Powers Gets Ten Years See Wife Regrets Severity Of Sentence
President Eisenhower expressed regrets over the severity of the sentence given U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers and said the United States will not drop its interest in the case. Powers received 10 years' loss of liberty with only three to be served in prison, and officials indicated the U.S. would pursue further action based on Moscow developments.
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Eisenhower
Francis Gary Powers
White House
Powers
U.S
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Mr. Powers
State Department
Central Intelligence Agency
Moscow
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Case
United States
Spy Trial Seen as World Opinion Play By Soviets
The Powers trial drew varied headlines from U.S. papers. Louisville Times calls it a propaganda sounding board for Soviet aims, while Washington Post notes defense leniency framing. Other papers say it blends propaganda with reality, or risks undermining confidence in justice.
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U.S
United States
Louisville Times
Washington Post
Kremlin
Powers Given Three Year Sentence In Spy Case
Soviet military court convicts Francis Gary Powers of espionage and sentences him to ten years with only three years in prison and the rest as deprivation of liberty possibly in a colony or expulsion. Diplomats speculate Moscow may not keep him after the uproar subsides. The verdict follows a three day trial ending with a two minute applause in the Hall of Columns. Powers wife Barbara and his mother wept as they saw him briefly and later were reunited in a small room near the court.
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Frances Gary Powers
Moscow
Rudenko
Powers
Soviet Union
Francis Gary Powers
Roman A. Rudenko
Mikhail I. Grimov
Oliver Powers
Barbara
Military Collegium
Soviet Supreme Court
Francis Gary
Third Greensboro Policeman Is Arrested
Greensboro police Lt. Harry W. Jones was arrested on safe burglary charges after a Guilford Superior Court grand jury indicted him for taking a safe from Prague Gayes Women's Shop on July 13. Jones, 41, has served 14 years with the force and is free on $5,000 bond awaiting the Aug. 29 term.
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Force
Frank Brooks
Paul Calhoun
Warren
Troxler
Harry W. Jones
Guilford Superior Court
Jones
Prago Gayes Women’s Shop
Echo 1 Satellite May Be Losing Shape
Smithsonian Astrophysical Laboratory observers report Echo 1 showing wobble in its motion after a Thursday night observation. The capsule balloon may be deflating or collapsing, following a launch about a week ago from Cambridge Massachusetts.
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Cambridge
Mass
Smithsonian Astrophysical Laboratory
Hurricane Cleo Poses No Immediate Mainland Threat
Hurricane Cleo, about 500 miles east of Charleston, moves north northeast at 20 mph with winds near 85 mph at its center. The storm is not expected to threaten the U.S. coast for the next 18 hours while winds extend outward and small craft are advised to stay in port from Block Island to Cape May.
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Fla
Cleo
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
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S.C
U.S
Block Island
R.L
Cape May
N.J
South Carolina
Reds Put Animals Into Orbit
The Soviet Union announced a five ton spacecraft in orbit at 320 kilometers with two dogs named Strelka and Belka aboard. Other animals were present. the mission aims to test life in space and potential return to Earth, with television and radio reports planned on the animals' condition and equipment.
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Soviet Union
Moscow Radio
Strelka
Belka
Earth
Jin
Eight Scientists Die In Antartic Fire At Mirny Base
A fire at the Soviet Mirny base in Antarctica on August 3 killed eight scientists including six Russians one Czech and one German. US base at McMurdo Sound relayed the report. details remain limited with no word from Moscow. Gilbert Dewart of Cloverdale California is attached to the Soviet group for cooperative studies.
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Antarctica
National Science Foundation
U. S
McMurdo Sound
Mirny
Moscow
Gilbert Dewart
Cloverdale
Calif
Antarctic
McMurdo
Senate approves Kennedy minimum wage bill passage
The Senate approved the Kennedy minimum wage measure 62 to 34, calling for an increase from $1 to $1.25 an hour and extending coverage to about four million workers under the fair labor standards act, while House prospects remained uncertain. The bill faced potential obstacles from the House Rules Committee and decorum amid partisan disagreement and potential veto threats.
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Senate
House
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
House Rules Committee
Massachusetts
U. S
Mike Monroney
D-Okla
Diplomats Seek Sanctions Plan for Dominican Republic
At the Inter-American Foreign Ministers Conference in San Jose Costa Rica negotiators explored a compromise sanctions formula to push democracy in the Dominican Republic. Three proposals were discussed including prompt unilateral sanctions Venezuela insisted on and a U S observation committee to monitor elections with further sanctions if needed.
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Costa Rica
Inter-American Foreign Ministers Conference
Dominican Republic
Western Hemisphere
Cuba
United States
Venezuela
U. S
Lumumba pushes Security Council action over Congo crisis
Lumumba called for UN observers from neutral countries as the Security Council prepared to meet to address Congo unrest. He accused a Canadian assault at Leopoldville airport of exaggeration and said his emergency decree aimed to curb foreign infiltration, with Congolese forces withdrawing from the airport.
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U. N. Security Council
Congo
U. N
Lepoldville
Lumumba
Security Council
New York
London
Leopoldville
Air Force Aims for First Aerial Recovery of Space Capsule
Air Force Flying Boxcars depart Hawaii to snag the Discoverer XIV capsule as it orbits Earth every 94 minutes. Officials recount the prior Discoverer XIII attempt and explain gear, timing, and the plan to slow and guide the capsule toward Hawaiian waters.
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Calif
Air Force
Hawaiian
Hawaii
Navy
North Pole
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