Murder Mystery Narrows In Rogersville Slaying
Roy Ernest Spears, 20, was found on the second floor of the J A McDonald Milling Co plant with fatal head wounds. Coroner C N Price ruled death by foul play, and police pursued leads as a cousin found him near 9 p m Tuesday. Funeral services were planned near Rogersville with burial in Highspring Cemetery.
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Rogersville
Spi
Mawkins
Roy Ernest Spears
C. N. Price
Spears
J A. McDonald Milling Co
Lyons Hospital
McCronald
Rogersvill
Highspech
Bleve Spears
Spear
Gale
Cinnamon
Breve Spears
J. H. McDonald
Hom
Ping
Virginia Trooper Injured In Wreck
Trooper F C Whittaker of the Virginia State Police was injured in a wreck on Route 70 about seven miles south of Big Stone Gap. He was admitted to Lee General Hospital with scratches and possible injuries. A Tri State Coach Co driver said Whittaker was in a patrol car behind his bus when the crash occurred. investigation not yet complete. Trooper F Q Racks was riding with Whittaker and was not hospitalized.
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Fannington Gay
F.C. Whittaker
Virginia State Police
Big Stone Gap
Lae General Hospital
Whittaker
Deiver
FQ. Racks
Whittaner
Polio May Be Heavier On Atlantic Coast Says Expert
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis director in Chicago guessed infantile paralysis could intensify along the Atlantic coast this summer. Dr Hart E Van Riper of New York notes epidemics occur in cycles and sees potential resurfacing from South Carolina to Maine, though certainty is low. Reports from Raleigh NC show 408 cases this year, the worst for this period, with 878 cases in the central North Carolina area.
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Chicago
National Foundation
Mygeia
Hearth Magazing
Hart
E. van Riper
New York
Atlantic
South Carolina
Maine
Raleigh
N.C
Watts
North Carolina
Street Scenes and Window Shoppers Observed Downtown
People stroll and chat outside downtown stores as a pair browses magazines and newsstands. A bystander comments on shopping habits while others discuss fashion and new releases in a casual street scene.
Court Order May End Coal Strike
The National Labor Relations Board seeks a court order to stop the coal strike and press for an injunction against union activity. NLRB counsel says a formal complaint against Lewis and the United Mine Workers is likely, with Judge Goldsborough to hear the case after earlier injunctions and fines.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Stellce
Lanyern
Robert NI. Denham
Lewis
Welle Hopkins
Denham
Lewin
UMY
Cone
T. Alai Goldsborough
Lawix
Aim
UMW * Tata
Czech sympathizers of Benes face quiz and rally
The Czechoslovak Government will investigate public enthusiasm for former President Eduard Benes and apathy for his successor. At a Prague rally, attendees cheered Benes and Gottwald. The Prague radio said ministers were ordered to report at the next Communist meeting on the results of the event.
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Czechoslovakia
Eduard Benes
Klement Gottwald
Payadera
Sokal Soviety
Banesland
Gobtgradt
Attence
Prague
Leabines
Union Leaders Refuse to State Communist Ties in Hearings
Three CIO union leaders faced questions from New York House investigators about Communist affiliations. Arthur Ouman threatened to oust the inquiry, drawing applause. The chair indicated contempt charges possible as the witnesses invoked the Fifth Amendment, while other figures argued against probing beliefs.
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New York
House
Cominranieth
Arthas Ouman
CIO
Commttes
Caiman
David Livingston
Becher Letz
Inbar
Banizations
Livingston
All Americans Pr
Charles J. Mixetes
Tim
America
Kirsten
Crump Kefauver Feud Intensifies In Tennessee Race
The Tennessee campaign heats up as Crump threatens a public apology and Kefauver pledges retirement if implicated. The feud grows with ads and a challenge to editor Meeman of the Memphis Press-Scim.
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E. HL Gruump
Bates Kefauver
Crump
B. 2. Meomean
Memphin Fresa- Seishnar
Chattanooga
Candi
Challonges
UN Economic and Social Council Work Outlined by Kotachnig at Mount Holyoke
Walter Kotachnig, chief of the Division of International Affairs, spoke at Mount Holyoke about the Economic and Social Council’s structure and European, Asian, Latin American, and Middle East commissions. He noted Russia’s interference hampering progress and stressed the value of statistical data and scholarships in advancing economic cooperation.
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W. J. McAutiffs
South Hadley
Mass
Spl
Lotus
Economic and Social Council
United Nations Organization
United Nations
Walter Kotechnie
Mount Holyoke
My. Kotsehnig
Interm Uowal Affaira
United States
Kotschnig
Security Council
Economic and Security Council
Council
Comuniseions
International Pictura
Europe
Asia
Latin America
Middle East
Wr. Kotechnig
Commission of Europe
Mir
Katachnig
Portugal
Russia
Mowever
Meade
Ruvadt
Mr. Kolsbaig
Kotschmig
Meyers Faces New Court Probe In Naval Expenditure Case
Retired two star general Meyers faces a fresh court probe over wartime freight contracts and alleged steering of billions in government funds. He was previously sentenced to 20 months to five years for pressuring a formal business associate to influence senators handling war contracts. The investigating subcommittee plans to subpoena Meyers from jail before summer.
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Washington
Benrett x Meyers
Feneral
Cothe
Orie
Meyers
Prigan
Baal Mesa
Xenerst Dacamel
Darity
Army Air Farcee
Patterson Field
Crump
Meeman
Memphis
Memiphis
James J. Freasamis
Meemar
Kefauver
Kefquyver
Willy
Gem Meyers
Sunday Beer Sales Prohibited in Lee County
Lee County Board of Supervisors voted to ban beer sales on Sundays outside incorporated towns. The ban affects only areas outside municipalities and leaves inside-town sales under local jurisdiction.
