Kingsport Council swears in Rule and Brown new leaders
Mayor Rule and Alderman Brown are elected unanimously as the new city leaders. The swearing in was followed by a congratulatory line of citizens including former officials. New ordinances move forward, including John 2 Dennis Bypass rights of way and school modernization. The council approves classroom additions at John Sevier Junior High and water main expansions in Fort Robinson Addition. A farm advertising for cast iron pipe is authorized.
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Bristol Raytheon Plant Wins $1.46 Million Contract
U.S. Senator Kefauver announced a $1,459,306 Raytheon contract for Sparrow JIT missile modification kits to be built at the Bristol plant. The project will use Bristol Raytheon facilities with related work at Lowell, Massachusetts. Traffic changes may follow debates between Kingsport officials and a State Highway Department engineer on speed limits along Stone Drive Fort Henry Drive U S 2 and nearby routes.
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Two Former Librarians Named Elementary School Principals
Kingsport City Board of Education on Tuesday selected Frances Coates to lead Dickson School and Miss Reba Robinette to oversee Fort Robinson Elementary next fall. The board also hired 17 new teachers and reported on staffing under the state minimum program, noting 321 teaching positions in the city and an average daily attendance of 6,685 for the year amid illness.
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U T Instructor To Make Study Of Bristol Housing
The Baal Tennessee authority approved hiring William C. Curtis of Knoxville to conduct land and market analysis for urban renewal in Bristol. Under the schedule, preliminary work should conclude by April 14, with a real project timeline months late.
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