Powers Testifies on U2 Spy Flight Over Soviet Union
In a Moscow court Powers described his role in the May 1 high altitude U2 flight over the Soviet Union. He recalled nervousness before the mission and said he believed the flight was designated as a spy operation. The defense and prosecutors debated his awareness of the mission and possible instructions.
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Sepa
Hain
Powers
Soviet Supreme Court
Roman ‘A. Rudenko
Mikhail I. Grin
Sqeemmense Eeus Sneurn
Ture
Flicr
U. S
Washington
Eirsenhower
United States
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Barbara
Oliver W. Powers
Pound
Moscow
Forei
The
Victor Borisglebsky
Borisglebsky
U.S
Shelton
William Shelton
Pentagon
Adana
Turkey
Rudenko
Chems Tnals
Nuernberg
Fief
Towers
Bodor
Norway
Terry
Sterling
Avril
Candace
Russian Visit Continues With Moscow Reflections
Robertson describes a three day visa to Moscow and a tour of a modern city with running water, vodka with meals, and mostly empty trucks. He recalls Poland’s brief openness and the Soviet stance on the U 2 incident, along with mail inspections and fascination with Russian life under censorship.
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Lubbock
Poland
Robertson
Russia
Moscow
Ex convict held in slaying of missing Indiana girl
The body of Avril Terry, 14, was found dismembered after a disappearance in Boonville Indiana. Hashfield a former inmate is charged with first degree murder after police found clothing and evidence in his shack. The case ties to Hashfield's past offenses and the Terry family relocation to Boonville.
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Sterling
Hashfield
Hashheld
Boonville
Avril
Lang Record
Nashfield
Yankeetown
Iashfield
Indiana Reformatory
Terry
Florida
University of Florida
University of Miami
University of Tennessee Medical College
Memphis
Terrys
Robin
West Texas department store pioneer’s career spans irá
Former store executive Stephens returns to the West Texas dry goods field by purchasing Cobb chain stores in Amarillo Abilene Wichita Falls and other cities. His career began in 1927 with Cobb and Stephens and included leadership roles at Fabric Mart and various West Texas shops before exiting the retail trade for oil and later reentering the department store business.
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Hassell
Tom Cobb
Cobb
Amarillo
Abilene
Wichita Falls
Seymour
Vawington
No Me
Casa Grande
Ariz
Stephens
West Texas
Higginbotham-Bailey-Logan Co
Dallas
Brownfield
Cobb-Stephens Dept
Levelland
Sudan
Lubbock
E. Broadway
Broadway
Ave. H
Nicollet Hotel
Alwr
Dunlap Company
Seoul
UPI
John M. Chang
Ave. J
Syngman
Wichita
Rhee
Falls
Big Spring
Corsicana
Disgust
Tyler
Laredo
Republic of Korea
Posun Yun
Chang
Stephens, Jones and Brown
Tional Assembly
Kin Do Yun
Fabre Mart
Montreal
H. Stephens
Dion
Brooks-McKenzie
Donald College
Aaye
Cold Front Brings Cooler South Plains Weather Today
A late summer cold front moves into the South Plains with a forecast high around 60s and cooler morning lows. No rain is expected though wind and lingering clouds may affect crops and daily plans. Turbulent Panhandle weather followed a hailstorm that damaged cotton and crops in Olton area with measured rains up to 2.50 inches. Farmers reported losses across a 10 mile by 3 mile strip between Springlake Dimmitt and Olton Hart sectors.
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Som Labork
Wortheraan
Lubbock
Iweather
Panhandle
Olton
Springlake-Dimmitt
Olton-Hart
Upper South Plains
Cleo Smith
Olton I
Leroy Hackler
Jack Edwards
Alton Hollingsworth
Leon
George
Troy Bennett
Stump
Washington
J. R. Banks
Burl Wilks
Storms hit Perryton and far West Texas with cold front
Storms sweep Perryton in the Texas Panhandle and near Marfa as a cold front pushes southward. Showers scatter across East Central and South Texas with overnight lows forecast to dip, while Fort Worth Dallas area expected to see the cold front by Thursday.
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Perryton
Texas Panhandle
Marfa
Texas
South Texas
Panhandle
Dalhart
Fort Worth
Dallas
Houston
Beaumont
Austin
College Station
Trail Ridge
Denver
Rocky Mountain National Park
Berthoud
Loveland
Continental Divide
Leadville
Colorado
Nebraska
Pecos
South Plains
Amarillo
Galveston
Presidio
Palacios
Alpine
Corpus Christi
San Antonio
Birth notices chronicle several newborns at area hospitals
The notices report multiple births including weighings from 3 pounds 8 ounces to 8 pounds 0 ounces at Methodist and Taylor Hospitals. Fathers’ occupations span chemist, optician, and cleaner work, with families of Bonville Reed Anderson Kounter Jamies Warren Clinton Curson mentioned in connection with the births.
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Ira Wayne Anderson
Methodist Hospital
Department of Publicatery
Ivan Kounter
Willlane” Memorial Nazarene Fue
David Vernon Jamies
Aiburn
Taylor Hospital
Moss Gardin Law! Cleaner Co
New Orleans School Row Draws Soviet Court Interest
U S marshals serve subpoenas in Baton Rouge in a suit over New Orleans school integration as Powers family presence and international television coverage highlight the trial. The case questions Cardinal Spellman’s role and state law on school authority while details of salaries and segregated attendance surface.
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Gremillion
Davis
U.S
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Powers
Moscow Television and Radio
Moscow Radio
New York
U. S
New Orleans School Board
Adana
Turkey
Cardinal Spellman
Spellman
Planery
Congo Crisis Court Testimony on Spy Plane and Motives
Powers described taking the job to fund a home and business. He disputed being part of military forces, said he heard an explosion after an AS 68,000 foot pass, and testified with a $30,000 yearly salary backdrop. The scene touched on UN actions, Lumumba’s threats, and Congo frontier tensions.
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Reta ‘Powers
Powers
U.S
Soviet Union
Elisabethville
Congo
Umah
Tshombe
Lumumba
Alex Quaison- Lackey
Tshom
Kuznetsov
Valy Vo Kuznetsov
Russia
Katanga
United Nations
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Mack Robertson
Avalanche- Journal
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Donald Robertson
Sith St
Jim Argo
57Th St
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Avalanche Journal
Soviet Frontiers
Indiana
Avril Terry
Emmett
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Tor Veneral Steel
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Penn McRe
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Teaas Hospital
Biater- Reed
Optician
Geanedey ‘Taylor Hospital
Creer Iron, Works
Mr Pind Mee Warren Clinton Curson
Francis Gary Powers
Spelman
Roman AL Ruden
Francis Cardinal Spellman
NAACP
Eder
Lloyd. Rittiner
Dillinger
Umumba
Fammatakdota
Denise
Dean van Riper
Darwin van Riper
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