European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday january 30, 1969 the stars and stripes Page 5 Stennis san Navy can1 Cheh All up steams Day the armed services Abri Littee probably would conduct own inquiry on the seizure of the Pueblo later this told the Senate he had asked defense Secretary Melvin i a Ald to Totake sure that All witnesses would be available tothe committee when a naval court of inquiry is through wit them Tennis said that since the Navy .1 court s jurisdiction is Likely to conduct its own probe of Pueblo limited to matters involving the Navy it would idiot be Abie to investigate All phases of the Pueblo incident that Sho Tild be until the full facts Are known about All the relevant circumstances that existed arid events which took place before during and after the seizure of the Pueblo will it be possible to ascertain the reasons the ship was lost and take protective measures against another such incident Stennis senators have charged that the naval court is trying to make the Pueblo commander Lloyd m. Bucher a Scapegoat by warning him that he could face a court martial for giving up the ship without a . William j. Scherle r Lowa said the Johnson administration was caught Short of policy Short of plans and Short of guts when the Pueblo was full scale congressional inquiry is demanded by the american people and they deserve nothing less he said after introducing a Bill to create a special investigating panel of eight representatives and eight said that two weeks ago he visited the Pueblo crewmen and was asked repeatedly Why no help came when North korean patrol boats closed in on the question has haunted me and brought a sense of guilt regarding the conduct of Many of our nation s top officials he said. Testimony released to Dat indicates that the responsibility for the capture and subsequent imprisonment of 82 americans was the result of indecision an inaction in the highest echelons of the administrative Branch four government he said. The information made Public so far shows that the White House the state department and the defense department were caught Short of policy Short of plans and Short of guts he said. Tricia gets a Job unpaid Washington up the United states Capitol , which promotes the history of the Capitol building through books and pamphlets has Given a Job to Tricia Nixon the president s daughter. Miss Nixon 22, will represent her father at the society meetings and functions As an unpaid Volunteer. Dock strike has Cost $400 million new York up the 40-Day-old Atlantic and Gulf coast Dock strike Lias Cost the United states $400 million. The loss includes unpaid wages output and sales Industry leaders said. The sugar Industry has been hit hard with one re finery forced to close and others laying off Corn and wheat business also has suffered with Russia France and Romania benefiting from unmoved . Exports. Vintage War secrets spilled record of executive sessions held on april 25, May 18 and May 31 of that parliamentarian s office said the action was taken so that the material would be available to historians an students of the period. Washington a the Senate voted tuesday to make Public three secret sessions i held during the Spanish Ameri can War in 1898.it adopted without objection a Resolution by sen. Edwardm. Kennedy to make Public the Mccarthy franking criticized St. Paul Minn. A Minnesota Republican chairman George thiss said Here that democratic sen. Eugene j. Mccarthy used free mailing privileges to Send out at least 25,000 copies of his Book limits of thiss called it bad judgment and said Mccarthy has not publicly acknowledged his full use of congressional franking privileges. According to thiss the . Post office department decided i mid december to let Congress be the judge of which mail could go free and which would require postage when mailed by members of Congress. Six . Policemen suspended Camden . A six policemen wipe suspended hereon charges stemming from reports they attended marijuana parties where sex offences chief Harold Melleby announced the action after a Day Long meeting with the City attorney. Dec wary of hijackings Washington a because of the flurry of air plane Hijack Ings the . Atomic Energy commission has quietly banned its employees from using commercial aircraft when they Are carrying secret documents. The commission instituted the order last fall a spokesman said in confirming a report of the action. The spokesman said the instructions cover flights anywhere in the United states but he said the order was inspired by the cuban s particular emphasis on flights to the Southeastern part of the United states be said Nixon backs Congress pay hikes Washington up president Nixon has endorsed a pro posed 41 per cent automatic pay raise for members of Congress. Nixon whose presidential Plary was doubled to $200,000 a Yearby Congress sent word he supports the pay boosts initiated by former president Johnson. Onn Onhouse and Senate members pay would be raised from $30,000 to $42,500 a year. Frisco Miami Speed record set Miami up a National airlines pcs Bas set an official Speed record for commercial Airliner on a nonstop flight from san Furuc Filco to f
