Long Island Man Charged In Early Morning Slaying
A 29 year old Kingsport man was killed by a shotgun blast early today. Paschel Robert Sharp of 1804 Long Island Drive was charged with murder and held in Blountville jail. The shooting occurred after an argument in the Sharp residence where Herman Ratliff and his wife had been staying. Ratliff died from a left chest wound at about six feet range. Sharp says he fired as Ratliff reached for a knife, claiming fear for his life. Ratliff’s wife Peggie Ratliff witnessed part of the incident. Funeral arrangements are pending with Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home.
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Walter Mody
Fleming
Jack
Sharp
Ratliff
Peggy Ratliff
Wlemings
Sullivan County
Freddie
Linda
Etla Ratliff
Earl Cox
Dorothy Sharp
Charlie Shelton
Mable Puckett
Daisy Simpson
Kingsport
Sam
John
Clarence
Dry
Ridge, Ky
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home
Auary
Indiana
Jin Korea II
Grissomsing
Wade-In Demonstration at Rainbow Beach Provokes Chicago Row
Chicago AP reports intensified clashes as nine white youths were charged with disorderly conduct and unlawful assembly after a scuffle during the second weekend of rainbow beach integration events. A 230 member police task force, led by Capt. James Hackett, patrolled the South Side beach. Two juveniles were released to parents.
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Chicago
Rainbow Beach
James Hackett
Lake Michigan Beach
Hackett
Illinois
Congress For Racial Equality
Negro American Labor Council
West Avalon Community Association
Positive Action Committee For Equality
Temporary
Woodlawn Organization
Jis
West Side
Lawndale
Long
75Th
78Th
Viet Cong Battle Near Saigon Leaves Hundreds Dead
In a three hour clash about 60 miles from Saigon in the Plaine des Jones area government troops reported 12 dead and about 60 wounded while Viet Cong casualties were tallied at 187. The battle drove rebels toward the Cambodian border as government forces pursue mop up operations in Viet Nam.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Plaine Des Jones
Ngo Dinh Diem
Canreac Alainaad
Ree Ner
RCL
Grissom embraces calm before Mercury flight
CAPE CANAVERAL AP Gus Grissom says he is not the hero type and will likely feel scared entering the space capsule. The 1926 Indiana native, Navy Air Force veteran and test pilot is part of America’s second manned Mercury mission, with a career marked by numerous missions and medals.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Gris Dennis D. Grissom
Mit
Som
Betty
Hell
Gus
George Gobel
Tost
Belmary
Minh -Tonn
Griss
Gus Grissom
Gris
Sions
Korea
Grissom
Michell
Ind
United Church
Lof Christ
Scuiz
Mark
Weather Outlook From US Weather Bureau
Partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight with widely scattered thundershowers. High today around 55. Low tonight in the upper 60s. Tuesday and Wednesday continue partly cloudy with a slight warming and scattered late afternoon thundershowers. High yesterday about 52. Last night’s conditions not clearly stated.
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Weather Bureau
TréCidles
Mercury Visible Briefly Before Sunrise This Week
The article notes Mercury may be seen for a short time each morning before Sunrise this week. It sits about 13 million miles from Earth and lies between Venus and the sun as observers view from the Eastern time zone.
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Mfconset
Mercury
Venus
Kingsport Times
Baley R. Frank
Pennington Man Held For Burglary
Gate City Virginia sheriff reports 35 year old Fred Collins of Pennington Gap arrested for July 1 burglary of Dr W L Griggs Jr office. Collins confessed and entered after noon exit, taking about 200 dollars in merchandise and unknown cash. He was passing through Gate City and knew the town.
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Gate City
Pennington Gap
W. L. Griges Jr
Fred Collins
Scott County
K. H. Darnell
Darnell
Collins
Dr. Griggs
Grills Trial Continued After Illness of Prosecutor
In Blountville the trial of Mrs Lula J Grills for the May 4 fatal shooting of her husband Jessee J Grills was continued to the next Criminal Court term due to the illness of presenting officer J E Manty Upchurch Sr. The husband died from a bullet wound in his left templeWhile en route to Helston Valley Community Hospital.
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Blountville
Lula J. Grills
J. E. (Manty) Upchurch Sr
Pakistan Wants Aid From U S
President Ayub Khan pressed for U S backing at a barbecue on Lyndon B. Johnson’s ranch as he neared return to Pakistan. He spoke to about 400 Texans noting Pakistan’s geographic vulnerability and dependence on American economic and political support amid policy talks with Kennedy and Rusk.
