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Newspaper

Kingsport Times

Location

Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Jan 06, 1955

Page

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Dag Hammarskjold Goes to Work in Tokyo Meeting

UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold met in Tokyo with Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai and other Peiping officials to discuss espionage tensions and United Nations mediation plans. He was accompanied by Undersecretary Bak Park and aides Waldack and Find as talks continued over the weekend.

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Defense Emphasis Shapes Budget Debates in Congress

President Eisenhower backs defense over a balanced budget as Pentagon plans suggest force levels around 830,000 with potential reductions and flexibility tied to world conditions. Wilson proposed 2,815,000 by June 1956, while House figures seek cuts in nonessential spending to fund military strength and deter aggression. Rep. Gannon urges restraint to avoid harming essential services, as lawmakers debate appropriations and manpower goals amid security concerns.

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Hitchhiker Knew He Was Well Off

A Kingsport briefing reports an elderly hitchhiker wisely refused a ride on Center Street while a driver was found intoxicated and charged with drunken driving. The case led to license suspension terms and multiple fines for public drunkenness and related infractions in City Court.

Iman Kingsport Charles Fore Ford Center Street Wanniog Munwathy Driunken Lacy West B. Fi Culshall

Officers Probe Theft Of Tools In Ridgefields Home

Sheriff A R K Hurd and City Detective J M Broyles investigate a Tuesday night theft from a Ridgefields area house under construction. About 400 dollars worth of tools including a drill, sander, saw, broom, brace and bit, and hand tools were taken after an unlocked entry. Anyone with tips should contact the sheriff or Broyles.

A. RK. Hurd J. M. Broyles Ridgefields Broyles Uden

Charles T Herndon Dies In Pulaski Virginia

Charles T. Herndon former Kingsport attorney dies at 64 while en route to Radford hospital. Funeral will be at Barris Funeral Howe Chapel. Survived by son Charles T. Herndon Jr and daughter in law, with relatives in Bartlesville and Florida. He was active in Rotary Club and lived in Kingsport for years.

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Prisoners Beat Father in Jail Attack

Everett Rainy reports a man and his two sons were beaten by fellow inmates in Williamsburg Kentucky. The 16 year old and his 12 year old brother were among the injured, with bruises and holes in backs. The father, jailed on a bond issue, was severely beaten with a tree limb. inmates blamed him for the attack. The youths were placed in protective custody as authorities investigate, and a local farmer's family offered help while current details remain unsettled.

Williamsburg Kyo Jan Everett Rainy John Proffitt

March of Dimes Drive Kickoff in Tri Cities

More than fifty area March of Dimes leaders met at the Kingsport Inn where Mrs. Erwin Russ outlined the 1955 National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis program. The drive aims for a million dollars with heavy funding for patient care and polio prevention. Sullivan County chair J. F. Trawick announced a $50,000 county goal, while regional organizers and volunteers unveiled events including a radio telethon, mail campaigns, balloon sales, and house-to-house solicitations across Johnson City Kingsport and Bristol.

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Committeemen OK Jail Plans in Blountville

Blount County jail committee reviews plans for a new facility here. A small creek behind the courthouse raises flood concerns, prompting a pause for engineer input on flood risk to the basement. Architect Milton Robelot will provide information shortly, with a Monday meeting set to review either rear-site construction or an alternate county lot east of the building.

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Pilot crash lands light plane after gear torn off

Clark escaped serious harm when his light plane crash landed in the desert dry lake bed. The wreck tore off landing gear but he walked away with only minor injuries after a lengthy air and ground search mobilized by CAA and Civil Air Patrol.

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Bristol Mayor Calls Tobacco Law Unfair

Bristol Mayor Thom S Curtin of Bristol Tenth yesterday argued that strict enforcement of Tennessee tobacco taxation is unfair and would slash revenue for state city and Sullivan County. He urged further consideration as officials in Bristol and nearby Twin Cities push back against the law while Harry Lee Senter represents affected merchants in talks with Commissioner Atkins and Governor Clement in Nashville.

Hristol Jan. K Thomas S. Curtin Bristol Sullivan County Curtin France Z. D. Atkins Tenn Kand Va Harry Lee Senter Nashville Affits Frans, Clement

Three-Way Wreck Injures Two People

A three car collision at the Bayme Kingsport Bristol intersection injured two people. Howard Jewell of Rowe Elizabethhton drove a 1956 model toward Joltagon City when Werder Harris Bristol service map saw the oncoming car, which collided with a 1959 model driven by Gordon Dykes of Kings.

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Four Killed in Auto Accidents Near Ashland City

Four persons died in two separate automobile crashes near Ashland City on January 6 according to the highway patrol. Among the dead were soldiers from nearby Fort Campbell: Alva D. Cook of Headquarters Company, 18th Airborne Regiment, and Sat Cravis L. White, 8th Airborne, Artillery Battalion.

Ashland City Tain Powbe Highway Patrol

June to January Weather Fades in Kingsport

The weatherman warns Kingsport that the prolonged warm spell will end this afternoon as cooler air moves in by morning. Forecasted highs drop and temperatures slide, ending the recent stretch of milder weather.

Kingsport Mercury

Sells Hearing Scheduled Today

The report notes a preliminary hearing set for Friday morning amid weather and court updates. It mentions B. Sells, a 2-year-old boxer, and Ruth Hommel, mother of five, with details of the felonious assault case and a bond outcome for Russ Newland.

B. Sells G. Gilbreath Jr Mercury Ruth Hommel Holston Valley Community Hospital J. M. Brorles San Francisco Jai Solis Russ Newland Associated Madelcharge Hommel Frank Gloust

Eisenhower urges strong military in State of the Union

President Eisenhower told a newly Democratic Congress that peace and prosperity look brighter yet urged continued federal taxes and stronger atomic power. He backed swift response to aggression and warned against buying peace at honor’s expense while outlining peacetime economy progress and a proposed six month youth service option.

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Panama Police Hold American Among Suspects

Panama police held 34 year old Louis Irving Lipstein, a New York schoolteacher, as a suspect in the Sunday slaying of President Jose Antonio Remon. Investigators questioned about 70 suspects after Remon and two others were shot at Juan Franco race track. Roy Bettis, 35, a Panama City resident and Canal Zone employee, was cleared of wrongdoing. Ex-president Arnulfo Arias, a Remon foe, was moved to national guard headquarters after being detained nearby. Police noted German Lehmeisser rifles were among the murder weapons. Lipstein’s clothes test positive for gunpowder, raising suspicion about his role. He reportedly refused to leave Panama as his visa and travel plans were unsettled.

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