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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1963
Page
10
A local minister denounces violent acts tied to the Kingsport Press strike, likening early mob scenes to crucifixion. He warns authorities must curb vandalism and terrorism, stressing democracy protects free choice and condemns attackers who target others, including children, while urging unity and full police action.
Seven Mercury astronauts plus seven others completed a jungle survival course after being dropped by helicopter and trekking to reach shelter. They built shelters, improvised rafts, tested signaling gear, and conducted two man teams with radio contact to instructors amid tropical rain and rough terrain.
A Hyearoll mechanic Crepp Berry Sr. is bound over for the May 1 fatal shooting of Herbert S Miller at 23a2 Amy Ave. near Berry's home. Berry claims Miller prowled the area and they struggled before a single .22 shot ended Miller. Attorneys argued about proof and dismissal, Judge Moody set Berry's bond at 5000 dollars.
Ross Spears was elected mayor of Johnson City, Tennessee, at the council’s first meeting after a recent election. He succeeds Dr. Carroll Lang, who did not seek re election as council members Rob Henry and Walt Littleford took part in the formal session.
A crowd clash at a Lexington intersection left Fred Link dead and photographer Art Richardson injured as about 2,000 whites clashed with about 400 Negroes. Police and state troopers contained the rioting. a man named William Tate was detained for questioning amid reports of gun possession.
In Bristol Virginia area Halston Lake a woman identified as Mrs Bess Manious Hedrick mother of two died by apparent self harm She parked on the US 21 bridge over South Halston Lake and jumped into water Friends heard a splash and two fishermen pulled her body from the lake Deputies Lest Ward and John Tarlow investigated noting the car lights remained on at the incident scene
Kingsport police investigate a Wednesday theft of 65 worth of merchandise from Cox Oldsmobile. Det Sgt Brady Lane reported thieves stole wrenches screwdrivers and masking tape. Police pursue leads as investigators seek suspects.
In Kingsport, orderly solidarity demonstrations at the Kingsport Press reduced tension after 88 days of strike. Federal mediator William Simkin sends Commissioner William Rose to join ELF Hitchcock for talks, aiming to resume bargaining. One striker, Henry Patterson, faced arrest for damaging property. police reports show a drop in strike-related complaints and some vandalism around press sites.
Judge Melson delayed hearing on the National Labor Relations Board petition accusing Local 119 of the International Printing Pressmen's and Assistants' Union of a secondary boycott. Kingsport Press executives E. J. Triehe and C. E. Itschle must testify June 11 in Kingsport. The firm says only work in process in Kingsport will not be handled in Scranton, not plates stored there.
Nashville AJ notes a 1962 study by Negro leaders reporting limited employment opportunities for Negroes in Tennessee state government. The Nashville Community Conference on Employment Opportunity urged doubling Negro hires and expanding access to better jobs, citing low Negro participation in state government employment.
Vatican City AP report says the Roman Catholic Church began a nine day mourning for Pope John XXIII whose body lies under St. Peter's Basilica. Requiem Mass is said daily at the basilica as mourners fill the mournful church.
Nashville officers seized a West Nashville residence containing nine million four hundred forty seven thousand pills valued at about 1.57 million dollars. Police said the boxes filled the garage attic and closets and that one person was arrested with three others questioned at a nearby house on Lansimy Drive after a tip from a neighbor.
An 11-year-old blind boy named Joey, awaiting at a Marine recruit depot, meets President Kennedy as a helicopter prepares to lift off. Joey describes the handshake, recalls Kennedy’s kind grip, and says meeting the president will be an experience he treasures for life.
A garbled note details poppy sales totaling $1 230 34 with inconsistent phrases about a person named Joey and an American Legion unit in Kingsport. The fragmentary text mentions poppy chairman Ja 1 Qualls and a claim of best day, but lacks coherent context or dates.
Elizabethton county judge George Edens urged property owners to raise taxes to keep county schools running this fall. The school budget would face a $93,044 cut in 1983-81 funds, forcing deeper reductions and risking operation of the Seligot system per the court.
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