Soviet Press Calls Pueblo Callup a Threatening Act
Tass branded the U.S. call up of 14 600 reserve airmen in the Pueblo crisis a threatening act. Moscow radio tied North Korea to seizing the U S intelligence ship praising the action as rightful. Kosygin avoided comment, directing questions to the Koreans. Washington reaction remained cautious as U S and Soviet officials traded terse statements.
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Tass
United States
Moscow Radio
North Korea
U.S
Soviet Union
Korean People’s Democratic Republic
Coast Guard
New Delhi
Alexei N. Kosygin
India
Indira Gandhi
Washington White House
Llewellyn E. Thompson
Pueblo
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
Investia
Washington
American Air Power Beefed Up Near Korea Crisis
U.S. military officials confirmed increased air power in South Korea with the nuclear carrier Enterprise possibly near Wonsan. Two squadrons of fighters were sent to Osan and Kunsan, while Enterprise carriers at least 100 jets plus escorts. Clashes along the armistice line left two North Koreans dead and several wounded. no American or South Korean fatalities reported.
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UPN
U.S
South Korea
Wonsan
Republic of Korea
Navy
Sea of Japan
Enterprise
Korea
North Korea
Mao Tse-tung
Demilitarized Zone
Mao
UPT
U.S. Navy
Pueblo
U.S. Air Force
Osan
Kunsan
United Nations Command
Tokyo
U. Alexis Johnson
Japan
38Th Parallel
Defense Ministry
Booth Heads Gas District President in Okaloo County
Harry Booth of Crestview was elected president of the Okaloo County Gas District Board at the annual officers election. Booth moved up from vice president with Charles Rigson of Fort Walton Beach elected vice president and Joel Richardson of Valparaiso named secretary Richardson stepping down after four terms.
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Harry Booth
Crestview
Okaloosa
City and County Agree on Indian Mound Museum Plans
City and county officials tentatively back financing for the Indian Temple Mound Museum at Indian Mound in Fort Walton Beach. A $50,000 county grant would match $150,000 city funds over three years or more for a complex of small connected buildings with lecture and exhibition space, a park, and possible planetarium. Museum Curator Mrs. Lazarus said the project would attract tourists and free space for stored artifacts, with state Open Space aid and possible federal funds being pursued.
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Indian Mound
Fort Walton Beach
Jim Kenrick
Ricks and Kendrick
W. C. Lazarus
Lazarus
State
North Korea crisis escalates as Pueblo seize sparks callup
President Johnson orders 14 000 reserve airmen to active duty after North Korea captures the USS Pueblo amid cross border attacks in the DMZ. Navy criticizes Pentagon for slow aid. Seoul reports Korean strike and assassination plot tied to the incident. Other items note Khe Sanh shelling, Gardner resignation, Sicily earthquake, and Miami bombings.
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Johnson
Pentagon
North Korea
Navy
Demilitarized Zone
Chung Hee Park
South Korea
Milwaukee Sentinel
Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Nguyen van Thein
U.S
Capitol Hill
John W. Gardner
International
Sicily
Little Havana
Miami
Cuba
Nation Reacts Differently to Reservist Call Up
News of the 14 600 reservists ordered to active duty to support U S demands for the Pueblo crisis drew varied reactions. A Naval Reserve commander’s wife in Pennsylvania spoke of long awaiting the call up. Kentucky leaders and National Guard members faced duties as colleagues echoed civic obligation. Mrs Raymond Ketcham of Swarthmore and Cmdr Raymond Ketcham, 42, noted 20 years of preparation and cautious acceptance amid prayers for readiness.
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United Press International
Philadelphia
Kentucky
Senate
Richard L. Frymire
Adlai Stevenson
Johnson
U.S
Uss Pueblo
North Korea
Air Force Reserve
Navy Reserve
Air National Guard
New Mexico Adj
John P. Jolly
Colorado Air National Guard
Andy Love
John A. Love
Buckley Field
Denver
Frymire
National Guard
Walter Baker
E. Bruce Blythe
Baker
Raymond Ketcham
Swarthmore
Cmdr
Navy
VA 831
Floyd Bennett Field
New York
Collins Announces Candidacy For Smathers Senate Seat
Tampa Democrat LeRoy Collins announces his bid to succeed retiring Sen. George Smathers. He backs a congressional code of conduct and supports the Johnson administration Vietnam policy. Collins cites reform, displacement of public trust abuses, and seeks a resolved, honorable settlement in Vietnam. He faces Earl Faircloth in the Democratic race with Republicans including Berman Goldner and Edward Gurney awaiting likely entries.
