Sullivan County vaccine meeting planned for Thursday
Sullivan County plans a 7 p.m. Thursday meeting at Blountville courthouse to outline the Salk polio vaccine field trial. Jim Hensley, chair of Vaccine Volunteers, urged parents teachers principals doctors and nurses to attend as details of the vaccine’s administration are explained.
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Sullivan County
Blountville
Jim Hensley
Sullivan Court
Hensley
Fred Chetwood
March of Dimes
Kingsport
Chetwood
Sullivan County March of Dimes
Davidson College
Oak Street
Coast Artillery
Bennett
U. S. Navy
Mason and Dixon Lines
Charles B. Peters, Sr
Bristol
Bristol “Vaccine Volunteers
Peters
Central Glass Company
Hoensley
J. Wy Erwin
See H‑Bomb Explosion Sparks Public Briefing Push
Washington reports Congressman Hallfield plans to urge President Eisenhower to explain March 1 hydrogen blast publicly to quell world fear. The Pacific test produced an estimated 600 to 700 times Hiroshima’s yield. A late April test date and Van Zandt’s Bikini trip for more hydrogen weapon tests are mentioned as possibilities. No official delay in the test schedule has been indicated.
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Halifield
Eisenhower
Hallfield
Senare House Atomic Energy Committee
Pacific Test Area
House
Rep
van Zandt
R-Pa
Bikini
Atomic Committee
Women Wrestlers Win Battle Over Decent Profession
In Munich women wrestlers persuaded a male parliamentary committee to revoke an opinion calling wrestling indecent. The panel will refer the matter to the full Parliament. They note they rejected offers to work as strip-teasers and defend the dignity of their sport.
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Munich
Dulles Speaks To U S Tonight
Washington reports the U S government seeks to keep Indochina from Communist hands and block Red China from a UN seat. Secretary of State Dulles will address the Overseas Press Club in New York, broadcast by ABC and DuMont. President Eisenhower joined in White House talks planning a firm pre Geneva stance.
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France
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Sen
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Viet Nam
New Traffic System For Church Circle
Motorists are adapting to a new traffic plan at the Broad Street Circle with no reported clashes. Police placed Yield Right of Way signs at Broad and Sullivan and One Way markers on Holston and Watauga facing north. The change makes Holston and Watauga one way for one block leading out of the circle, with all entrants yielding to those already in the circle.
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Broad and
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Watauga
Kingsport
ILA Faces Showdown On Dock Strike Issue
New York reports a federal state showdown as authorities move to end the year long port strike. Gov Dewey and Labor Secretary Mitchell lead an emergency crackdown with mass ILA arrests expected and actions against steamship lines and stevedoring firms accused of collusion. The NLRB seeks swift trials for contempt and to restrain the tugboat Local 333 from a secondary boycott. Docks workers continue pressing in Washington while 600 plus strikers head to the White House to protest the NLRB’s actions.
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ILA
Thomas E. Dewey
James P. Mitchell
U.S
J. Edward Lumbard
Waterfront Commission
AFL
National Labor Relations Board
Local 333
Baltimore
Washington
White House
NLRB
Two Persons Hurt In Auto Accident In Holston Valley
Two Kingsport area residents were injured in a nine car collision on Highway 81 around 11 p.m. Sunday. Neal Orlando, 16, Route , suffered a chest injury. Tipton Jones, 49, Route 3, endured injuries to both knees and a head contusion. Both were treated and released from Holston Valley Community Hospital.
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Holston Valley
Neal Orlando
Tipton Jones
Orlando
Tipton
Young Says Farm Price Important
Washington Senator Young predicts no Midwest elected official will support flexible farm price supports next November. He backs tight 90 percent parity on major crops and doubts farmers favor the 75 to 80 percent range. Other Midwest senators differ, with Ferguson citing Michigan farmers backing the administration plan and Benson signaling broad farmer and congressional support.
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Young
Congress
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Senate Agriculture Committee
Hisenhower
North Dakota
Omaha
Neb
House
Ferguson
Michigan
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Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
NBC
Eisenhower
British Troopship Empire Windrush Rescued Off Algiers
About 1,500 Britons including 277 women and children and 17 invalid soldiers were rescued from the burning troop ship Empire Windrush 20 miles off Algiers after an explosion in the engine room. Four crewmen died. authorities suspected sabotage but offered no comment. The ship, after the rescue, was towed from sea lanes as survivors began returning home from the Far East and Suez.
