Powers family arrives with U2 pilot from Moscow
The parents Oliver W Powers and Mrs Jessica Hileman arrive at Idlewild Airport New York with Francis Gary Powers sister and newsmen present. Mrs Powers sits in a wheelchair flanked by her husband, a Virginia shoe repairman, as officials assist.
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Francis Gary Powers
New York
Idlewild
Moscow
Copenhagen
Oliver Powers
Pound
Oliver W. Powers
Jes
Sica Hileman
Engineer Manfred Gerlach Confesses Espionage Rooted in Dresden Trial
In Dresden a trial opened for Manfred Gerlach 55 a top East German aircraft engineer who confessed to betraying secrets of jet production to West Germany. Neues Deutschland reported the espionage case while East German authorities announced 147 alleged American spies arrests. The failed jet prototype had been promised to Walter Ulbricht on May 1 1959 and crashed before delivery.
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Berlin
Manfred Gerlach
West Germany
Communist Party
Neues Deutschland
Dresden
Walter Ulbricht
Gas stations plagued by robberies over 30 months
Police report 109 robberies occurred at 150 all night gas stations during a 30 month period in Paris.
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Paris
Police Today
Berryville Public Message Encourages Respect for Youth
Berryville notes emphasize welfare of city and nation as key, urging hot rod club members to aid motorists and adults to treat youths as equals. The piece argues against prejudice, stating trust is earned by fair treatment and responsible actions.
Barbara Powers Reunites With Husband in Moscow Secret Meeting
Barbara Powers and Francis Gary Powers met alone in a Moscow prison cell for over an hour in a secret visit. Lawyers said Barbara, 24, remained hopeful about a mercy petition to Soviet leader Brezhnev and that Powers’ cell was larger and had a window.
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Moscow
Barbara Powrs
Francis Gary Powers
Turkey
Soviet Union
Barbara
Frank Rogers
Roanoke
Rogers
Alexander Parker
Richmond
Leonid Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Parker
Georgia
Powers
Hall of Columns
Supreme Court
Stock Market Slips After Four Day Rise In New York
The AP stock average fell .50 to 224.70 as leaders retreat, driven by autos, steels, oils and chemicals. Industrials down 1.30, rails off .10, utilities up .10 amid slack trading and a general profit taking mood. Dow Jones noon average 640.49, bonds uneven. no rally stimulus seen. Baltimore sales report cattle calves and cows in various price ranges, hogs around 17.75 to 17.50 for mixed lots, and spring lambs at 20.00.
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Associated Press
Dow Jones
Baltimore
USDA
Chicago livestock market report shows mixed hog and cattle prices
Chicago Herd numbers show hog throughput around 6000 with varied weights and grades. Prices range from 12.75 to 16.50 for different hog cuts and weights, while cattle, calves, and sheep also move at multiple levels with steers 20.50 to 25.00, heifers 20.00 to 23.50, cows 13.00 to 15.75, bulls 15.00 to 20.00, and lambs 19.50 to 21.00 depending on grade and weight.
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Chicago
USDA
Police Seek Bird Poisoners in Ridgefield New Jersey
Bergen County officials report over 100 robins and starlings killed after eating bread crumbs mixed with rat poison as investigators search for those responsible. The incident adds to a string of local animal welfare concerns amid community fears.
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Ridgefield
N.J
Bergen County
Chicago Grain Futures Open With Little Change
The Chicago Board of Trade opened with a sluggish session as grain futures barely moved. Wheat drifted modestly, corn and oats stayed near unchanged, and soybeans fluctuated within a narrow range amid light activity.
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Richmond (P
Chicago
Board of Trade
Barbara seeks Khrushchev interview in Yalta trip
Barbara plans to leave Moscow Friday for Paris if no interview with Khrushchev or Brezhnev is arranged. Accompanied by her mother Mrs. Montine Brown and her doctor, she will stay in Paris with Dr. Baugh's brother. Powers' parents arrived back in New York Wednesday night.
