Powers' Lawyer Hopes For Lenient Sentence
Francis Gary Powers faces a Soviet military court trial for a U2 flight. His attorney Mikhail Grimov urged leniency, citing Powers's contrition and behavior during testimony. Powers defended his role as a pilot acting under orders and expressed regret over the May 1 mission.
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Moscow
Francis Gary Powers
Mikhail 1. Grimov
Powers
Grimov
Soviet Union
Grimiov
Moscow Radio
Paris
United States
Nikita S Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Victor Borisoglebsky
Congolese Soldiers Attack Canadian UN Unit at Leopoldville Airport
Congolese troops assaulted a Canadian United Nations detachment at Leopoldville airport mistaking them for Belgians. The Canadian captain was knocked unconscious as Lumumba threatened a Katanga invasion if the UN fails to act. A Congo delegation heads to New York to appeal to the Security Council. Lumumba warned the army could finish Katanga within a week, seeking foreign help if needed.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Leopoldville, the Congo
United Nations
Leopoldville
United States
Patrice Lumumba
New York
Congo
United Nations Security Council
Lumumba
Katanga
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Security Council
New African Republic
Ghana
Soviet Union
Hammarskjold
Moise Tshombe
Mitchell Says Most Workers Back Nixon
Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell said a majority of rank and file union members favor the Republican ticket in 1960, as in 1956, after a White House call with President Eisenhower to discuss routine business.
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Washington
James P. Mitchell
White House
Eisenhower
Weather update for Texas regions brief and cloudy
A weather note reports temperatures across Texas with highs mostly in the 80s and 70s. Expect partly cloudy skies through Friday with scattered thunderstorms and minor changes in temperature. Winds are light from the east in the West Gulf area and variable elsewhere.
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Snyder
South Central
North Central
Texas
West Gulf
Fulbright probes possible influence on State Department funds
Sen. William Fulbright opens a probe into alleged pressure by a Republican campaign aide James Shepley on fund distribution. He may discuss the department's role in sponsoring a project to bring 250 African students to U S colleges amid partisan controversy sparked by Sen. Hugh Scott.
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Associated Press
William Fulbright D-Ark
State Department
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U. S
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
GOP
Senate
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Sen. Scott
James Shepley
Richard M. Nixon
Laos Neutral Takes Over Power From Souvanna Phouma
Capt Kong Le announced he is handing power to Prince Souvanna Phouma after the National Assembly ratified the new neutralist government. Kong Le will set up an office at Festival Hall to monitor reforms and neutrality talks.
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Vientiane
Laos
Kong le
Souvanna Phouma
National Assembly
Festival Hall
Kong
Souvan Ra Phouma
Pathet Lao
Panhandle Storms Drench Panhandle and North Texas
A wide band of thundershowers swept across North Central Texas and the Panhandle. Severe storms dumped 3.5 inches on Skellytown and 3 inches on Pampa while Perryton logged 2.54 inches as the front brought heat and humidity to other regions.
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Associated Press
Texas
Panhandle
Skellytown
Pampa
Perryton
Dalhart
Amarillo
Dallas
Houston
Wichita Falls
Newport
Arthur City
Colorado
Farwell
Childress
Oklahoma
Pene Rs
Galveston
Palacios
Corpus Christi
Crash In Southern Morocco Kills 20 aboard Plane
A four engine military transport aircraft exploded and crashed in southern Morocco killing all 20 aboard. The passengers were French sailors and their families bound for a base near Agadir.
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Casablanca
Morocco
Agadir
Coverage Of Wage Bill Debated In Senate
The Senate debates Kennedy’s wage bill aiming to raise the minimum wage from 1.00 to 1.25 with three-step increases and extend coverage to nearly five million workers in retail, hotels, and restaurants. A Monroney amendment could cut coverage to about three million, trimming retail and service sectors.
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Senate
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Ments
Sen
Spessard L. Holland
D-Fla
Everett M. Dirksen
Lilnow
Kennedy
A. S
Mike Monroney
D-Okla
Monroney
Herter Backing Venezuelan Move at OAS Meeting
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter was to weigh in at the OAS meeting in San Jose on Venezuela’s push to condemn the Dominican Republic for alleged aggression. Maduro ministers pressed for a quarantine and possible breaking of relations, while Dominican Foreign Minister Porfiro Herrera Baez challenged the evidence and suggested exploratory talks to mend ties.
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OAS
U .S
Christian Herter
Organization of American State
San Jose
Costa Rica
U. S
Whiting Willover
Vincio Fernandez
Herter
Christian A. Herter
United States
Dominican Republic
Organization of American States
Venezuela
Romulo Betancourt
Ignacio Luis Arcaya
Betancourt
Francis Gary Powers
Moscow
Herrera Baez
8 Day Oil Production Pattern Set For State
The Railroad Commission ordered continuation of the eight day pattern for September with a statewide allowable of 2 645 306 barrels per day an increase of 47 152 barrels due to calendar day differences. Weiss will be closed 22 days in September vs 23 in August. Major and independent producers testified. Humble and Standard urged ten days while Mobil Sun Texaco asked nine days and others recommended eight days.
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Texas
Charles Keeble
Houston
Humble
Standard of Texas
Mobil
Sun
Texaco
Personal Income Rises to 407 Billion in Latest Report
Washington AP. Personal income of individual Americans rose to a record annual rate of 407 billion dollars in the latest Commerce Department release. The gain stems from a federal pay raise and a surge in construction, offset by declines in farm income and manufacturing payrolls. The year over year increase from June is about one billion dollars, roughly one fourth of one percent.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Castro Shakeup Expected in Cuban Navy After Plot Rumors
Reports say Castro brothers led a sweep of anti government forces in the navy with about 300 arrests at Casa Blanca base near Havana. Navy chief Juan Castinena denial of arrest and unclear whereabouts followed claims of a dissident naval plot to revolt or defect. Fidel Castro visiting army bases in Las Villas while Raul Castro heads armed forces officials.
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Havana
Castro Brothers
Castro
Casa Blanca
Cuba
Armed Forces
Navy
Juan Castinena
Fidel Castro
Las Villas
Cienfuegos
Naval
Echo satellite to pass into Earth's shadow Sunday night
Washington AP report says the Echo I satellite will move into Earth shadow for the first time next Sunday night. Scientists debate whether the 100 foot plastic sphere will contract and collapse or shrink slightly and reform after two months in darkness.
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Washington
Echo I
Air Force
National Space Surveillance Control Center
Bedford
Mass
Delta
John W. Townsend
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Echo
Townsend
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Laumumba
Mitchell
Nixon
Scott
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Stanford Bradshaw
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George Anderson
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