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Though the rent is low, current members helped pay for the house to supplement alums’ donations and money from a settlement Sigma Chi received when it left its former home two years...
...international waters off the coast of North Korea when it was surrounded and fired on by North Korean torpedo boats; one sailor was killed and 10 wounded, including Bucher. After giving up without resisting, Bucher and the crew spent nearly a year in harsh captivity before a negotiated settlement brought them home. A Navy court later recommended that Bucher be court-martialed for surrendering the ship without firing a shot, but Navy Secretary John J. Chafee overruled the decision, saying the men of the Pueblo had suffered enough...
...SUMMER GAMES SINCE SEPT. 11. ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT TERRORISM? Every big event now has a very different type of preparation as far as security is concerned. That's why we've invested massive time, people and resources into making this event secure. DO YOU EXPECT TO SEE A SETTLEMENT ON CYPRUS SOON? I think there is a serious possibility because of Cyprus entering the E.U. [in May] and Turkey being assessed for possible membership in December. This could provide greater motivation for rapprochement and a solution under U.N. auspices. WHEN WOULD YOU START ARMS-REDUCTION TALKS WITH TURKEY? Immediately...
...Russian Federation, the Geneva agreement is in fact the missing piece of the puzzle. As is well known, the road map envisages three steps with clear objectives and deadlines: first, the Palestinians immediately undertake measures for the cessation of violence and reform their institutions, while Israel dismantles settlement outposts erected since 2001. In the second phase, a Palestinian state is created with provisional borders and attributes of sovereignty. Only then, in the third and final phase, do the parties negotiate the final status of the Palestinian state...
...Pueblo, whose crew was held captive by North Korea for 11 months in 1968; in San Diego. The Pueblo was in international waters off North Korea when it was attacked by North Korean torpedo boats. Bucher and his men spent nearly a year in harsh captivity, before a negotiated settlement brought them home. A Navy court later recommended that Bucher be court-martialed for surrendering the ship without firing a shot, but the Navy secretary overruled the decision, saying the crew had suffered enough...