Man leaps from building to escape morning fire
Dr. A D Hall escaped serious injury when smoke forced him from his children's dental office early Wednesday. He climbed to safety from the first floor window but suffered probable broken hip and ankle. Damage to the building estimated at 25 900. Fire began in the laboratory and spread through the floor and ceiling. The alarm sounded at 2 11 am, with trucks returning at 4 02 am.
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A. D. Hall
Five Pass
Sulivan
Charlemont
J. Frank Ellis
Accidion
Dr. Hall
Western Auto Supply
Revison
M. Kenner
Kenner
Fie
Hall
Frye Founty
Kad Wasaken
Bureh Cvtshall
Government Reopens Espionage Case Mentioned by McCarthy
Attorney General Brownell informed Senator McCarthy that the government has reopened a probe into an espionage case involving two former federal workers, one a Munitions Board employee and the other from the Justice Department. McCarthy urged full access to the inquiry and challenged the handling and naming of "Murrays" in the case.
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Washington
INS
Herbert Brownell
Joseph R. Mew Carthey
Drew Pearsor McCarthy
Murray
Munitions Board
Justice Department
Pearsoh
McCarthy
Brownell
Senate Investigations
Browne
Murrays
Pearson
Pair Sentenced in Bank Robbery in Roanoke
Ernest Brooks Ir, 18, received a 23 year term and Paul Eugene Hupp, 32, was sentenced to 10 years in U S District Court for the $13115 Peoples Bank of Ewing heist in Lee County. Both pleaded guilty before Judge A D Barksdale. FBI traced money to Louisville tied to Brooks apartment and Hupp room.
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Roanoke
Ernest Brooks Ir
Peoples Bank of
Ewing
Lee County
U.S. District Court
Paul Eugene Hupp
A. D. Barksdale
PST
Bracks
Hupp
Louisville
FBI
Dean Gasteiger
Brooks
Judge Barksdale
Ewing Bank
Castlewood Route Extension Adds 65 Miles on Rural Line
Castlewood Virginia Rural Route 1 will be extended May 7 to add 65 miles, Congressman William C. Wampler said Tuesday. The extension starts at Clyde Davis corner and serves eight additional families. Postmaster Alice H. Fields noted Route 3 was extended half a mile on March 46 from Porter's Store to A. C. Moore’s home, serving six more families.
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Castlewood
William C. Wampler
Clyde Davis Corner
Alice H. Fields
Porter's
A. C. Moore
Chavez Scores Personal Win In Senate Vote
In Washington the Senate refused to oust Leo Chavez of New Mexico after a 53 to 86 vote, a personal victory for him following months of dispute. Chavez abstained, while the 47 other Democrats voted to retain him, signaling party unity.
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Washington
Ins
Senate Democrats
Leo
Dennis Cha Jover
Chamber
Chaves
Senate
Senate Democratis
Senate Democratic
Chavez
Senate Debates Bill to Cut Excise Taxes Nationwide
Senate considers a bill to slash excise taxes by nearly a billion dollars yearly amid Administration opposition. Key amendments from Sen. Douglas seek to reduce auto taxes and axe duties on household appliances, radios, TVs, and phonographs, potentially lowering revenue by about 530 million dollars annually.
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Washington
Senate
Millikin
R-Cole
Knowland
House
Ways and Means
Sen
Douglas
D-Ill
Senate Finance Committee
Mirkin
Milikin
Othey
Treasury
Motions Filed For New Trials In Damages Suits
Kingsport Utilities and B and S Welding seek new trials after a Kingsport Law Court jury awarded $52,400 in five damage suits from a July 15, 1953 incident at Williams Machine Shop. Awards totaled 20k to Lawrence Brown and 12k to Billy Davis among others.
