This is a UPI Radio Telephoto from March 1961 with attached news item. The photo shows Flora McCann, wife of imprisoned Robert McCann crossing the border from Hong Kong to China to visit her husband. Photo is rather blurry and measures 9" x 7".
News item reads;
EN ROUTE TO VISIT HUSBAND
HONG KONG: Mrs. Flora McCann waves farewell to friends as she crosses the border here, March 28th, en route to visit her imprisoned husband, Robert. She received special permission to visit her husband, who is reportedly dying of cancer inside Red China. McCann 59, of Altadena, Calif., was arrested in Tientsin in 1951 and is serving a 15-year term on spy charges.
3/28/61
In 1951 Robert McCann was arrested, “tried” by the Tientsin High People’s Court, and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment “for carrying out espionage activities.”
He was finally released in April 1961, but sadly passed away 28 days later at Clark Air Force Base, Philippines, en route to the United States.
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