21 Aug 1947
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1947
Page
1
London reports a government move suspending pound to dollar convertibility to conserve dwindling dollar reserves. Chancellor Hush Dalton warned Britons of further shortages in food and other imports as the new financial arrangement took effect at midnight.
A-US move to bring the Greek border dispute before the United Nations Assembly follows Russia vetoes in the Security Council. Dalton notes talks on revising loans to Britain and Greece, with a commission still on Greece's frontier watch as the Balkan issue lingers before the world body.
Refugees aboard three British ships United States Brasil and Cuba move toward disembarkation amid Inter American Conference talks. Britain seeks a compromise on Palestine policy while Cuba Brazil and the U S discuss economic guarantees and potential resettlement in Germany or elsewhere.
A surplus forecast fuels Republican pressure to cut taxes while Soviet objections loom over proposed Anglo American German industry terms. U S officials acknowledge the plan but Russia argues it conflicts with the Potsdam framework. The London conference aims to bolster western economic stability as Seoul talks stall and Korea Austria disarmament efforts lag.
Democratic Senator O Mahaney and Republican Senator Young urged either enforcement or repeal of the lobbying law as 847 registrations are cited. They fault the act for lacking designated congressional examiners and for insufficient disclosure of salaries and expenses by registrants.
The People's Rally, founded by De Gaulle last April, plans national scale entry in October with full tickets in county municipal elections. Delt Saulleson to explain reasons for veiling the organization into party, marking first time the former French President will participate in a French election.
Senator Brewster of Maine says Republicans do not seek an extension for the war investigating committee's life. He says the panel will resume its inquiry into wartime plane contracts on November 7, and that, despite reorganization, the committee should not be dissolved.
Enrollment at Dobyrse Bemnec High School will occur next Tuesday at 5:02 PM under Principal Nemeth. Students planning to attend in the fall opening on September 4 are urged to enroll now, with exceptions for late entrants to be announced. New students with prior high school work will enroll by grade on specified days, with juniors and seniors registering on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively. Sophomores and others will register later in the week, and the overall process aims to place students for the upcoming school year.
The Kingsport district awards a bid for about nine miles of county road blacktopping as part of a planned 133 mile program. The low bid was 1868 cents per square yard, submitted by a firm represented by Cutter Tate, with work to begin within weeks.
State Police report a tractor trailer crash on T. F. Highway 33 east of Abingdon left two dead and several injured. Victims include Claxton Bell Robinson 2 and Richards Bedell Jr. of Atlanta plus William Rickard Bedell Jr. from Birmingham. serious injuries to Withers Ford 27. Driver J C Wyeal was jailed in Washington County on manslaughter charges.
The forecast shows temperatures surging to between 97 and 106 degrees across the Midwest and Plains, with 100 degree plus heat expected in many states from the Rockies to the Mississippi. No moisture expected, as New England and mid Atlantic remain near normal and crops face stress from the heat.
The October Crimea Detective magazine presents two Tennessee murder cases. The first details the hammering death of Mrs. Florence McAllister in Burtonsville and the pursuit and conviction of Bruce Davis. The second, Case of the Coiled Clue, involves Horace Kyte and Berman Ward of Bulls Gap and a cable wire clue that solved the killings.
Washington AP reports Senator Bridges of New Hampshire says President Truman's budget review shows record tax receipts and warns that political vetoes robbed the nation of a 1948 tax cut. He predicts renewed Republican pressure as Congress returns, while Truman argues the surplus should fund debt retirement and a domestic emergency fund despite GOP aims to slash spending.
Cadiz reports 260 known dead with about 30 bodies still feared beneath wreckage. Approximately 5,000 injured, including 250 seriously hurt, and thousands more with cuts from flying debris. Mayor Francisco Sanches Cosgia appeals for aid and reconstruction funds of about 10 million dollars.
The Wagner Act revision under the Taft Hartley Act ends today with many NLRB cases to be dismissed. Union signatures and non Communist affidavits are required by tomorrow for new filings. Crosstown committees and CIO AFL unions face new reporting rules.
Reportless fragments describe inter city traffic issues and a driver’s sudden stop near a cross street. The notes reference weather, coal and electrical fan use, with vague mentions of street conditions and public safety reminders.
Navy pilot Commander Caldwell flies the Douglas SkyStreak D938 at Muroc California to set an international air speed record of 640.7 miles per hour on a 1 563 mile course. The record surpasses the prior 648 mph by Gloster Meteor IV. Caldwell completed four runs with fastest time 653.4 mph.
The Paraguayan government says it has captured 3,300 insurgents and surrounds the remainder near the Paraguay River 40 miles south of Asuncion. Two rebel gunboats surrendered to Argentine authorities and rebels are said to be fleeing to Argentina.
A high official stated that a Dutch move in Indonesia could resume on a large scale, with possible actions against the Indonesian Republic. Discussions in the Netherlands and Indonesia mentioned a drive to Jogjakarta, Republican capital, amid Cabinet shifts and strategic political maneuvering.
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