15 Jul 1949
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1949
Page
1
In West Ravine Road, H. R. Dingus keeps heating water in a dishpan near his home amid the flood. A driver struggles to exit a car on Market Street as water covers the curb and parkway. Three youngsters on West Ravine Road wear varied outfits as the city deals with rising floodwaters.
A hidden Washington conference gathered President Truman with top military, atomic, diplomatic and congressional leaders. The White House kept details tight as officials and security tightened safeguards around the high level discussions.
A motion to pursue steps toward erecting a long planned Public Library on Shelby Street behind the Post Office and Kingsport Utilities buildings was adopted by the Municipal Planning Commission. The commission also recommended hiring an architect and seeking additional funds to complete a suitable library, with $150,000 already raised.
The Tennessee State Medical Association announced a program claiming 76 percent of Tennesseans will have full surgical bill coverage through insurance. The plan requires 13 insurance conforming with the plea’s requirements.
Democratic leaders dismissed the Taft Flanders plan to extend the Monroe Doctrine to Western Europe as a substitute for the North Atlantic Pact. President Truman said he had no comment on Taft's proposal, which would be sent to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, while Chairman Connally urged opposition. The plan aims to have the U S act alone without European support, drawing sharp reaction from Congress.
World Council of Churches in Chichester urges Christians to resist totalitarianism and defend religious liberty. Resolution frames doctrine as false and condemns persecution, citing Dr. Joseph L. Hromadka of Prague as principal speaker at a six day policy meeting.
Prague church leader Archbishop Josef Beran remains confined as the Communist government prepares the next move against the Roman Catholic Church. Officials and diplomats question when arrests may occur and on what charges, amid a wider state church crackdown.
The County Budget Committee approves a 1.70 tax increase as part of measures to boost national output. President Truman pushes federal buying and construction in hard hit areas, naming John R. Steelman to lead the program with cabinet and agency cooperation. The plan emphasizes targeted action within existing public works funding.
A young couple amuses bus passengers as they board and sit apart while exchanging brief words and hostile glances. Boys playfully throw rocks into pools caused by recent heavy rains as cars flood through waterlogged streets creating splashes from wheels.
Two Scott County natives died in separate Thursday night crashes. Jerry Clarence Tipien, 43, of Natural Tunnel, was killed instantly near the mouth of Natural Tunnel when struck by a Southern Railway diesel. Everett Kay Gondie, 21, of Gate Lily Highway Lynn Garden, died when his car hit a pickup near the Johnson Memorial Bridge on U.S. Highway 23. Garland France, 18, Gate City, was badly hurt with internal injuries and listed in critical condition at Houston Valley Community Hospital.
Flooding from Sinking Creek floods ten Scott families near Gate City Virginia. Water disappeared into ground at a small lake between Dun Gannon and Clinch River, then reappeared near Miller Yards. The swollen creek failed to sink last week and rampaged, washing out roads and property.
A lightning strike crippled 30 bus routes in New York City, forcing riders to shift to subways and taxis. The walkout stemmed from the layoff of four NYC Omnibus mechanics and spread toward the Fifth Avenue Coach Co, impacting 3,300 workers and prompting a stalled city union negotiation.
Sullivan County budget and tax rate committees approved the coming year's budget totaling about 2.82 million dollars and submitted it to County Court for July 23 approval. Tax rates include school taxes 1.82 dollars per 100 valuation general fund 33 cents bond interest 24 cents bond purchase 1.18 dollars county roads 35 cents and an insurance investment fund 25. School budget proposed 1.366 million but trimmed to 1.366 million with superintendent Akard seeking a 10 percent teacher pay hike to match Kingsport and Bristol levels. The budget committee did not include the pay raise in the adopted plan.
Solunar periods from John Alden Knight guide plan daily sport by major and minor windows. EST times show major periods lasting about two hours and minors shorter, with Friday to Sunday schedules and observed lake elevations at Cherokee and Douglas Lakes.
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