European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 24, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes monday Jim no Progress at  Pueblo seizure becomes a Campaign Issue by Lewis Gulick Washington a nearly five months after the North korean seizure of the . Intelligence ship Pueblo and its men the incident is becoming some thing of a Campaign Issue. A Republican party document lists the Pueblo affair As the most dramatic illustration of its charge that America s might has weakened and its prestige abroad crumpled under demo cratic leadership. A fledgling remember the Pueblo committee is trying to drum up support for its Cal to use Force if necessary to free the ship and its imprisoned Crew. Secretary of defense Clark Clifford says patient negotiations not precipitate action will ultimately win Back the vessel and its 82 surviving crewmen. Vice president Hubert , running for the democratic presidential Nomi nation has seen some Indica Tion the North koreans May release the captives but has no t gotten into specifics. The administration reports no Progress in the lengthening negotiations at Panmunjom Over their return. According to the . Version Here is what happened in the crisis provoking incident offer. 2 the 906-ton Pueblo a world War ii army cargo ship recently recommissioned with the lat est electronic eavesdropping gear was patrolling 17 Miles of North Korea s won san Harbor at midday when a North Korea sub Chaser showed up. The gunboat signalled heave to or i will open  Pueblo s reply i am in International  an hour later three More North korean naval vessels joined the sub Chaser. With Mig Jet fighters zooming overhead the sub Chaser then backed to Ward the Pueblo and an armed boarding party went aboard the american ship. The Pueblo was armed Only with .50-caliber machine guns and had been under instructions to keep her weapons covered. The Captain cmdr. Lloyd , and his men did not engage in a naval Battle but there was apparently some fighting during the  Pueblo s radio went silent it reported several me were wounded. The Crew destroyed All the secret equipment they could. Fireman Duane d. Hodges of Creswell ore., wounded during the takeover of the ship  other members of the ship s company Are believed alive. Friendly forces were not near ready or Strong enough to save the Pueblo in the Brief time available after receiving the ship s sos Washington says. After fruitless efforts through the United nations the soviets and other diplomatic channels to win return of the ship and Crew the . Government focused on direct talks with the North koreans at Panmunjom the korean War truce site. The Panmunjom sessions17of them have been held to Date the latest on May 28have Beena standoff so far. The communists claim the Pueblo was engaged in criminal spying As close As 7.6 Miles off the North korean coastline. They say their territorial water extend 12 Miles off Shore. A . Confession and apology Are their Price for freeing the prisoners. The . Negotiators have steadfastly denied the red charges. They say the Pueblo was in International Waters Well outside even the 12-mile  has been no North korean response to the latest . Proposals. Washington sources said the North koreans have re buffed one alternative a .offer to let an impartial body investigate the incident while Neutral country holds the Pris  the talks drag on the North koreans have moved the ship from won san it is now re ported to be farther North prob ably at Changjin about 180 Miles farther up the North korean coast toward the soviet order. Whether the crewmen have Bee moved too and if so some conflicting the men Are still we. In South say the korean  knowledge groups each in a different City. . Officials Are aware  reports but also have koreans captured . Intelligence ship Pueblo candidates picked people Princeton n.j., a Money plays a significant Rolein shaping the National political conventions of both republicans and democrats two studies of the nominating process reported saturday. The studies sponsored by the citizens research foundation were made by John f. Bibby assistant professor of political science University of Wisconsin Kevin l. Mckeough assist ant professor of political Sci ence Loyola University Chica go and Herbert e. Alexander the foundation s director. The delegates to National nominating conventions Are in the main upper income people who can personally afford the High costs of nation level poli tics Bibby and Mckeough concluded in their study the costs of political  while they said that Money is a determinant of who can participate in this phase of the presidential nomination process they added it is impossible and it would be imprudent to conclude that the relationship Between Money and convention participation reflects an unhealthy  their study based on inter views with 1964 delegates to the two conventions said the me Dian income of the delegates i High with Republican delegates being slightly More Well to Dothan their democratic counter  the median income of go delegates was $20,192, while for democrats it was $18.223, an fewer than 15 per cent of the delegates to each convention had incomes of under $10,000. Clearly Bibby and Mckeough said those who participate in the electoral process As National convention delegates Are sharply differentiated from the mass electorate by their High  More than half of the Dele Gates 54.6 per cent for the dem raised for the convention was used for that purpose adding that some was passed on to the National Council for civic responsibility described As a group organized to counter right Wing broadcasts and literature and to Aid in negro registration drives. Spending by the two parties husband and his Shon their conventions has been eventually will be freed. Roughly parallel Bibby and Al vigorously protests the slow expander conclude adding the of the diplomatic Effort democrats higher spending this. The fused red Cross or any party visit the ,vl8bany evidence that Majaj be s sent to the cats being Del Vered to thew facials said. The North koreans did advantage of the mail Foi what . Authorities r As a propaganda drive to put further pressure i United states. Nearly 300 letters Sig Pueblo crewmen have a Cei Ved in this country by i members and by Gove officials according to 4, recent count. One was ant letter to president Johnson Portelly signed by allo prisoners. The Gist of the let similar to Pyongyang s Ganda line. A Washington orgy is needed before the can be freed the letters an associated press Check a number of families of Thi owners showed they liking ton officials regard Thi As written under direction of captors. In recent weeks there been a significant drop in amount of mail from the primers. The Only rec ent found in the a Check  Early this month by i parents of Ralph Bouden communications tech . Lloyd Bucher of san go calif., wife of the skipper said she has re. No letters since the second in april and has had no Wor letters received from any Oil Pueblo families with whom has been in Contact. Mrs. Bucher believes of crafts and 60.6 per cent of the republicans were party officials while 36.8 per cent of the democrats and 20.8 per cent of the republicans were Public officials a reflection of the demo cratic position As the nation majority party. Most of the delegates paid their expenses in going to the convention which averaged $445for democrats and $647 for re publicans. In their study the politics of National convention finances and arrangements Bibby a Dalexander reported that the costs of staging the quadrennial nominating conventions have increased dramatically. Republican costs have Rise steadily from $150,076.04 in 1940 to $664,753.88 in 1964, conventions. Advertising in convention pro Grams has Bee source of Revenue. The citizens research foundation with Headquarters Here describes itself As a private nonpartisan nonprofit Organiza Tion dedicated to research in political finance. A .aia.wwa. My 11x114. 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The appear do it menu in Thi newspaper concerning commercial pud c rape menu endorsement by the department of defense or any v a in a Prefi m 1� t Fel Are c x democratic costs Rose from Yore York Ranee of $93,918.39 in 1940 to $749,070.83 in Conol Cla one take Pai at York. The App do 1960 and to an unprecedented$2.1 million in 1964, they said. T , mtg oath. I Init Ine however the study reports. The United states is an open society in that not All of the latter Sura to know is cherished and  my in Ora a John body Huml