Army Slashes Monthly Draft Quota To Eight Thousand
Washington reports the Army set September’s draft quota at 8,000, a cut from earlier targets, with remaining reductions projected to 5,000 to 6,000 monthly before year’s end. The move aims to trim overall armed forces strength by about 200,000, while maintaining some Army calls for those re-enlisting or with needed skills.
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Washington
INS
Jary
Charles E. Wilson
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Buttt
Wilson
Calix
Deaths And Funeral Notices In Kingsport Area
A string of obituaries and funeral notices from Bristol Johnson City and Kingsport, detailing services for Rex L and Restella, Tebrit A Bowlin, Mary Alice Campbell, Xina White Hannah, Elizabeth Faust, and George Pinter Poteat. Surviving spouses, children, and burial details listed. services held at homes, churches, and local cemeteries with multiple pallbearers named.
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Tebrit A. Bowlin
Kingsport
Route 18
L. Trent
Alex WY
Bowlin
Knoxville
Hancock County
Sullivan County
Compromise Baptist Church
Hawkins County
Whdrow
Matte Wider Bowith
Vena Mullins
Rrett
Baltimore
Mdgoinsville
John H. Church Hil
Dana’ i
Bristol
Mary Alice Campbell
Belmont Church
Kyle Barr
Buriel
Glens
Johnson City
Xina White Hannah
Frank D. Hannah
Eywin
Menorint Hospital
Walter M. White
Nashville
Ave
Francis White
James Pershing
Clyde
Ohio
Adele Pack
Seattle
Wash
Bess Cochran
Anchorage
Alaska
Frances While
Frank D. Hannah Jr
House Debates Postal Worker Pay Raise and Presidential Veto
House members from both parties predict a presidential veto if the Senate passes the postal worker pay raise bill. The measure would raise 619,000 workers by about 545 dollars annually, roughly one percent of the average 4340 dollar salary. President Eisenhower opposes any general federal pay increase at this time.
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Wasilington
House
Senate
Fisenhower
Murray
House Post Office Committee
Halleck Int
Republcan
Arends
Five Hurt In Auto Crash Near Merediths Boat Dock
A Tuesday 3:30 am auto wreck near Merediths Boat Dock on Johnson City Highway injured five of seven passengers. Driver Kenneth Mullis 23 Route 4 in fair condition with a broken leg. Leon Joyce 17 Route 4 in fair condition with arm and ankle injuries. Denald Bowman 20 1002 Federal Ave in fair condition with facial and back injuries. Shirley Hubbard 17 Route 4 treated and released with minor injuries. Margaret McMurray 19 Route 4 treated and released with ankle injuries. State Trooper Cappssala reports the 1951 model car left the road at high speed, demolished the vehicle, uprooted a tree, and overturned. investigation continues.
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Meredith
Johnson City
Holston Vatley
Kenneth Mullis
Leon Joyce
Denald Bowman
Federal At
Shirley Hubbard
Margaret McMurray
Leon Cappssala
Capps
Greek Cypriot Priest Appeals To Group
A Greek Cypriot priest held in prison for more than a year without trial appeared before the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to seek aid. Papapanagiotis Tsestos urged the RSPCA to treat him as an animal and address his rights after authorities detained suspected members of the Cypriot Freedom Movement under emergency regulations in force on Cyprus.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
INS
Royal
Istas For
Tthnos
Papapanagiotis ‘Tsestos
RSPCA
Cypriot Freedom Movement
Austria Grants Asylum to U S Army Deserter
Vienna paper Bild Telegraf says Austria granted asylum to a U S Army deserter named Otto Kunkel age 23 born in Germany. The report notes his desertion and asylum status in Austria.
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Vienna
INS
Bild Telegraf
Austria
U. S
Otto Kunkel
Germany
Pink Cadillac Row Opens At Baylor Football Games
In Waco Texas Baylor introduces a new special seating area called Pink Cadillac Row. The 85 seat glassed in section features floors foam cushions heaters and air conditioners with paired corner plants to enhance comfort during early season games.
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Waco
Tex
Alameter
Baylor Les
Cadillac Row
New Arab-Israeli Crisis Threatens Mid-East Peace
International tensions rise as Syria faces UN scrutiny over alleged warlike threats and border maneuvers. UN observers note Israel’s call for investigation while Egypt and Indonesia influence UN forces near Gaza. Separate item reports Mrs. Paul Shank’s hospitalization for planned surgery in Durham North Carolina.
