Fox Charged With Murder In Wife Death
Otho E. Fox, 42, of Kingsport, was formally charged with murder in connection with his wife’s death Saturday night. An autopsy showed a fatal head wound and multiple injuries. Fox was arrested early Sunday and awaits preliminary hearing set for July 21.
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Kingsport
Yadkin Street
J. M Broyles
J. B Upchurch
General Sessions
G. Gilbreath
Fox
Gilbreath
Mrs. Fox
Broyles
J. E
Monty) Upchurch
Colower
Pam
Studley School
Folston Valley Community Hospital
Two States Battle For Second Largest State Title
Philadelphia leads Los Angeles in urban population while California lags behind Pennsylvania in state ranking. Census projections show Pennsylvania at about 10,495,085 people and California tentatively around 16,400,000. Philadelphia counts 2,067,210 residents and Los Angeles 3,954,036.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
California
Los Angeles
Wille Penn
Associated Press
Woman Writer Higgins Banned From Korea by Order
Tokyo reports Marguerite Higgins New York Herald Tribune correspondent was ordered out of Korea and told to return to Tokyo under escort. Two other correspondents, Tor Lambert of Associated Press and Peter Kalischer of United Press, were barred and later allowed to return by General MacArthur.
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Tokyo
Marguerite Higgins
New York
Hexalt Tribune
Moreau
Federal Civilian Employment Drops by 88,449 in May
Washington reports 88,449 fewer civilians employed by federal agencies in May totaling 2,001,954. The Defense and Agriculture departments show decreases with no fatalities, while a munitions barge explosion near Gosport Portsmouth yard caused scattered injuries.
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Washington
Arment
Civil Service
Defense Department
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Gosport
Eee
Portsmouth Maval Yard
If We Had Just One More Battalion
An injured colonel speaks of a gallant defense on Kum River front. He details enemy crossings, heavy artillery, and a stubborn stand by U.S. troops. He vows to return to combat, insisting he will fight again despite leg wounds. Soldiers describe a brutal fight from both flanks and risky supply delays.
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United States
Florida Sheriff Faces Investigation in Gambling Syndicate Case
Florida Governor orders Broward County Sheriff Walter R. Clark to appear for possible malfeasance in office over a Bolita numbers racket tied to his term 1945 to 1947. Gov Warren expands probe into a Miami Dade gambling syndicate amid an estimated 1948 income of 26.5 million dollars and directs state officials to submit findings to the county grand jury.
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Senate
Tallahassee
Fuller Warren
Broward Courty
Fort Lacierdale
Walter R. Clark
Clark
Abs
Warren
Dade County
Miami
Glen Mincer
S and G
I Dade County
Dade Couty Grand
Pary
Jimmy Sullivan
Mimcellm
Sullivan
Five Men Trapped in Burning Lark Mine Rescue
Rescue crews probed 400 miles of smoke filled tunnels for five men missing since a mine fire at the US Smelting Refining and Mining Company in Lark Utah. The trapped workers Horace Martin Seat Leland Neilsen Robert Gordon Meyerhoffer Byron G Thomas Clyde Auguston were maintenance staff at the shut down mine tied to a United Steelworkers strike. Dense smoke hindered source tracing as crews searched for signs of life or escape amid the blaze and uncertain conditions.
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Lark
Utah
U. S
Clyde Auguston
United Steelworkers
New Chemical Promises Cancer Halt At Global Congress
Dr Chester Stock and Sonja M Buckley of the Sloan Kettering Institute described a new chemical at the Fifth International Cancer Research Congress in Paris. About eighty scientists attended the Sorbonne session where the compound TEM Ib was discussed as a potential to prevent or shrink some cancers.
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I, S& Nations
International Cancer Research
Chester Stock
Sonja M. Buckley
Stoar- Kettering Institute For Cancer ‘Research
Etew York Memorial Hospital
Congress
Sorbonne
Acheson to Reply to Nehru on Korean War Crisis
Secretary of State Acheson plans a delicate reply this week to Indian Prime Minister Nehru's settlement suggestions for Korea. Reports say Stalin urged seating Communist China in the United Nations Security Council as a step toward peace. Acheson likely to insist on complete withdrawal of Communist forces from South Korea as the core condition for any settlement, while not closing doors to a broader UN role after aggression ends.
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Washington
Acheson
India
Korea
United States
Bnxt
United Nations
Poatd
Ito
United. Nations
Bee Acheson
Suburban Street Scenes Include Dog, Cat and Kittens
A street scene shows a dog starting up as a car distorts its map view on a residential street. A woman redirects and tucks a shirt-tail after whispered suggestions. Nearby, a mother cat tends to three kittens on a front lawn near a suburban grocery store.
