Wesco Low Bid For Gate City Road Work In Tennessee
The Tennessee State Highway Department opened bids on 44 projects across 32 counties totaling 2.79 million dollars, below the department’s estimate of 3.25 million. The largest project was paving nearly three miles of concrete highway from sport to the Virginia line with sidewalks. Wesco Paving Co of Chattanooga submitted the low bid of 462,286 dollars.
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Nashville
State Highway Department
Sport
Virginia Line
Wesco Paving Co
Chattanooga
Carter
Limerly Fork
Unicai
H. F. Ramsey
Asheville
N.C
West Elk Mills
Hobar' Greene and Sons
Johnson City
Hancock
Sneedville
W. T. Ratliff
Knoxville
Unicoi
Becondary
Limesone Cove
siemers-Taylor
Elizabethton
Group Slated To Pick Counsel
Washington investigators pressed to name a special counsel for a televised inquiry into McCarthy and top Army officials. Mundt and three Democrats said the issues demand full public scrutiny, while planning to complete counsel selection and rules for the probe.
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Washington
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Lacy
McCarthy
ArWis
Army
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Vibler
Avid
Roy M. Cohn
Bubvommilies
Pentago
G. David Schine
Stevens
John G. Adams
Adams
Schine
Cohn
Conn
Acdems
Late Blaze Damages Fort Robinson Home
A late Thursday fire heavily damaged a Fort Robinson residence while occupants were away. City Fire Chief C M Kenner reported Roy B Davis of 213 Patton St was the occupant. Fire units battled the blaze, which started in clothing and spread to the roof. cause undetermined.
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Fort Robdnson
C. M. Kenner
Roy B. Davis
Patton St
Kenner
Housing Plan Is Disapproved By House Panel
Washington The House Appropriations Committee rejected President Eisenhower's public housing program proposing 140,000 units over four years. It approved a five billion 846 million dollar FY bill, funding agencies including Veterans Administration Atomic Energy Commission TVA Housing and Home Financing Agency. The panel backed 20,000 new units in the coming year and said the rest should await next year, tying those funds to slum clearance and redevelopment. In Nashville a 2,500-foot blaze destroyed two businesses and damaged four others, with losses around half a million dollars. two firefighters were injured by falling girders.
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INS
House Appropriations Committee
Eisenhowers
Congress
Atomic Energy Commission
Veterana Administration
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Tennessee Valley Authority
Veterans Administration
Uut
Buliget
Veterans
TVA
Treasury
Eternity Wins Oscar Sweep at 1983 Academy Awards
Hollywood stars William Holden and Audrey Hepburn headlined a night of triumph as From Here to Eternity tied a record with eight awards, including Best Picture. Holden spoke of mixed feelings over his Stalag 17 role while Hepburn expressed gratitude and talked about growing into great acting.
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Hollywood
William Istolden
Audrey Hepburn
J. Helden
Billy Wilder
Burt Lancaster
Miss Hepburn
Ondine
New York
Olgear
WBC Center
Radio City
French To Have Aid For War If They Play Ball
Washington report says if the French play ball in Indochina they would receive necessary aid from the United States in equipment trains specialists and planes. Senator Wiley of Wisconsin notes the remark in a cautious interview and cites U S concerns over Paris led training of anti Communist forces in Vietnam. Other officials say Washington is weighing extending aid directly to Vietnam while France resists American dealings bypassing Paris.
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INS
Congress
Indochina
United States
Alexander Wiley
P-Wis
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wiley
Eireles
Sen
H. Alexander Smith
RNJ
Senate
Far East
France
Paris
Police Cadets Newest Youth Club For City
Kingsport forms a Police Cadets youth organization with a military flair. Members receive photo IDs blood type and fingerprints. An election picks officers to be announced at an April 3 Parent-Son banquet. The program includes visits to city offices and the state capital and regular Saturday drills at the Civic Auditorium.
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Kingaport
Police Cadets
cClib
Police
Mack Ray
Brantley Blue
Exchange Club
Carl Glasow
Broad Street
Jehurek
Polge
Civic Auditorium
Kingsport
Dock Election Battle and NLRB Ruling in New York Port
The Inter National Longshoremen's Association faced a setback as a National Labor Relations Board examiner recommended tossing out the union’s bargaining election amid violence and intimidation during voting last December. A new election may be ordered as AFL rival ballots were contested and shipowners seek a Taft Hartley injunction to halt the dispute.
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Inter- National
Longshoremen’s Association
Gts
APL
Terirent Corral
Labor Relations Board
Urata
ILA
Tirbor
NLRB
Pa- Nien
Patrick J. Connolly
Dewey
Connolly
Thomas E. Dewey
Eisenhower
AFL Wilon
Milos
Fear H Bomb Ashes May Be Used By Reds
Tokyo reports say U S officials fear Russia may have samples of targeted nuclear ash from the March 1 Pacific test. Radioactive ash from the Pukuryu Maru washed ashore near Yaizu, with pro Communist groups suspected of collecting ash. Foreign Minister Okagawao told of checking rumors that samples were smuggled to Russia.
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Reds
Tokyo
INS
Russia
U. S
Pukuryu Mery
Japan
Yaizu
Katsuo Okagaki
Arab Israel Problem Seen as Grave Threat
Washington dispatch says Israel warned the United States that war threatens the Middle East as hostilities escalate. Israel reported that hostile Arab actions endanger peace, while seven Arab nations notified Washington that an attack on any one of them would trigger immediate retaliation.
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Washington
INS
Israel
Middle East
U. S
U.S
U S Plans Spring Tests of Mightier H Bombs
Washington reports say American nuclear experts will resume thermonuclear tests this spring with larger danger zones and improved warnings. Analysts note March 1 yield exceeded expectations, suggesting new data and material triggers will be reviewed. The March blast produced a vast radioactive cloud drifting toward a Japanese fishing vessel Lucky Dragon 5 stationed 70 miles east of Bikini.
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Washington
Bikin
Wnei
Congress
Lucky Dyaron
Bikini
Preschool Clinic Date Set by City Schools
The City Schools announce a preschool clinic on April 23 for pupils entering the fish grade near September. Parents must bring the birth certificate and completed physical examination form to the principal's office the child will attend. Examinations must precede registration. junior high entrants also need a physical. Forms are available in the principal's office and may be returned there after completion. The Health Department will conduct exams Mondays and Thursdays 2:00 to 4:00 pm by appointment.
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Officius
Lentering
Belig
Ysinian Oor
Healh Department
Health Department
Senate Approves Major Tax Cuts Ahead of Law
The Senate passed a 1.034 billion dollar excise tax cut bill after 76 to 8 vote, aiming to become law next Tuesday. Conference between Senate and House to finalize the measure is set after Monday noon, with a looming Wednesday midnight presidential signature deadline. The bill trims duties on goods from jewelry to concert admissions while extending 1952 rate increases through 1955, affecting autos, fuel, tobacco, liquor, and beer.
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Senate
Senate House
Mornday
Sen
Millikin
Cola
Semitenesatisiark
Eisenhower
Millikiy
House
Heavy Wind and Rain Dull City Damage Report
Kingsport faced 60 mile per hour winds and heavy rain with minor damage and no telephone interruptions. The day set a March heat record with 86 degrees and a cooler promise ahead as weather shifts. Mrs Cor dell Hull, wife of the former secretary of state, died suddenly in Staunton while visiting relatives.
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Kingsport
Inter- Mountain ‘Telephone Company
Washington
Cordell Hull
Roosenbinel
Staunton, Way
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