U2 Spy Plane Downed in 1960 Crisis Linked Fire Crash
Witnesses reported a U2 high altitude aircraft in flames crashing around 9 30 p m near Pica yune about 75 miles south southwest of New Orleans. Francis Gary Powers, later tried for espionage, was involved in the May 1960 dispute between the United States and Soviet Union. 8 R Stratton and Powers, a former Air Force officer, are friends.
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New Orleans
Picayune
United States
Soviet Union
Francis Gary Powers
U.S
R. Stratton
Powers
Air Force
Rescue Pilot Retrieved From Swamp After U2 Crash
Air Force rescue teams pulled U2 pilot Charles Stratton from a cypress tree in swampy terrain near Picayune Mississippi. He was transported to Keesler Air Force Base Biloxi awaiting condition report. Stratton, 32, based at Laughlin AFB, lives in Del Rio Texas with his wife and two children. Search continued west of Picayune for the wreckage of the single seater U2.
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Picayune
Miss
Air Force
Charles Stratton
Stratton
Keesler Air Force Base
Biloxi
Detroit
del Rio
Tex
Louisiana-Mississippi
Soviet Union
William N. Orr
Keesler
4080Th Strategic Wing
Laughlin Afb
Man Killed On Turnpike Near Topeka
Carl R. Herron 40 from Overland Park Kansas died Tuesday night when his car left the Kansas Turnpike southwest of Topeka, struck a metal guard tail and overturned. Herron was ejected from the vehicle in the crash.
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Topeka
Kan
Overland Park, Kan
Carl R. Herron
Kansas Turnpike
Herron
New Mayor for Atlanta Ends 14 Decade Run
Atlanta AP reports businessman Ivan Allen Jr., 50, sworn in as mayor Tuesday night to succeed retiring William B. Hartsfield, 70, who led the city from 1937 through 1942 and again since 1941.
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Atlanta, Ga
Ivan Allen Jr
William B. Harsfield
Reserve Duty Leaves Family In Quandary
Harold and Hazel McNemee cope with a 10 day reserve leave disruption from Ft. Sam Houston. Their four children adjust to a new one bedroom home after moving from a 60 acre farm while Harold faces ongoing recall with the 388th Medical Depot. Limited funds strain the family as Harold mails and calls keep them connected, and plans to return home hinge on future orders.
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Kan
Daddy
Harold McNemee
Hazel
McNemee
Ft. Sam Houston
McNemees
Harold
Wichita Falls
Tex
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