Space Shot Delayed As Clouds Halt Liftoff
The second U S space shot, with astronaut Virgil I Grissom, was postponed due to high clouds delaying the countdown. Officials cited an easterly Caribbean wave and weather front as the reason for the 24 hour shift and noted plans to resume the countdown once conditions improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Benedict
Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
John M. Hightower
Washington
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Air Force
Virgil I. .Gris
West Berlin
Grissom
Berlin
East Germany
Germany
Apo
Caribbean
U.S
Weather Bureau
National Aeronautics
Space Administration
Two Spelunkers Still Missing In Indiana Cave Rescue
Rescuers pierced debris blocking a deep limestone cave in Orleans Indiana and pushed 300 feet into a new passage seeking Indiana University graduate students Tom Arnold and Ralph Moreland missing since a flood. Fresh air appeared but a strong current persisted as the search continued.
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Orleans
Ind
Indiana
Tidor
Indiana University
Tom Arnold
Peru
Ralph S. Moreland
Knox, Inc
Dick Powell
T. A. Cave
Hammond
Powell
Jury Selection Begins In Trial Of Teen-Agers
In Blountville two Virginia teens from Yuma are tried for the May 7 shotgun killing of 18 year old Don Bragg of Lynn Garden. The murder trial, with six felonious assault charges for other youths, began jury selection before Judge H Conway Smith as crowds gathered for the proceeding expected to last about two days.
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Jerry. Alley Blountville
Bragg
Criminal Court
H. Conway Smith
B Street
Kingsport
Murphy
Roberts
Smith
Wilt
Jessié Mumpower
Charles R. Campbell
Lula J. Grills
Jessee J. Grills
J. E
Monty) Upchurch Sr
Man Confesses 1937 Bombing of School
Oklahoma City report says ex convict William Este Benson confessed to a New London Texas school explosion on March 18, 1937, that killed 282 students and 14 teachers. The suspect, claiming motive was anger at the school, described removing gas unions with two wrenches and waiting weeks to see effects. Police note inconsistencies and say investigators checked the claim against Benson’s past. The New London disaster is cited as one of modern history’s worst child tragedies.
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U.S
Soviet Union
Berlin
Moscow
Washington
London
Paris
White House
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Vienna
United States
Oklahoma
City
Okla
New London
Tex
I. G. Purser
Jack Ryan
Harold Devine
William Este
Benson
Texas
Henderson County
T. E. Herrington
Joe King
Oklahoma City
Street Scenes Capture Busy Downtown Moments
In a crowded downtown moment a pretty young woman with a large purse searches frantically while carrying a stack of four coffee cups. A secretary moves with silent focus, balancing four coffees toward an office. A curly-haired man is seen amusing himself by finger exploring his father's ear as a street scene unfolds.
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Cherokee Street
Dad
$150 000 Suit Filed In Wreck Near Kingsport
In U S District Court Mrs Ruby McKenzie widow of George McKenzie construction supervisor for Seventh Day Adventist Church sues the estate of Melvin Zucker of Brooklyn for 150 500 damages. The suit claims Zucker and his brother Dr Charles Zucker died in a head on collision with McKenzies car on U S L1 W between Church Hill and Kingsport May 28 while en route to Tuscaloosa to install a reactor. The plaintiff alleges the Zucker vehicle traveled at unlawful speed and on the wrong side of the highway striking the McKenzie car which was on its proper side.
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Chattanooga
New York
Kingsport
U. S
Ruby McKenzie
George McKenzie
Seventh- Day Adventist Church
Collegedale
Southern Missionary College
Melvin Zucker
Brooklyn
Charles Zucker
McKenzie
U.S. L1-W
Church Hill
Zuckers
University of Alabama At
Tuscaloosa
Zucker
24 Under Arrest After Gang Attack
New York report states twenty five youths were arrested after a gang assaulted five pedestrians and two policemen using soda bottles knives baling hooks and chains. About 35 mob members fled. One victim John Healy aged 20 required two stitches for a scalp wound. Arrested ages 14 to 19 deny gang ties claiming intent to seek revenge near a Bronx housing project.
