10 Feb 1962
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1962
Page
1
The U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers is freed in a Soviet exchange for Rudolf Abel. Observers see possible steps toward reducing Cold War hostility as Khrushchev seeks calmer U.S.-Soviet ties and Kennedy pursues outreach. High level talks hint at a broader aim amid Sino-Soviet strains, influencing future U.S. policy.
U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers was exchanged on Glienicker Bridge for Soviet spy Rudolf Abel amid a high profile prisoner swap. American student Frederic Leroy Pryor was released moments earlier as negotiations concluded in Berlin.
Gladys Thompson a 51 year old held without bond at Spartanburg County Jail in the killing of Greenville interior decorator William Ballentine was found dead in her cell at 6 50 a m today Police said no signs explained the death Her body was taken to Spartanburg General Hospital to determine cause Ballentine 78 was killed by strangulation and Thompson who was facing accessory charges in his death allegedly strangled him at his home in Greenville County last week Thompson and her husband were arrested Friday Feb 2 at Ballentine s home Ballentine had left for Spartanburg earlier that day Mrs Ballentine alerted police after Thompson was seen attempting to smother her with a pillow
The National Labor Relations Board ordered Ryder Tank Lines of Fayetteville North Carolina to reinstate Quenton Reese and Gordon H Treadwell to their former jobs or equivalent positions without prejudice to seniority and privileges and to compensate for lost wages. The ruling also found the company violated by threatening or coercing employees for Union membership and activities with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Chauffeurs Warehousemen and Helpers of America.
Paris AP report notes President Charles de Gaulle confronted attacks from both the right via the Secret Army Organization and the left through France's major Communist party. Each side aims to topple his government before Algerian peace efforts succeed, with Communists seeking to exploit security turmoil to undermine his authority.
The wife and family of U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers celebrate his 1960 release in a prisoner exchange with the Soviet Union. Parents in Norton and Milledgeville, sisters in Washington, and Powers’s attorney heard the news with astonishment and hope for his return by Sunday.
Gov. Terry Sanford told opening ceremonies for BASF Colors and Chemicals Inc. that business and government must partner for progress. He said state duty goes beyond opening new facilities and emphasized long term teamwork to build the economy in Charlotte.
Long Beach students and teachers debate a 12 year old Doug Hubbard poem about the weather earning top marks. The ninth grader is modest about his fame while his mother and school officials confirm his authorship and lack of adult help. He prefers science and math to writing.
Francis Gary Powers was released from Vladimir Prison after an unoffi cial Soviet report said he would not fly over Soviet Russia again. The ex U2 pilot, detained in Moscow, departed the facility following the talk of his future flight plans.
Rudolf Abel the Soviet spy imprisoned for stealing military and atomic secrets was released by the United States and handed to Russia in an exchange for American U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers.
South Norfolk Virginia AP report says three gunmen robbed the loan office of former Mayor Clarence Forehand on Friday but failed to take Mrs. Forehand’s wallet. Her purse contained a comb mirror compact lipstick handkerchiefs Kleenex and other items.
Industrialist George Romney announced he would seek the Republican nomination for Michigan governor but would remain inactive until finishing his duties as a constitutional convention delegate. The 54-year-old American Motors president, flanked by his wife and son Mitt, faces Democratic Gov. John Swainson in a race expected to draw wide attention as Romney weighs a possible future for national office.
The Sunday Enterprise previews tomorrow a detailed look at an economic survey of High Point and area and its prospects over the next twenty years. The report examines urban growth, industry, and regional development with expert commentary.
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