Writer Joins Communists Learns How Agents Move Into America
A Jamaica Times report details a writer who infiltrates communist circles and learns how agents travel into the United States via Central America. The account describes exile to Jamaica, use of fake identities, and plans to reach Mexico City before crossing the border, aided by so called instructors and tourist cards.
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America
Neron Anertesa
Newsense
Mexico
Central America
United States
Weile
Carmaguey
Cunha
Vivoviteh
Yur Kivovitel
Victor Michael Carmichael
Teronts
Rem Camaegues
Shan
Jamaica Times of
Kingston
Jameson
Yur Hivovitch
Thece BS
Michael Carmichael
Rose Fiver Fenex
Fose Carmichael
Jamaica
Praesentia
Central
Tom Ridpath
Riveriteh
Fongston
James Asha
Mexico City
Lexier
Tours
Tirain
Friendly Mrs Cooper Wins Courtesy Award Of Month
Mrs. Martha Francis Cooper, known as Mrs. Cooper, wins the Courtesy Award for June from the Chamber of Commerce. A WRPT Radio Station housekeeper, she is praised for cheerful behavior and helping others, including aiding an elderly woman across a street. A foreign employee also commends her courtesy.
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Friendly Mrs. Cooper
Anna Quien
Martha Francis Cooper
Badermand
Mrs. Cooper
WRPT
Kingsport
Jones
Cooper
Forreer Employe
Mra
Cooper da
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Ridge Master Plan Signed By A Group At Oak Ridge Lab
The Atomic Energy Commission announced an alignment of a contract with The Austin Company of Cleveland Ohio to develop a master plan for permanent facilities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Detailed drawings will cover physics and chemistry divisions plus administrative offices and services. A supplemental contract for new bindings and facilities for production and distribution of radioisotopes was awarded to Patchen and Zimmerman of Atlanta Georgia.
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Ridge
Atome Energy Commission
Austin Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Engineess
Atomic Ore Laboratory
AEC
Patchen
Zirmerman
Archuteet-Engineers
Angueta
Fragmented local scene includes anxious father and infant visit
A disjointed OCR passage describes a young father at a restaurant with coffee and beer, a chaotic scene outside a barber shop, and a grandfather visiting an infant. It mentions confusion and unclear actions, with references to everyday family moments and street activity.
Kingsport shown prosperous in national buying power survey
A national survey by Gales Management ranks Kingsport as a thriving market with strong family buying power. The city accounts for a sizable share of U S retail business and shows high per capita purchasing ability, indicating a central trading hub in the Tennessee region. New York stock activity was modest today with Nickel Plate Railroads rising and Richfield Oil up modestly.
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Kingsport
Gales Management
Mingsport
Mat
Mmtlos
Noto
Tennessee
Darge
New York
Nickel Plate Railroad
Richfield
Steel Firms Refuse Mine Chief Contract Sparking Strike Fear
Washington reports steel companies refused to sign a coal mining contract, accusing miners of unfair labor practices. The stand threatens a strike at captive pits as July 6 deadline looms after the Taft Hartley Act disputes. No NLRB election has occurred among the miners.
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Washington
Joh Leawa
United Mine
Wearkees
Eagh
Lewis
NLRB
Fishbait Miller to be Democratic National Convention doorkeeper
Willard Miller known as Fishbait, longtime House doorkeeper, is set to become chief doorkeeper at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. The Pasogumila native arrived in Washington 16 years ago and has held posts from messenger to doorkeeper, guiding Democrats during quorum and roll calls and indicating party voting trends.
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Washington
Dors
Williard Jr
Mier
Miller
House of Representatives
Philadelphia
Pasougmila
Mills
Capitol
Klsbhait
Egr- Gressen
Thas Klled
Jostol Eferle
Messen
Per
Aesia
Fie Goolkeeper
Mullat
Dente‘cratic
Phillips Rally Set in Greene Saturday Draws Crowd
A Greene County rally promotes Democratic support for minority tax bill and opposition to Republican coalitions. Speakers urge turnout as Phillips aims to energize voters for Congress, with limited tickets and close attention to district dynamics.
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Phillips
Im Greene
County Budget Set With No Change in Tax Rate
Blountville Sullivan County committees approved a budget totaling 2,725,000.60 with no change to the existing tax rate of 209. The plan, though higher than last year, keeps the same rate. full County Court must adopt. School and highway budgets rise, while sales tax proceeds were debated and a later adjustment considered to retire bonds if funds materialize.
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Blountville
Sullivan County
Katy
Cour
Lewis I. Chase
J. W
Bil) Adams
TR. Bandy
Bandy
Efagiatrate D. A. Barger
Courthouse Plan Set Before Court
Sullivan County magistrates prepare for July term as they consider a $750,000 jail courthouse bond plan a new county jail behind the courthouse and school building measures. The court will review the country budget wax rate bids for Fordtown Memrock and Bevault Bridges and possibly an $8,940.04 county contribution to Fri-City Airport.
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Blountville
Sullivan County
Squires
Fordtown
Memrock
Bevault
Jude T. R. Banclay
Mayer O'Dwyer Opens War On Tammany Hell
Brooklyn Democrat Mayer William Odwyer declared open war on Tammany Hall calling the group a gutter club and its leaders scavengers He said he would help build a new party to oppose Manhattan's Tammany machine and urged leaving the old faction in the gutter.
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New York
Mayer William
Odwyer
Tammany Hall
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Hintanie Famimauny
Permanent Ban On Railroads Sets Tense Labor Impasse
Washington reports a government push to resolve a three union rail wage dispute amid presidential orders and a permanent injunction. Secretary Royall and Army control loom as judges weigh whether rail workers are government employees exempt from the Norris LaGuardia Act.
