France weighs EDC fate after Brussels talks collapse
French Premier Mendes France meets with U S Ambassador Ok, cites Brussels failure on the European Defense Community pact. He faces cabinet and assembly scrutiny before deciding on ratification amid Churchill urging quick action. Possible alternatives to salvage the defense plan are discussed as Parliament prepares to vote.
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Case Dismissed In Assault Count
City Judge Lacy West dismissed charges of being armed and assault against Mi gaan Morrison. Morrison was arrested July 29 after a car dispute over a gun on Brooks Circle. The judge found no proof of armed status or assault and Morrison failed to appear for the hearing.
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Kingsport Jaycees Win State Award for Outstanding Club
Kingsport Jaycees accepted the quarterly state award for best club in a 10 000 to 25 000 population town at a joint meeting of the Tennessee Jaycees in Bristol. President Tom Browder cited Teen-Arc Ronde Miss Kingsport Pageant and Junior Golf Tournament as key projects. The Kingsport group had previously won the club of the year honor in its class last May.
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Eisenhower signs law to outlaw Communist Reds
President Eisenhower signed the bill outlawing the Communist party and cracking down on Reds in labor unions. Press Secretary Hagerty announced the move from Eisenhower’s vacation HQ as administration warned against turning Reds into propaganda martyrs. The bill passed Senate 79 to 0 and House 285 to 2, with efforts to bar Communist party membership eventually blocked and warnings of constitutional process to remove subversives.
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Foreign troubles may overshadow Congress record says Demos
Journal report notes Democratic critics warn foreign crises could eclipse the Congress performance praised by Eisenhower supporters. Senators Mansfield Jackson and Russell weigh Indochina and the EDC, arguing foreign policy may drive voters this fall while Republicans tout legislative gains.
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Special Session Sought To Impeach Edward Friar
Nashville August 24 report says a petition among 1853 lawmakers seeks a special session to impeach Secretary of State G Edward Friar. Sen Paul A Graham and Richard Elty cited no charges and circulated the move after Friars political break with Gov Frank Clement became public before the August 5 primary.
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Moulton to join Automotive Safety Foundation advisory group
D W Moulton will serve on an advisory committee for the Automotive Safety Foundation, which conducts a Tennessee road survey. He plans to attend a Nashville meeting Tuesday as part of a petition effort signed by state figures including four senators and 99 representatives. No date for a session is set, Gov. Frank Clement on vacation unavailable for comment.
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Injured Bays Mountain worker faces finger crush
Sam Carroll, 38, of Morrison City, employed 21 years at Bays Mountain Construction, was treated at Horston Valley Community Hospital for a crushed right ring finger. Doctors reported severed tendons and he may miss work as the 1953 Legislature confronts reelection dynamics.
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President Eisenhower Praises 83rd Congress Record
President Eisenhower, in a nationwide radio and television address from Denver, lauded the 83rd Congress for a “fine record” toward a stronger America. He urged voters to back the GOP in November, emphasizing tax cuts, expanded Social Security, price support shifts, new weapons, and programs he said would benefit all Americans, while urging continued support for his administration's agenda.
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Plane search for missing airliner continues
Amsterdam reports search crews comb the stormy North Sea for a Dutch airliner missing en route from New York with 21 aboard. Fragments of wreckage and a child's body were recovered, tentatively identified as one of the Yarrow twins from Woodbury Connecticut.
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Ousted Chief Chooses Death in Brazilian Crisis
In Rio de Janeiro on August 24, 1954, Brazil’s longtime leader Setuno Vargas shot himself after 58 generals forced his resignation. He died in the palace, fulfilling a vow to leave office only by arrest or death. Vice President Josa Gale Filho stood next in line for the presidency as turmoil erupted after a failed assassination and widespread mutiny within the military.
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Johnson Death Raffles Police
A 56 year old farmer, Dunnley F Johnson, was found dead in his barn on Saturday at the Johnson farm Route 1 in Gate City Virginia. State police and Scott County Sheriff W C Salyers pursue multiple leads but the death remains unsolved three days later. The weapon is missing, a pouch was dragged on the farm, and officers suspect one or more assailants carried the body from the barn to a shed and hastily buried it amid weeds.
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This Could Be Your Story Polio Victim's Wife Speaks
A Ringaport resident recalls the shock of polio in her family and the emotional toll on wife, children, and husband. She credits the National Foundation for Poliomyelitis Prevention and Warm Springs with support that helped the family rebuild after the illness.
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Charges Against Senator Listed
Washington Ale 04 five categories of charges will be publicly aired starting Aug 31 to probe whether Senator McCarthy should be censured. The list includes contempt of the Senate or a committee, influencing officials to break laws, handling confidential documents, abusing colleagues, and pressuring Brig. Gen Ralph Zwicker in the Army hearings. The committee noted it may still consider all charges during hearings and did not preclude broader inquiry.
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