TUESDAY. MARCH 6. 1962 i Powers |to Tell For First Time WASHINGTON (AP)—U2 pilot Fra no? Gary Powers wiH tell his story in' public today for the first lime' since he was convicted ini Moscow of being an American «py- : ! Chairman Richard B. Russell, D-Ga.,; announced, -yesterday the flier wjl| appear at 2 pun. at lan open session of the Senate Armed Services Committee.- It 1 will:be Powers ‘first public appearance since he was released on Feb. 10 in exchange for (the Soviet spy, Rudolf L Abel. j THE : DECISION to question Powers at an open session was announcedafter a closed briefing by Central Intelligence Director John A. McCone before two Sen ale subcommittees. McCone was reported to have told these grpups be was satis fied with Powers’ story and felt the flier should not be critized for what happened when his high flying reconnaissance plane came down deep inside Russia on May 1.1960. Some senators who attended the briefing told newsmen they felt Powers had been criticized un fairly, and that it would be to gnHß;wßWßß«immaiaag«iwnuaßa«Bg 1 RADIO'PHONO § I *| SERVICE * I 1 pick up-AD 8-6021 { f = delivery | TELEVISION! «{ "J wU SERVICE I L- U V CENTER | 232 S. ALLcJf ST. g ; \ IV ‘ 1- i . - I i j ’ :•! Circulation Meeting Tonight 7- *l‘-f r* i if > [the advantage of the United;had “no idea what it was.” States as well as of Powers him-j The Senate Armed Services self to give a public accounting.! Committee said-a Central Inttl- THEBE HAVE BEEH Agency statement on the plaints among some members of| case . would be made public at Congress that Powers should havej noon today: destroyed the plane before-bailing! OWE SOURCE said Powers had out As it was, the plane and it?-successfully undergone be detec eouipment were recovered virtu- tor tests. This informant said ally intact by the Russians. that as: be now understood it. Just what it was that knocked Powers believes his plane was the plane out of the skies has knocked down by “a near miss never been made clear. Powers * . Huas,aa "****" refused to say at! his Moscow , » supposed to have «- Ti, . . J ploded close enough to knock the! trial that his craft had been hit:aircraft out of control and send it; by '.a. rocket at 68,000 feet Hepitching so violently earthward! conceded he felt an explosion that the pilot was unable to ac while at this altitude but said he'tivate* self-destruction devices, j Republican leaders Will HARRISBURG (ff) Republi cans reportedly were seeking can-' didates from the Pittsburgh and I Philadelphia ■ areas yesterday to round out the organization-backed ticket far statewide offices this! year. Leaders from all 67 counties and the GOP State Committee are due here today to look over and informally enclose the regular slate for the May IS primary, headed .by U.S. Rep. William W. Scranton, of Dalton; for governor, Need a *, ; ■ ! tPifr »■ kiH Froth Out To ,v 1. t;. 3. '. • I } *• J THE DAILY COUEGIAN UNIVHSITY PARK. | PENNSYLVANIA U 2 Story in Public COLLEGE STUDENTS Part Time 15 Hours weekly to do promotion and advertising for tho Min-Max Teaching Machino Afternoon and Evening Hoars Only Salary $4O " Call Mr. Carroll —ID 8-3001 SORORITY PLE ood Activity? F R HUB ground floor Mall Comer Room leef to Complete State [and U.S. Rep. James B. Van Zandl lof Altoona, lor the U.S. Senate. The field for the lieutenant gov ernor and secretary of internal affairs -nominations looked wide] open. A survey of Republican sources indicated the organization would like a woman for the internal affairs post and a Catholic and a metropolitan area resident or residents, to balance out the ticket. 1. j i ' Here's Searchers Recover 96 Bodies In 111-Victim African Plane (rash DOUALA, Cameroon (AJP) —[gers said a crew of 10. It plunged Search, teams struggled through into the coastal swamps just two dense African jungle Vast night [minutes after what seemed to ;to recover the 111 victims of theibe a normal take-off. &!! 1“ D«mala. «rline spokesman c ™\ "We believe everyone on f u ei 7 ;^ r , aS^,. < *f ti^.l f^ ar t. was killed instantly when, carping vacationers to Europe. it^e p j a!V . hit tho mud. There was By nightfall M torn and charredS no explosion, but the fuel bodies had been assembled in a.burst into flames on hitting the jungle clearing three auks from ground. High flames could .be where the iDiir-cix&ine CAlcdonui seen frouv the suxport terminal Airlines plane crashed after tak- two miles away andthey burned ! ing off from Douala Airport Sun- mosti of the night” day night for Luxenbourg. _ • , , ... Rescue Kart clawed into “THAT WAS an we can really the swamps but ram and the thope to find, said a Douala air-,swamp slowed the pace of rescue .port officer. “Conditions could not work and multiplied the difficul jbe more difficult” ities of investigations seeking a The DC7C carried 101 passen-lctue to the crash. ART CONTEST FLOATING EXHIBIT Sponsored by-Pi Gamma Alpha Local Fine Arts Honorary •—Cosh Prizes :. ’ ! ' i ‘ —Chance to sell art work if so desired —Winner's Work will be displayed in University Residence Areas ' / '■ 7 Watch future Collegian* and campua Bulletin boards ; for Complete rules GES: Your Chance !!v :30 h * - ' i 212-213 HUB arrow Waring Pollock Wamodc j'-r: '!■:. ; i>- * '• » *• ' -s-Y'-**.'.. y * * ; t > J rl i ' -,r PAGE THREE
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