Fliers Reunite With Families After Soviet Prison
Air Force captains John R. McKone and Freeman O. Olmstead return to Topeka after seven months in a Soviet jail. Presidents Kennedy and aides greet them at Andrews with their wives. Governors and mayors welcome them home later as guards deter crowds.
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Washington
Air Force
John R. McKone
Freeman O. Olmstead
Topeka
Kan
Kennedy
Siberia
Olmsteads
McKones
McKone
Olmstead
Barents Sea
Andrews Air Force Base
Miers
White House
John Anderson
Kansas
Ed Camp
Forbes Air Force Base
Powers U2 Pilot Francis Gary Powers Hopes Released
In Norton Virginia and Milledgeville Georgia families of Francis Gary Powers express cautious optimism about his possible release from a Soviet prison. Powers writes his parents that he may see them soon but warns against too much optimism. His wife Barbara Powers weighs appealing to President Kennedy to press Khrushchev for release, urging that peace requires freeing him if the incident is to be forgotten.
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Norton
Francis Gary Powers
Soviet Union
Powers
Oliver Powers
E'Der Powers
Kennedy
Milledgeville
Barbara Powers
Khrushchev
Gleason Admits To Flop On TV Show
New York AP Jackie Gleason confessed on air that his program There’s no panel tonight turned into a flop. He described the disaster, critiqued the show’s design, and reflected on show business as a strange, intangible endeavor while promising a future soap opera like venture.
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New York
Jackie Gleason
Nation
Jack Paar
Hong Kong
Gleason
Kennedy Tightens Controls on Tough Military Talks
The New York Times reports the Kennedy administration ordered strict limits on hard talking by generals and admirals. A Burke speech in Washington was nearly rewritten after White House and State Department objections over U S Soviet relations. A Gen. Thomas White draft in New York faced questions but was cleared after review.
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NEW York
New York Times
Washington Dispatch
Jack Raymond
Washington
Adm
Arleigh A. Burke
Naval Operations
White House
State Department
United States
Soviet Union
Thomas D. White
Air Force
Times
Defense Department
Ike Heads For Home Thursday
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower will depart next Thursday for his Gettysburg farm after quail hunting near Albany Georgia. He arrived at W. Alton Jones Blue Springs plantation last Monday and plans more bird shooting today. He hunted 62 hours over two trips and bagged several quail. The former president and his wife, not traveling with him, plan a trip to California next month.
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Albany, Ga
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
W. Alton Jones
Blue Springs
California
Integration Drama Dad Faces New Job After Boy's Entry
John H. Thompson, 33, father of Gregory Thompson, the first white pupil to attend McDonogh No. 19 in New Orleans since token integration began, seeks new work after being fired from his $72 weekly drug store job. He defied pressure and said he would move to "the other side of hell" rather than submit. Gregory entered the three story school Friday amid hostile shouts from demonstrators. federal marshals accompanied him home. Only three Negro girls had attended McDonogh classes.
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New Orleans
Hell
John H. Thompson
Associated Press
Beffore
Thompson
Gregory
McDonogh
Tensions Rise as Thompson Eyes Reentry of Ill Son
In New Orleans a young child’s presence fuels new friction as Thompson plans to reenter another son, ill, into McDonogh on Monday. The Thompsons, from Alabama a year ago, moved to MecDonogh in November amid desegregation tensions and memories of segregation.
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New Orleans
Thompson
McDonogh
Thompsons
Alabama
MecDonogh
Gregory
Michael
McDonogh No. 1
Missing Agent Turns to Home
A former U S intelligence employee reported missing has been found at his Anaheim home. Mart B Hebeling 35 disappeared nine days earlier. His name was previously listed as Hibling or Hebling. He was a civilian employee equivalent to an Army captain and his secret job kept him off rosters. He last was seen Jan 19 at Helmstedt, a West German town on the route from West Berlin after crossing East Germany.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U.S
United States
Mart B. Hebeling
Anaheim
Calif
Hibling
Hebling
Army
Hebeling
Helmstedt
West Berlin
East Germany
Lawmakers Call It Control
Georgia Legislature ends rigid school segregation with a local control plan. Four measures and a constitutional amendment go to Gov. Vandiver after fixes. Move shifts from closing schools to guaranteeing freedom of association. Two Black students admitted at UGA and Atlanta schools ordered to desegregate by September following federal court orders.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Ernest Vandiver
University of Georgia
Todawy's Chuckle on Admitting Faults
A humorous remark noting that some people refuse to admit faults while we would if any existed, reflecting self awareness and light critique.
Six Americans to face Cuban tribunal for rebel ties
Six Americans from Marathon Key Florida and three other states were to stand trial before a Cuban military tribunal at La Cabana fort in Havana on charges of crimes against the state for allegedly seeking to join anti-Castro rebels. They faced the death penalty by firing squad as prosecutors sought harsh punishment.
