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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1954
Page
1
Sullivan County campaign clash features Sheriff candidate Sheri Ham Hurd accusing Democrat David Gray of traveling to Nashville to block an audit revealing discrepancies in Gray’s office. Hurd denounces Gray, cites beer crackdown claims, and touts reform plans with GOP backing amid a crowded rally.
Raymond Givens of Baton Rouge is named director of instruction in the city schools. He holds a B A from Southwestern Louisiana Institute, an M A from the University of Texas, and is pursuing a Ph D at Peabody College. Givens has taught in Texas and Louisiana and led an elementary school in Jackson Mississippi. He succeeds Swick, recently appointed superintendent.
The Associated Press reports Browning claims Clement would end segregation in Tennessee schools. Clement tours Greenfield Covington and Shelby County as campaigning intensifies. Browning asserts charges against him are false while violence and unrest shadow the campaign season.
New York case reports Joseph D. Nunan former quilan head tax collector receiving five years imprisonment and a $15,000 fine for income tax evasion. Judge Willer Bruchhausen stated Nunan’s conduct cannot be condoned after indictment covering five counties and misreporting income from 1946 to 1950. The government cited taxes paid totaling $200,437 versus $291,523 due.
In Guatemala the ruling military Junta ordered President Carlos Castillo Armas' private army to disband and go home amid public resentment. An American Embassy spokesman warned of a possible pop war uprising in the capital as the junta dismantled Armas' armed liberation army, a move linked to the overthrow of Communist-backed President Jacobo Arbenz Guatemal. Regular army units and cadets clashed with irregulars for hours, using mortars and tanks.
Dubyns Bennett High School opens registration Thursday from 2 to 5 at the high school office. Paul R. Elliott, principal, states the registration is for city residents who never attended D B High. Students previously enrolled at Kingsport Junior High last year should not report.
Browning defended his platform focusing on fiscal balance tax reform and state services while Clement accused him of cowardice over segregation and political clashes. The governor addressed a rainy Giles Tomby courthouse rally in Pulaski and earlier tensions included claims of hotel deals and secret letters with state officials. The televised Knox ville speech and a statewide radio address intensified the public dispute, with Clement vowing to break with anyone if needed.
Edward Leonard Preston reports a Trans Atlantic airliner carrying twenty eight passengers including a baby and two crew crash landed near Norwich after fuel exhaustion in dense fog. Pilot injured. many survivors evacuated to Buckus Hospital while authorities verify identities and search for any unaccounted passengers.
Secretary Dulles sharply accused the Communists of violations of the Korean armistice but said they were not serious enough to resume war. A new protest was sent to Britain over the loss of three American lives when a British airliner was shot down near Heinan Island. Senator Cooper spoke on TVA appointments and defense plans, while the White House said Eisenhower would designate the new TVA chairman if confirmed.
Clarence Washington aged 32 an airman at nearby McGhee Tyson Air Force Base was killed in a car crash when the vehicle he rode in struck the rear of another car. The incident marks the first traffic fatality in Alcoa in 11 years.
NASHVILLE August report states Comptroller Jeanis Bodfish citing months of pressure and threats from the governor’s administration and opponents as reasons for releasing a statement that she will not support Governor Clement’s reelection bid. She says her decision rests on basic truth and honesty, not campaign prop language, and notes she has not endorsed any candidate.
The Senate approved a six member inquiry panel to examine nearly 30 overlapping charges against Senator McCarthy and advance a censure motion. The panel, led by Knowland, is tasked with drafting a report within two weeks while vast disputes over timing and scope linger. Fulbright warned a final report before January seems unlikely as party lines cloud consensus.
Walter Moody, candidate for State Senate, says he met with Harry Lee Senter on three platforms in Emmell School and Fairview School in Sullivan and Hawkins counties. Moody claims Senter has offered no clear positions while Senter issued a debate challenge to Lewis Chase. Moody argues voters in Sullivan and Hawkins counties do not need debates between candidates.
Voters in Tennessee may face showers on Thursday affecting turnout for the primary. Weather forecasts call for scattered rain with total rainfall around 0.44 inches possible, potentially easing as the day progresses. Local officials urged voters to plan for wet conditions and stay informed on any weather advisories.
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