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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1957
Page
2
The Nickerson court martial opens June 25 over claims he leaked ballistic missile secrets and lied to investigators. He argues the information was not secret and seeks to overturn Wilson in the IRBM decision, with Eisenhower backing the move and witnesses lined up.
June 25 1957 at Building A132 Redstone Arsenal Huntsville Alabama Col John C Nickerson Jr faces charges of divulging secret military information to unauthorized defense attorneys and officers Ray Jenkins Robert Belleville Casey Zimmer Lewis Cole General Court members include Maj Gen Crump Garvin and others Law officer Col Edward Kotrich Trial counsel Lt Col William Barry and Capt Charles Taylor Maximum penalty listed as 10 years in prison and $1000 fine
The article describes Nickerson as a top Army ballistic missile figure now confined after trouble. It notes his lawyers Ray Jenkins and Robert K. Bell and details Wernher von Braun's dominating role in the program. It cites the Jupiter and Redstone missiles, Wilson 1956 decisions, and Nickerson's memo to Congressmen and media figures.
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