Soviet protest over spy flights tightens Cold War rhetoric
Moscow delivered a firm protest to the United States over U2 spy flights while Washington sought permission to interview pilot Francis Powers. Khrushchev warned that any future intelligence missions would be shot down and bases in foreign nations could be targeted. He also cautioned against the use of foreign bases for such operations and called for clarification from Pakistan and Norway on Powers' flight.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Sverdlovsk
Francis G. Powers
Pound
Nikita Khrushchev
Czechoslovakia
Hrushchev
Norweigan
Khrushchev
Peshawar
Pakistan
Bodo
Norway
Turkey
Powers
Halvard Lange
Washington
Lange
Russia
U. S
Japan
Red
Pilot Believes Engine Trouble Knocked Out U2
MOSCOW AP Red Star reports Francis Powers, a 30 year old U2 pilot from Pound Virginia, believed an engine explosion halted his May Day flight over the Soviet Union. Soviet officers and Khrushchev's papers attribute the crash to a rocket, while U2 designer Johnson doubts a missile or aircraft brought it down.
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Moscow
Red Star
Francis G. Powers
Soviet Union
Pound
Nikita Khrushchev
Ural Mountains
C. L. Johnson
ERS
United States vows aid if allies bases attacked
The United States said it would defend allied bases if Russia strikes them, reiterating support amid Khrushchev threats to hit bases used for spy flights. The State Department declined to rule out continued reconnaissance flights over Communist territory and stressed vigilance against surprise attack.
Overcast Skies Slow Voting at Beckley Precincts
Heavy turnout reported at noon with gray skies and cool weather hindering voters and precinct workers. Lincoln and Johnstown stayed within the 60 foot line while Beckley League of Women Voters kept voting lines. Hulett Smith, Democratic candidate for governor, cast his vote at Mount Tabor Precinct contributing to a busy morning in East Park and Stratton precincts.
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Lincoln
Johnstown
Beckley League of Women Voters
Hulett Smith
Beckley
Mount Tabor
East Park and Stratton
West Virginia Dem voters face Kennedy or Humphrey
In Charleston and other cities heavy rain delayed early voting as West Virginia Democrats weighed Sen. John F. Kennedy against Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey in the presidential primary. Precincts reported mixed turnout with lines forming in Charleston and Huntington, and some trouble noted in Williamson. Most machines scarce, counting to be manual. polls close 7:30 pm. Both campaigns predicted a close race despite polls favoring Humphrey.
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Charleston
West Virginia
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Huntington
UIC Sgi
Morgantown
Humphrey
Kennedy
Humprey
Theo
Weather report for West Virginia cloudy cool with rain
Weather update notes cloud cover cool temperatures and scattered showers across West Virginia with highs 45 to 52 and lows 35 to 42. Beckley area readings show a 52 high and 32 low yesterday while current river levels indicate muddy Greenbrier River and normal but muddy New River gauge at 5.2 feet.
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Beckley
Police Besiege Mental Patient in Marysville Standoff
Fifty officers surrounded a frame house as former mental patient James W. Owens, 34, held two pistols after grabbing a patrolman’s service revolver during a hospital check. His girlfriend Laverne Midgett, 25, was brought from Stockton as Brown sheltered inside, then escaped when Owens dozed. Firefighters and sandbags reinforced the scene as dawn broke.
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Marysville
Calif
James W. Owens
John O. Blevins
Owens
Patromen
Charles Spencer
Truman Rae
Yuba County
Bae
Spencer
James Brown
Brown
Sheriff’s
Laverne Midgette
Stockton
Miss Midgett
Soviet to try captured American spy pilot
Washington reports that the Soviet Union has informed the United States the captured American spy pilot will be tried under Soviet law.
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Washington
Soviet Union
United States
Atomic Sub Circles Globe Under Water
The U S nuclear powered submarine Triton completed an underwater 36000 mile global circumnavigation in 84 days. Skipper Capt Edward L Beach received the Medal of Merit from President Eisenhower at the White House after the voyage which included brief surface trips to transfer a sick crewman and honor Magellan.
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Washington
U. S
Ferdinand Magellan
Montevideo
Uruguay
Triton
Macon
Cadiz
Spain
Magellan
Edward L. Beach
Delaware
White House
Eisenhower
Beach
Skate
Hawaii
Atlantic
North Pole
Seawolf
Navy
Groton, Conn
Electric Boat Division
General Dynamics Corp
Birth Control Pill Approved by U S Federal Agency
The FDA approved Enovid as safe for birth control after a four year, 1500-woman test across Puerto Rico, Los Angeles, San Antonio, Boston and Japan. The pill costs about $10 to $11 monthly and requires a doctor's prescription. a 20 pills per month schedule was noted.
