Powers Sentenced in Moscow Spy Case to Ten Years
Francis Gary Powers, 31, was given 10 years of deprivation of liberty with three years to be served in prison after a three day trial in Moscow. The court cited mitigated circumstances and his confession, while his wife Barbara, mother, and other family were allowed brief visits.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Francis Gary Powers
Powers
Roman A. Rudenko
Mikhail I. Grimov
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Oliver Powers
Barbara
Military Collegium
Soviet Supreme Court
Francis Gary
Uss.r
Central Intelligence Agency
United States
Sverdlovsk
Eisenhower
U.S
U N Security Council to Meet Over Congo Crisis
The United Nations Security Council will convene Sunday at 12 30 p m to address the Congo crisis. Dag Hammarskjold warned Congo may face a withdrawal of U N forces if attacks on personnel continue. Lumumba denounced the note as blackmail as Congo soldiers clashed with Canadian U N personnel in Leopoldville.
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N.Y .Ap
U.N. Security Council
Congo
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N
Armand Berard
Hammarskjold
Patrice Lumumba
Lumumba
Republic of the Congo
African Republic
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
Harold Beeley
Soviet Union
Council
London
Idlewild
State Department
New York Port Authority
Leopoldville
Ralph J. Bunche
Bunche
John Diefenbaker
Senate Approves Wage Bill Despite House Doubt
The Senate passed Kennedy's minimum wage bill 62 to 34 with major provisions intact, but House prospects are unclear. Kennedy heads the seven Senate conferees, aiming to raise the wage floor to 1.25 and extend labor protections to about four million workers, while the House aims for 1.15 and about 1.4 million more covered. The House Rules Committee may block conference talks this year.
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Senate
House
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
House Rules Committee
Odessa Crash Fatal for Snyder Man
A Snyder resident, Luther Eldon McCollum, 44, died in a two car crash seven miles east of Odessa at about 8 a.m. today. The Byrd family of Monahans suffered injuries. McCollum died of chest injuries after his car crossed the center line following a tire blowout.
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Luther Eldon McCollum
Snyder
Monahans
McCollum
Medical Center Hospital
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Joan Byrd
Larry
Robert
Byrd
Lucille McDow
McKinney
Georgia Ruth Boyd
Margie Nail
Dunn
Gladys Skinner
Dallas
Wallace McCollum
San Francisco
Elmer McCollum
Compton
Calif
Bolger Funeral Home
New Push For Gas Bill Is Being Mapped
Washington AP reports 1961 gas bill plans by Rep. Ikard and Rep. Rogers to offer new measures next year. They seek House action to pressure Senate consideration, aiming to exempt independent gas producers from federal regulation despite past vetoes lifelike to Truman and Eisenhower.
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Washington
Frank Ikard
D-Tex
Congress
Walter Rogers
House
Senate
Supreme Court
Federal Power Commission
Truman
Eisenhower
Plans To Boost Party by Eisenhower TV Appeal
President Eisenhower pledged to appear on election eve television and join other political events to aid the Republicans. GOP chairman Len B. Morton said the White House call outlined a campaign plan featuring mostly nonpolitical appearances to spark public interest in the President and party.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Len Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
White House
GOP
Morton
Republican Party
President Regrets Severity of Powers Sentence
President Eisenhower regrets the severity of the sentence handed to U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers. The White House said the decision will not end U.S. interest in the case as authorities indicate further actions may follow depending on developments in Moscow. Hagerty noted the President and State Department will keep pressure for better treatment and justice in the trial.
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Eisenhower
Francis Gary Powers
White House
James CC. Hagerty
Powers
Hagerty
Secretary of State
State Department
U.S
United States
Moscow
Central
Storms and Tornadoes Roil West Texas Front
A cold front stalled over West Texas spawned a ground tornado near Marathon with no injuries reported. Residents watched the twister for about 30 minutes as hail and heavy rain followed. The system caused up to 3.5 inches of rain in the Panhandle and knocked down power poles near Pecos while a funnel was seen near Beaumont with no damage.
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Associated Press
West Texas
Marathon
Big Bend
Panhandle
Pecos
Texas
Texas Electric Service Co
Beaumont
Paris
Fort Worth
Abilene
Big Spring
Wink
Air Force to Try Aerial Recovery of Discoverer XIV Capsule
Air Force Flying Boxcars depart from Hawaii to attempt the first aerial recovery of a Discoverer XIV space capsule. The capsule from the orbiting satellite will descend via parachute into Hawaiian waters after slowing rockets. Previous Discoverer XIII recovery failed due to radio fixes.
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Vanderbert Air Force
Basf
Calif
Air Force
Hawaii
Navy
North Pole
Hawaiian
Weather Summary for Texas Regions
A fragmented forecast notes high Thursday around 68 degrees with low in the 70s and 7 am readings. Partly cloudy Saturday with widely scattered afternoon thunder showers across East South Central North Central and Southwest Texas with lows in the 70s and highs near 90s.
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North Central
Texas
Northwest Texas
West Gulf
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