Acheson on Russians Invading China Claim
Secretary of State Acheson told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Russia is sweeping into northern China and detaching regions to join the Soviet Union. He discussed Formosa policy and Far East strategy amid renewed Republican calls for military input.
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Washington
Acheson
China
Senate Foreign Relations
A. m
United States
Formosa
Crpltal
Hull
Republicanna
Pacific
Connally
Dtex
Louis Johnsan
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Foreman
C. B. Marshall
Harvard
U. S
Myltary
Ald Acheson Agid
National Preas Club
Orient
Ruawan Auzura
Soviet Union
Ronsia
Kingsport Police Seek Missing Girl
Kingsport police searched Thursday afternoon for a 17 year old crippled girl from Roane Mountain group of students missing after a trip to Kingsport. The girl, described as five feet four inches with dark hair, wore a green Carthy jacket and was last seen heading toward the Center Theater area. Authorities expect to locate her before nightfall.
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CNY Oooler
Roane Mountain
Jamen Poller
Roan Mountain
Ixald Ruby Banner
Washington
Ato Kingsport
Forrest P. Sherman
Shakespeare
Iamirt
Center Theater
Senate
Sherman
Navy
Wan
Bath
McBlasses
Pentagon
Adm
Laula E. Denfeld
Poat Bhermann
McCarthy
Senator Tydings
Dmd
Tydings
Senate Armed Services Committee
Tydingay
Police Chief J Charles Still resigns effective February 6
Chief J Charles Still submitted his resignation in a letter to City Manager D W Moulton saying he is leaving law enforcement for a better job. No successor has been chosen. Guill had been police chief since November 1 1945 after WWII FBI service and had a reputation as a plate shooting champion turned officer using psychology over force. He previously led the Tennessee Peace Officers Association and served on the Board of Governors.
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J. Charles
D. W. Moulton
Moulton
Guill
Federal Bureau Oof
Patles
Tennessee Peace Offeers Association
Gover
Farmers Attend Livestock School in Gate City
Gate City Va farmers gathered at Taylor Theater as about 200 Scott County residents attended a livestock school organized by County Agent Delp and four Virginia Tech extension speakers. They heard about price supports and market plans for 1940, noting March preservation of hog prices and upcoming production reporting deadlines.
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Gate City
Spl
Scott County
Taylor Theater
Farming County
Delp Anid
Delp
VPI
Ehaliata
BOL
Daugherty
County Agricultural Affairs Ortesal
Manaley held on $20,000 bond in county jail
Manaley did not post bond and was returned to Blountville jail after Judge Gilbreath set bond at $20,000. Double shooting suspect Mensiley is charged in the fatal shooting of Cordell Mace Gillam, 29, of Highland Park, and John Henry Rosque, 28, of Lynn Garden, last Friday. In court, two witnesses testified for the state, Investigator Jim Broylea and attending physician Orw. A Wilry. no defense witnesses were called.
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Manaley
Gilbreath
Blountville
Mensiley
Cordell Mace Gillam
Fierce Street
Highland Park
John Henry Rosque
Araque
Lynn Garden
Jim Broylea
W. A. Wilry
Special Kingsport News subscription offer ends January 15 1956
New and renewing subscribers can save on daily and Sunday rates with a temporary club option. The ad promotes yearly rates of 4.00 for daily only and 8.50 for daily and Sunday, with a three-subscriber club at 8.00 per year. A 5.58 yearly daily club rate is advertised. The offer requires mail orders to Kingsport News, P. O. Box 12, Kingsport Tennessee, and specifies first and second mail zones.
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Kingsport News
News Daily
P. O
Kingsport
Tenn
Captain Of Tanker Says Damaged Sub Sank In One Minute
Captain Carl Homerberg of the 643 ton Swedish tanker Divine reports the damaged British submarine Trucu sank within a minute after the collision near Sheerness England. The sub carried 76 men and the tanker returned to Sheerness Dockyard along the Thames Estuary hours after the ram.
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Thames Cranary
Mradway River
Two Tenn Children Die in Texas Auto Crash
Marshall Texas report records that two Tennessee children died in a traffic accident near Marshall. John Story Jr., 4, and his brother Henry, 4, were killed in the crash. Their mother, 24, is in critical condition at a local hospital.
