Moscow broadcasts blame flight on Pentagon amid summit tension
Western editors and officials react to a U2 spy flight over the Soviet Union blamed on Washington. Khrushchev scores propaganda points as Paris summit nears, while analysts fault timing and CIA coordination. Europe and Asia weigh impact on talks and global tensions.
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London
Moscow Radio
U.S
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Pentagon
Washington
Intelligence Service
Ain Daininatha Waira
China
United States
Europe
Far East
Khrushchev
Paris
London Times
Central Intelligence Agency
Sanford backs tightening North Carolina wage law
Gubernatorial candidate Terry Sanford supports reviewing the states 75 cent minimum wage law to remove exemptions and strengthen protections. He cautions against raising the rate now and favors gradual changes that consider economic factors and avoid harming workers. He also favors removing state and local government workers from exemptions where appropriate.
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Raleigh
Terry Sanford
Sanford
Gun Gives Wyatt More Trouble on Stage
Savannah AP report says actor Hugh O’Brian who plays Wyatt Earp faced back to back gun mishaps. He burned his hand with powder on a draw, wounded a fellow performer, and a target cartridge caused pain during a Sunday show in front of about 2,000. Earlier in Wilmington a blank cartridge exploded during practice.
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Savannah
Wyatt Earp
Hugh O'Brian
O'Brian
Frisco Estes
Wilmington
N. C
Eisenhower May Address Nation Before Paris Summit
The White House suggested President Eisenhower could address the nation by television and radio before leaving for the Paris summit. Press Secretary Hagerty avoided confirming the plan and left open whether a news conference on Wednesday would occur, noting no current plans for a broadcast on the spy plane incident.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Paris
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Russia
Humphrey Says Kennedy Can't Beat GOP If Nominee
In Charleston West Virginia Sen. Hubert H Humphrey declares that if Kennedy becomes the Democratic nominee he cannot defeat the Republican in November He argues West Virginians would waste their votes backing Humphrey Kennedy campaigned in Huntington visiting workers and industrial sites as the bitter primary battle nears its close The West Virginia primary is pivotal for both candidates with about 350 000 of 670 000 Democrats voting Kennedy also raises the issue of his Roman Catholic faith as a campaign factor.
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Charleston
W.va
Hubert H. Humphrey
D. Minn
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
West Virginia
West
Huntington
Humphrey
Eisenhower to urge end of military secrecy at Khrushchev talks
President Eisenhower plans to press Premier Khrushchev at the Paris summit to scrap military secrecy as a next step after the U2 incident. Officials say the incident underscored the iron curtain’s concealment as a threat, with Herter and others briefing on talks ahead of the Big Four meeting.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Paris
U. S
Soviet Union
Free World
Herter
Christian A. Herter
White House
Gettysburg
Middle East
New York Times
Anne Wheaton
Khrushchev
Harold Macmillan
Britain
Charles de Gaulle
Integration Is Postponed For Atlanta Schools
Federal Judge Frank A Hooper postponed the desegregation of Atlanta schools to May 1961 delaying full integration to the 12th and 11th grades starting September 1961. He said the delay gives Georgia a chance to reconsider and avoid statewide upheaval while noting the last Legislature ran on a platform of no integration. The NAACP had urged starting in 1960.
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Atlanta
Frank A. Hooper
Georgia
Hooper
Atlanta School Board
National Assny For the Advancement of Colored People
Pioneer Space Probe Switches to New Voice After Two Months
NASA reported Pioneer V gained a new radio as it reached eight million miles from Earth. The 150 watt transmitter replaced the five watt unit which had provided data on cosmic radiation and magnetic fields for 109 hours. The switch aims for clearer signals but drains batteries faster and NASA warned of possible future mechanical issues.
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Washington
Pioneer
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Space Administration
NASA
Paschall Named NC Bankers Association President
J Ernest Paschall of Wilson was elevated to president of the North Carolina Bankers Assn succeeding G Harold Myrick of Lincolnton. About 1 300 bankers attended the 64th annual convention. Other officers include C M Vanstory Jr of Greensboro first vice president O J Mooneyham Sr of Forest City second vice president and S Winfred Shaw of Sanford treasurer. Rep Graham Barden of New Bern addressed the convention.
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Pinehurst
N.C
J. Ernest Paschall
Wilson
North Carolina Bankers Assn
G. Harold Myrick
Lincolnton
Paschal
Branch Banking and Trust Co
Myrick
First National Bank
C. M. Vanstory, Jr
Security National Bank
Greensboro
Association
O. J. Mooneyham Sr
Security Bank and Trust Co
Forest City
S. Winfred Shaw
Central Bank and Trust Co
Sanford
Graham Barden
New Bern
Soviets Disturbed By Deep Flight Of Spy Plane
Pravda claims Francis Powers mission shows need for vigilance as officials tout downing of the U S jet. It mocks U S State Department excuses and notes Soviet responses to protect against intrusions. Khrushchev said Powers reached Sverdlovsk before interception amid broader denials and fresh cartoons.
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Washington
Khrushchev
U. S
State Department
iFree
Moscow
Pravda
Communist Party
Francis G. Powers
U.S. State Department
Soviet Union
U.S
Nikita Khrushchev
Sverdlovsk
Kansas
Urals
America
United States
Powers
General Practitioner Honored as North Carolina Doctor of the Year
Dr. William Albert Sams, 73, of Marshall, chosen by the State Medical Society as general practitioner of the year after an over whelming vote. He has served as state senator, coroner, sheriff, health officer and mayor, and has practiced in Marshall since 1919.
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Raleigh
Marshall
North Carolina
State Medical Society
House of Delegates
William Albert Sams
Rupert Ryan Weathers
Knightdale
Lloyd H. Robertson
Salisbury
Sams
Unicoi
Tenn
The
University of Tennessee
Paratrooper Killed During Mass Jump at Fort Bragg
A paratrooper died after his parachute tangled with another during a mass jump at Fort Bragg North Carolina. The incident occurred during Exercise Towers Moon with about 800 82nd Airborne Division members participating. Names withheld until next of kin is notified. General Clark Beach stated jumping conditions were ideal.
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FT. Bragg
N.C
82Nd Airborne Division
Clark Beach
82Nd
Soviet Moskvitch Joins American Car Market in New York
Francis Stilley reviews the Moskvitch import as the first Soviet car sold in the United States. The four door sedan, weighing 2,150 pounds and rated at 30 mpg, will be sold for 1,685 dollars in New York with 18 color options. Syracuse dealer Robert Castle arranges demonstrations and new outlets, with several orders already placed.
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Moskvitch
Jand
Khrushchev
Manhattan
Robert J. Castle
Syracuse
N. Y
Moscow
Castle
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