25 Apr 1963
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1963
Page
1
Fire crews from multiple states fight a large forest blaze on Iron Mountain near Elizabethton. North Carolina to Tennessee teams work from a central control camp using maps, radios, and backfiring to create a 50 foot firebreak while engines, planes, and bulldozers push the line.
US Undersecretary of State W Averell Harriman arrived in Moscow carrying Kennedy's message to Premier Khrushchev and planning talks with Foreign Minister Gromykin. Harriman aims to secure Soviet support to restore peace and neutrality in Laos as Geneva accords co-chair. Britain co-chaired the conference and backs stability amid renewed fighting.
Washington reports that overall living costs rose one tenth of one percent to a new high in March despite a drop in food prices. A rise in used cars housing and other items offset the food decline, with the March index at 106.2 percent of the 1957-59 base.
Soviet paper Trud reports East German medical student Olga Bauer was arrested in Moscow for passing anti-aircraft and civil defense information to the U S Central Intelligence Agency. The article labels her an unwanted guest and cites prior Western espionage cases while offering no trial details.
In Memphis, judge reviews Alma Herring Cook Calvert Cox McLary Theede Massey as proposed executrix of a $5,000 will. She is the sole beneficiary and has past convictions including accessory to murder, a 10 year sentence, larceny, and a noted homicide death involving husband No. 2. Judge Sylvanus Polk appoints Moris J. Gannon Sr. as executor.
AP reports a persistent fire on Iron Mountain in Cherokee National Forest has blackened about 2,400 acres as it spreads anew north of Watauga Lake. Forest Service crews fight through the night with 150 workers from Tennessee and neighboring states amid ongoing arson concerns and gusty winds that hampered suppression efforts. A firefighter is injured, and air tankers drop retardant as planners tally area divisions and continued containment efforts.
The City Court trial of James M. Deakins 18 postponed to Tuesday morning amid Kingsport Press strike turmoil. Deakins faces leaving the scene of an accident after allegedly driving through a picket line on Pros and Roller Streets and striking Max Calhoun as he walked. Calhoun was injured. Deakins posted $50 bond and remains free. Police investigated by Frank McNew and Ralph Milly.
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