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Washington
G. D. Searle and Co
Chicago
Puerto Rico
Los Angeles
San Antonio
Tex
Boston
Japan
Food and ‘Drug Administration
John L. Harvey
L. D. van Ant Werp
Primary Election Turbulence Causes Jolt Wagon Ride
Sherwood Glutz comments on the rough primary election, noting the fast, old fashioned process and the hardships of candidate selection. He suggests those not called up or down may not be ready, stressing lessons about friendship and political involvement.
Girl 12 Rescues Four Children In Fire
Ida Belle Buchanan a 12 year old Negro sixth grader ran into a burning two story East St. Louis building Monday to rescue four young sisters and their infant brother. She saved the four girls and carried one to safety before the baby perished as flames raged. Fire Chief Gerald M Fallon said the mother was away when the fire started.
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East ST. Louis
Til
Ida Belle Buchanan
Gerald M. Fallon
Embassies Spy Nests Defector Says Spy Ties Revealed
Lt Col Frantisek Tisler, a Czech defectee, testified that about 45 percent of his country's embassy staff in Washington and UN personnel in New York were engaged in intelligence activity. He said his role was to recruit Americans to supply U.S. military secrets, with four staffers in Washington and one in New York also involved.
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Washington
West
House
U.S
Soviet Union
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Francis E. Walter
D-Pa
Italy
Frantisek Tisler
Tisler
Czechoslovakia
United Nations
New York
Sniper Wounds Sixth Person in Nashville Shootings
W. L. Fuqua, 35, of Donelson, Tennessee, was shot in the arm by a midnight sniper terrorizing a railroad yard in Nashville since April 24. He reported not seeing the shooter. The sniper has wounded at least six people and fired at trains, a service station, a house trailer, and a county patrol car, with most incidents south of the city.
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Nashville, Tenn
W. L. Fuqua
Donelson
Tenn
Fuqua
Louisville & Nashville
Governor Davis takes office as Long loyalists falter
Jimmie H. Davis becomes governor amid Earl Kemp Long’s political setback as New Mexico voters brace for governor races and congressional contests. House investigators probe possible Federal Power Commission influence on gas bills while Eisenhower signals planned Asia visits. Meanwhile a Cuban jail release and Rockefeller convention maneuvering shape a day of political shifts and international notes.
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Jimmie H. Davis
Earl Kemp
Louisiana
New Mexico
U.S
House
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Jerome K. Kuykendall
House Legislative Oversight Subcommittee
Civil Rights Act Inspections Probe Four Southern Counties
Atty. Gen. Rogers seeks to inspect voting records in McCormick County South Carolina East Carroll Parish Louisiana Webster County Georgia and Wilcox County Alabama noting possible racial discrimination. Justice Dept says thousands of Negroes live there but none registered to vote and officials dispute charges of bias. The Civil Rights Act was signed by President Eisenhower and Rogers acts on first business day.
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Washington
Atty
William P. Rogers
Rogers
Justice Department
Jave
McCormick County
S. C
East Carroll Parish
Webster Cne Ga
Wilcox County
J. Fred Buzhardt
H. Henderson Bruce
Wilcox County Board of Registrars
Preston
Florrie H. Mc
Kinnon
Webster County
Eisenhower
Smith Leads In Two Panhandle Precincts
In Hardy County two precincts at noon show Hu lett C. Smith ahead of W. W. Barron by 33-28 and 17-13 respectively. The Citizens For Smith For Governor Committee chair confirms the results. Unofficial Beckley precinct reports also indicate a large Smith margin.
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Hardy County
Hulett C. Smith
W. W
Wally” Barron
Smith
Citizens For Smith
Voting Surge Marks Local Races Across Multiple Precincts
Reporting across Elkins Court House Central School and North Kanawha shows heavy turnout early, with 105 ballots by 11 a.m.. delays noted at some precincts while others report steady or rising flow. Notable first voters include Ira J. Williams and Betty Mae Maynor. several precincts note shifts as day progresses.
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Ing
Court House, Elkins
Central School
North Kanawha
City Hall
Ira J. Williams
Betty Mae Maynor
Court House
East Park
Elkins
Johnsstown
East Beckley
Whitestick
Lincoln School
Worley Road
Stratton
Sylvia School
Sunrise
Bradley
Thompson
Harper Road
Woodrow Wilson
Institute
Cotton White
Shady Spring
Coca Cola
Oakwood Ave
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State Department
Lincoln White
White
Christian A. Herter
Herter
Kremlin
Berlin
Lewellyn Thompson
W. Va
Federal
Okeh
Sherwood Glutz
Neely
Wife
Korea
Leslie Glass
Associated
Richard Valeriani
Burlington
N.J
Tony Ortega
Havana
Republican National Committee
Nelson A. Rockefeller
William Denman
John B. Wallis Jr
Wilkes-Barre
Denman
Shirley
Panhandle
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