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Barbara
Nikita Khrushchev
Yalta
Khrushchev
Brezhnev
Moscow
Paris
Montine Brown
Milledgeville
James Baugh
Baugh
Powers
Mrs Dorothy Cobb to Direct Winchester Memorial Nursing School
Mrs Dorothy H Cobb arrives as director of Winchester Memorial Hospital School of Nursing reporting September 1. Freshman training begins September 5. A Georgia native and widow of Howell Cobb Sr, she previously directed at Illinois Wesleyan University and Sacramento Junior College. She holds a University of Georgia nursing degree and a Western Reserve master’s degree. She is active in the Episcopal Church and several nursing and professional groups.
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Dorothy H. Cobb
Winchester Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Georgia
Cobb
Howell Cobb
Athens
Albany
Howell € ‘Sb, Jr
Beaumont
Texas
Normal
Ill
Illinois Wesleyan University
University of Michigan School of Nursing
University of Georgia
Western Reserve
Sacramento Junior College
University of North Dakota
Episcopal Church
the Legion Auxiliary
The
National League For Nursing
American Nurses’ Association
Busae and Professional Women’s Club
Former British Diplomat Found Shot to Death in Rome
Harold Charles Gibson, 63, a former British embassy first secretary in Rome, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot. Police recovered a letter before his death and noted historic anti Communist activity rumors tied to his name. He leaves a widow Ekaterina Alfimova Lescenko and a nine-year-old son.
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Rome
Harold Charles Gibson
Gibson
Prague
Ekaterina Alfimova Lescenko
England
Danville Library Talks Collapse End of Segregation Talks
Negotiations aimed at reopening Danville’s segregated libraries collapsed with blame exchanged between Negro and white leaders. Mayor Julian R. Stinson said talks ended due to outside influences, while Negro attorneys cited lack of assurances for reopening to both races if NAACP suit withdrew.
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Danville
Julian R. Stinson
Stinson
J. L. Williams
Ruth Harvey Wood
Martin A. Martin
Richmond
Ministers unite against Castro regime at OAS meeting
Foreign ministers including Herter condemn foreign meddling in Latin America and back a joint economic effort led by the United States. Argentina seeks a new Marshall Plan while a Bogota conference to draft the program is planned for September. Also reported, a large scallop bed found offshore near Cape Canaveral.
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Tion
Roa
Herter
Latin America
Argentina
United States
Bogota
Colombia
Virginia rally highlights Kennedy Johnson ticket pitch
The article details a Virginia rally where Kennedy and Johnson courted support amid parade tensions. Stuart Baker's campaign float was banned on political grounds by Luray officials, while Charm al Kennedy praised Almond as a longtime ally. Johnson thanked Virginians and pledged to vote straight Democratic ticket with Byrd’s aides noting Capitol Hill duties.
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Richard Nixon
Henry Cabot Lodge
William C. Battle
Charlottesville
Kennedy
Virginia
Woodstock
Sen. Robertson
Stuart Baker
Arlington
Luray
Baker
Alexandria
Almond
Los Angeles
United States
Johnson
Charles R. Fenwick
John
Son
Senate
Ralph Kaul
Congress
Joel T. Broyhill
Kaul
Sen
Byrd
Capitol Hill
Hammerstein Ashes Placed In Ferncliff Cemetery
Oscar Hammerstein's ashes were interred at Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale in a brief service attended by family close collaborators Richard Rodgers and Howard Lindsay. The Rev. Donald Harrington spoke and recited a lyric from The Sound of Music.
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Hartsdale
N.Y
Oscar Hammerstein
Ferncliff
Hammerstein
Richard Rodgers
Donald Harrington
Community Church
New York City
Hammerstein's Final Show, “‘the Sound of Music
Howard Lindsay
Aid bill targets larger armed forces than economies allow
The measure lists nations such as Korea, Formosa, Vietnam, Turkey, Pakistan, Cambodia, Greece, Iran, Laos, the Philippines, Spain and Thailand as examples. It mentions 172 million dollars in technical assistance and 700 million for loans to underdeveloped countries for economic aid to friendly but not heavily armed nations.
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Korea
Formosa
Viet Nam
Turkey
Pakistan
Cambodia
Greece
Iran
Laos
Philippines
Spain
Thailand
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