Board Moves To Hold May Vote On City Fluoridation
Kingsport residents may vote in early May on adding fluoride to city water as a preventive measure. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen asked City Attorney Parsons to draft a fluoridation referendum ordinance after PTA advocates pressed for a vote before school ends. Supporters link fluoride to reduced tooth decay for children, while opponents say no right to impose such treatment on all citizens. The board also approved school additions at Andrew Johnson and Douglass, and a Dobyns-Bennett cafeteria expansion, with bid letting this summer for completion by fall. It also approved a one way street trial on Broad Street Circle to ease congestion.
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Kingspoll
Alernien
H. Marvin Parsons
Lionel Hutton
Associaton Covell
PTA Council
BE. J. Triebe
Ai ‘Dermen
Armong
Alie WN. Dryden
Andrew Johnson
Douglass School
Dobyns- Bennett High School
Board of Education
Council
Schol
Watauga and
Halston
Broad Street Circle
Charlemont
Circle
French German Chiefs To Meet On Saar Question
French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault will meet with German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer next Tuesday in Paris to discuss the Saar issue. They aim to resolve the border dispute seen as an obstacle to French approval of West Germany's rearmament within a European army. Discussions may follow the Europeannization plan by Mark van der Goes van Naters, transferring Saar foreign relations to a European high commissioner while preserving a French-Saar economic union until a wider European market forms.
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Paris
Georges Bidault
Koneld Adenauer
Saar
Adenauer
West Germany
Greece
Turkey
Bidault
Markus van der Goes van Naters
Holland
van der Goes
France
Council of Europe
Committee of Foreign Ministers
Retired Officer Raps Roosevelt on 1942 ouster claim
Rear Adm. Adolphus Staton testifies before the Senate Internal Security subcommittee alleging President Roosevelt blocked the removal of Communist radio operators from the U. S. Merchant Marine in 1942. He cites Adlai Stevenson supporting a lenient stance to keep convoys moving. The discussion ties to Navy officials Frank Knox and wartime policy.
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Washington
Navy
Roosevelt
U. S. Merchant Marine
Senate Internal Security
Adolphus Staton
Russia
Staton
Adlai Stevenson
Chicago
Stevenson
Frank Knox
Navy Department
Hamilton A. Long
New York
Army Combat Intelligence
Jenner
R-Ind
Gunman Faces Bank Robbery Kidnap Counts
A gunman identified as George Segars, about 30, of Anderson, S.C., was arrested in Henry County after attempting a bank robbery at Paris branch of the Commercial Bank & Trust Co. He faced charges of bank robbery and kidnapping and was held on 5900 bond. About $4130 taken, most recovered. Segars claimed a planned heist for a year and said he expected $35,000 to $40,000. State patrol tracked him after the getaway car was ditched and a stolen truck overheated.
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Paris
Henry
Henry County
George Segars
Anderson
8. C
Commercial Bank & ‘Trust Co
Segars
Corporation Tax Cut Is Canceled
Washington Democrats voted to cancel a scheduled two billion dollar annual cut in corporation income taxes. President Eisenhower urged cancellation, while the Ways and Means Committee approved a plan to cut many excise taxes in half. Chairman Daniel Reed announced the excise bill aiming to lift consumer buying and the economy, proposing to reduce rates above 10 percent to 10 percent, excluding tobacco, liquor, and wine. The committee voted 22 to 2 to extend the current rate for one year.
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Washington
Mouse Ways and Means
Eisenhower
Lhe
Daniel A. Reed
R- Iny
Congress
State Supreme Court Upholds Trailer Tax Law
The Tennessee Supreme Court today upheld the constitutionality of the 1958 trailer tax law. The ruling reversed a Davidson County trial court, which had found the tax unconstitutional over narrow captioning. Special Judge Lloyd Adams dissented. The decision noted other Davidson County rulings on gambling convictions and armed robbery cases with various fines and sentences.
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Nashville
Tennessee Supreme Court
Hickman Duke
Davidson County
Tower Court
Lloyd Adams
Theodore H. Acklen
Shelby County
Carring Lion
Charles Qualls
Snow Forecast Brightens City After Light Snowfall
Snow clears as forecast calls for more city flurries. Frosty Lee the snowman vanishes from Klingsport stone while Sullivan County schools resume after a two day break. Telephony slowly returns to normal as Inter Mountain reports minor city interruptions and roads remain travelable with caution advised. Radio WKPT-IM resumes broadcasting though reserves network connections not yet established.
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Frosty Lee
Klingsport
Sullivan County
Inter-Mountain Telephone Company
WC West
Tennessee Highway Patrol
Wkpt-Im
Kingsport sees first injury-free February in four years
Kingsport reported February 1954 with no auto related injuries, 37 accidents total down from 55 in February 1953. Assistant police chief John G. Martin cited mild weather and good driving conditions. city manager Charles K. Marsh credited departmental cooperation and luck. Last injury-free month was May 1999.
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Kingsport
John G. Martin
Martin
Charles K. Marsh
Effy
Report Finds Improvement in State Department Personnel System
Washington reports indicate a House Government Operations subcommittee found evidence of prior slipshod personnel practices at the State Department, but concluded improvements have occurred under the current administration. The panel cited backlog, inadequate investigators, and a past inadequate review of Montgome ry’s case while noting 2300 employees had never been investigated and 2000 were investigated inadequately.
