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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1953
Page
1
Vietminh forces threaten Luang Prabang as 4 to 5 divisions push into Laos. French and American aid rush to defend the sunbaked town of 6 000 Laotians amid fears of a dawn assault on Sunday.
In Honolulu the Army escorted a second pair of planes with 63 and 41 ex-prisoners from Tokyo. A news blackout hid schedules and identities, with few passengers volunteering to speak. One prisoner recalled ethnic groups facing different treatment by Chinese forces.
North Korea’s radio reports seven American civilians who were interned since 1950 have been handed to Soviet Russia for repatriation at Antung near the Yalu River. The seven, named by the State Department, include missionaries from New York City Chicago Conway Ark Knoxville Tenn Weatherford Tex and Maryknoll father William Booth. The State Department had asked release for 13 additional Americans.
A warm spell brings out residents in shorts and halters near dental sections. A proud new father leaves with baby gear after a shopping spree for a new addition, while a stalled bus is described as pushed by a small, exaggerated crowd, frame.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved contracts totaling 62 543.69 for equipment at the new Andrew Johnson Elementary School and a Junior High addition. The session also authorized taxicab permit transfers and a Post Road grading project with Eds Realty Co. funding most street work.
A powerful blast near the Palacio Del Congreso interrupted President Juan D. Perons state of the union address inaugurating the 87th Argentine Congress. Police guarded U S Embassy and major news offices after Ambassador Nufer met the foreign minister Morino as the series of blasts rocked central Buenos Aires.
Greeneville, Tenn. held a daylong salute for Sgt. Walter Mitchell a 25 year old repatriated prisoner of war after 30 months in Communist camps. A Main Street parade motorcade and courthouse speeches organized by the Veterans of Foreign Wars celebrated his homecoming with bands a beauty queen and civic greetings.
Allies warned the Reds to hand over 375 more disabled soldiers or face tougher action as truce talks stalled over a neutral nation caretaker for about 48 000 able bodied captives. The Reds denied the holdout, said they hold some ill prisoners only, while UN figures cited 234 non Koreans and 141 Koreans left behind.
Allied air strikes hit Pyongyang with United Nations Sabre bombers relaying fire over the capital. North Korea said intense anti-aircraft fire shot down three Sabres as Thunder Panthers Corsairs and Australian Meteors attacked troop sites behind the front. The battleship New Jersey supported the raid, shelling coastal batteries at Wonsan.
Tornadoes struck Warner Robins and several Georgia towns causing 16 deaths and about 350 injuries. Red Cross reports 365 homes demolished 135 damaged and 1,000 to 1,200 left homeless while many injured remain in critical condition.
Congress heated over the proposed reorganization plan to give the Joint Chiefs chairman greater authority. President Eisenhower’s scheme would centralize Defense Department operations under a corporate structure led by Charles E. Wilson and tighten civilian control by stripping delegated command powers. Congress voiced both criticism and support as the plan moved forward, with further mail fraud coverage noted on page 2.
Gate City PTA invites the public and Shoemaker School parents to tour the building Saturday from two to three. At three, J. B. Stanley the principal will speak on the school situation and the need for action to prevent danger to children.
Lieut Frank Williamson of the Tennessee Highway Patrol is promoted to captain and placed in charge of the Fifth Division with headquarters in Kingsport. The appointment takes effect May 1 and Sgt Douglas Seymour is expected to succeed him as lieutenant. The Fifth Division was recently re established after abolition earlier this year. Williamson has served with the Patrol since 1937 and has held multiple postings including Kingsport and Knoxville.
Washington GOP leaders show cautious hope that Eisenhower's 8.5 billion budget cut may pave the way for an early tax relief. Ike warns a balanced 1954 budget is not yet in sight, surprising some party members while others remain hopeful.
About 20 000 AFL construction workers in Knoxville and nearby areas walked out today to back wage demands. The strike halted work on nearly 1 000 000 000 dollars in atomic plant construction at Oak Ridge. The Knoxville Building Trades and Labor Council, representing seven crafts, called the walkout after talks with Knoxville Associated General Contractors broke down. The council seeks a 5.23 percent wage increase.
Sen. George W. Malone urged the Senate to amend the submerged lands bill to grant every state the right to develop and keep revenues from oil and minerals on federally owned lands. He said the public land states should receive the same benefits as coastal states, potentially sparking a major fight over public lands policy. Malone cautioned chances were unclear amid fears the amendment could jeopardize passage.
A returned prisoner with access to North Korean medical records says 2538 Allied captives died from starvation and disease in under a year. Sgt James F Daniel reports 931 deaths at Death Valley between Dec 26 1950 and Mar 14 1951 and 1601 more at Pyoktong Camp No 5 on the Yalu in early 1951. He, a medic, says most dead were Americans and notes escape from a Communist roadblock.
The Air Force lifts secrecy on a multi million dollar radar installation near Lake City Tennessee built to guard Oak Ridge TVA dams and Alcoa facilities. The base is manned by the 63rd Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron under Lt Col James O Bartlett Jr and forms part of the 35th Air Division with duties to detect identify intercept and warn of enemy aircraft and coordinate with McGhee Tyson AFB while including volunteer ground observers in various centers.
Schedule outlines major and minor paricds for fishing zones around Gunting in good cover. It lists lake levels like Cherokee 1036.6 and Boone 1357-5, with timings starting after first snow and lasting about an hour and a half to two hours.
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