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Kingsport Times

Location

Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1954

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Hoodlum Sought In Attempt On Reuther Life

Detroit authorities hunt Santo Perrone and three others linked to a 1948 gun attack on labor leader Walter P. Reuther, then UAW president. Jacobs, Tecumseh, Ontario repairman, is jailed in Windsor awaiting extradition after being tied to the shooting scene.

Detroit INL Santo Sam) Perrone Walter P. Reuther Patie Reuther CIQ United Auto Workers Union Phil Murray CI0 Perrone Senate Crime Committee Clarence Jacobs Tecumseh Jacobs Wayne County Gerald K. O'Brien Sev Revither

Mundt proposal to form new all powerful Senate committee

Washington INS reporting UIA clashes as Sen Karl Mundt proposes a new all powerful Senate committee on un American activities. Sen William Jenner and Sen Joseph McCarthy reject abolishing their current panels and oppose shifting authority while Mundt argues his plan clarifies jurisdiction without undermining existing investigations.

Washington INS Karl Mundt Senate Committee On un-American Activities William E. Jenner R- Indi Internal Security Subcommittee Joseph R. McCarthy R-Wis Jenner Mundt McCarthy South Dakota Republican House Un-American Activities and

Communists Demand Renewal Of Talks In Korea

In Tokyo the Communist high command in Korea urged renewed prisoner exchange talks and blamed the UN command for the program's collapse. They demanded keeping prisoners who refuse repatriation beyond the January 22 release date. Kim Il Sung and Peng Teh-hual praised the commission's majority report in a letter to Lt. Gen. Thimayya, while denouncing Swiss and Swedish delegates for their minority view.

Tokyo Nsi High Command Korea Red Chieftains Kim Tl Sung Peng Teh-hual K.S. Thimayya Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission

Atomic talks agreed. timing unsettled in Washington

The United States and Russia reached a preliminary accord to start atoms for peace talks in Washington. No date was set and timing remains unclear as Dulles intends early procedural conversations. Moscow cited Ambassador Georgi Zayubin to represent Russia. Eisenhower’s UN address urged peaceful use of atomic tech.

Warren Rogers JR Washington United States Russia Cornel Apwane Cepe Tae Moscow State Department Georgi M. Zayubin Dulles Berlin Foreign Ministers Britain France Eisenhower United Nations

Mrs Luce Warns Of New Dangers From Italians

Ambassador Clare Boothe Luce warned officials of a rising Communist strength in Italy and urged certified American economic and military aid to bolster a pro Western government. She believed Italy's immediate crisis could be resolved quickly, but cautioned about long term non violent communist tactics.

Washington Clare Boothe Luce Italy Giuseppe Pella P Hanes Pew

Koreans Bow To UN Warning

Seoul bows to a stern UN Command warning and backs off from invading the truce zone. Defense Minister Sohn Won Il says South Korea will not use force to stop Indian roster checks, but vows to rescue about 22,000 unrepatriated POWs after the armistice deadline if not freed. General Taylor warned UN troops would halt any invasion of the neutral zone.

Seoul INS South Korea United Nations Command Syngman Rhee Republic of Korea Adm. Sohn Won Il Eighth Army Maxwell D. Taylor Korea Taylor ROK T. Pyun Sohn Rhee Pyun Defense Ministry Taylors

Fire destroys homes of five families in Va

A Dorchester Va blaze Wednesday left 30 persons homeless in three houses. No one injured. Fire started in the middle house occupied by John W Teasley and Paul Crowder families. Norton fire department lacked water supply and saved a fourth house with stream water. Center house and furnishings were a total loss.

Dorchester John W. Teasley Paul Crowder Rob Franklin Sarah Crowder George Duncan

Love Wins Out as Patino Withdraws Marriage Injunction

Antemar Patino consented to the marriage of his 18 year old daughter Maria Isabella to 20 year old James Goldsmith of London after a two minute hearing in Edinburgh. The Scottish court lifted the temporary injunction and notified the registrar so the wedding could take place at any Scottish registrar office or church minister within hours. Goldsmith's father Frank Goldsmith praised the decision, saying the publicity had become silly, while sources said Patino may attend and bless the union.

