Titov Gets Hero’s Welcome in Moscow Flight Toasts Moon Visit
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev greeted spaceman Gherman Titov at Moscow airport with embraces and kisses for Titov and his family. Titov and Khrushchev then rode to Red Square amid cheers from seven million Muscovites as Yuri Gagarin watched with a smile.
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Moscow
UPI
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Titov
Tamara
Rome
Siberia
Marshal
Soviet Union
Klementi Voroshilov
Tilov
Yuri Gagarin
Red Square
Gherman Titov
Kingsport Citizens Leave for Two Weeks at Fort Benning
About 125 Kingsport area soldiers from Company 4, 370th Engineer Battalion, Army Reserve, commanded by Capt. William E. Lay, depart Sunday at 8 a.m. for two weeks of engineer construction training at Fort Benning, Georgia as part of the U.S. Army Reserve training program.
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Kingsport
Pt. Benning
Army Reserve
William E. Lay
Ft. Benning
Batcalian
U.S. Army Corps
Racial Violence Erupts In Nashville Near Store
In Nashville a confrontation outside the H. G. Hill store led to racial tensions and a fire on a car used for pickets. Police detained 13 people after a new clash, with injuries reported earlier.
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Nashville
UPI
Leo Lillard
Studebaker
Lillard
Ellen
Iim
H. G. Hill
Hill
Bob Stiles
Disarmament Talks Expected in Early September
Washington reports that the United States and Russia plan to resume preliminary disarmament negotiations on September 5 likely in New York. Arthur H. Dean may be sent back to Geneva to advance the stalled nuclear test ban talks while John J. McCloy and Valerian A. Zorin set terms for future East-West disarmament talks. The last general talks collapsed in June 1960 when the Communist side walked out.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Russia
New York
Arthur H. Dean
Geneva
White House
John J. McCloy
Valerian A. Zorin
Moscow
Library Opening Delayed at Kingsport Public Library
The Kingsport Public Library opening will be delayed for possibly weeks after a move to the old Post Office Building on Broad Street. The children's section has opened. delay due to unforeseen equipment delivery issues, says Mrs HJ Shivell, chairwoman of the Library Commission. The earliest opening date remains to be announced.
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Kingsport
Library Commission
Post Office
Broad Street
HJ. Shivell
Commission
Murder Hearing Set This Month
Clintwood Virginia AP reports a preliminary hearing for Alvin Neece, 42, of Wan Ruger Dickenson County, is scheduled for August 22 in Clintwood. Neece is charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Willy Mack Napier Castle, 35, of Trammell. The shooting at the Neece home followed an argument.
Victory Seen For Aid Bill In Senate Clash
In Washington, Senate Democratic leaders predict a hairline victory for President Kennedy on the $4.3 billion foreign aid bill while a frail margin looms over a Byrd amendment to fund the plan by annual appropriations. Treasury Dillon urged defeat of the amendment, warning of possible harm to Latin American development. Morton and Javits joined Republican support.
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Washington
Treasury
Byrd
Rubert H. Humphrey
Senate
Douglas Dillon
Dillon
J. Willian Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Urupuay
Kennedy
Latin America
Thurston B. Morton
Kentucky
Exgop
Jacob K. Javits
New York
Street Scenes Show Quirky City Moments
Comic hitchhiker on W Sullivan Street kneels to thumb a ride in a small foreign car while two men carry a shiny new bathub down Broad Street and a person deposits a letter in a Center Street trash can.
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W. Sullivan Street
Broad Street
Gan
Center Street
Pan American jet hijacked en route to Havana
Pan American World Airways reports a jetliner with 81 aboard hijacked while flying from Mexico City toward Guatemala and diverted toward Cuba. Air Force high command was alerted. a government spokesman noted possible prearranged action. Reports mention Bolivian foreign minister and his wife aboard.
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New York
Pan American World Airways Today
Central America
Cuba
Washington
Air Force High Command
Air Force
White House
Bolivia
Pan American Here
Mexico City
Guatemala
Castro allocates 10000 peso cap for cash returned
Fidel Castro announces that most Cubans turning in larger sums in the currency exchange will receive only 10000 pesos each. Cash above this, deemed hoarded, is confiscated. An exception is made for old persons and the crippled to deposit in special accounts.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Prie
Castro
Castig
Cuba
Castea
Grand Jury Recommends Ellington Notified of Irregularities
The Sullivan County Grand Jury at noon recommended that Gov. Buford Ellington be informed of alleged irregularities in both divisions of General Sessions Court and urged that a legislative committee be appointed to conduct an investigation.