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Texas
Marshall, Tex
John Story
Bruerton
Tenn
Els
Hinev
Marshall Hospital
Flood Peril Rises As Rain Lashes Midwest Rivers
Rain and flood warnings spread across the Midwest as the Weather Bureau noted persistent warm gulf air driving steady showers. Forecasters warned eastern states could see rising Ohio River levels and urged residents in Arkansas Ohio Valley and border regions to stay alert for potential rapid rises. More than 4 000 people fled surging rivers in several states with hundreds refusing to move to higher ground.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Weather Bureau
Gulf
Misulaaippi
Tennessee
Arkaniana
A. W. Walatromat
Cincinnati
Ohio Valley
Ohio
Tlaeia
Tarlierna
Krutocky
Missowes Aut
Coal shortages blamed in 36 cities report shows strain
The Chamber of Commerce reported a coal shortage affecting 36 cities, saying mild weather has averted wider hardship so far. President Truman denied an immediate three day mine week while coal stockpiles in Virginia and Kentucky appeared at low levels for years, with park-area proposals discussed near the Virginia Kentucky line.
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Washington
U. S. ‘Chamber of Commerce
Crittca
Truman
Chamber
John ©. Lewis
United Mine Workers ' the Chamber
Atena
Ghia
Averae
Ftrom Chambers of Commerce
Chicago
American Reital Coal Association
Joseph F. Mooly
Southern Coal Producers Association
Kentucky
Cumberland Mountain Range
Fike County
Buchanan-Dickeneon County
Virginia
Street Scene Driver Struggles With Mule Drawn Wag
A driver failing to stop a mule drawn wagon urges a brisk signal to traffic but the mule slows or stops suddenly. The man then swerves and detours through a side route to avoid the congestion. A separate scene shows a man parking by a downtown meter eyeing his watch, then reluctantly paying as he crosses the street.
Truculent Tragedy Traps 58 Men In Thames Drowned
Rescue efforts fail to locate survivors as 58 of 176 aboard the Truculent submarine are believed trapped beneath 54 feet of water in the Thames estuary after a collision with the Swedish tanker Divina. Fifteen rescued, three dead. five RAF crew killed in Scotland while en route to aid. No signals detected from inside the submarine.
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Chatham
Engg
Royal Air Force
Scotland
Thames
Admiralty
Stockholm
London
Sheerena
Alnce
Taft-Hartley Dispute Deepens in Capital
A partisan clash over the Taft-Hartley law intensifies as four National Labor Relations Board members react to a speech by general counsel Robert N. Denham. Denham accused hearings of bending to the political climate and suggested repeal remains a goal.
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Washington i
Na~onal Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Robert N. Denham
Denham
New York
New Trial Sought in Mahoney Murder Case
In Bristol Virginia former Louisville parking attendant Teaver Hoover was convicted of the February 1949 murder of Jamoni Mahoney. Attorney Gaim Zelden prepared a motion for a new trial and for truth serum and mental tests, with a Jan. 27 sentencing date in Criminal District Court. The death penalty was requested by the jury’s verdict.
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New Orleans
Gaim Zelden
Viar Laula Hoover
Jamon iMahoney
Bristol
Teaver
Louisville
Pdintriet
Laentence
Zelden
Hoover
Flying Arrow Arrives Safely In Tsingtao Port
The Flying Arrow anchored in Tsingtao Friday after leaving the YU destroyer escort eight miles off. The American freighter, damaged by shelling, remains here for at least a week as repairs proceed.
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Flying Arrow
Tsingtao
Jud
Vicant
Burley prices range from 37 to 42.89 per unit in Tennessee market
Tennessee burley market reports show prices ranging from 37 to 42.89 with average values and totals across several handling centers. TheHigh Measure at Greeneville processed leaf for a target volume of 12,142 pounds, while Claridgeville and other towns recorded varied totals and weights.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee Burley
Jatemill
Aldon
Yaania
London
Administration presses bill to ban job discrimination
The administration urged passage of a bill to outlaw job discrimination. Chairman Sabath summoned the House Rules Committee for hearings on a measure to create a fair employment practices commissioner to enforce rules forbidding discrimination against job seekers including Negroes. The White House framed calls for voting regularity with assurances and social perks, amid talk of Vice President Barkley’s romance.
