County budget increases eyed by budget committee
County Court budget committee heard requests last night for 1960 61 funding raising expectations of a larger county budget. Eugene Mahaffey chaired the session noting it is early to predict tax rate effects and that reports to the Court come on April 18.
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Blountville
Eugene Mahaffey
Staie
Bristol Memorial Hospital
Holston Valley Pital
Kingep
Health Department
Federrl
Department i Presen
Ain Blainteitie
Seno Tt
Balvation Ariyy
FCA
Harold Firoving
Hee
Mieals
Ing Department
Akard Sipey
Car Burns On Street In Jackson Report
A street car fire in Jackson Tennessee critically burns a 13 year old Negro youth on Thursday as he attempted to flee. Police officials respond to the scene with investigators probing the cause amid conflicting statements and reports.
Sullivan County Republicans decide on April 21 convention
Sullivan County Republicans voted Thursday night to hold a convention on April 21 to select delegates for the August county election. The committee set April 2 as the candidate filing deadline and March 31 for precinct meetings. Members debated primary versus convention, noting costs and party vigor. Sen. R. L. Peters was endorsed as a delegate to the state convention.
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Kingsport
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Republ
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Sullivan
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Scott Roller
Kingsport Main
Opinien
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Peumary
Sclavan Corbiy
Tita
R. L. Petess
Tia
Ren
Peters
OF Commerce
Diracrs
Weather Panic and Snow In Washington Amid National Tension
Washington residents react to a major March snowfall as fear of disruption grows. People cluster in clusters, workers worry about telephones, and a state of emergency is discussed with three local plans. National Geographic notes buds and thaw hints but locals doubt spring arrival.
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Washington
P.ckrd
Weather Bureau
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Pyersuite
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Columbia
Wangee
National Geographic Society
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Tallahassee
Fia
Wife Sues Jim Arness for Divorce in Hollywood
Virginia Arness filed for divorce from actor Jim Arness known for Gunsmoke. She said they have been separated for some time and she will seek custody of their three children. Arness previously resided in a Pacific Palisades apartment while the couple’s split persists.
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Hollywood
Jim Arenese
Matt Dillon
Funerals Held For Miners in West Virginia Mine Disaster
Funeral services were held in small area churches for 28 men who died in a coal mine fire. Some services were held Thursday, others will be held Saturday, as nine more bodies were recovered nine days after the entrapment near Mulden, West Virginia.
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W. Va
le Mae
Mulden
Blind Boy to Receive City Bravery Honor in 1954 Proposal
Philadelphia AP reports the city plans its first bravery medal after years of no recipient. The award, created by ordinance in 1954, would recognize a blind child who saved others at a telephone switchboard blaze.
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Hayes
Emmnitter
Disappearing County Rutland in England’s expansion plans
In England’s Rutland County officials discuss potential reorganization or incorporation into a larger region, signaling changes to local governance and administrative boundaries. The note outlines possible effects on services and identity as the county faces integration considerations with neighboring areas.
Operation Dixie aims to flip Southern votes from Democrats
UPI reports the Republican Strategy Committee circulated a memo to Southern chairmen to exploit Southern disenchantment with the Democratic Party and Kennedy era policies. Potter termed it a plan for a power shift, targeting Kennedy and national leadership to undermine Democratic control.
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LAHR
Washington
UPI
Kennedy
D-Mass
Ylemoencuns Potter
GOP
Paul M Ter
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Potter
Jstsre
New Orleans
West 10
Kennecs
Alan
Pdenernat
The Body Wants Divorce in San Fernando
A fragmented report from San Fernando notes actress Mazie McDonald seeking a divorce. References to names Gehorte, Wienal, and Les Base appear from a decade earlier, with unclear connections to a divorce action.
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Mazie McDonald
Gvortie
Bandit Shot Each Time He Passes Bad Check in Louisville
A Louisville bandit seeks penicillin at a doctor's office under the pretense of illness. After receiving a shot, he presents a counterfeit $10 check allegedly from his wife. The bill runs to $547, which he pockets. The scheme targets doctors who have been victimized by his cold check artistry.
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