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Lee
Jonesville Ve
Lee iCounty
Board of Supervisors
War in Palestine escalates as Israeli and Arab forces clash
An An Terai spokesman says the war is on in Palestine while the Egyptian Army opens an offensive near Tel Aviv. The UN Security Council meets as Bernadotte proposes a truce extension and three observers seek to exit. Mediterranean fleets move east, defense officials say no schedule impact.
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Teraeli
Palestine
Tin
Tel Aviv
Beer Ytma
Tarael
United Nations
Sows
Bernadotte
United Nations Security Council
Lake Success
Falke Bermsgatte
UN Paleotine
Secretar
Simeners
United States Mediterranean
Mediterranean
Istanbul
Naples
Forrestal
Washington
IN Security Council
Arab League
League
Pen Terat
Abdel Rehman
Azzam Pashi
Parouk
Smiree
Fel Aviv
Thel
Stern
Shooting tragedy shocks Forest Lawn district
Douglas Falin, a 42-year-old man, died after being shot outside 2243 Hiwassee Drive during a late Wednesday incident described as a “gay party.” He died at Holston Valley Hospital after a four-hour emergency operation. The suspect, later identified as Daughters, surrendered to Kingsport police, admitting he fired five shots with a .38 revolver. Authorities launched an immediate investigation led by Sgt Fran Willington of the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
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Cal Cowan
Forest Lawn
Douglas Palin
Holstoin Valley Community Hospital
Walia
Billie Burton Laughstars
Hiwas
Ann Whetzel
Cecil Durham
Atlanta
Rouse
Fran Willlungtom
Tennessee Highomay Patrol
Dorham
Truman Aides Count Ike Definitely Out Of Running
Truman aides declare General Dwight D. Eisenhower out of the Democratic presidential race. The Count followed private assurances from close associates and a New York crowd chanted We Want Ike as the draft was dismissed. Democratic leaders doubted the move, while supporters urged nomination of Barkley or Bowne if Eisenhower declined.
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Truman
Ike
Photadelphia
Frauman
Dwight D. Sigenhouwer
Trutmtn
White Horse
Eisenhower
Mominathon
Washington
John Won
D-So
Barkley
Dary
Jame Roaneett
Dwight D. Einenhower
General Einenhower
Fest Ballet
Philiedulphin
Sotimeter
New York City
Columbia
University
J. Howard McGrath
Abel
Eiverhower
CIO Pushes For FDR Platform in Democratic Civil Rights Debate
The CIO pressures the Democratic Party to adopt a Roosevelt era platform, urging a civil rights plank including anti lynching legislation, job discrimination removal, and federal aid. Witnesses push for a broader reform package from repeal of Taft Hartley to housing, health insurance, education aid, and profite tax amid ongoing platform hearings.
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Philadelphia
CIO
James B. Carey
Federat
Armed Services
Vagial We
Warner
Truman
Alabama
Chauncey Spark
Texas
Dam Mondy
Nesses
Congress of Industriae
Roosevelt
Titron
Preliminary hearing set in Jonesville murder case
Preliminary hearing for Alonzo Jones and Thyertoht Benedict, both miners, charged with murder in a slaying near Benedict Barker, is scheduled in Trisl Jushies Court in Jonesville on Friday at 10. Jones was released on a $5,009 bond after arrest on Folly 2. The victim was shot near Crave Yard Hull apartments road where Barker was earlier seen.
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Pennington Gap
Alonzo Jones
Benedict Miner
Trisl Jushies Court
Ly Jongsville
Jones
Paytere Barkar
Bema
Craveyard Hull
Apts Road
Benedict
Barker
U S Rules May Force Shift In Memorial Library Plans
A city panel and chamber of commerce seek federal assurance to keep exterior Post Office design intact for the Memorial Library project. Officials warn new U.S. rules could force changes to the plan involving Shelby Street and Kingsport buildings.
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J. Fred Johnson
Long
Shelby Street Loach
Post Office
Kingsport Untitles, Inc
Library Boar
City Phong Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Mayor
Ana ‘Alermere
Ibd
U.S
Reservist Exemption Tied to Drill Requirements
The article outlines that to remain exempt, reservists must meet annual drill minimums set by the government. It notes the Board of Mayor and Aldermen involvement, and discusses how the draft act and surplus property issues affect reserve unit status and site usage.
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Serene Dee Revere
Washington
Murtager
Moulter
W. BE. Reynolds
Ge Secretary of Defense
Forrestal
Dewn At
Meades
Persians Ston
Reynolds
Congress
Strange Interference Reported by Pilots Over Bertin
Two pilots noted strange radio interference in the air near Bertin and a British transport pilot saw five Aussie Fal fighter planes in the British corridor. A Soviet fighter reportedly approached closely to a transport, but British HQ said the report held no significance. American airmen, after 20 days of blockade, delivered over 4,000 tons of food and supplies to Bertin in 24 hours.
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Bertin
Savyiet
Smoke Ordinance Violations Report For July
Kingsport reports 84 smoke ordinance violations in July first month under air pollution controls. Air Pollution Control Director Scruggs notes progress is encouraging given novelty of regulations and equipment installations. 12 conferences held with violators, 25 complaints investigated, 23 installations impeded, 25 permits checked, two tests and several plant surveys conducted.
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Seruges
Tme
Scruggs
Vice Latory
Far
Wise
Fem
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