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Sabath
D-T1
House Rules Committee
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Party
Barkley
Wonder Hormone May Stop Acute Leukemia Victims
New York reports three cancer experts say the wonder hormone ACTH halted acute leukemia in five patients treated at the Bloan Kettering Institute and Memorial Hospital. One child relapsed after three weeks but recovered again. two children and two adults remained well one to five weeks after treatment.
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New York
Acth
H. Pearson
L. P. Eltel
T. R. ‘Talbot
Bloan-Kettering Institute
Memorial Hospital
TVA Dam Project Details Promised In Sundays Times News
The Kingsport Times News reports on the proposed TVA dam projects Henry and Boone Dams with on the spot pictures by Bilis Binkley and feature material by Bill Mauples. District leaders Dave and Alben discussed the plan awaiting Congress approval.
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Kingsport Times-News
TVA
Bilis Binkley
Bill Mauples
Timene News
Dave Rooked
Henry and
Boone
Congress
Va Delegates Given Bills On Rent Taxes
Richmond Virginia delegates considered bills on rent control and a two percent sales tax at a quiet session before adjourning until Monday. The bill proposals included property owner relief and tax measures, with Southampton and Delegate Ei among discussed references.
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Richmond
General Assembly
Bt of
Bouthampton
Veteran checks set to begin Monday across states
Delegates Bam Pope and P Moncure of Stafford back a bill to exempt sales by manufacturers for resale and farm products from sales tax. The plan, effective July 1, would fund veteran dividends via a state and local government split, with 200000 checks a day mailed starting next Monday to 16,009,000 veterans totaling 2.8 billion dollars.
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Bam Pope
P. Moncure
Stafford
Pope-Moncure
Focal
Veterans Insurance
Veterans Administration
Resolution Introduced in 1080 General Assembly
In the same legislative body a resolution was introduced binding the 1080 General Assembly to a proposed bill. Page 3 notes Seo Billa in relation to the action. The item reflects early steps toward formal commitment within the chamber.
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General Assembly
FBI May Probe Blast of Negro Housing Unit
Nashville governor Browning said he would ask the FBI to enter the investigation into recent explosions at a Negro housing project near Antioch. He noted Attorney General Loser would welcome outsider help and that the FBI may probe the incident.
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Nashville
Tenn
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Antioch
Gordon Browning
FBI
J. Carlton Loser
Church Hill Family's Suit Upheld By Court
In Knoxville a $1,500 judgment for Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bishop of Church Hill against Kingsport City Transportation Corp. was upheld by the State Court of Appeals. Mrs. Bishop received $1,000 for injuries from an incident on a bus, plus $600 for her services. Judge J Roy Hickerson authored the opinion affirming the lower court ruling.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Joe Bishop
Church Hnl
City Transportation Corp
Kingsport
State Court of Appeals
Bishop
Iwiia Awnarden
Lorax
J. Roy Hickerson
Senator Rankin Calls for Phone Tapping Probe
Washington reports Rep Rankin a Republican from Mississippi demanded an investigation into tapping of congressional telephones after complaints from colleagues. He drafted no resolution and said the House would take up the matter when it reconvenes next Monday. Members privately complained of suspected taps in the Senate Office Building and one member said he recently detected tapping with outside help but could not catch the operator. He also said his home line may have been tampered with.
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Washington
Rep
Rankin
D-Misai
Tapkin
The
Mouse
Tlonan
Qne
New Amen
Oulalde Terriien
Slaughter Adds Extra Secretary for Purchasing Office
Sullivan County purchasing agent J Ritter Laughter announced Mina Betty Slaughter has been hired as a secretary in his office to provide additional help. The position was authorized by County Judge T R Bandy and will be presented to the April term of the Sullivan County Court for approval. A fuel bid opening date is noted for January 37.
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Blountville
J. Ritterlaughter
Sullivan County
Mina Betty Slaughter
Slaughter
Mins Slaughter
Mina Slaughter
Tenday
T. R. Bandy
Slughter
Sullivan County Court
Honald Bida
Solunar Period Schedule From Knight Tables For Fishing
The schedule lists Major and Minor Solunar periods printed to guide fishing and hunting. It notes Easter Standard Time in January with times for Major and Minor periods, and references an observed lake level at Chernkes Dam and Douglas Reservoir.
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John Alden Knight
Chernkes Dam
Meni
Douglas Reservoi
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