Laird Probes Broad US Intelligence Roles and Policies
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird orders a comprehensive study on U S intelligence efforts centered on the Pueblo incident. David Packard will lead an A to Z review of ship roles, rights of individuals, and future use of such craft while the Navy court of inquiry continues.
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Washington
New Pueblo
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
David Packard
Johnson Administration
Packard
Pentagon
Nixon
Defense Secretary
Navy
Pueblo
North Korea
Congress
Lloyd M. Bucher
Adm
Thomas H. Moorer
Defense
U.S
American Accused Of Spying In Iraq
American engineer Paul Bail was arrested in Iraq for actions related to spying and may be released soon. Information Minister Samarrai said the government is strong and tolerant toward him as Iraq continues its spy hunt. The report notes executions and pardons tied to espionage and references Soviet messages to Nasser over the Middle East crisis.
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Associated Press
Baghdad Radio
Paul Bail
Iraq
Bail
Washington
Abdullah Samarrai
Samarrai
Revolutionary Court
Cairo
al Ahram
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Middle East
Soviet Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Kremlin
Alexander Shelepin
Soviet Party
Huge North Vietnamese base found near Saigon 5,000 troops possible
U S. air cavalrymen uncovered a four square mile war zone complex northwest of Saigon in War Zone C. The base could house 5,000 or more enemy troops with hundreds of bunkers a large underground hospital dining halls a bicycle repair shop and a command post. Officials call it a major logistical hub linked to a winter offensive and say engineers are struggling to destroy bunkers as the area is heavily camouflaged.
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Saigon
U.S
1St Air Cavalry Division
Frank Henry
Franklin
N.C
Rick Merron
Henry
Merron
Ottawa Strives to Clear Streets and Resume School
Ottawa reports about 75 percent of its 60 miles of streets cleared as city crews work mainly at night using rock salt and limestone. Salt shortages hit local stores with Safeway and Waymire’s selling out and the Ottawa Co-Op moving 64 tons in two days. Schools reopen in Ottawa and nearby towns Lyndon Melvern Quenemo while Pomona Garnett Wellsville Williamsburg and Central Heights remain closed.
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Don Capper
Ottawa
Safeway
Waymire’s
Ottawa Co-Op
Lyndon
Melvern
Quenemo
Pomona
Garnett
Wellsville
Williamsburg
Central Heights
Talks Dwindling Into Outbreaks Of Propaganda
Paris AP reports Vietnam peace talks stall after two sessions with weekly propaganda battles. Four delegations met on the Viet Cong offensive anniversary for over seven hours, no progress, and planned to meet again next Thursday. Lodge Lam urged demilitarized zone talks and mutual withdrawal, while Thuy and Kiem demanded political settlement and acceptance of Hanoi’s four point plan. No contact occurred during a mid session coffee break.
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Paris
Vietnam
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
United States
South Vietnam
Pham Dang Lam
North
Lodge
Lam
North Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
Tran Buu Kiem
National Liberation Front
Hanoi
Latest Hijacking Shows Cuba Route Pattern Shifts
A National Airlines DC8 with 63 aboard diverted to Havana from near Grand Isle La. after a hijacker with a gun threatened stewardess Donna Goldinher. The flight headed from San Francisco to Miami via Tampa, marking the third hijacking of the week with a Miami destination and Varadero bus transfer for passengers. Three Cuban refugees were later charged. Captain Charles Leeds reported diverting to Havana and noted a man with a gun at the stewardess’s head.
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Miami
National Airlines
Cuba
San Francisco
Tampa
Louisiana
Charles Leeds
Havana
Donna Goldinher
Leeds
Miss Goldinher
Grand Isle
Wallace Pawley
Clyde Roper
Thelma Tarleton
Seanna J. Anderson
Pamela Klinger
Misa Goldinher
William D. Stevens
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Franklin County
Overland Park
Henry A. Colavita
Arlington, Va
Colavita
Kenneth Fisher
Miss Goldin
New York
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