1960 Press Photo New York Oliver Powers in Overseas Press Club Conference NYC
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OLIVER W POWERS FATHER OF U-2 PILOT FRANCIS POWERS WIPES AWAY A TEAR AT A NEWS CONFERENCE AT THE OVERSEAS PRESS CLUB HERE 9/25. THE ELDER POWERS WHO WITNESSED HIS SON'S MOSCOW TRIAL SAID HIS SON HAD TOLD HIM HE DIDN'T BELIEVE THAT HIS PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN OVER RUSSIA. HIS STATEMENT LENT SUBSTANCE TO THE AMERICAN BELIEF THAT THE HIGH ALTITUDE JET SUFFERED A POWER FAILURE INSTEAD OF BEING HIT BY A ROCKET AS THE SOVIET UNION CLAIMED.
