Pearl Harbor survivor seeks $21 owed by Navy plan
Pearl Harbor radioman Joe Bachner, aboard the California during the 1941 attack, says the Navy owes him $21 for clothing allowance and missed pay after abandoning ship as it sank. He recalls firing alarms, escaping into the water at 9:55 a.m., and surviving the sinking with his gear and watch lost at sea.
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Joe Bachner
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Pearl Harbor
California
Calfornia
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Gilmore begs mother to spare him as stay delays execution
In Salt Lake City Gary Gilmore, facing a second death date, pleads in a letter to his mother to let him die. His appeal delays an Utah firing squad as the U.S. Supreme Court considers transcripts from hearings where Gilmore waived his right to appeal.
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Gary Gilmore
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Gilmore
Utah
Bessie Gilmore
Milwaukie
Ore
Robert Hansen
Stanger
Calvin Rampton
State Board of Pardons
Carter Eyes Cabinet Prospects In Atlanta Interviews
President-elect Jimmy Carter flies to Atlanta for interviews with potential Cabinet nominees including Harold Brown as a possible defense secretary and Barbara Jordan for two posts. Mondale joins talks at the governor’s mansion as Carter plans a Vietnam pardon proclamation.
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Walter Mondale
Atlanta
Washington
Governor's
Georgia
Charles Birbo
Birbo
Robert Lipstrutz
Jack Watson
Bet Nol
Alaska oil pipeline could flow by next summer
Workers completed the 48 inch Alaska pipeline section from the Arctic North Slope toward Valdez and could start pumping as early as next summer. The project aims for an initial 800 barrels per day with capacity rising in coming months. Much of the remaining work and welding will occur at Valdez and along pumping stations.
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Arctic North Slope
Thompson Pass
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Valdez
Alveska Pipeline Service Co
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