblo crewmen, Charles Law and Lee Hayes, testified they were beaten with 2 by 4s and a 4 by 4 after a contempt gesture shown in a North Korean propaganda photo. Law described being cuffed, kicked, and struck with blunt objects to the point he estimates 250 to 300 blows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond C
San Diego
Calif
UPI
Pueblo
U.S
Charles B. Law Jr
Port Townsend
Wash
C. Lee R. Hayes
Columbus
Ohio
United States
Law
C. Charles Law
C. Lee Roy Hayes
Inquest Set Into Fountain Inn Hotel Fire Deaths
County Coroner John A. Meehan Jr. scheduled an inquest next week to examine the Fountain Inn Hotel blaze that killed Eugene Wieszczak 52 and Ralph Gates 62. Missing William Jaymes 55 is believed dead. Gates was identified by size hair markings and dental records. A third victim remains unaccounted for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fountain Inn
John A. Meehan Jr
Meehan
Eugene Wieszczak
Ralph ‘‘Abie”’ Gates
William Jaymes
Richard E. Hanna
Kenneth E. Fox Jr
Gates
Czechs Celebrate New Year as Russians Occupation Slips From View
In Prague crowds celebrate and drink heavily to forget 1968 after the Soviet invasion. Citizens bought city liquor stores dry while doorkeepers start parties early. A note at Wenceslas Square honors a boy shot in 1968 and locals voice resistance. Russians remain conspicuously scarce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerd
Prague
Wenceslas Square
First Presbyterian Church Hosts New Year Dance
The First Presbyterian Church will host its first ever New Year’s Eve dance in the Fellowship Hall at 125 N. Jefferson St. The Rev. Bert E. McCormick promotes it as church fellowship for youths and the community, inviting other churches to join.
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First Presbyterian Church
Bert E. McCormick
Fellowship Hall
N. Jefferson St
New Year Cable Vandalism Warning In Western Pennsylvania
Bob Conn, Bell Telephone security chief for Western Pennsylvania, warns that firing guns to greet the new year damaged cables and cut phone service. He notes 23 cables were out of commission in a two year span, resulting in repair bills for the shootists. Last New Year's Eve Bell logged four cable-damage reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Conn
Bell Telephone
Pennsylvania
Conn
Eve Bell
New Castle Council Adopts $37,192 Budget for 1969
South New Castle Borough approves a 37,192 dollar budget based on existing taxes and hires Mildred Eakin as sanitation clerk to manage sewer assessments and sewage rental collections. Borough secretary Joseph D. Canan says the building will be partitioned to provide an office for the new clerk with more offices planned. next meeting set for January 11.
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South New Castle
Mildred Eakin
S. Jefferson St
Eakin
Joseph D. Canan
Apollo 8 Astronauts Begin Moonflight Debriefing
Apollo 8 crew Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders start debriefings at NASA’s Manned Spacecraft Center after the moon mission. They describe blastoff lunar orbits and the dramatic earth re entry, while NASA releases new film and still photos.
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UPI
Space Winter Space Center
Houston
Moon
Space Agency
Frank Borman
James Lovell
William Anders
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Manned Spacecraft Center
Lunar
Earth
Pacific Ocean
Borman
Lovell
Anders
United States
Space Center
James A. Lovell
Burglary Stolen $51 From Margaret Armstrong Apt
Cash totaling 51 dollars was taken from a dresser in Margaret Armstrong’s apartment at 329 Rt Laurel Blvd. Entry was via the first floor garage with a window broken on a door to the living area. Armstrong was away from 8 15 a m to 7 30 p m and found the burglary upon return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Armstrong
Rt. Laurel Blvd
Vandals Hit 19 Parking Meters Causing Damages
City meter attendant J Arthur Mittler reported 19 parking meters rifled and damaged with an estimated loss of 133 dollars. About 25 dollars was taken as the meters were forced open. incidents occurred at 4 p.m. yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Arthur Mittler
Jet crashes near Port Hedland in Australia
An airliner with 26 aboard from Perth to Port Hedland crashed while landing as planes reported no survivors at the scene. The MacRobertson Miller Airlines Viscount was nearing the flight end of a 1100 mile trip. Four foreigners among the dead include a German and three New Zealanders.
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Perth
Australia
UPI
Port Hedland
MacRobertson Miller
Portland Hedland
Mrs. Margaret F. du Pont Dies at 69 in Wilmington
Funeral services set for Thursday for Mrs. Margaret F. du Pont who died Monday at St. Amour after a long illness. She was 69 and widow of Lammot du Pont, who led E I du Pont and General Motors. she leaves two sisters, a son, four stepchildren and several in laws and spouses. Burial will be at the du Pont family cemetery in Wilmington.
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Wis
St. Amour
du Pont
Willis F. Harrington
Wilmington
Howard A. Adams
Seattle
Willis H
Miami, Fla
Pierre S. and
Reynolds du Pont
George P. Edmunds
G. Burton Pearson Jr
James M. Faulkner
Brookline
Mass
J. R. H. Thouron
Unionville
Britain’s top cop retires after 34 years of crime chase
Detective Chief Superintendent Thomas Butler, head of the flying squad at Scotland Yard, retires after a storied career that includes aiding in the train robbery case and the King assassination probe. He will join a London bank in security work, leaving with 32 commendations and an MBE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul B. Campbell
London
UPI
Britain
Scotland Yard
Thomas Butler
Flying Squad
Butler
Order of the British Empire
Martin Luther King
Bruce Reynolds
Bruce
Dockland
Union Township Budget Approved and Local Actions Taken
Union Township supervisors adopt a 1969 budget of 93 785 with no tax change. They set Jan 6 for appointments to authorities and boards. They reject social security coverage for justices of the peace and constables, notify Pennsylvania Power Co. about Belmar Park street lights, invest 50 000 in US Treasury bonds for 90 days, and plan 8 p m Jan 10 for a sewer authority meeting. Matthews thanks cooperating groups for the year. In Scranton, the body of Leonard Marchionni, 56, is recovered from the Susquehanna River after his hat was found earlier near Lackawanna Avenue Bridge. His brother Americo identifies him.
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Union Township
Robert A. Matthews
Pennsylvania Power Co
Belmar Park
Treasury
Matthews
Charles A. Book
James Fee
Township Planning Commission Sewer Authority
Park Board
Board of Adjustment
Scranton, Pa
UPI
Leonard Marchioni
West
Scranton
Susquehanna River
Marchioni
Lackawanna Avenue
Americo
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Josef Smrkovsky
Trygve Lie
United Nations
Edward K. Delong
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