Powers Is Sentenced to 10 Year Term in Soviet Trial
President Eisenhower voiced regrets over the severity of Francis Gary Powers sentence after a Soviet court sentenced the U2 pilot to ten years loss of liberty with only the initial three years to be served in prison. U.S. officials indicated further moves may follow pending Moscow developments.
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Powers
Washington
Eisenhower
Francis Gary Powers
White House
U.S
James C. Hagerty
State Department
Central Intelligence Agency
Moscow
West
United States
Mt Hebron Cemetery referenced in church ruin tale
The Star notes a frightful bonor tied to the ruins of the Old Presbyterian church in Mt Hebron Cemetery with locals aware it was Lutheran. Roscoe Yancey, winner of a children’s show at Rouss Park, receives congratulatory mail from Ernie Neslerodt. A Rotary picnic watches a satellite pass from Lupton’s hill last night. Will Farrish of Virginia flying to Charlottesville for a Polo match against Winchester with a doubleheader Warrenton vs Winchester at 8 p.m. on Sensery Road Arena. A golfer calls Mt Hebron a place to find a partner and jokes about Mr Page.
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THE
STAR
Old Presbyterian
Mt. Hebron
Roscoe Yancey
Rouss Park
Ernie Nesselrodt
Lupton’s Hill
Will Farrish
University of Virginia
Lazy F Ranch
Houston
Tex
Charlottesville
Winchester
Warrenton
Senseny Road
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
and Page
Page
U N Security Council to Meet Over Congo Crisis
The United Nations Security Council was summoned to meet Sunday at 12 30 p m EDT to address the Congo crisis as Congo soldiers clash with U N Canadian troops in Leopoldville. Dag Hammarskjold warned of possible U N troop withdrawal if Congo Premier Patrice Lumumba’s government persists in disagreement. A four power meeting including Henry Cabot Lodge Vasily Kuznetsov Harold Beeley and Armand Berard was held to prevent chaos in the new African republic. Lumumba delegation delayed in London after Soviet jet liner denied landing at Idlewild.
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United Nations
N. Y
U.N. Security Council
United Nations, N.Y
Congo
U.N
Leopoldville
Dag Hammarskjold
Africa
Patrice Lumumba
Hammarskjold
New
African Republic
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
Harold Beeley
Armand Berard
Soviet Union
Council
Lumumba
London
Idlewiid
New Taxes Boost State Revenue
Virginia General Fund revenues in July rose about 30 percent from a year earlier thanks to new levies by the 1960 legislature. July totals reached 5.77 million dollars before whisky and wine duties, with cigarette cigar taxes set to yield about one million monthly in the coming biennium. Beer taxes added 1.63 million, while gasoline taxes jumped as prices rose, boosting July receipts to 7.72 million. ABC tax estimates and quarterly whisky wine reports follow.
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Richmond
Virginia General Fund
General Fund
General Assembly
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
ABC
Soviet Space Ship Launches Two Dogs and Animals into Orbit
Moscow announced a five ton Soviet space craft carrying dogs Strelka and Belka along with other animals is in orbit at 320 kilometers. The mission aims to test life support and recovery for humans in space with television updates planned on conditions and apparatus performance.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Moscow Radio
Strelka
Earth
Cocktail party at county jail ends with two charged
A planned cocktail party for inmates at the county jail ended when Richard Puffinberger, released Aug 8, brought orange juice laced with vodka for his former cell mates Claude Boaz and James Wingfield Harrell. Puffinberger faces municipal court on a contraband charge. Boaz faces a separate conviction, and Harrell had probation violations. The inmates were moved to the penitentiary in Richmond.
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Robert L. DeHaven
Richard Puffinberger
Claude Boaz
James Wingfield Harrell
Puffinberger
Madison Clowser
Carton
Crowser
Richmond
Boaz
Middletown
Harrell
Car Trunk Crash Kills Eight in Colorado
Eight people died near Alamosa Colorado including six children when a car driven by Audrey Eileen Cole of Grants New Mexico collided head on with a ten ton truck three miles north of Hooper on Colorado Highway 17. Survivors and injured include Floyd Hogan of Bentley Oklahoma and Charles Louis Robinson of Climax Colorado. A sale notice for a Cadillac follows in the clipping.
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Alamosa
Colo
Colorado
State Highway Patrol
Audrey Eileen Cole
Grants
N. M
Harriett Charlene Martin
Cole
Floyd Hogan
Bentley
Okla
Charles Louis Robinson
Climax
Hooper
Colorado Highway 17
Cadillac
Homer E. Alberti
Weekend Specials and Local Ads Collage
Local ads list bakery and pastry shop promos with Pineapple Cake and Peach Pie at Ward’s Pastry Shop, auto deals at Kern Motor Co, Valley Pride Bread note, a Potluck Yard Party at Ridings Chapel Church, fuel and oil service by Pocahontas Coal and Esso, notices of staff change at George Washington Garage, mattress offers at Grove Furniture Co, with prices and page markers included.
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Ward
Senate Wage Bill Faces Uncertain House Fate
The Senate passed the Kennedy minimum wage bill 62 to 34 amid expectations of House hurdles. Kennedy headed conferees while House opposition and Rules Committee delay cast doubt on conference chances. The bill would raise the wage floor and extend coverage to about four million workers, with key concessions to drop roughly 900,000 workers from coverage.
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Washington
Senate
House
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
House Rules Committee
Massachusetts
A. S
Mike Monroney
D-Okla
Richmond Police Corruption Report Cites Pattern of Payoffs
A 132 page Lumpkin report presented to the City Council details a long running scheme in which Richmond officers received protection payments from gamblers and bootleggers. Lumpkin calls for a 100 percent personnel overhaul of the vice squad except for its commander Lt. Russell Baughan and notes possible involvement of several officers. He criticizes top Safety and Police officials for enabling the operation while not identifying exact numbers of implicated officers.
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Richmond
FBI
Robert J. Lumpkin
Bureau of Police
Lumpkin
Harry F. Donovan
Council
Mander
Russell Baughan
Donovan
Claude Woodward
Safety One
W. L. Groth
Tieat
O. D. Garton
Harry L. Donovan
Grand
Pilot faces espionage sentence in Soviet trial
Francis Gary Powers, 31, was sentenced by a Soviet military court to ten years for espionage but with three years in prison and the rest as deprivation of liberty. Powers may be sent to a special colony or expelled after serving. His wife Barbara and mother were present as the verdict was read in Moscow where the trial spanned three days.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Francis Gary Powers
Powers
Roman A. Rudenko
Mikhail I. Grimov
Nikita
Khru
United States
Eisenhower
Victor Borisoglebsky
Soviet Trade Union
Oliver Powers
Barbara
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Mos
Jessica Hileman
AP Wirephote
Dennys Commission Auction Rt
Old Stone Church
Butler’s Packing House
H. W. Butler & Bro., Inc
Wyck
J. MO
Clarke County Motors
Berryville
C. E. Babb
Millwood, Ave
Jer
Sovet
Tass
U.S.S.R
Kern’s
Kern Motor CO
Valley Pride
Coun
Ridings Chapel
Pocahontas Coal & Esso Fuel Oil
A. C. Slonaker & Son
Ralph Lineburg
George Washington Garage
Mattress Grove Furniture CO
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Richmond Police Bureau
McCrory’s
Christian Fellowship Class Market St. Methodist Church
Howard Johnson’s
George Washington Hotel
Old Bethel Meth
Albin
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