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Newspaper

Kingsport Times

Location

Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1950

Page

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Europe to receive first B 29s from United States

The initial batch of about 75 American B 29 bombers departs from Andrews Field bound for Britain under a billion dollar arms aid plan. Secretary Johnson and British Ambassador Franka will attend the ceremony as the planes are handed to the British to boost Western Europe defense.

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Crommelin May Be Senate Candidate From Alabama

Capt John G. Crommelin, a sharp critic of military unification, may file for the U S Senate seat from Alabama. He said he has received many telegrams urging him to quit the bid and seek the Hula chair next fall.

San Francisco John G. Crommelin U. S. Senate Alabama Crommelin

Communists March To Protest Orders In Italy

Thousands of Communist led workers in Milan abandoned work and moved to protest government measures aimed at maintaining order in Italy. The demonstration began Monday in the industrial city center as authorities imposed new strict rules.

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China Communists Face Difficulty in Southeast Asia Drive

Washington reports state that Premier Alcide De Gaupert’s Chinese Communist rulers struggle to consolidate power amid strikes and labor unrest. U.S. officials consider long-term Western aid plans for Southeast Asia as Acheson, Johnson, and Truman weigh future measures after Philip Jessup’s upcoming report.

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Rioters in Indo China Clash with Police Over U.S. Backing

Rioters and police clashed for hours in Saigon as demonstrators protested U S support for Vietnam's pro French government. About 80 injured in the unrest that saw crowds jam streets, torched property, and clashes near harbor where U S destroyers Buckett and Anderson were visiting.

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Coplay Residents Back Harold Mohr Mercy Slay Case

Coplay residents rally around Harold Mohr the 28 year old ex medical corpsman accused of murdering his blind brother Walter Mohr 55. August Hobel Jr coal dealer leads support with money and tracts while Coplay holds a town hall meeting. District Attorney Koch says the commonwealth will pursue the murder charge and accepts Harold's account of the March 5 shooting as a truthful description.

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Student Watches As Father Killed In Plane Crash

A student witnessed the crash that killed his father Charles W. Judge of Long Island City. The accident occurred as the two passenger plane struck a tree during takeoff near Reading General Hospital. Companion Richard Gray of Walon Park was badly burned and listed in critical condition. Stanley Kramer, state police aeronautics inspector, said the left wing struck a tree, the plane wrecked, and the aircraft overturned.

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Five-Year-Old Drowns in Rain Barrel in Alamo Tennessee

Alamo Tennessee reports a tragic drowning as five year old Alton Lloyd Burnett fell into a rain barrel at his home after playing outside with siblings. Parents Virgil and Mrs Burnett returned from church and discovered the boy missing before finding his body.

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Jessup Set to Reply to Red Charges Before Senators

Washington reports. Ambassador Philip C. Jessup prepared to answer Senator Joseph McCarthy's charges that the State Department harbors Communists and a “ring” of subversives. McCarthy claimed card carrying Communists and accused aides of aiding a subversive cause. Jessup would testify at 10 40 a m EST before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee.

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Poland Orders U S Embassy Staff Reduction

Warsaw reports Poland's communist government instructed the U S Embassy to halve its military attaché staff. The move affects about 30 officers and men from the Army Navy and Air attachés, with withdrawals to be completed promptly.

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Chinese Reds Refuse To Allow Americans To Leave Shanghai

A Fresno, California report describes a 14 year old girl allegedly killing her sleeping twin sister with a single rifle shot after a long feud. Police expect murder charges against Alice. Witnesses cite family tension and a telephone quarrel as triggers.

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President May Name AEC Head In Key West Visit

Indications Monday that President Truman plans to name a new chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. White House aides said discussions with Vice President Barkley Senate and House leaders were planned around 10 am. Donald Dawson, a Democratic contact, may visit Key West to confer with Truman before the White House vacation.

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Convicted Spy Gubitchev Plans Escape Sail to Russia

Convicted Russian spy Gubitchev to be released from custody after a judge suspends his prison term. He will travel by prison van to a ship, escorted by guards, and depart for the Soviet Union via Ambrose Lightship then Mare 33 near the Baltic coast. Fellow defendant Judith Coplon, once a United Nations employee, received a 15 year sentence.

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Foreign Affairs Committee Pushes ERC Spending Cut

The House Foreign Affairs Committee voted to slash 1951 European Recovery cash authority by about 1.9 billion dollars, proposing shifts in Economic Cooperation Administration funds and surplus commodity allocations. The measure would reduce the ERC cash spending limit and adjust lines for agricultural purchasing and distribution.

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Truman Ends Threatened Rail Strike With Order

President Truman invoked an executive order to avert a nationwide rail strike set for tomorrow. An emergency board will investigate a dispute between railroad workers and the unions across Western lines and will suspend the strike for 60 days.

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Revival Of Bipartisan Foreign Policy Asked

Washington reports administration leaders pressed Monday to revive bipartisan foreign policy cooperation. Michigan Republican Vandenberg, recovering from surgery, has been absent since February 2, hindering Senate sessions. McGrath urged bipartisan talks. State Department officials began cross party meetings to restore working ties and regular consultations once common under Marshall and Lavett.

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Schedule fragment lists dates and lake stage notes

Fragmented OCR shows a chaotic schedule with dates, times, and lake stage mentions. It references places like Oke Lina and Cherokee, names such as Majer and Miner, plus numbers and days of the week. The readable parts point to a timetable with weather or stage data.

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President Won't Replace Acheson

President Truman backs Secretary of State Acheson fully and dismisses replacement rumors as baseless. Reporters cited no foundation for change while Chief Justice Vinson’s visit is not linked to any personnel shift. White House aides also discuss limited access to loyalty files for McCarthy era inquiries, though details remain unnamed and restricted.

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Stanley Thompson Sentenced to Three Years in Federal Penitentiary

Stanley Thompson of Hyngsport received a three year term in a U S District Court on three forgery and postal violation charges. The case involved a check written to a brother in law and linked to an insurance dividend from a National Marview Site.

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Evacuation Run Blocked By Shanghai Communists

J J Berryman of APL said Communist authorities in Shanghai refused entry for two American landing ships and 1,600 foreign nationals evacuation from the Red-held city. The General W H Gordon was slated to sail at midnight for waters off Shanghai. LSTs planned to move about 300 Americans through Shanghai harbor, which Nationalists claim to have mined. Protest meeting planned in Bhanyghel to press reconsideration.

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Critics of Clements Blast 1950 Legislature

Two critics of Gov. Earle Clements blasted the 1950 Kentucky legislature for neglecting teachers labor and farmers. Representative Harry Lee Waterfield said aid to farmers was limited to rural telephone cooperatives while accusing the assembly of being dominated by Clements and jobbery. Representative Morria Weintraub charged the body failed to act, calling it a do nothing regime, and referenced a scuffle on the House floor where a pistol was drawn by the sergeant at arms.

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Tarzan Creator Edgar Burroughs Dies and Leaves Unpublished Works

Edgar Burroughs, creator of Tarzan, died of a heart attack on Sunday at age 74. He passed amid plans for 150 more Tarzan films and had earned about 5 million dollars from film rights, with nearly 40 million Tarzan books sold worldwide. Burroughs, who lived in Los Angeles near his home Tarzana, built his jungle legend from the 1912 novel Tarzan of the Apes and kept tight control over his works and royalties. The ape-man character has appeared in many films, praised for authentic settings by world travelers who admired his realism.

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