Powers Given Ten Year Sentence In U2 Spy Case
Soviet military court convicts Francis Gary Powers of espionage and imposes a ten year term with three years in prison and the rest served as deprivation of liberty. The verdict sets May 1 as the start, with possible exile after release. Powers’ wife, Barbara, and his family attended and exchanged brief moments with him.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Francis Gary Powers
Eisenhower
Victor Borisoglebsky
Powers
Oliver Powers
Barbara
Senate OKs Kennedy wage bill with major provisions intact
The Senate passed the Kennedy wage bill 62 to 34 keeping main provisions, including raising the wage floor to 1.25 and extending FLSA coverage to about four million workers. House prospects are uncertain as a Monroney amendment trimming coverage passed 50-48. The measure also targets retail stores and service businesses earning over a million dollars annually. Senator Kennedy heads the seven Senate conferees.
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Senate
House
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Sen
A. S
Mike Monroney
D-Okla
OAS Seeks Compromise On Dominican Problem
The Inter-American Foreign Ministers Conference in San Jose Costa Rica aims for a compromise plan to restore democracy in the Dominican Republic. The proposal would involve sanctions or the threat of them, a first in the Western Hemisphere, by quarantining the government through severed diplomatic ties and an economic boycott.
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Costa Rica
Inter-American Foreign Ministers Conference
Dominican Republic
Venezuela
Rafael L. Trujillo
Trujillo
Christian A. Herter
Raul Roa
Cuba
United States
Congo Crisis Deepens as UN Considers Sanctions and Pullout
UN Security Council awaits Congolese delegation amid clashes between Congo lese soldiers and UN Canadian troops at Leopoldville. Dag Hammarskjold warns that unity among the Big Four is vital to prevent chaos as talks consider sanctions and observation missions for Congo and Dominican Republic.
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N. Y
UN Security Council
Congo
Leopoldville
Dag Hammarskjold
Africa
Patrice Lumumba
Hammarskjold
Spunky Firman Eludes Authorities In Ohio Hideout
Des perado Gordon Spunky Firman, jailed in July, remains at large after a highway patrol sighting near the Jefferson Harrison line. Since escaping with three others, Firman is blamed for car thefts abductions, a home invasion choking, and a jailhouse jailbreak where he freed a fellow escapee. His last known contact was a garage in Dillonville where a 1953 Buick convertible was stolen.
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Desperado
Gordon Spunky
Firman
Jefferson - Harrison County
Ohio
Coshocton
Coshoct
Dillonville
Here
Jefferson County
Johnson
Injured Youth Flees Hospital After Larceny Charge
Logan search under way for Charles L. Durrett 18 who fled Hocking Valley Hospital between midnight and 4 am after stealing about 3 from a roommate’s beside cabinet and smokes from another. He is believed to head for Columbus.
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Logan
Hocking Valley Hospital
Charles L. Durrett
Columbus
Powers Not Worried About U2 Pilot’s Prosecution
Washington officials say U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers will not face U.S. prosecution if the Soviet Union frees him to return home. Moscow trial ends amid silence from State Department and CIA about Powers fate. Durrett injured in Route 33 crash at Logan while riding a stolen motorbike. he is hospitalized with a leg cast and crutches and is believed wanted in Columbus on bad check charges. Police report Durrett had two visitors last night and may have left with another car.
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Powers
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Soviet Union
U.S
Francis Gary Powers
Moscow
Open Court
Russia
Washington
State Department
Central Intelligence Agency
Logan
Durrett
Boys Town
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Columbus
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Non-West Pointer Decker Nominated Army Chief of Staff
Gen George Henry Decker a non West Pointer and former budget officer and comptroller for the Army is chosen as chief of staff. The 58 year old would replace Gen Lyman Lemnitzer with Gen Nathan F Twining set to chair the Joint Chiefs of Staff later this year. Decker holds a Lafayette College economics degree earned in 1924.
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Lafayette College
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West Point
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George C. Marshall
Chrysler Directors Probe Top Brass Details
Directors not officers or officials at Chrysler Corp have begun a probe into the company's top executives. They have hired the law firm once led by Thomas E. Dewey to assist in the investigation.
