Birds Die On Coast As Oil Slick Lingers
A new rainstorm threatens further beach contamination from the Santa Barbara oil spill as booms guard marinas north of Malibu. More than 231000 gallons leaked offshore, with 1053 birds rescued and 197 dying. cleanup continues with pump boats and straw absorbents while experts warn months of recovery ahead.
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UPI
California
Los Angeles County
Malibu
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Federal Air and Water Pollution Control Administration
Pacific Ocean
U.S. Air and Water Pollution Control Administration
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Pueblo crewmen recount destruction of secret Pueblo papers
Intelligence technicians told a Navy court of inquiry how much classified material aboard the USS Pueblo was destroyed before capture by North Korea. Lt Stephen Harris and team described tearing up publications into confetti amid smoke and gunfire, with estimates that 10 to 12 hours would be needed to destroy all papers.
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Uss Pueblo
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Pueblo
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Washington, D.C
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Honolulu
Boyden
Kell
Harris
Lloyd M. Bucher
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
Bucher
Congress
Nebraska
Hruska
Senate Armed Services Committee
Shaw witness casts assassination plot as bull session
In New Orleans, Perry Russo testified in the Clay Shaw case that the presidential assassination plot could have been an inconsequential bull session rather than a serious scheme. Russo described the 1963 Ferrie apartment discussion with Oswald and Shaw, noting Ferrie’s erratic yet sharp persona and that he had suggested the plot might be trivial.
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UPI
Clay L. Shaw
Star State
Shaw
Perry Raymond Russo
Jim Garrison
Warren
David W. Ferrie
Russo
Ferrie
Lee Harvey Oswald
Leon
Clem Bertrand
F. Irvin Dymond
Dymond
Garrison
Hijacking victims could become new social status symbol
A UPI column imagines hijacked passengers gaining attention and social cachet after sharing experiences, even joking about Havana layovers and Cuban affairs. The piece notes FAA limits and suggests State Department talks on landing rights as a possible deterrent, while inviting ideas to curb hijackings.
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UPI
House
Havana
Tim
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
State Department
Castro
Ohio Capitol Welfare Protest Cleared by Police Wedge
A large protest inside the Ohio State Capitol ended when 40 patrolmen and plainclothes officers cleared the rotunda of about 200 demonstrators after earlier clashes. Twenty people were arrested on charges from trespassing to improper language as Gov Rhodes faced calls for higher ADC payments and full medical coverage. The demonstration began with about 800 protesters, who marched from the YWCA and pressed demands for welfare budget reform and a voice in budgeting.
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Columbus
State Capitol
Ohio
Statehouse
Rhodes
Helen Williams
Cleveland
Welfare Rights Group
YWCA
Rotunda
James A. Rhodes
Denver White
ADC
Ohio Steering Committee For Adequate Welfare
National Welfare Rights Organization
Bruce Thomas
Bickering marked Ohio welfare protest in statehouse rotunda
In Columbus yesterday about 200 welfare demonstrators crowded the statehouse rotunda for an eight hour protest. Factions argued over the 13 representatives to meet Gov. Rhodes and state officials and officers. Only 13 were arrested as troopers cleared the area at 9 p.m. News cameramen were denied access to the house chambers across the protests.
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Columbus
State House
James A. Rhodes
Denver White
Mel Nowell
House
Senate
State House Press Corps
Puppy nearly eats pay check in Mexico City note
A Mexico City factory paymaster received a letter from Ruben Mercado claiming his puppy Caroline ate half her father's paycheck. The writer asks for another check to cover the loss. The paymaster mailed a replacement check and saved Caroline.
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Mexico City
UPT
Ruben Mercado
Joaquin Mercado
Caroline Merecado
Caroline
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