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Washington
I Scribe
Dustice
Ibera
Jonn A. Steelman
Amiona
Amana
Steelman
Effenta
Goldsborough
Royall
Truman
Welens
Army
Ime
John Ll. Lewis
Ikrug
Lewis
Steilee
Royal
Poll Tax Paid by 15 550 Sullivan County Voters
Deputy trustee Mrs Margie Peavier reported that Sullivan County residents paid their poll taxes for the June general elections. The total compares to a record 12 036 votes in prior races, suggesting turnout around 3 514 ballots if all qualified voters cast ballots. The trustee’s audit covers June 1, 1941 to April 20, 1948, noting taxes receipts disbursements and bank reconciliations as correct.
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Bionntvilee eSpll
Margie Peavier
Sullivan County
Peavier
Permit Sought On Gas Line Here
The East Tennessee Natural Gas Company asked the Federal Power Commission for permission to extend its distribution system to Oak Ridge Kingsport Bristol Johnson City and Elizabethton. The plan targets linking two systems near Wroxville for a two way gas supply with an estimated cost of 6.26609 million dollars and begins once steel supplies permit. Other notes mention a separate necro incident near General Shale plant and a strike at United Stone and Allied Products with a homicide investigation identifying the victim Cureus Montford aged 34.
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Washington
East Tennesses Natural Gas Company
Federal Power Commissaion
East Termespees
Wate Thompson
Oak Ridge
Kingsport
Bristol
Johnson, Cry
Elizabethton
Wroxville
East Tennessee
Thompson
Briak
Taduetry Fe
Knoxville
General Shale Products Corp
United Stone and Allied Products Workers
Carl T
Buneh
Cureus Montford
Bickel
US Soldiers Ordered Off Panama Streets Amid Unrest
US troops and naval units ordered off streets in Panama as clashes mounted near Atritto Arias and Roeminge ty Arosemenn. Tension followed a disputed May election with Arias officially declared winner. a recount is underway. One confrontation led to arrests and a shooting incident near the presidential palace.
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Panama
Prouria
United States
Anldlers
Waulors
Panamety
Warrage
Fobrlowers
Atritto
Arias
Arn S
Diaz
Morristown Man Killed In Gun Battle With Policemen
An escaped Tennessee convict was killed and three others wounded in a gun battle in Middlesboro. Clarence Lettner, 29, of Morristown, Tenn., identified as the dead man, opened fire on Officers Clyde Gulley and Sewell Miragle after they found an abandoned car. Lettner’s companion, Bat Mullins and Panay McCoy were wounded. Gulley and Miragle were hospitalized in fair condition. Lettner was allegedly serving two to five years for bigamy and had escaped from a plumbing garage by stealing a truck.
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Middlesboro
Tennessee
Wemat
Guy Herrell
Clarence Lettner
Morristown
Tenn
Lettner
Asvmvtent Potiee
Clyde Gulley
Herrell
Gulley
Sewell Miraglo
Tiio
Herrelf
Merrell
Bat Mulling
Ben Hur
Panay McCoy
Raspitel
Matlins
Patres
Feami
Swafford
Yugoslav Tito Under Fire as Cominform Attacks
The Cominform accuses Yugoslavia and Tito's ruling party of plotting against Russia and aligning with the West. Soviet and allied Communists back the Cominform line while Yugoslavia remains staunch in support of Tito amid the Kremlin’s pressure and internal party moves.
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Associated Press
Stalin
Cominform
Marsha Vito
Balan Nacion
Russia
Tito
Communist Information Bureau
Belgrade
Bucharest
Albania
Bulgaria
Romania
Greece
Britain
Hungary
Austria
United States
Kremlin
Yugoslavia
SovietsUnion
Communist Party
Democrats Tighten Grip as Washington Buzzes With Moves
Georgia Democrats back General Blytheower in a surprise show of unity while three groups push for a Douglas bid for president. National Democrats rally behind a push for a special congressional session to counter Republican moves ahead of the convention. Chicago trader Jacob Avrey backs Eisenhower. Democrats seek to keep pressure on Congress and call for renewed action to avert chaos.
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Democratic Party
Georgia
Blyehower
U.S. Supreme Court
Wiliam Douglas
Jacob M. Avvey
Eisenhower
Weatherman Reports Kingsport Area Cools This Week
Weatherman says the Kingsport area will see cool weather for some time after a forecasted hot day. Temperatures rose to about 82 degrees with a clear, dry day. Tonight should be cooler with a low around 62 and a light breeze. The city recently reached 38 and 62 on successive days, marking unusually low readings.
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Kingsport
Noor
Dear Mr President Wash Day Tears Prompt Help From City Pipe
A frustrated Hillshack Illinois housewife appeals to the president for city water, describing wash days as tear days. She notes four local families share a water pipe, with basements unfinished as they build homes themselves. Despite promises from several sources, no pipe has reached them and she laments ongoing shortages.
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Washington
Pav
Onsrey
Hillshack
Ill
City
World's largest quarry blast planned for Holston Dam project
TVA engineers announce a record setting quarry blast near Holston Dam in Bristol Virginia Renn. The operation will use about 80 000 pounds of explosives and produce thousands of cubic yards of rock to advance the dam works. The blast aims to move water and help construct the dam while surpassing prior charges.
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Bristol
Va-Renn
TVA
South Holston Damm
Blix
Paul
Two-Legged Goat Attracts Attention in Kentucky Farm
A two legged billy goat near Berry Dovreh, five miles from Kuttawa, astonishes locals as it walks upright on its front legs. Born with hind legs frozen, the remarkable animal has become a farm curiosity and a favored pet, entertaining sightseers who flock to the barnyard.
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JPA
Derrotti
Billy Hay
Billy
Gen
Mast
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