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Chrysler Directors
Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Automobile Company
Thomas E. Dewey
U S PRESS Views Soviet Justice In Powers Trial
A collection of Associated Press sourced editorials shows U S papers framing the Powers trial as Soviet propaganda. Reactions from The Louisville Times The Washington Post New York Mirror New York Herald Tribune and Atlanta papers emphasize propaganda use and perceived imbalances in Soviet justice.
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U. S
United States
Louisville Times
Kremlin
NEW York Mirror
Soviet Union
New York Herald Tribune
Destroyer Commander Heads Target Office
Rear Adm. Edward N. Parker, famed destroyer commander in World War II, assumed the post of deputy director of the Strategic Target Office. Based in Omaha, the office will choose targets behind the iron curtain and determine which weapons would be used in a nuclear war.
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Washington
Edward N. Parker
Strategic Target Office
Omaha
Gas Terms Approved For 22 Month East Ohio Pact
The executive committee of the Independent Natural Gas Workers Union approved settlement terms for a twenty two month contract with East Ohio Gas Co. The accord outlines wage and benefit provisions to guide operations and labor relations.
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Cleveland
Independent Natural Gas Workers Union
East Ohio Gas Co
Teachers’ starting salary target set at six thousand
The American Federation of Teachers AFL CIO seeks a $6000 starting yearly wage for teachers with a plan to reach $14,000 after eight years in the profession. The proposal emphasizes raising compensation to attract and retain educators nationwide.
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Dayton
American Federation of Teachers
Afl-Cio
Eight Soviet Scientists Die in Mirny Arctic Base Fire
U S authorities report eight Soviet scientists killed in a fire at the Mirny Antarctic base. Officials confirmed the incident and began casualty assessments and investigation procedures. The disaster underscores the dangers facing polar research teams in extreme conditions.
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Washington
U. S
Mirny
Ohio five day forecast
Weather forecast predicts near normal temperatures with a high around 81 in the north and 60s to low 60s in the south. A slight cooler weekend is followed by a minor warming trend and total precipitation near three quarters of an inch, mainly Saturday and Monday.
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Ohio
Air Force Aims to Catch Falling Discoverer XIV Capsule
at Vanderberg Air Force Base California the Air Force Flying Boxcars depart to attempt an aerial recovery of the Discoverer XIV space capsule after Discoverer XIII failed to snag a prior capsule. The latest satellite orbits every 9444 minutes as a space age milestone potential.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Vanderbert Air Force Base
Air Force
Hawaiian
Cuba Seizes Cuban Portland Cement Co Properties
Havana reports a government interventor has seized properties of the American owned Cuban Portland Cement Co, whose replacement value is estimated at 27 million dollars. The move follows nationalization steps in Cuba affecting foreign enterprises.
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Havana
Interventor
Cuban Portland Cement Co
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The Soviet Union announced a space mission launching a large ship into orbit at 320 kilometers with two dogs named Strelka and Belka aboard along with other animals. Moscow radio said the purpose is to study how living beings survive in space and to report on animal conditions and equipment function.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Moscow Radio
Strelka
Belka
Space
Earth
Memorial Stamps Planned for Taft and Two Others
The Post Office Department plans a fall memorial 4 cent stamp honoring Sen. Robert A. Taft who died in July 1953. Also to be honored with 4 cent stamps this fall are former Secretary John Foster Dulles who died in May 1959 and Sen. Walter F. George of Georgia who died in August 1957.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Robert A. Taft
John Foster Dulles
Walter F. George
Georgia
Trade policy stance unchanged after U2 incident
Washington officials say U S trade figures show no tougher line toward communist bloc despite the U2 incident and summit collapse. The administration maintains a steady policy while monitoring economic relations with allied nations.
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Washington—I
U. S
Mekong Flood Threatens Vientiane Amid Monsoon Rains
In Vientiane Laos the Mekong River rose toward flood levels as the monsoon rains swelled the river threatening the capital city. Local authorities eyed flash floods and evacuation needs while residents prepared for possible riverbank breaches.
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Vientiane
Laos
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