Gibson Found Guilty in Murder and 93 Year Sentence Total
A Virginia jury found Melvin Gibson guilty of murder in the death of T. C. Hill and recommended 50 years in prison plus prior terms, giving him a total of 93 years. He also received separate sentences for car theft and armed robbery, with co-defendants charged and to be tried separately.
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Gate City
Melvin Eugene Gibson
T. C. Hill
Virginia
Ulf Gibson
Wise County
Hill
R. D. Coleman
Gibson
Coleman
Ednn Davidson
Davidson
Wolfe
Malion
Joseph Cridlin
Delp
Deary
Hee
Hey
Ralph
Buck] McFails
Chester Wade
State Rests Case In Murder Trial
BLOUNTVILLE The state rested at 11:30 a.m. in the murder trial of teenagers charged in the death of 18 year old Lynn Garden Barber Donald Brage. Key witnesses Collins and White testified again about the night of the shooting near Lynn Garden at the Virginia Tennessee line. The defendants Taylor and Stapleton pleaded not guilty. Taylor admitted firing the fatal shot. The trial proceeded with 11 witnesses already heard and is not expected to finish before Friday.
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Blountville
Southwest Virginia
Lynn
Garden Bar
Collins
Denver
Butch) White
Donald Brage
Tonard Jack Taylor
Robert Me Stapleton
Yuma
Bragg
White
Taylor
Stapleton
Sullivan
Samuel Grubb
Ernest Massey
Fred Mays
William Mays
Grubb
Mays
Virginia
Virginia-Tennessee State Line
Holston Valley Community Hospital
Callins
Dutch White
H. Conway Smith
Hal Carr
John Woods
Hiltons
Blue Boy
Weber City
Wax
Carr
Waals
Woods
Lynn Garden
Dedication of Wilcox Hall Set for Sunday
A 860000 Wilcox Hall dedication occurs Sunday with Dr. R A Hutcheson delivering the principal address. The nursing home opening will be open for public inspection in the afternoon and is funded by Tes and federal Hill Burton Act.
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R.A. Hutcheson
Tennessee
HVCH
Tom M. Diving
James €. White
RC. Christensen
Hutcheson
Sam H. Anderson Sr
E. Gibson Davis
Edwin Whi
Wilcox Hall
General Hospital
William A. Phillips
HUCH
Women’s Auxiliary Board
Weather Kingsport Area Forecast Today and Friday
Kingsport and vicinity expect partly cloudy conditions with scattered showers and light winds. Highs near 43 today and Friday, with overnight lows around 43. Occasional thunderstorms possible in the afternoon as the map shows scattered activity.
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Kingsport
M's
Warner
Monsoon floods drive 200 families from Charleston homes
A cloudburst in Charleston WV unleashed 12 or more deaths, with authorities warning the toll could rise. More than 200 families were displaced as 12 foot waves swept through neighborhoods, destroying houses and washing others down hillsides. Fire risk from broken gas lines prompted gas shutoffs. Rescue boats patrolled the flooded streets as National Guard troopers aided.
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Jerry Gould
Charleston
W. Va
Ubi
Cacotine Thompson
Caroline
H. C. Pauley
Paney
Weather Bureau
Kanawha River
West Virginia
William Blackhurst
Leity
Blackhurst
John Shanklin
Gale
National Guard
Frank Sayre
Sherry Lynn Givens
Lightning Suspected in Argentina Airlines Crash
Buenos Aires reporters say a UPI team investigated possible lightning as cause of Argentina Airlines DCE crash near Azul in a violent rainstorm. Sixty-seven people died with no survivors including Wilburn Taylor, Oklahoma oilman with Loffland Brothers Drilling. Witnesses claimed an engine failed as the four engine aircraft descended.
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Buenos Aires
UPI
Argentina
Azul
Wilburn Taylor
Loffland Brothers
Caracas
Venencia
Airlines
Larger Draft Calls Scheduled Amid Berlin Crisis
President Kennedy decided to strengthen U S armed forces by enlarging draft calls and intensifying recruitment. He plans three new divisions and expansion to reach 20 Army and Marine divisions, avoiding a national emergency or reserves call up. Officials note actions could reverse if conditions worsen.
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Washington
UPS
Kennedy
U. S
Berlin
Kenedy
Con Sress
National Security Council
White House
Pierre Salfinger
Negotiations Reopen Over Algerian War Peace Efforts
In Lugan France UPI reports French government and Algerian rebels resume talks as potential last chance for a peaceful settlement. Key issues include Sahara oil claims and Tunisia's border stakes while De Gaulle hints at independence possibly without rebels agreement. Talks began Evian France and were moved due to tourist overflow.
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Lugain
France
UPI
Sahara
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
Evian-les- Bains
Lake Geneva
Evian
Tunisia Moves to Cut Ties With France Over Bizerte Clash
President Habib Bourguiba announced Tunisia would sever diplomatic relations with France amid fighting at Bizerte naval base. Demonstrations surged as Tunisian forces and civilians clashed with French troops, with casualties reported on both sides and a national strike unfolding. France counterattacked to relieve pressure on the base, while Bourguiba warned of an international escalation and called for UN Security Council action.
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Tunis
Tunisia
UPTI
Presi-t
Dent Habib
Bourguiba
Bizerte
France
Bizertel
United Nations
East 33 Council
Paris
French Ministry of Information
Mediterranean
Tunisian
Red Cross
Plans For Improving Postal Service Told
Post Office officials outlined the Nationwide Improved Mail Service program with regional director Haynes Elliott and Kingsport postmaster Tom Duncan detailing aims. Citizens committees will aid rollout in about 36 cities in Elliott’s 2,000-city region including Tennessee Alabama and Mississippi.
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Citi Day
United Sta Prove
Haynes Eltiott
Memphis
Tom Duncan
Kingsport
Elliott
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Nims Est
Post Office
Bernard Aderholt
Wallace Boyd
Raymond Bradley
James T. Duncan
Guy Culbertson
Glen L. Rash
Lucilla Barr
Vat Edwards
A. B. Coleman
James M. Cooper
Louise Allison
Richard ¥. Bailey
Harry D. Profitt
Lester
Building Hits High For Year In Kingsport Permits
Kingsport city building records show a June peak with 19 permits totaling $1,053,540. Through the first six months of 1961, building in the city reached $2,395,179, with industrial permits leading at $935,000 and ten new houses totaling $92,500. If the pace continues, an all time Kingsport construction record of about $4.79 million may be set.
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Kingsport
Simon Jones
Fce
Weather Threatens Space Shot Launch At Cape Canaveral
Tricky weather risks washing out the third launch attempt for Virgil J Gris som aboard a Red stone rocket at Cape Canaveral. Space agency weather team reports a 50 50 chance with a 6 am Friday target and a 11 am follow up briefing. About 5000 ground crew and others await a go or no go signal as the countdown begins.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Virgil J
Gus) Grissom
Nations Space Agency
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R. H. Huteneson
Izeas
Wednesses Post Office Department
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