15 Mar 1950
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1950
Page
1
Senate Commerce committee sets mid April hearing to question morals in Hollywood. Johnson proposes licensing actors and a ten thousand dollar permit for interstate film shipments, threatening bans for past morality convictions. Industry groups defend Hollywood, while broadcasters call for cleaner programming.
Gary town marshal Daugherty reported three men found shot to death on a Bart Gary farm. Victims were Paul Shuman, 33, Ignace Derashenik, 50, and a nonidentified farmhand. Shuman’s son-in-law Everett Fisher said all were dead in the house, with a shotgun wound to Shuman’s head. A fragments of a possible murder scene and a cotbed death in another room are noted, with no clear shooter identified.
Two Royal Air Force four engined bombers crashed within an hour early Wednesday, killing at least nine aboard. The planes were Lincoln bombers, modernized Lancasters, in service with the RAF.
Poland declares withdrawal from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in a strong complaint that the institutions bow to United States policy. A Polish government letter criticized alleged subordination of Europe to Washington as the Marshall Plan faced rejection. The move signals a widening rift between Western nations and the Soviet bloc.
County Court Clerk Russell Hare announced on Tuesday that about one third of motor vehicle license tags have been sold since sales began. March 31 is the deadline for operating motor vehicles with the outdated 1049 plates, and no extension will be granted.
Government agencies focus on tax evaders as the 1949 income tax deadline nears. Officials promise intensified enforcement nationwide with substantial funds allocated for audits and prosecutions to close gaps and deter fraud.
Britain’s Labour Government defeats a third Conservative bid in Parliament as opposition leader Winston Churchill Hill’s motion of censure fails 308 to 789. Alf Bratford Cripps signals a future expansion of the national health service while warning departments to stay within budgets amid requests for extra funding totaling over 148 million pounds for the year ending March 31. Aneurin Bevan, health minister, is noted as pushing health service expansion.
Gubitchey seeks to drop appeal after conviction and a resentence deal. Attorney Pomerantz tells Judge Ryan Gabitchey 34 and Jullin Caplon 31 were sentenced to seven years for conspiracy. Government proposes suspending sentence on condition of leaving the United States with a Soviet reunion set for March 20, 1950.
Washington observers report the Senate aims to vote Wednesday after 4 30 p m on President ve Demands housing aid for middle income families The plan would use up to 1 000 000 000 in government credit for cooperatives and non profit groups with rent or ownership targets between 2400 and 4700 per year The proposal faces criticism over cost and fears of subsidizing private industry and real estate speculators as part of a broader housing program and national plan with allocations for other programs The measure has drawn opposition from critics who warn of excessive government guarantees and potential racial impacts while supporters argue it would improve housing access for middle income families
A panel of top physicians from the American College of Surgeons reported that Caesarean deliveries are now safer for mothers than three decades ago. Dr. Franklin L. Payne of the University of Pennsylvania cited infant mortality declines and improved maternal outcomes since 1920. Dr. Charles J. Barone of Pittsburgh noted advances have overturned the belief that Caesareans always endanger mothers more than infants.
Charles Branin Holobar, condemned for murdering his wife and infant daughter, received a second stay of execution. Judge Paul B Brown extended the stay to May 1 to permit a request for a state supreme court appeal. Originally set for February 15 and then March 16, the date was pushed as Holobar admitted to killing his child and burying both bodies in a shallow grave at an abandoned camp.
Government pages show the Senate pressing McCarthy to identify alleged communists within federal agencies. A worker and a companion are described near an early morning scene, with a small dog involved and a street encounter noted in fragmented fashion.
Postmaster Howard Long announced the official opening of the Post Office at Bidhelde Station Tangaportin on Thursday afternoon. The station, located on the south side of Bristol Highway, will operate with a small staff and offer two service windows for stamp parcel post and general delivery.
A report from Roberta Biore manager Denia M. Judd notes three outsiders picketing the Roberta store on Hard Street. They belong to New York Local 66 Wholesale and Warehouse Workers Union and are not Roberta employees. The company will not sign a settlement with the union, Judd says, and no local workers are on strike.
President Truman resumes his three week vacation cruise toward Florida as seasickness subsides. The White House reports the party, including William Lawe and an escort, traveling in calm waters about 20 miles offshore during the night voyage.
Three white men face murder charges in Attala County for the killing of four African American children in their home on January 8. Windel Whitt and brothers Malcolm and Leon Turner deny guilt. District Attorney Tenry Rodgera seeks the electric chair, with Whitt set for trial today and the others to follow in consecutive weeks.
Jotorlda, vice-president of Op ernona of Alanis Gownttine Railways, told Appalachian tratths Clubhart members at the Kingaport Inn that railroads seek a fair chance to compete in transportation without excessive regulation. He argued railroads are the most economical producer of transportation and supply one fifth of the nation’s coal and other outputs.
Ariviol Bristol Herald Courier changeover names Reece as sole owner and publisher effective today. He buys from Charli Harkrader, a Bristol veteran of 40 years, with editor Herache Dove retiring. Clifton Harkrader to serve temporarily as editor during transition.
France declares it is a satellite of the United States after the Atlantic defense pact. In a Wednesday session, the National Assembly defeated a Communist motion to delay debate on American arm aid and stop armament and atomic weapons proposals until further consideration.
Dorothy Kenyon, former American delegate to the United Nations, denied claims by Senator McCarthy that she has a communist background. She stated there is not a single Communist in her body and defended her anti communism stance as she faced questions from the Senate committee. The session also touched on the broader issue of security risk names, with members debating how to handle potential loyalty concerns.
Sullivan County treasurer at City Hall will collect the poll tax from non exempt voters by 4 20 pm to participate in the April 18 bond issue referendum. Supplementary registration periods are announced for Kingsport residents on March 21 22 at City Hall and local polling places with reminders that county registration does not grant city election eligibility.
Fragmented text shows Solunar and Miner Major periods with times and locations. Mentions Lake stages and a sequence of days and dates, including references to Cleraker and 1040 mute. The legible phrases imply a detailed, though garbled, timing table for hunting or fishing cycles.
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