Britain massing ships and troops in Palestine crisis
Britain speeds troops and vessels to support Arab allies in Palestine as it protests the shooting down of five RAF planes. Royal forces deploy from Malta to Cyprus, recall the Triumph and Phoebe, and send Marines to Aqaba, signaling a strengthened stance near Transjordan and the Palestinian coast.
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Tel Avi
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Cyprus
Palestine
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Middle East
British Foreign Office
Assembly Reviews Bills in First Night Session
Tennessee General Assembly opens with focus on open shop repeal and budget cut resolutions. Senior leaders forecast veterans bonus bill and budget plans as Gov elect Browning outlines measures ready for introduction after inauguration. Browning notes adoption bill support hinges on welfare group backing.
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Nashville
Vhth
Tennessee General Assembly
Iators
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Clifford Allen
Rep
Carsey Lynch
Gainesboro
House
Dave Alexander
Franklin
Gordon Browning
Browning
Alexander
Seven Die In Tennessee Traffic Accidents Last Week
The Associated Press reports at least seven people died in Tennessee traffic accidents during the past week. Memphis was the only major area with a fatality. Nashville and Davidson County had a five week no death stretch. Other sections saw six deaths in Lauderdale Warren Polk Williamson and Chester Counties, with Chester accounting for two.
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Associated Press
Tennessee
Memphis
Nashville
Davidson County
Lauderdale
Warren
Polk
Williamson
Chester
Weather delays Magnuson visit amid romance rumors
In Washington Senator Warren Magnuson blamed weather for a late appearance while rumors tied him to heiress June Millarde. The report calls the romance claim absurd and notes the pair avoided comment.
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Washington
Warren B Magnuson
Congress
June Millarde
Two Sullivan Legislators Speak On Court Action
Rep. Brack Sams of Sullivan criticizes County Judge T R Bandy’s January report showing worsening county finances. Sams cites rising debts, mentions a 1947 tax rate rise and warns that every department appears overdrawn. notes debate over higher tax assessments.
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Brack R. Sams
D-Sullivan
T. —. Bandy
Sams
East
Tennessee
Bandy
T. R. Bandy
Senator Todd
John R. Todd
Legislators Head to Nashville as Session Resumes
State Senator Charles Be. Hiyer Hart and Direct Representative Brack R. Sams left Kingsport for Nashville Monday to attend the legislature’s resumption. Sullivan County figures W. J. McAuliffe of the Kingsport Times-News accompanies them to report and add background analysis on major state legislation.
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Charles BE. Hiyerhart
Brack R. Sams
Kingsport
Nashville
Sullivan County
W. J. McAuliffe
White House denies Forrestal resignation report
The White House denied that Secretary of Defense Forrestal would quit this week. Presidential Press Secretary Charles G. Ross said Robert Allen’s report of Forrestal’s resignation being accepted this week is untrue. Ross noted cabinet members routinely forward resignations in advance of each morning administration.
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Washington
White House
Forrestal
Charles G. Ross
Robert Allen
Orrestal
Ross
Sullivan Senator resists repeal of 1947 purchasing agent act
Senator Charles M. Everhart of Sullivan County said he has no intention of asking the General Assembly to repeal the 1947 act creating a county purchasing agent. He would consider repealing a tax overage provision favoring Kingsport and Bristol if proposed, while Sullivan measures move through the Sullivan County Quarterly Court.
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Charles M. Everhart
Sullivan
General Assembly
Sullivan County
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Kingsport
Bristol
Atea
William Buckles
Brack R. Sams
Bluff City
T. R. Bandy
Four Powers May Be Asked to Settle China's Civil War
Reports say United States Britain France and Russia pressed to mediate the three year civil war as Nationalists struggle against Communists. Peiping and Tientsin suspected to fall to Reds within a week while Formosa's Chen Cheng vows fortress defense for Nationalist cause. Sun Yat sen's widow denies any government role, remaining devoted to the China Welfare Fund.
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Chiang Tuieshels
China
United States
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Spencer Moosa
Associated Press
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Tientsin
Moosa
Tu Li-ming
Suchow
Shanghai
Tus
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Formosr
Shansshat Aadame
Sun Yasen
China Welfare Fund
Kingsport Receives 1888 15 In Sales Tax Refund
Kingsport was allotted 1,888.25 dollars from January sales tax refunds shared among Tennessee cities. The total 151,465.90 dollars reflects 12 percent of the November 1948 tax average, distributed by population. Johnson City obtained 3,320.64 dollars. Bristol 1,836.71. Elizabethton 1,126.50. Greeneville 489.13. Erwin 489.13. Bluff City listed among recipients.
