Global reactions to U2 incident and Powers case unfold
International papers react to the Powers U2 flight and Khrushchev’s denunciation. Frankfurt Allgemeine and Singapore Straits Times comment on proportional responses, while Hindustan Standard and Indian officials praise candor and urge calm. Australia’s Sydney Morning Herald warns propaganda risks. Turkey and Britain deny permissions or sightings, and NATO allies keep details secret as Russia halts further flights.
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Germany
Frankfurter Allgemeine
Straits Times of
Singapore
Khrushchev
Hindustan Standard
India
Washington
Australia
Sydney Morning Herald
Asia
West
Francis G. Powers
Peshawar
Pakistan
Soviet Union
Bodo
Karachi
Powers
Mohammed Ikramullah
London
United States
E. Tufte Johnsen
Norway
Turkey
Daily Mail
Daily Herald
Britain
Canada
Russia
Jersey City Celebrates 300th Anniversary Parade
Jersey City marks its 300th anniversary today in a yearlong observance kicked off with a Sunday parade. The event recalls a 1930 parade led by Mayor Frank Hague to commemorate the city’s 1630 origins and early settler history amid disputes over the anniversary’s meaning.
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Jersey City
N.J
Frank
I Am the Law
Parachute jumper suspected spy in May Day incident
Soviet witnesses describe a parachute jumper found after an explosion near a field. The pilot carried a silenced pistol, dagger, map, foreign money, gold and a survival kit. Surin and family treated him with cautious restraint while assessing the potential threat.
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Vladimir Surin
Komsomol Pravda
Surin
State Farm
Mikhail N. Berman
Open Skies Recall Frames Summit Strategy
Officials say the United States sought to admit Khrushchev's charge of espionage but not the flight details. The aim was to avoid wrecking the summit while criticizing Soviet secrecy and highlighting Cold War tensions.
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Congress
Eisenhower
Herter
U. S
U.S
Washington
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Free World
Geneva
United States
Reynolds Trial Is Pushed In Bitter Georgia Divorce
Day and night sessions start in Darien to speed the high profile divorce case of R. J. Reynolds and his third wife. Attorneys dispute alimony and cash gifts as Reynolds, gravely ill, receives taped proceedings at his Sapelo Island home while Mrs Reynolds, a Canadian socialite, has not yet appeared.
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Darien, Ga
R. J. Reynolds
Muriel Marston
Toronto
Reynolds
Sapelo Island
Confederate Laureate Henry Timrod Born in Charleston
Henry Timrod, named Confederate Laureate, was born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1828 and died in Columbia, South Carolina in 1867. He achieved fame as a celebrated poet tied to the Confederate cause.
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Henry Timrod
Charleston
S. C
Columbia, S. C
Nashville Capital History With Murfreesboro Interlude
Nashville has served as Tennessee's capital since 1812 except for 1817 to 1824 when Murfreesboro held the position. The note highlights the brief relocation and confirms Nashville's long-standing capital status.
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Nashville
Tennessee
Murfreesboro
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