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Mid-East
Israel
Greime
Syria
Jerusalem
Byron V. Leary
UN Truce Supervision Organization
Syssiault Press
Dag Hanmar
Indonesia
Gaza
Jakarta
Egypt
UNEF
Dag Hammarskjold
Cairo
International Court of Justice
Ita
Suez Canal
Mahmoud Fawal
Fawal
Suez
Pilot Tries to Help Girl Trapped in Airplane Crash
George Carpozi Sr. reports on a small executive plane crash near Bingham, Nebraska. Pilot Milo German, 55, allegedly tried to reach the radio while Judy Melnabie, 17, and her family were fatally injured. rescue arrived after Judy signaled with her mother’s scarf.
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George Carpozi SR
Nlane
New York
INS
Sunny
Nebraska
Milo German
Ashey
Judy Melnabie
Ale Is
Tower
Neb
Judy
Merritt’ Diphl
Carolyn
Germany
Omaha
Phan “T
Hadeen
Telephone Dispute Centers On Lifeline Phone Use
In a Memphis MEMPHIS edition brief, Sheryl Parks and Didi Roberts both 25 accuse an usher of assault during conflict in their apartment over the phone. The women claim the phone is their lifeline, with Mayland and dune totals cited as 324. Magistrate Water Haver postponed hearing until Friday. A separate item reports a jet fighter skid and crash-landing near Airways Boulevard, involving Col. George H. Wilson, 35, uninjured.
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New York
Weil la Court
Iday
Sheryl Parks
I25
Blade
Didi Roberts
Didi
Sher
Mayland Dune
Magistrate Water
Memphis
Airways Boulevard
George H. Wilson
Macon
Air Force Reserve
Rug fibers and backings on sale described as loop rugs
Classified note lists two loop rugs with rubberized back and rayon options. Mentions price style numbers Reg. 29.75 for 9x12 cation loop rug and Reg. 39.95 for 9x12 rayon loop. Indicates back material differences.
Ford Says Story Missed Important Point In Dates
Hollywood star Glenn Ford defends his behavior after a scandal magazine misdated a 1923 beach party incident. He accuses outlets of omissions and calls Marlon Brando and Alec Guinness great actors while cautioning against sensational Hollywood magazine coverage.
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Ford
James Bacon
BOB Thomas
Hollywood
Glenn Ford
Bul
Glenn
Gleau Vlaiuis
Notheing
Narlon
Marlon
Alec Guiness
Acto
Talex
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Ruthie C. Cradie
Crhurch Hill
P Rex
L Oh
Orestella
Tom
Tiesney
Ray Cradie
Conpie Cradiy
Robert A. Bowlin
Alice Campbell
Xina Hannah
Elizabeth Caroline Faust
Salem
W. E. Hicks
Rete
Gaines W
Angeline Hicks Faust
Arcadia MethoAlet Chimnd
W. C. Depew
Dalton Faust
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home
Hamlett-Dobson Chapel
Charles Allen
Sam Garsman
Faustrambert
Carl Faulk
Mack L. Hicks
John N. Hicks
Paul Hinks
John Fauat
Earl Faust
Richard
George Phifer Poteat
George Pinter
Davis Fiore
J .Poteat
Sear ‘Hoard
Tennessee Eastman Company
Mt Kingsport
Dobson
Vilas
Pink Cadillac
Raw
Pierre 2. Buss
Shank
Paul Shank
Dobyns-Bennett High School
Duke Hospital
Durham
N. C
Nancy Gregory
Shanks
Stovall
N. Y
Aremne
Bingham
Cozad
Teake
Hoys Nation
Thomas Peake
Norton
al Fo: Nation
University of Maryland At College Park
General Electric
Aitlas
Croc
Middle Atlantic States
Mississippi Valley
Great Plains
Montana
New Mexico
Waimer
Northern Plains
Timen
Yalta
la Yore
Tully
Simmons Enterprise
Ponce Dé Leon Place
N.S
Atlanta
Georgi
Broad Street
Tweed Saver
Blonda Frame
Southern Sheet Metal Works
Sulkivan St
Dial
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