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Havana
la Cabana
Fidel Castro
Marathon Key
Fla
Havana Harbor
George R. Beck
Norton
Mass
Tommy L. Baker
Dothan
Ala
Donald Joe Green
Clover
N.C
James E. Bean
Cedar Falls
Alfred Eugene Gibson
Durham
Leonard Louis Schmidt
Chicago
Pinar del Rio
Cuba
Chimps prep for Redstone space flight test in Cape Canaveral
Six young chimpanzees undergo final preparations for a one chance ride to test human space travel parameters. Medical checks, bone up on lever tasks, and selection criteria will determine primary and alternate flyers. Sensors monitor heart rate, temperature, respiration, and task performance during a 16 minute 4200 mph suborbital run.
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Cape Canaveral
Fia
Atlantic Missile Range
America
National Space Agency
Atlantic Ocean
Grand Bahama Island
Flight crew candidates described by gender and age range
Four candidates are male and two are female. They are between 3 and 4 years old with weights ranging from 27 to ...
Nation Endures Deep Freeze Across Most of U S
The country faced a prolonged frigid spell with below freezing temperatures across almost all regions. Snow and sleet hit northern Texas and the lower Mississippi Valley while light snow lingered in the northern Rockies, Great Lakes, and Appalachians.
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Deep South
Southwest
Pacific Coast
Texas
Mississippi Valley
Rockies
Great Lakes
Appalachians
Prolonged cold wave grips US with record lows
The forecast tracks a deep freeze from Key West to Laramie with subzero readings in several states. Windsor Locks and Evansville broke earlier lows, while northern Rockies and Plains stay frozen. Some warming may reach the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys as snow spans the Rockies to New England. Rain is expected across Texas and the lower Mississippi Valley into Tennessee.
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Key West
Laramie
Wyo
Windsor Locks
Conn
Evansville
Ind
Rockies
Plains
Mississippi
Ohio Valleys
Great Lakes
Weather records show subfreezing temperatures and light snow
A cold spell continues with lows of 7 earlier in the week and 2 at Armco east gate at 4 15 a m. Morningstar reports 3 at 5 45 a m water works on Columbia Ave. By 8 a m water works 0 and Armco 3. Light snow forecast tonight and tomorrow with overnight low 8 and high 18 tomorrow.
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Armco
Dc. T. Morningstar
Columbia Avenue
Butcher Faces Ouster Ousts Castro Soldier of Fortune
NEW YORK AP A Cuban era veteran known as The Butcher and Herman Frederick Marks, 39, an American-born former Castro executioner, faces deportation for illegal entry. He may be executed if returned to Cuba, having been listed a deserter by the Cuban army. Marks, held in the Federal House of Detention after Immigration agents arrested him, could have deportation hearings expedited per Attorney General Kennedy.
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New York
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Mexico
United States
Herman Frederick Marks
the Butcher
Marks
Milwaukee
Robert F. Kennedy
Herman Marks
Kennedy
Commissioner of Immigration
Federal House of Detention
U S Aims for Rendezvous With Santa Maria
An American admiral heads to Recife to arrange contact with the rebel run Santa Maria after Capt Henry Galvao signals willingness to bring the liner to a Brazilian port for talks. Navy vows safe conduct for releasing 588 passengers, including 42 Americans, as negotiations continue.
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Recife
Brazil
U.S
U. S. Navy
Henry Galvao
William Webster
Galvao
Webster
Galvay
Adm
Robert L. Dennison
U.S. Atlantic
Die as Auto Rams Culvert in Jackson Michigan
A family of six traveling from Chicago to Lansing crashed into a concrete culvert beneath U.S. 27 near Jackson Michigan. Dan Wallace and Calvin Wallace six, and Donna Marie one died at the scene. Elizabeth seventeen died at Foote Hospital. Dan Jr eleven and Sam nine were injured with frostbite and in serious condition.
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Jackson, Mich
Heme
Chicago
Lansing
Dan Wallace
Calvin
Donna Marie
Elizabeth
Jackson
Foote Hospital
Dan Jr
Sam
U. S. 27
Rosario Bishop Silvino Martinez Dies
Rosario Argentina AP reports Msgr Silvino Martinez bishop of Rosario died Friday after a period of hepatitis illness. He served as a leading church figure in the city and region.
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Rosario
Argentina
Msgr
Silvino Martinez
Pontiac school board discourages beards for centennial
The Pontiac school board voted to discourage beards among students during the centennial observance rather than prohibit them. Members cited concerns about appearance in high schools and noted some principals reported beard growth among students and even junior high boys. The plan is to discourage but not ban beards, aligning with the chair and others’ views.
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Pontiac, Mich
Board of Education
Pontiac
Philip J. Proud
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