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Tampa
Fla
UPD
LeRoy Collins
Florida
George Smathers
Collins
Powell
House of Representatives
Baker
U.S. Senate
Johnson
Vietnam
National Association of Broadcasters
Community Relations Service
Commerce
National Governors’ Conference
John F. Kennedy
Earl Faircloth
St. Petersburg
Berman Goldner
U. S
Edward Gurney
Winter Park
Assassination Plot Linked to North Korean Subversion Efforts
Tokyo AP reports an aborted plan to assassinate President Park Chung-hee and seize Pueblo, tied to a broader North Korean blueprint mapped 15 months earlier. Since 1966 infiltrations have surged, with 500 incidents in 1967, and South Korea and UN forces mobilizing electronic surveillance aboard Pueblo.
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Tokyo
Chung Hee Park
U.S
Pueblo
South Korea
Kim Il Sung
South
Demilitarized Zone
United Nations Command
Kim
Park
Kim I Sung
Seoul
South Vietnam
Korea
JP Court To Sit Saturday In Safety Building
Justice of the Peace Court District 6 will hold a session in the new Public Safety Building on Hollywood Saturday morning marking its first use there. The court has previously met in the Okaloosa Island Authority building.
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JP Court
Justice of the Peace Court
Public Safety
Hollywood
Okaloosa
Couple Charged In Child Neglect In Niceville
A Niceville couple Vance H White 50 and Mary White 31 were charged with child neglect after their four year old daughter received injuries at Niceville Valparaiso Hospital Vance and Mary White were released on $300 bond following an investigation by Deputy Harold Nahrwold and Juvenile Counselor Jake House.
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Niceville
Niceville Valparaiso Hospital
Vance H. White
Mary
Harold Nahrwold
Jake House
Enterprise Task Force Threatens North Korea Over Pueblo
A U S Navy carrier group led by the Enterprise moved near Wonsan as about 100 US airframes landed at Osan and Kunsan. The shown force, including Truxton and Kalsey, crossed the 38th parallel amid clashes along the armistice line as Seoul eyed heightened alert status and Tokyo acknowledged Big E's seas near the 38th parallel.
Johnson orders partial callup of air reservists
The White House photo captures President Johnson with Agri Secretary Freeman minutes before he announced the immediate callup of more than 14,600 Air Force and Navy air reservists to back U.S. demands for the Pueblo’s return and its 83 crew. The moment precedes the decision and public briefing.
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Pres. Johnson
White House
Air Force
Navy
U.S
Uss Pueblo
Agri. Secy
Orville Freeman
UPI
Four Die In C 13 Crash At Iglin Field
Four Air Force personnel died when a C 123 Provider crashed during practice landings at Iglin s Field Three. Maj Donald R Tomlinson 36 Destin James H Jefferies 26 Ville Platte Lt Francis G Guidry 23 and Lt Stanley R Armstrong Mesa Arizona were killed. The aircraft from the 4408 Combat Crew Training Squadron at Hurlburt was in a landing pattern when it turned away from the runway and did not recover. Cause unknown. an investigating board to determine circumstances.
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Air Force
Iglin’s Field
Donald R. Tomlinson
Linwood Road
James H. Jefferies
Destin
Francis G. Guidry
Ville Platte
Stanley R. Armstrong
Mesa
Arizona
4408 Combat Crew
Hurlburt
Humane Society hits back at council member over funding
Mrs. Bonnie Lucas, sole remaining founder and animal shelter supervisor, defends the Humane Society against Councilman James Ready who calls it a handout. She cites $600 monthly city support, a staffed shelter, and daily operations, challenging Ready to work with a warden on a dog complaint.
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Charles Sweetland
Ready
Bonnie Lucas
Lucas
FWB Humane Society
FWB
James Ready
Walter Smith
Three 20th Century Personal Care Breakthroughs
A wig with permanent curlers for housewives to wear shopping, an all-new 23 hour deodorant for personal time, and a Chinese deodorant promising a scent of one’s former self within an hour after application.
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Wash
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Smathers
Kim Ti Sung
Red Guards
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New China
Korean Central
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Kalsey
Ullung Islands
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