Red Forces Take Laotian Outpost
Neutralist sources report Pathet Lao troops drove neutralist forces from Ban Kosi an outpost on the road from Xieng Khovang to the Plaine des Jarres. General Kong Le initially refused to withdraw but later agreed to a pullback then reversed his stance triggering a cease fire collapse.
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Vientiane
Jane
Pathet Lao
Ban Kosi
Xieng Khovang
Plaine Des Jarrey
Kong le
Dong Danh
Plaine Des Jarres
Ban Hova
Xieng Khouand
Illness Halts Gate City Murder Trial in 1962 Case
The murder trial of Harold Light, charged in the 1962 killing of Henry Webb near the Virginia Tennessee line, was continued until May after Light’s attorney Bill Todd of Kingsport fell ill. Light surrendered to deputies after the crime and claimed Webb assaulted a woman, leading Light to shoot in self defense. Five shots were recorded with powder burns. Light was intoxicated at surrender.
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Gate City
Harold Light
Henry Webb
Cecil D. Quillen
Light
Bill Todd
Kingsport
Quillen
Todd
Scott County
Webb
Virginia-Tennessee State Line
Carter's Valley
K. H
Bear) Darnell
Virginia
Murder Trial Days Later On Five Thousand Bord
Kingsport resident Kares Crumley, 33, faces grand larceny and embezzlement charges for allegedly taking 200 in cash from Hopkins Apple House where he worked. Kingsport native Orbett Guy charged with malicious wounding in a Gate City shooting at a beer hall near the state line. Route 4 Church Hill resident Sonny Darnell, 21, to be tried on a robbery tied to a December 12, 1962 theft from Bill Poff of Gate City. Rogersville man Barney Anderson, 39, faces breaking and entering and grand larceny after allegedly taking 200 pounds of meat from Glen Akers’s Copper Creek storehouse on December 19, 1962. Ft Blackmore resident Bert Head, 42, to face statutory burglary charges.
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Kares Crumley
Kingsport
Crumley
Hopkins
Apple House
Orbett
Guy
Robert Fields
Gate City
State Line
Sonny Darnell
Route 4
Church Hill
Darnell
Bill Poff
Barney Anderson
Rogersville
Anderson
Glen Akers
Copper Creek
Bert Head
Ft. Blackmore
More Charges Await Estes in Major Fraud Case
Billie Sol Estes, free on a $100000 bond, faces 32 more state and federal charges as trials loom. He recently received a federal 15 year sentence on five counts of fraud and conspiracy tied to 24 million in mortgages. Estes plans appeal while awaiting two July 8 trials and concurrent terms could total 15 years.
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EL Paso
Tex
UPI
Billie Sol Estes
Wonder of
Agriculture
Estes
R. Ewings Thomason
John D. Cofer
Austin
Thomason
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Sheriff’s Office
Southern Christian Convention
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Collins Chew
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Bill Bullis
Colonial Heights Christian Church
Kyle R. Simplot
Harrodsburg, Ky
Detrex
Kol
Memorial Blvd
Peggy Ann
Lfred Johnson
Jersey
Crystal Room
Famous Brand
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Young Men's Shop
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