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Algeria
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Far East
Suez
William Wilson
French Kill 1 000 In Counterattack At Dienbienphu
The French high command in Indochina reported that about one thousand Vietminh rebels were killed in a counterattack from the jungle fortress of Dienbienphu. The claim marks the largest single French strike since the rebels surrounded the besieged stronghold, as French counter-offensives had previously been limited to patrols and keeping lines open.
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Hanoi
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Dienbienphu
Dien Bienphu
Russell Opposes More Tax Slices in Defense Funding Debate
Senate Democrat Richard Russell argued sacrifice is needed to fund defense in the face of a broad consumer excise tax cut bill. He warned against tax relief that could unbalance the budget while House-Senate conferees moved to finalize provisions taking effect April 1. He also hinted he may oppose a George amendment to raise personal exemptions. The stance comes as election pressure heightens calls for deeper cuts.
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Washington
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
House-Senate
Russell
Walter F. George
House
Senate
White House
Pilot Forgets Safety Belt and Crashes Skies
In Nashville an airman on a Sunday pleasure flight performed four loops and began to fall. He released his parachute, landed in a corn field, and watched his plane break apart. He blamed forgetting to fasten his safety belt.
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Edgar R. Broome
Redlands
Calif
Broomer
Dockmen Picket The White House in Washington
About 1,000 dockworkers picketed the White House to protest the government’s refusal to certify the International Longshoremen’s Association as their union. The march drew 1,200 longshoremen from Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Jersey City, with signatories calling themselves rank and file ILA members. They traveled by 25 buses and private cars and expected support from Philadelphia and Baltimore workers. The Port of New York strike, ongoing since March 5, spurred the protest funded by local shopkeepers extending credit to walkers.
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Washington
INS
White House
International Longshoremen's Association
New York
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Philadelphia
Baltimore
ILA
Churchill May Make Major Policy Statement On H-Bombs
In London Prime Minister Winston Churchill faces MPs with an expected policy pledge on atomic and hydrogen weapons. He will address growing calls to curb H-bomb testing after Bikini Atoll, amid warnings on radioactive fallout. A scientist and a Labour MP disputed how to handle further experiments, urging consultation or arguing for continued exploration.
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London
MNS
Winston Churchill
Winston
House of Commons
U. S
Bikink Atoll
Saviet Union
Woodrow Wyatt
Labor Party
Jordan Charges 3 Killed In Raid
AMMAN The Jordan government charged that an Israeli raid crossed the frontier aimed at the Arab village Nahaleen and was repelled by Arab Legion and Jordan National Guard forces. Three Arab soldiers were killed and five wounded, with Israeli casualties claimed but not confirmed. nine Arabs reportedly died and 17 wounded per AFP.
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INS
Jordan
Agence France Presse
Nahaleen
Jerusalem
Arab Legion
Israel
United Nations
Two Youths Wounded In Pistol Accident At Fox Theater
The Fox Theater in Highland Park saw gunshots wound two youths, Johnny Pierce and Kenneth Richards, as a handgun discharged while Richards cleaned it. Pierce, 17, was admitted in good condition for wounds to both legs. Richards, 19, was treated for a finger wound and released. The gun belonged to theater owner R. W. Taylor, left at the box office for Richards by a repairman.
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Fox Theater
Highland Park
Johnny Pierce
D St
Kenneth Richards
Steadman St
Tennessee Highway
Clarence Hamby
Richards
Pierce
R. W. Taylor
Taylor
State Official Stabbed During Cairo Unrest
Cairo turmoil erupts as protesters shout revolution and storm the State Council. Dr Abdel Razak El Sanhoury wounded. Naguib collapses at airport while bidding King Saud farewell. Army deploys to guard key points amid power-struggle between Naguib and Nasser factions.
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Egypt
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Abdel Razak el Sanhoury
State Council
Mohammed Naguib
Saud
Saudi Arabia
Revolutionary Council
pro-Naguss
Gamal al- del Nasser
Zakaria Mohieddin
Naguib
Nasser
King Saud
Revolution Council
Salah Salem
Abdel Nasser
Negulb
Salen
Presidency
Coninnue
Salem
Suez Canal Zone
Nawaib
Naser
Tiger Killed in Grand Rapids Farm Home
Grand Rapids area. Henry Lieffers and grandson Morris Ford were watching a jungle show on the family TV when a tiger appeared on screen. Lieffers fired a loaded air rifle, killing the tiger and destroying the TV set in the process.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
INS
Henry Lieffers
Grand Rapids
Lieffers
Morris Ford
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