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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1969
Page
3
Testimony detailed maneuvers around the Pueblo crisis of 1968. Cassell described Fifth Air Force on call status and lack of ship alert, distance from Won san, and possible naval responses including the Enterprise and Treston. Officials weighed planned raids and destruction of Pueblo's gear, with final decisions elevated beyond CinCPac.
Congress moves to investigate the Pueblo seizure amid accusations of Navy failures. Chairman Mendel Rivers vows to avoid blaming a single person, calls the affair a tragedy of errors, and may push resolutions to label North Korea as war criminals. Sea of Japan incident dated January 23, 1968, draws broad political reaction.
Richard Lee O'Connor of Brea has been appointed an inheritance tax appraiser for Orange County by State Controller Houston Flourney. O'Connor, an attorney and certified public accountant, has passed the qualifying exam and agreed to refrain from holding prominent partisan political positions while serving. He is a member of the Southeast Bar Association.
The article lists regional water board appointments in the Bay Area and Ventura bench confirmations. It details a broad slate of proposed laws covering consumer protection for auto repairs, inheritance tax auditing, and education funding. Also noted are actions on printing contracts, labor standards, and campus alcohol rules with various sponsors from Sacramento and San Jose.
A drowned man about 40 was found Monday in Alamitos Bay near the Alamitos Bay Yacht Club. Police and homicide detectives said cause of death is unknown and an autopsy will be performed. The body appeared in the water for three to four weeks and was identified only by fingerprints. Lifeguards retrieved the body after a boater reported it around 2 PM. he wore a brown and striped shirt, under shirt, dark slacks, and brown shoes.
Navy nurse Lt. Susan Schnall faced a six month hard labor sentence for antiwar actions but the term was suspended. She was ordered back to active duty while awaiting review by higher authorities. Schnall, a Stanford graduate, faced dismissal for marching in uniform and dropping antiwar leaflets from a plane over military sites. Oak Knoll Navy Hospital nurse testified on her behalf.
Prosecution witnesses testified that two soldiers were warned their sit down at the Presidio stockade on October 14 was mutinous. Capt Lamont described Article 94 abuse and ordered MPs to move the defendants back to the stockade. The proceedings also noted other prisoners’ protests and the unrest surrounding the mutiny charges as trials for 27 soldiers continue.
Dalton Minnesota report says the 4.4 ton circus elephant Rosa died and owners Byron Ostrander and wife must remove part of a barn wall to bury her. Heavy snow and drifts at farm limit access and require a snow plow and tracked equipment to proceed.
Wertheimer argues her crime was a good faith error in judgment and not warranting prison. Lt Knoll says any penalty short of prison would vindicate her views. TV tapes shown of Mrs Schnall at GI March for Peace last October. She testifies actions were not to harm morale and were a legitimate expression of free speech.
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