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Washington
House
State Department
International Relations Subcommittee
Rop Brownson
R-Ind
Sais
Eisenhower
R. W. Scott McLeod
Department
Secretary of State
Dulles
McLeod
Leod
John C. Montgomery
Montgomery
Montgormeery
Security Office
Tne
University Seismograph Reports Major Earthquake
New York Fordham University seismograph logged a major quake with intensity 7.5 possibly near the Netherlands East Indies or between New Guinea and the region. Two shocks occurred at 1:22:18 am and 12:25:46 am, while Cleveland's John Carroll University recorded two strong tremors about 9,090 miles away.
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New York
Netherlands East 1
Fordham University
Joseph Lynch
Fordham Observatory
New Guinea
Netherlands East Indies
Cleveland
John Carroll University
Grainger County Man Found Dead in Snow
In Grainger County a man named Claude Hill about 34 was found dead in woods between New Tazewell and Rutledge after getting lost in Sunday's snowstorm. He apparently died of exposure while four others fishing on Norris Lake escaped and returned home.
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New Tazewell
Tern
Grainger County
Rutledge
Claude Hill
Hill
Norris Lake
Eisenhower criticizes quiz show tactics during spy hunter controversy
President Eisenhower condemns questioning practices in congressional probes as un-American and calls for fair play. He praises Brig. Gen. Zwicker amid clashes with McCarthy over Maj. Irving Peress. He outlines a three point code to combat internal subversion without sacrificing justice.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Eisenhower
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Ralph’ Awicker
Zwicker
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Robert T. Stevens
Department of the Army
Maj
Irving Peress
New York
Peress
Stevens
America
United States Congress
Congress
Indictment Sought Against Four Puerto Rican Terrorists
Washington moved for swift indictment of four Puerto Rican terrorists who wounded five congressmen in the House attack. Rep Alvin Bentley, severely wounded, was removed from the critical list as doctors report improved morale. FBI and others pursue leads on the Puerta Rican Nationalist group and possible Communist connections amid the shooting case.
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Washington
United States
Alvin M. Bentley
House
Casuals Hospital
J. R. Young
Bentey
Michigan
Bentley
Omyken
Wong
UA. B
FBI
Iaid
Puena Risan
Pxsassing
Roads Body Okays New Route in Virginia
The Senate Roads Committee approved a proposed 75 million toll superhighway linking Southwest Virginia with a West Virginia turnpike and a proposed North Carolina route. Opponents warned of harm to tourist businesses and tax revenue, while supporters cited economic benefits and out of state drivers paying most tolls.
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Richmond
Senate
Virginia
West Virgina
Virginia Turnpike
Ren. W. ©. Caudill
Peavisburg
Del
Nat Pendleton
Wytheville
Artas
Pendleton
Caudill
Pennsylvania
Roy W. Smith
West Virginia
Rogan Blasts snarled docket in Blountville court
Judge Thomas H. Ravan criticized mishandled cases in the Blountville Neirial Court on Wednesday. He cited improper subpoenas and failures to appear, noting several defendants face grand jury actions. The session adjourned as issues of appeal and proper process were discussed.
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Blountwille
Thomas H. Ravan
Irial Court
Oreri
Wittesave
Sadler
Sheriffs Office
Rogan
Cey Pats Sessions Court
Caniel
Parsons
Snowstorm Halts Chicago Streets With Deep Snow
A severe storm dumped a foot of snow on Chicago causing paralyzed roads and stalled traffic. City crews battled drifting drifts overnight as residents were urged to stay indoors and aid crews rescued motorists from snowbound boulevards and side streets.
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Chicago
Cincago
Chienees
Browning Brims With Confidence On Hand Shaking Tour
Former Governor Browning, candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor, toured Sullivan County and Blountville meeting supporters. He predicted carrying Shelby County, cited issues of truck weights, free textbooks, and deficit financing, and proposed extending Social Security to teachers. Browning highlighted his World War II service and expressed views on 18 year olds voting and potential tax changes.
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Browning
Gorton Browning
Sullivan County
Ednessee
Frank Clement
Blountville
Kingsport
Shelby County
Brownling
BE. H. Crump
Brownlie
Kosauver
Senate
Cramp
Washington County to participate in polio vaccine test
Washington County Tennessee will join a national trial of the new Jonas Salk polio vaccine. About 15,800 second graders in Shelbyville and Washington County will be eligible for vaccination under this program. Three injections over three weeks will be given in public and private schools after parental consent. Results will compare health statistics of vaccinated children with those of unvaccinated peers in other counties.
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Nasaville
Shelby, Ivan
Washington Ci
Tennessee
R. WW. Hutcheson
Heal
Tres Dry
Hutchesy
Jonas &. Salk
University of Pitishimeh
Polio Founilien
Youth Convicted Of Goat Rustling
A Blount County jury convictes Herman Littleton a 20 year old from Vale for rustling two goats valued around 25 dollars. The jury recommends county jail time and credits for 40 days already served. Witnesses testified the goats were found tethered near a brush and the boy allegedly fled before being captured. The case highlighted tensions over two-year-old larceny claims and the farmer who owned the goats insisted the loss was substantial.
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Paul Williams
Blountville
Fae
Biaiys
Charpe Ang
Pomce
Bim
Atwyney
Conway Smith
Defre
Burrell Mejn
SNES
Peats
Y. J.whelteer
Blairs Gap
Ipakhire
Warting
Whottsel
Litleton
Jslop
Lamport
Read
Whedlsel
Habour
Whettse
Littleton
Wiem
Smith
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State Supreme Court
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Sullivan
Gordon Browning
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