Edinburgh INS Antemar Patino Maria_Isabella James Goldsmith London Patino Scotland Gannes France Frank Goldsmith Patina Antenor Patino

Texas College Lass Crowned Maid Of Cotton

Beverly Louise Pack of El Paso, a Texas Western junior, won the maid of cotton contest amid 5,000 at the City Auditorium Memphis. Hope White of Alabama was first alternate and Martha Garner of Missouri third.

Memphis Cote Ton Kingdom Beverly Louise Pack el Paso Brownette Toay Alabama Hope White Uniontown Missouri Martha Garner Poplar Bluff Umber

New City Traffic Regulations Meet Approval Of City Council

City Council approves twelve new traffic rules aimed at easing congestion in the Five Points district and through Cherokee Street. The ordinance, approving changes such as angle parking on Cherokee and banning turns at key intersections, moves toward streamlined maneuvering for large vehicles and adjusts stop signs on New Street.

Nance Sullivan Board of Mayor Alber- Cherokee Marsh Five Points Cherokee New and C. K. Angle New Center Streets Broad Market Streets Shelby Clay Main Market Street

Vote Of Confidence For Laniel Keeps Cabinet In Place

Paris Premier Joseph Laniel and his Cabinet won a 319 to 249 vote of confidence from France's National Assembly. The endorsement strengthens his position until after the Berlin Big Four foreign ministers conference. Laniel pledged to resign if the vote failed or if the margin was insufficient.

Paris Joseph Laniel Berlin France National Assembly Laniel Georges Bidault Assembly Eisenhower Churchill Bermuda

Nationwide search for Elmer Fordyce family case in Tupelo

A nationwide manhunt is under way for Elmer Fordyce a Tupelo accountant who vanished with his family Sunday and faces a $315 embezzlement charge. Police say Savings Oil Co where he worked filed a warrant and Fordyce cashed checks and intercepted bank notes.

Tupelo Miss Elmer Fordyce R. H. Monaghan Savings Oil Company Fordyce Monaghan

March of Dimes Campaign Opens in Kingsport

Jim Waggoner state representative for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis addressed Kingsport volunteers at the Kitsport Inn outlining plans for a January through 1954 drive. The nationwide goal is $75 million for polio vaccine trials by Dr Jonas Salk and related research. Local proceeds assist education research and epidemic aid with Sullivan County reporting $26,243.05 raised in 1953 and 44 polio patients aided.

March of Dimes Jim Waggoner National Foundation For Jonas Salk University of Pittsburgh Waggoner Jim Welch Sullivan County National Foundation For Professional Education, Research

Eisenhower Seeks Postponement of Tax Cuts in State of the Union

President Eisenhower outlines a program calling for delaying excise tax cuts on tobacco, gasoline, liquor, autos and luxuries while holding corporation tax at 52 percent for now. He stresses a massive atomic defense, urges an 18 year voting age, supports flexible farm price supports, and proposes revoking citizenship for Communist conspirators. Budget cuts are planned with further reductions as expenditures fall, and total debt policy is to raise the ceiling.

Eisenhower Congress Washington INS Continental Korea Indo- China NATO Europe United Nations Hawaii Robert £. Clark Citizensh Senate House United States Charling Mienhower

Plane Crash Kills Six and Hurts Eight Near Panama Canal

In Panama a four engine Navy photo reconnaissance plane crashed in a jungle area near the Trans Isthmian Highway. Six men were killed and eight were injured. The aircraft was en route from Miramar California to the Canal Zone. Commander William A. Thorn said the plane undershot its destination by about 24 miles at France Air Force Base near Colon. Names of the dead were withheld pending next of kin notification.

Panama An. & Navy Canal Zone Miramar Calif William A. Thorn Cono Solo Naval Base Thorn France Air Force Base Colon Caribbean

January Bargain Special Mail Subscription Offer

Readers near Kingsport Tennessee are invited to renew or start a Times News subscription with a January Bargain. New and current subscribers can save two dollars or 20 percent on a one year Daily and Sunday plan, or Daily only. After January 15 1954 rates rise to 13.00 daily and Sunday and 10.00 daily only. Offer limited to 100 miles of Kingsport and where carrier service exists.

Times-News Kingsport Tenn

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