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New York
UPI
John Healy
Yhe
Pang
Bronx
Weather forecast for Kingsport area
Partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight with a few thunder showers late this afternoon and early tonight. High today around 83. Low tonight near 60s. Wednesday and Thursday partly cloudy and warmer with scattered afternoon thunder showers. Highs in the upper 80s.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Tri-Cities
Kingsport
Sky chart data for Kingsport Times in July
A local sky report lists sunset and moon phases with first quarter on July 20. It highlights prominent star Vera and visible planets Mars Jupiter Saturn Venus, noting their positions and rise times as compiled by Parley Ro Fratk for Kingsport Times.
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Vera
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Venus
Eaatera Stender
Kingsport Times
Parley Ro Fratk
Military Ring Around Berlin Set Up By Reds
Soviet and East German armed forces have formed a girdle around Berlin with about 67,500 troops and 1,200 tanks in a ring extending 20 miles from the city. Antiaircraft rocket bases are being built in two rings at 25 and 50 miles, with some bases reportedly completed and manned. Soviet forces total about 44,500 men with 900 tanks plus East German units totaling 14,000 men with 200 tanks. police and border units add thousands more, while Allied troops in West Berlin number 13,000 with 30,000 militia possible in East Berlin.
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John D. Koehler
Bonn
Germany
Berlin
East Germany
West German Defense Ministry
East Berlin
West Berlin
County Court rejects zoning plan amid countywide opposition
Sullivan County Court defeated a zoning proposal and pledged to oppose Kingsport and Bristol efforts to zone land within five miles of their city limits. Judge Carr urged a uniform setback law and sought guidance from the state attorney general. The planning commission had pressed for four zones industrial, residential, business and agricultural, but magistrates voted to shelve the idea. The court also elected Dr. King Jameison as medical examiner and approved sharing road resurfacing costs in Midfields, with funding tied to a GI life pay restoration effort.
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Blountville
Sullivan County
Kingsport
Bristol
Carr
Sullivan County Planning Commission
Herman Mills
Mills
Hal Carr
David Haynes
County Planning Commission
Commission
King Jameison
Jameison
Paul Zimmerman
Washington
Chance
Insurance bill advances with GI life insurance clause
The measure sponsored by Senator Russell Long and amended by the Senate Finance Committee returns to the House after senators added a GI life insurance provision. The bill reallocates $5,200 in county funds for road maintenance tied to veterans benefits, as the road project had deteriorated and needed resurfacing.
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Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate
Dickey
House
Melvin Gibson Murder Trial Enters Second Day In Duffield Case
In Duffield, Melvin Eugene Gideon faces a second day of trial for the robbery murder of J L Hill. Kingsport pathologist Dr. William Harrison testified autopsy found cause of death as multiple blunt blows. Hill, bound with wire, died days after the November 17 attack at Hill’s store. Prosecution witnesses described the scene, the weapon, and the missing cash and gold coin collection valued at $2,000 of the $3,000 taken.
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William Harrison
Kingsport
Hill
Diffield Grocer
Holston Valley Community’ Hospital
Harrison
Duffield
Scott County
K. H. Darnell
John Brickey
Dan’ Miller
Darnell
Frank Hill
Ralph McFalls
Wise County
Homer Kiser
McFalls
Gibson
Pound
FBI
Sneedville
Tonn Monroe Williams
Chester Wade
Charles Delp
Loman Deary
Mc Falls
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NASA
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Shepard
William 5. Todd
Burkett C. McIntorlf
Howard S. Witt
James Lee Dykes
Taday gargoAy
Reds
Melvin Gibson
Jack Hfems
Melvin Eugene Gideon—charg
J. L. Hill
Times-News
Sandra Carroll
Sam
Dra Carroll Arnold
Mattie. Parvis
Ernestyne Creadway
Watavge
Wilms Paynter
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