Romney Enters Race for Michigan Post
Detroit reports George Romney announced as a Republican candidate for Michigan governor. He plans to seek the governorship from the current post of chairman and president of American Motors Corp. He will take a leave of absence to run but will not actively campaign until the Michigan constitutional convention finishes its work, aiming for a strong, core constitution. Neil Staebler called the move well staged and questioned if it signaled a presidential bid.
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Russia Faces Policy Paralysis as Khrushchev Aged
Moscow reports the Soviet leadership stalled on multiple linked policy questions as Premier Khrushchev nears 68. Despite vigor, observers note strain and slower decision making while Presidium debates loom before the March 5 Central Committee meeting. Agriculture tops the list of urgent problems noted.
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Powers Rushed Home For Family Reunion
U2 flier Francis Gary Powers was freed in a dramatic exchange for Soviet spy Col. Rudolf Abel. He was welcomed in West Berlin after an early dawn swap on a windswept bridge, heading to a reunion with his family amid official questions.
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Powers Release Overjoys Family
Washington reports race to newsrooms as Francis Gary Powers is freed by the Soviet Union. The U2 pilot’s wife Barbara in Milledgeville Georgia and relatives learned the news at about 3 19 a m The release ends 21 months of Soviet imprisonment and a high profile spy case. Powers was due to fly home by air and meet family at an unspecified location.
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Jaycees Name Crowder One Of Outstanding Men
The North Carolina Junior Chamber of Commerce named three men as the states outstanding young men of 1961. John N. Crowder of High Point won one of the honors along with C. T. Leonard Jr. and Dr. W. Burkette Raper. They will be nominated for national honors in the U S Jaycees program.
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Kennedy arrives in Hong Kong amid Asia tour
U S Atty Gen Robert F Kennedy lands in Hong Kong for a two day rest during a global goodwill swing after a six day Japan visit He tours four U S Navy ships meets crews and captains then heads to a late dinner and prepares for Sunday engagements He comments on world affairs and Vietnam policy.
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Six Arrested For Sit-Ins In Edenton Drugstore
Six Negroes were arrested in Edenton North Carolina after they refused to leave a drugstore during a sit in against segregated seating. Two juveniles were released for juvenile court appearance while four adults posted $50 bond to await a magistrate court hearing.
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Fallout shelters spark rift among scholars and Kennedy
Influential academics and intellectuals publish open letters to President Kennedy criticizing the civil defense shelter program. The debate highlights deep uncertainties about nuclear war prep, revealing a division within the scientific community and between scholars and the administration.
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Debate over fallout shelters continues as critics urge alternatives
A Kennedy era civil defense pamphlet argues shelters could save lives but opponents led by Harvard and MIT professors warn they provoke war and distract from peace efforts. Open letters signed by over a thousand scholars span New York to San Francisco criticizing the program amid congressional hearings set for February 19.
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Glenn to Launch on Wednesday Flight for World Orbit
Cape Canaveral officials prepared for the scheduled Wednesday launch of Marine Lt. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. in the Friendship capsule. An Atlas missile would lift off at 7:30 a.m. to orbit Earth three times in about 4 hours 50 minutes, with a Atlantic recovery near 800 miles southeast of the site.
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