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...foremost possibility was Indonesia's biggest vessel, the dilapidated, Soviet-built cruiser Irian, once referred to by wags as "Sukarno's floating cocktail lounge." Washington accepted the proposal last week. Hanoi rejected it on the ground that Indonesia, which thwarted a Communist takeover 2½ years ago, is "not neutral." Chuckled one British official: "Why don't we try to get the North Koreans to offer the Pueblo...
Since the trials, Alexander has refined his Alexbow. Pushed by a 2,500-h.p. tug, he says, it can now tackle ice from three to four feet thick. He also proposes a detachable version that could be fitted to any vessel, and a plow that could be built onto the bow of a ship during construction. "There is no question in my mind," he says, "that one day icebreakers will no longer be used. Cargo ships themselves will do the ice-breaking." In a prelude to such an era, two Alexbow-equipped barges will be driven...
...Hawaii. Or, we could allow U.S. naval and air forces to place full pressure on North Viet Nam with conventional weapons, forcing Ho to abandon this little endeavor in the South. Oh, I'm sorry! I forgot that we might hurt some civilians, or damage a Russian vessel, or call down world opinion upon ourselves. Oh well, the casualty rates aren't too awfully...
...found your story on "The Julio Incident" [March 8] particularly disheartening. An armed American ship stood by, while three helpless men who sought only freedom were repeatedly overrun by a Cuban vessel in international waters. The result was a defeat, not so much for this nation as for the spirit of common humanity, to which those unfortunate men in the lifeboat were appealing...
Late Orders. The U.S. cutter's skipper, Chief Boatswain's Mate P. W. Caviness, radioed Coast Guard headquarters for permission to intervene, was soon told to prevent the Cuban vessel from overrunning the lifeboat. The orders were too late. Before the cutter could move into position, the Julio made its third pass, and Caviness heard a shot fired from its deck. By the time the lifeboat came into sight again, both it and the sea around it were empty...