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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, March 8, 1962

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 8, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The Stais and stows knt the annual my at altar in South Germany. The race which has been held former than a Century had to be run with imported animals since the local of Popula Tion has been depleted. Up photo drop for 4th straight session n met Ratyn Teh Royal out  Seti Rine. San pm Samll Oil Thell Tram Socony sri r is o cat Sto no stud Park Tao to g put i nil them Rama transit pm Tel Oil in club did air old fruit us Uel univ Oil Wurn Lamb writ in a Ltd a8 wretch cd Venatt she 3p.m. Wed. 46% 17% 3% 7% 38% so 54 i 7� i 40 17% 54% 71% m i my is 3j% 1 4% 48% 27% 70%90% a 29% 3is 100% Clote tue i. 53% 58 56% 190% go 3% 57% 36% 75% 39 50% 53% 7s% 40% 17% 55. 21% a 54% .3 14% 33% 115 27% 70 56% 91% 38 29v. 36 100% Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith. Frankfurt Mutual funds prices a by United press International mar. C mar. 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Powers seemed a Man bound by the principle see no evil hear no evil speak no  it was the same tuesday. Sorry Mission failed for the first time he himself explained publicly what he meant to get across by his courtroom apology for his Mission. However he had already told his family in a tearful reunion and they had then told the press. This explanation was my main sorrow was that the Mission failed and i was causing unfavourable publicity for the  the handsome Young Pilot a smile at the Corner of his lips left the old Senate office building with his two Sisters As big an on Iron. As when led away to serve his so Viet jail term in 1960. But As he emerged from the shadows of criticism and secrecy he heard himself praised in a crowded Senate hearing room is a courageous Fine Young  this was How sen. Leverett Sai Tonstall r-mass., commended the u2 Pilot after members of the armed services committee heard Powers Tell the Story of his flight Over Russia capture and Imp is  other senators joined in patting Powers on the Back. Here is what they said sen. Prescott Bush  am satisfied he has conducted him self in exemplary fashion and in accordance with the highest traditions of service to one coun try. Sen. Harry f. Byrd  has been Frank and i air also very much gratified that or. Mccone John a. Mcrorie director of the Central intelligence Agency has testified that so far As he knows that no action has been taken by you which was contrary to your instructions or contrary to the interests of this  however Powers was criticized by sen. Francis Case . Case said or. Powers was clearly a skillful flier but i still regret he told the russians that he was sorry. They made a lot of propaganda out of  meanwhile a new controversy erupted Over in old subject the policy role of Powers employer the Cia. Chairman j. William Fulbright of the Senate foreign relations committee criticized both the Tim ing of the u2 flight just prior to an East West Summit meeting and former president Dwight d. Eisen f Hower s acknowledgement of it after Powers fell into russian hands. Fulbri ight said he questioned Cia chief Mccone about the proposed creation of a Senate House commit tee to maintain a close Check on the Agency s operations. Mccone agreed to testify later on the measure. Highlights of a summary report on the Cia s questioning of Powers released by the committees u2 pilots were not selected or trained As espionage agents. Their Job was to Fly the plane and it was so demanding an assign ment that on completion of a mis Sion physical fatigue was a Hazard on  the Poison Needle played up Turing Powers trial Vas intended or use primarily if the Pilot were subjected to torture., there were no instructions t h a t he should commit suicide and no Tat be station that he would do so. V Powers was one of the out standing pilots in the whole v2program. He was proficient both As a flier and As a navigator and showed himself Calm in emergency situations rfcs Mission was a particularly gruelling assignment across Russia. The  was not in tense in the sense of physical Vio Lence or severe hostile method and. In some respects he washable to resist answering specific  Powers refused to name other u2 pilots for example saying they would lose their jobs if he did. He states they the russians accepted this  at his own suggestion. Powers was give a lie Detector test by the Board of inquiry. The expert operating the device said Power displayed no indications of Devia Tion from the  at first he said he tried to Tell the russians that he had Straye Daver their territory by mistake but he russians retrieved so much of his equipment that he realized it was Best to Tell the truth. S us officials said Powers will repaid what is due to him under his contract. He was employed at $30.000 a year and the amount he has coming is understood to be something in excess of $50,000  
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