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Blountville
Sullivan County
Buford Ellington
General Sessions Court
Atlas F missile shown by Air Force
Cape Canaveral report says the Air Force unveiled the Atlas F missile with a 6,300 mile range in 30 minutes and a 82.5 foot height. It reached 15,000 mph on a 5,000 mile Atlantic range test and will be stored in underground silos. Operational models will add storable fuel and a shorter countdown.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
United States
Atlantic Iast
Europe
Motions For New Trial Denied By Judge Smith
Blountville Criminal Court Judge H. Conway Smith denied motions for new trials for Howard Jack Taylor and Bradle Farmer. Taylor, 18, of Yuma, Va, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for a second degree conviction tied to the shotgun slaying of an Lynn Garden boy. Farmer, 33, was convicted of manslaughter in the death of a Church Hill man last Nose Year's Day and received a dist years in prison. Attorneys for Taylor were given 60 days to appeal, Farmer's lawyer 45 days.
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Blountville
H. Conway Smith
Howard Jack Taylor
Bradle Farmer
Taylor
Yuma
Lynn Garden
Farmer
Church Hill
Nine survivors of Swiss bus crash return to United States
Nine survivors recount their near death in the Lake Lucerne tragedy as they fly back to the United States. Al Crawford, a Cherokee Lake area resident, explains his car plunged into Boone Lake and floated for about 15 minutes before he escaped. He credits the car’s air pocket and quick action for his survival. Other survivors describe claustrophobic moments, with one woman noting an air space in the bus cabin. The incident left about 160 Americans missing or dead, with eight bodies recovered so far.
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New York
Switzerland
Lake Lucerne
Frank Creasy
al Craw
Ford
E. Catawba St
Boone Lake
Guy B. Crawford
al Crawford
Volks
Kingsport
Cvagen
Cherokee Lake
al Opeed
Guy B. Crateford
Guy B. Crawsford
AY Crawford
Guy B.ferent
Oz Ed
Pauline Hudson
Altoona
Mrs. Hudso
Julia Schultz
Investigation into Crawford death progresses with tissue report
Authorities continued probing the death of Guy 8 Crawford as they await microscopic tissue findings. Investigators questioned ten attendees at a gathering hosted by Albert Lea Jr. last Wednesday night. Two more agents joined the case, including Bill Chapman, a detector specialist.
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Guy 8
Crawford
Albert
Sonny) Lea
Bill Chapman
Latin America debates Kennedy aid program amid protests
At Punta del Este five nations backed a $20 billion target for Kennedy's aid plan while criticizing U S funding and governance. Ernesto Guevara attacked U S motives as Cuban exiles clashed in the hall. Argentina Brazil Chile Mexico and Peru pushed a watered down inter American framework, seeking self directed development and an advisory staff rather than a strong seven wise men council.
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William L. Ryan
Punta del Este
Uruguay
MAP
Ernesto
United Guevara
Kennedy
United States
Minis
Ter Fidel Castro
Raul
Alliance For Progress
Guevara
Ater
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Mexico
Peru
U. S
Latin America
Catin America
Dillon
Treasury
Douglas
Japan
West
Europe
European Allies Warned About Berlin Crisis
UPI reports U. S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk warned European allies that a major Berlin crisis is likely if the Soviet Union pushes, with Khrushchev’s hard line seen as a tipping point. Rusk urged a Western diplomatic initiative backed by Britain France and West Germany, possibly after the Sept. 1 elections, while NATO considers boosting forces ahead of a possible October or November clash.
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Paris
UPI
U. S
Dean Rusk
America
Berlin
Rusk
Lord Home
Maurice Couve de Morville
Heinrich von Brentano
NATO Council
United States
Europe
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
East Germany
Permanent Council
The
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Council
Weather forecast for today with scattered showers
Cloudy and warm conditions with potential scattered showers mainly in the afternoon. High temperatures pushed into the upper range of the day with similar warmth continuing into Friday. Local area expected to see partial sunshine as rain chances decrease later.
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U.S
PrbCiics
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