Word: rears
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...witness before the court of inquiry last week was Rear Admiral Frank L. Johnson, former commander of U.S. Naval Forces, Japan, who had operational responsibility for Pueblo's mission. Most of Johnson's testimony was classified and presented behind closed doors. Later, however, he delivered a "sanitized" version in open court...
This Catch-68 scenario might have been hilarious as fiction, but it did not amuse the court's presiding admirals. As Rear Admiral Marshall White told Johnson: "You had a contingency plan to use forces that did not exist." His face flushing, Johnson admitted that this was so. He noted, however, that even if he had had the ships and planes at his disposal, he could not have dispatched them until a request had filtered up through the Air Force and Navy chains of command to the Pentagon and, presumably, the White House...
...years past, Harvard's strong suit lies in the Alpine events. Never, however, has the Crimson squad enjoyed such a wealth of top competitors. Captain Peter Carter, his younger brother Larry, Willie Draper and sophomores Alan Watson and Jay O'Rear provide a solid nucleus of racing talent. Rated by coach Dick Friedrichs as "the best in the East," Harvard's Alpine team might even topple Denver...
False Security. Even at a lower level of command, where operational difficulties are more apparent, Bucher received little help or guidance. Rear Admiral Frank L. Johnson, commander of U.S. Naval Forces, Japan, was made fully aware of Pueblo's limitations by Bucher. Yet he did nothing to upgrade the ship. Indeed, Bucher testified that Johnson had assured him that his guns would never be needed, and in fact advised the skipper not to show "any aggressive intent" if harassed by North Korean or Soviet vessels. This attitude seemed to lull Bucher into a false sense of security, which...
...Caribbean isle of Bimini, ready and anxious to rejoin the fold. For five hours, the House debated the issue of reseating Powell, airing in the process nearly all his public and private transgressions. Then its members voted 251 to 160 to let Powell take his seat. From the rear of the chamber, where he had been waiting during the debate, Powell strode forward to take the oath from John McCormack...