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Steepy
Gird
Tuck
House Considers Electoral Bill
Washington reports the House weighs a proposal to abolish the Electoral College and replace it with a system that divides state electoral votes in direct proportion to the popular vote. The plan, from a constitutionalist senator, would shift how presidents and vice presidents are chosen after 256 years.
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Washington
House
Global Powers Call for Peace in Korea Crisis
Generalissimo Stalin told India's Prime Minister Nekhu that Chinese entry to the United Nations Security Council is essential to end the Korean War. A reliable source said the Russian premier agreed the Korean crisis must be settled peacefully, through the Security Council.
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New Deli
India
Controls Over Steel Tax Increase May Be Requested
Washington report says a White House message to Congress may seek controls over steel curbs consumer credit and possibly a tax increase. President Truman expected to send the message as soon as Wednesday and address the Korea war by radio that night. Network officials indicated no time had been set for a nationwide broadcast.
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Washington
White House
Congress
Truman
Korea
New Draft Call May Be Made
Washington reports Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, selective service chief, may seek a second draft call. He anticipates a broader draft affecting veterans, husbands, and fathers, noting exemptions for many veterans and dependents from the first 20,000-man call. A reporter quoted Lt. Col. Irving W. Mayt. Hart said Hershey is unavailable but indicated no reason for a halt to a second call.
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Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Morris
Berghey
Irving W.lmayt
Selective Service Informa
Querias
Hershey
Hart
Tale
Alcoholics Anonymous Help Cited By Ex-Drinker's Confession
A fragmentary reminiscence by Louis BD Beitey recounts a former alcoholic’s terror and poverty, saved by Alcoholics Anonymous meetings at Kingsport. He describes pawned suits sold for drinks, a desperate hotel bed scene, and a journey toward sobriety through weekly meetings at 202 West Market Street in room 26. The piece frames AA as a life raft amid hardship and urges reader involvement.
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Louis BD
Beitey Limes
Erste
Loletining
Terey
Kingsport
AlcohloHes Amonyineus
Excupy
West Market Street
Praha
Warning Out On Price Jump Warning Out On Price Jump
Washington reports of food price increases in some areas prompt a warning from Senator Gillette that attempts to profit from the war state may bring controls. He chairs the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee investigating the spread between consumer and producer prices and warned of bread and bakery price rises.
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Washington
Senator Gillette
Iowa
Gillette
Senate Articulture
Gilette
Gabilette
Taejon Fronts Show Cold War Korean War Struggle
General MacArthur reported major setbacks for the Communists in Korea as fighting raged around Taejon. American forces, though outnumbered, held lines along the Kum River approaches while the 24th Infantry Division fell back and inflicted heavier losses on the North. Maj. Gen. William F. Dean resumed command of the 2nd Division as Eighth Army confirmed Taejon remained in American hands amid renewed offensive actions.
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Flordas
Taejom
MacArthur
Kum
Kongju
Taejon
United Nations
2¢Th
Yaejon
Kur
William F. Dean
Dean
Korea
Waiton H. Walker
Eighth Army
Loss Of One Port Could Knock U S Out In Korea
Washington frets over a fragile supply chain for U S forces in Korea as Pusan bears a single railroad, limited facilities, and poor highway links. A port strike or capture could cripple logistics, risking battlefield viability. Russian aid to North Korea and potential V-1 style threats add to the danger.
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Korea
Washington
U. S
Kaorear
Pusan
Bihye
Russia
Antwerp
Hipusan Isamy
Masan
Yost
Mako
Moppo
Minister Found In North Korea
North Korea area reports say British minister to Seoul Captain Yvyan Holt is missing with four other Britons in Pyongyang. The British Foreign Office confirmed the notice via the British ambassador to Moscow and said further details would follow. The fate of Anglican Bishop Alfred Cecit Cooper, missing since the invasion, is also under inquiry.
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London
Yvyan Holt
Seoul
Kor Pyongyane
British Foreign Office
Amire! Grompko
Moscow
Holt
Pyongyang
Britain
Alred Cecit Cooper
Horthe Forghern
Unclear Solunar Fishing Tables From Suburban Source
Fragmentary table notes list solunar periods and fishing times with many garbled terms. Mentions days such as Tuesday and Wednesday and partial times like 9:25. References Cherokee Date and Douglas but data is corrupted, hindering precise periods or locations.
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Bobby) Peters, Jr
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Ching
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