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Kingsport Utilities
B and S Welding
Kingspott Law Court
Shelburne Ferguson
Law Court
Lawrence Brown
Billy Davis
Arlen Shelton
Bobby Walllace
Frank Austin
Shelaurne Ferguson
Wiliams
Tom Dodson Jr
Hiram C. Sril
Dodson
Daviger
French Claim Gains Against Red Rebels
In Indochina the French say they killed 184 Vietminh rebels and captured 85 others while repelling fresh attacks on the vital rail and highway lines in the Red River Delta. Vietminh forces reportedly cruise northern Indochina seeking more fighters for a major push near Dien Bien Phu.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Vila
Red River
Dien Bien Bhu
Here
CIO Rejects Federal Aid in Fight Against Communism
The CIO Executive Board called for government noninterference in unions amid a push for anti Communist laws. Walter P. Reuther warned there is no magic formula to remove Communists, advocating ousting or fighting them privately. The board said licensing unions would threaten free trade unionism and political freedom.
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New York
CIO
Ning
Walter P. Reuther
Ibilis
Staate Accidec
Free Trade Union
Movement In
America
Canine Delinquents Roam Streets Stir City Police
City police report a wave of stray dogs including Rover Spike and Blackie causing complaints this month. Police Chief G W Fletcher says most offenses stem from owner neglect and urges proper care, supervision, and secure yards to curb hydrophobia and public nuisance.
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Meares
G. W. Fletcher
Rover
Spike
Blackie
Fletuher
Sityawa
Mim Jools
Ie Snay Gring
Ars
Hunen
Tyler J. Young
Young
Raver
Barried
Fletcher
Veteribrary
Kingsport
Thieciel
Jobless Toll Decline Noted In Tennessee
Nashville Tennessee unemployment figures show a decline as claims for unemployment benefits reach 62,000 last week. Commissioner Donald McSween cites a 3.5 thousand drop since late February, with most losses tied to seasonal slump in apparel manufacture and coal phosphate mining.
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Nashville
INS
Tennessee
Securty
Donald McSween
Mcsweek
Rhee Demands Unity by Force in Korea
South Korea's President Synaman Rhee urged the United States to back unification of Korea by force or provide a ROK army capable of acting alone if peaceful efforts fail. He linked attendance at next month's Geneva conference on Korea and Indochina to meeting these conditions.
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Seoul
South Korea
Synaman Rhee
United States
Korea
Indochina
Rhee
Associated Press
Polio Vaccine Test Delayed By Late Serum Deliveries
Dr J W Erwin Sullivan County health director said the Tennessee health commissioner will decide whether to proceed with a nationwide polio vaccine test amid late serum deliveries. Plans depend on approval by the Polio Foundation and school officials as schools close in May and June. 47018 pupils in Shelby Sullivan and Washington Counties would be involved in vaccinations and tests with seven weeks for the full series.
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J. W. Erwin
Sullivan County
Tennessee
Dy. Erwin
R. H. Hutcheson
Sim
Shelby
Washington
Hutcheson
National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis
Polio Foundation
Erwin
Sullivan
Jim Welsh
Polia Foundation
Bristo’s
Welsh
Shelby, Sullivan
Eisenhower Dodges McCarthy Cross-Examine Question
President Eisenhower refused to discuss McCarthy’s demand for cross examining witnesses in the Senate investigation into the Army affair. He stated a man should not sit in judgment on his own case and offered no personal views on the situation.
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Wasrington
Eisenhower
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wist
America
McCarthy
Senate
Army
Yenandine McCarthy
Hlvestin
Oxan
Army of
Rey Gohn
David Sehine
Macarthy
Colin
Hat
Stevens
John G. Adame
Eisenhower News Conference Highlights Domestic and World Issues
President Eisenhower addressed several topics including McCarthyism standards, the economy with no emergency plan yet, U S opposition to Communist China, the House tax program approval, and the need to enact his legislative agenda. He avoided discussing the Chavez Senate matter and stated PBI files must stay with him. Consultation with Allied leaders was planned for rapid response to aggression.
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Washington
INS
Eisenhower
Losey
McCarthy- JL
Indochina
China
Jone
House
Dennis Chaves
D-N.m
Senate
Chavez
PBI
Alies
Winston Chuyehil Hung
Freeworld
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Toniag
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Mary Clement
Kiss Times
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