High-Level Court of Inquiry to Study Pueblo Loss
A five admiral court of inquiry ordered by the Pacific Fleet will study the Pueblo seizure and crew detention. It will assess commander Bucher’s power to resist and whether crew statements during captivity violated the Code of Conduct, while noting no punitive action can result from its findings. The court will convene after crew debriefings and cannot prosecute.
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San Diego
Calif
Navy
Pacific Fleet
John J. Hyland
Pueblo
Lloyd M. Bucher
Quiry
Gale E. Krouse
North Korea
Krause
Cumstances
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U.S
No U.S. Intelligence Ships Operating Off North Korea
U.S. intelligence ships have not sailed in waters off North Korea since the Pueblo’s capture. About a dozen vessels focus on intercepting radio traffic and electronic installations, with other Navy ships capable but not dedicated to intelligence work. Officials say missions will continue under both administrations, citing essential security.
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U.S
North Korea
Washington
Pueblo
United States
Defense Department
Navy
U.S. Navy
Nixon
Tsushima Straits
Defense
Clark M. Clifford
Guam
Ege
Spain
Charleston
S.C
Requiem Mass Honors Martin Luther King
James Frazier a 28 year old Detroit teacher premiered a King requiem Mass combining church and orchestra to honor Dr King. He composed after studying sermons to craft a peaceful death and nonviolence narrative and planned a Detroit Symphony Orchestra concert delayed by flu. He notes no ethnic barrier to using classical music in Black culture.
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Detroit
Martin Luther King
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
King
Tanglewood
Mass
Pve
Dr. King
Fires Destroy Newspaper Plant and 1740 Byrd Mill
Two post Christmas fires in Louisa and Charlotte counties destroyed the Byrd mill near Ferncliff and the weekly Charlotte Gazette and Kenbridge Victoria Dispatch plant in Drakes Branch. The mill built in 1740 on the South Anna River suffered total loss. the newspaper offices, vacant for holidays, burned with equipment. Damage was estimated over 125000 dollars.
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Associated Press
Louisa
Charlotte Counties
Byrd Mill
Ferncliff
South Anna
Charlotte Gazette
Kenbridge - Victoria Dispatch
Drakes Branch
J.S. Clinger
O. L. Tucker Jr
Drakes
John Lacke
Two Virginians Charged With Gun Violations
Glenn W. Merson and Larry W. Mull of Arlington Virginia were arrested in Washington and charged with dealing in firearms without a license under a new federal law. They delivered fifteen .45 caliber automatics and 13 gas masks to undercover officers and sold six rifles last week. Police and FBI agents made the arrests.
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Washington
Virginia
Glenn W. Merson
Larry W. Mull
Arlington
Jan. Z. Merson
U.S
Mull
Near Washington University
FBI
Suit Charges Bias in Job Opportunities
The U S Justice Department sues Continental Can Co Inc in U S District Court Richmond to force affirmative steps against past discrimination at the Hopewell plant. The filing says Negro employees are steered to low pay jobs with limited advancement and lose seniority when transferring to white departments. Local 12146 of the United Mine Workers is also named.
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Richmond
U.S. Justice Department
Continental Can Co., Inc
Gilant Company
Hopewell
U.S. District Court
United Mine Workers of America
Sutt
Nixon Schedules Florida Retreat With Key Advisers
President elect Nixon called a Florida retreat at Key Biscayne with foreign policy advisers to discuss diplomacy and security. VP elect Agnew joins, alongside Rogers Laird Goodpaster Kissinger Murphy and Harlow. The gathering marks his first business since arriving for a holiday.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
Nixon
Bayside
Spiro T. Agnew
Key Biscayne
William PP. Rogers
Melvin R. Laird
Missconsin
Defense Department
Bay Lane
Andrew J. Goodpaster
U.S
Vietnam
Henry A. Kissinger
Robert D. Murphy
State Department
Bryce N. Harlow
Biscayne — Bay
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Court
Duane D. Hodges
Creswell
Ore
Bucher
Edward R. Murphy
U.S. Naval Hospital
Jerneys
Penneys
Penn-Prest
Pencale
Fla
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