Powers testifies on U2 mission during Moscow espionage trial
Francis Gary Powers told Soviet judges he did not foresee harming the summit nor triggering a conflict. He said he was ordered to fly from Peshawar and acknowledged infringing Soviet frontiers. He admitted using Soviet ground stations including one at Stalinabad for navigation.
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Barbara Powers
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Bodoe
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J C Penney to Move New Sarasota Store Near South Gate
J C Penney Co announces a new two story Sarasota store of 30 000 sq ft adjacent to South Gate Shopping Plaza to triple the Main Street location space. Construction starts next year with a year to complete, 1 250 parking spots, built by W C Harris & Co and leased long term.
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Reid H. Laney
Siesta Drive
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W. C. Harris & Co
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Harris
Penney’s
Sarasota
Laney
Florida
Tamiami
J. C. Penny Co
South Gate Shopping Plaza
Herter Weighs Venezuela Push at OAS Meeting
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter prepared to back Venezuela’s call for condemning the Dominican Republic over alleged involvement in an assassination plot against President Betancourt. He may urge caution against full quarantine while ministers decide on measures at the San Jose gathering.
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Costa Rica
Christian A. Herter
United States
Dominican Republic
Herter
Organization of American States
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Venezuela
Romulo Betancourt
Ignacio Luis Arcaya
Betancourt
Areaya
Castros Smash Plot Forces Cuban Navy Shakeup
Reports say the Castro brothers overturned a dissident naval plot and arrested about 300 sailors at the Casa Blanca base near Havana. Navy chief Juan Castineira was reportedly missing, while Fidel and Raul Castro reportedly led a wide roundup of suspected conspirators across the armed forces.
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Fidel Castro
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Cienfuegos
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Senate weighs new workers covered by wage bill
The Senate moves to decide how many workers will be covered by Kennedy’s minimum wage bill after rejecting amendments. The measure would raise the rate from 1.00 to 1.25 an hour in three steps and add about 5 million employees, mainly in retail, hotels, and restaurants. Debate could end tonight with possible compromises, including Monroney’s plan to limit coverage to firms with multi state outlets over one million dollars in sales.
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Massachusetts
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D-Fla
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Illinois
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D-Okla
Monroney
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Congolese Forces Attack UN Officers at Ndjili Airport
Congolese soldiers disarmed and beat 14 Canadian UN officers at Ndjili Airport while hunting for Belgian spies. One Canadian captain suffered serious head injuries as reinforcements were sent and a Congolese delegation prepared to warn the UN Security Council against a Korea-like crisis.
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the Congo
UPI
Ndjili
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U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Rikhiye
Sonic Boom Sets Atlanta On Edge After Night Flight
A supersonic BSS jet bomber broke the sound barrier over Atlanta on Wednesday triggering panicky reports of bombs. The sonic boom shook downtown and woke residents, including Mrs Landis Worth who said her family were thrown from bed by the explosion near midnight.
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UPI
Landis Worth
Mt. Vernon Woods
Port Charlotte traffic summit on U S 41 to curb deaths
Four people died and about 50 crashes occurred on U S 41 in Port Charlotte over two years, prompting a 7:30 p m meeting at the Port Charlotte Community Center with State Road Department planning engineer Tom Bates. Attendees will review SRD traffic flow plans for the highway split, discuss installing a traffic signal via North Tamiami Drive, and consider lowering the speed limit.
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U.S. 41
Port Charlotte Community Center
Tom Bates
State Road Department
SRD
State Road Board
al Rogero
Tamiami Drive
Galway Lane
Charlotte County Commission
Manatee Phone Service Disrupted in Bradenton
Emergency crews worked through the night to replace two underground telephone cable sections damaged by water. The outage affected about 1,500 phones in the area south of Bradenton. By morning most were restored and a General Telephone Co. spokesman said remaining lines in Bayshore and Fairlane Acres would be normal in two to three hours.
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General Telephone Co
Bayshore
Fairlane Acres
Weather Eye Local Forecast and Readings
Partly cloudy through Friday with widely scattered showers after noon. Highs 90 to 93, lows 72 to 76, northeasterly winds 8 to 15 mph, higher near showers. AP roundup lists yesterday highs, today’s lows, and a four hour precipitation ending 6 am. city readings include Albany to Albuquerque and Boston to Chicago with varying conditions. Storm drainage ad invites Bayshore Gardens after which the ad hints at a local open line in morning hours.
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