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Johnson City
Ayub Khan
Pakistan
United States
Lyndon .B. Johnson
Here
Ayub
Kennedy
Dean Rusk
Grissom Picked For Space Ride
Air Force Captain Virgil I. Grissom chosen as the second American in space and assigned to Liberty Bell 7 for a suborbital flight from Cape Canaveral around 7 a.m. Tuesday. If unavailable, John H. Glenn Jr will take the mission. Grissom, 35, Purdue graduate and Korea veteran, will ride 300 miles southeast over the Atlantic reaching 116 miles up.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Virgil I. Grissom
Korea
United States
Atlantic Ocean
Mitchell
Ind
Grissom
Navy
Alan B. Shepard Jr
John H. Glenn Jr
New Concord
Ohio
John A. Powers
National Aeronautics and
Purdue University
Betty Moore
Scott
Mark
Powers
Glenn
Missile Center
Shepard
Scott Carpenter
Donald Slayton
Slayton
Walter Schirra
Gordon Cooper
Gibson On Trial For Hill Murder
Melvin Eugene Gibson, 29, faces trial for robbery and murder in the Duffield Hill case. The victim J L Hill described a three man robbery at sundown in 1960, with $1,000 cash and $2,000 in gold coins taken after Hill was beaten and bound. Co defendants Chester Wade, 28, Charles Delp, 20, and Loman Deary, 15, are charged and to be tried separately.
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Gate City
Melvin Eugene Gibson
J. L. Hill
Bill
Duffield
Sani
Holston Valley Community Hospital
Hill
Chester Wade
Charles Delp
Loman Deary
County Court Elects First Medical Examiner
Sullivan County selects Bristol physician Dr. King Jameison as the county's first medical examiner under a state act. He will assist in death investigations at the request of the coroner or sheriff, while not replacing the coroner's duties.
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Blountville
Sullivan County
Bristol
King Jameison
Jameison
Hal Carr
Carr
Highway Department
U.S
Memphis
Ty Cobb Dies At Age 74 In Atlanta
Ty Cobb famed Georgia Peach dies at 74 in Emory University Hospital after a long illness and hunting accident injuries. Born December 18 1886 near Royston Cobb had a 24 year major league career with Detroit. he managed the Tigers and finished with the Athletics in 1928. He led the AL in batting 12 years and compiled a career .367 batting average with 892 stolen bases.
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Atlanta
Ty Cobb
Georgia Peach
Detroit Tiger
Emory University Hospital
Idaho
Tyrus Raymond Cobb
Royston
Georgia
Cobb
Augusta
Detroit
Tigers
Philadelphia Athletics
Kennedy Set For Busy Week
President Kennedy returns to Washington from Cape Cod and starts a packed schedule. He will witness the swearing in of Orleans Mayor Delesseps Morrison as U S representative to the OAS and name Robert Woodward assistant secretary of state for Inter American Affairs. Defense Secretary McNamara will report on whether the armed forces need strengthening in light of the Berlin crisis.
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Washington
Kennedy
Cape Cod
Andrews
Orleans
Delesseps S. Morrison
U.S
Organization of American States
Robert Woodward
I Inter-American Affairs
Robert S. McNamara
Berlin
Western powers respond to Khrushchev on Germany and Berlin
The United States first delivered Kennedy’s reply to Khrushchev’s Berlin memorandum, followed by notes from France and Britain. All three remain firm on West Berlin rights and corridors, while contents are not fully disclosed. Western troops remain deployed in Berlin.
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Moscow
United States
Kennnedy
Khrushchev
Berlin
U.S
Vienna
Germany
West Berlin
Kennedy
Soviet Union
East Germany
Britain
France
GOP Supports Firm Berlin Stand Against Khrushchev
Sen. Styles Bridges of New Hampshire said Republicans back any firm tough U S stance on West Berlin. He heads the Senate Republican Policy Committee and urged Kennedy to press Khrushchev and seek extra defense funds. House Speaker Rayburn expressed confidence in Kennedy’s program to meet the Berlin crisis.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Berlin
Kennedy
Bridges
Washington
Styles Bridges
R-N.h
West Berlin
Republican Policy Committee
Khrushchev
Congress
House
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
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Virgil
Gus) Grissom
Seat of Liberty
Long Island
PeaLy
Mike Suimuuls
The
Peewee Meg
MiaYcLanty
Belone
Deenat
Ake
Ominee Riauuauon
Kansas City, Mo
UPI
Kansas City Star
Pennington
Space Ride
CapeAt
Ly Cobb
GOP
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