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Kingsport
W. HH. Puryear
State Department of Finance and Taxation
Tennessee
Johnson City
Bristol
Elizabethton
Greeneville
Erwin
Bluff
Sudden End as Mitchum Convicted on Conspiracy Charge
Robert Mitchum, famed idol of bobby-soxers, found guilty of conspiracy to possess marijuana in a 46 minute Superior Court trial. Co defendants Lile Leeds and Robin Ford also had their cases submitted, and Mitchum’s attorney Jerry Giesler asked for probation while the narcotics possession count carries at least 90 days. A probation hearing was set for Feb 9 with action on the conspiracy count to be held in abeyance until then.
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Penney's Auto Brokerage Burglaries Reported
Police chief details two weekend burglaries and an attempted break in at J C Penney, Auto Brokerage Sales, and The Sports Shop in Kingsport. Thieves hit high rear window at Penney's and broke Auto Brokerage side window to steal checks and a notary seal. Sports Shop safe targeted but nothing stolen. Two suspects to appear in hearings for Osborne's and Economy Store cases. same gang suspected after raids in nearby area.
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John Henry Southers
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Osborne
Highland Park
Southers
Acheson Plunges Into Hot Politics
Washington's Acheson faces a Senate battle over his nomination for secretary of state in a fierce Democratic struggle for the 1953 presidential ticket. GOP leaders debate his leftist views and approach to Soviet policy as supporters defend a firm stance amid calls for a full airing of his international positions.
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tDenn Acheson
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Senate
Adition
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Michigan
Woerry
Nebraska
Vandenberg
Russia
Detour Sign Hit By Car In Fog After Blocked Woodside Ave
Early morning fog sees a front seat driver shouting directions from a car window as a crowd of youths at Five Points imitate cowboys and Indians with toy weapons. A Woodside Avenue detour sign is struck after weeks of traffic disruption, with wreckage scattered again in heavy fog following a second impact.
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Woodside Avenue
Youth Held in Scissor Slaying of Neighbor
A slim be spectacled youth, Seymour Levin, is under homicide charge for the scissors killing of Ellis Simons, 11, in Wynnefield Philadelphia. The victim’s body was found behind a garage, bloodied and brutalized after a fight. Police say a bloodstained long-bladed pair of scissors was found in Levin’s room. Levin reportedly admitted the killing in an oral statement.
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Philadelphia
Ellis Simons
Wynnefield
Levin
Richardaan Eying
Truman Budget Proposes Peak Peacetime Defense Spending
President Truman unveils a 1950 fiscal year budget totaling 41.858 million to 600 thousand dollars, prioritizing international and national defense as the largest peacetime military buildup in U S history. He asks for higher Social Security taxes and 4 billion in extra income taxes, while endorsing air power yet opposing a 70 group Air Force structure.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
America
Runsin
Negro Girl Jailed By Police In Virginia Marriage Case
Richmond police arrested 31 year old truck driver Willie E Purcell on a warrant charging him with being a Negro and with marrying an 18 year old white girl from Scott County Virginia in violation of miscegenation laws His bride Stella Mae Rhoton was jailed for falsifying her age and birthplace to obtain the marriage license The warrant was filed by the groom’s mother in law Mrs Ada C Rheton Purcell posted a $500 bond Miss Rhoton remained in city jail Sunday They were married December 21 by Justice J H B Peay
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Willie E. Purcell
Scott County
Virginia
Stella Mae Rheton
Purcell
Rheton
Ada C. Rheton
Miss Rhoton
Rhoton
Kingsport
Tenn
Miss Rhotonm
J. H. B. Peay
Gray Skies Rain For Kingsport Area Weather
Kingsport area faced cloudiness and rain chances as the Weather Bureau warned of a developing storm. Sunday reached 66 degrees with a sunny spell, while Monday started at 37 and rose to 49 by afternoon, with rain expected tonight and colder conditions with possible snow Tuesday. The winter cold wave impacted the Rocky Mountains and Western Plains, collapsing temperatures to well below zero from Montana to New Mexico and extending into the Dakotas, Nebraska and Kansas.
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Weather Bureau
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Nebradka
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