The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-02-16
NATIONAL
NEWS
SUMMARY
u. Y. LANCASTER. R.

. SUMMET REJECTED
. NORFOLK MERGER
. CUBA EXPELLED
A SUMMIT BID by Soviet
Premier KGushchev has been
rejected by the q. S. and Brit
ain. The Red leader had pro-
posed that next months 18-na-
ton disarmament conference at
Geneva be turned into a meeting
Of the heads Of state of these
nations to try to work out a solu-
ton to the arms race. President
Kennedy wrote Khrushchev
Wednesday that much clarity
ing work" toward disarmament
win have to be done before a
summit meeting is held. but he
did hold forth the possibility OF
q. s. participation in a summit
conference at a later date. Some
Observers in Moscow think
Khrushchev may go to Geneva in
March anyway for propaganda
purposes.
TWO CONDITIONS under
which he would attend a sum-
mutt meeting were listed by
President Kennedy at his news
conference Wednesday. In res
ponse to q reporters question,
the President said he would go
to help complete or ratify an
agreement for which there had
been adequate preparations at
lower diplomatic levels or if
there were a crisis which threat
ened to erupt into war.
FRANCIS GARY POWERS re-
turned to the U. S. Sunday and
has been reunite with his wife
and parents. President Kennedy
said he is cooperating voluntari-
" with officials who are ques-
uontng him about his ill-fated
flight over the Soviet Union in
1860 and that he will eventually
be available for questioning by
Congressional Committees and
viii appear at a news confer
ence. The 32-year-old-pilot has
been kept in strict Seclusion
since his release from behind
the Iron Curtain last Saturday,
and his exact whereabouts was
not revealed even to his sisters.
David Brinkley, NBC newscast-
er. reported Tuesday night that
two things have been learned:
Powers W did develop mechan-
ical trouble and he was forced
to descend to q lower altitude
where he was WITHIN. 'range of
Soviet gunfire. He was kept in
isolation three month before his
Moscow trial and subjected to
psychological conditioning" in
GLIDING drugs.
THE MERGER of Norfolk
county and South Norfolk was
approved by voters of both To-
callties In q special referendum
Tuesday. The plan was approved
by a margin of better than 2 to
l. or 4.83O-2,O27. in Norfolk coun-
ty which is threatened with an
nexation from Portsmouth, but
1t had roughter going in South
Norfolk where the vote was L.
8O9-l 1886. The approval of voters
In both localities was necessary
before the plan could be SUBJ
mtted to the General Assembly
for final action.
ABOUT 40 BOMBS planted by
the rightist secret army organi-
cation exploded in the Algerian
port city of Oran Wednesday.
Tie plastic bombs. which have
become the trademark of the
extremists who are trying to
keep Algeria under French con-
troll, set fires in various parts
Of the city.
STEEL LABOR contract me-
gotations began Wednesday in
Pittsburgh in an unprecedented
aura Of harmony. Both sides are
under pressure from President
Kennedy to reach agreement
without resort to a strike or a
new wage-price spiral. both of
which the President has said
could be detrimental to the ma
tons economy. The union has
agreed not to ask for any basic
wage hikes but will press in
stead for more supplemental
benefits such as vacations,
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