MacArthur skeptical of Soviet arms
In Lenoir County North Carolina an unemployed sawmill worker Ralph Gragg 34 killed his eight children aged three to 15 then killed himself in their blazing home ten miles north of Lenoir Coroner Marshall Kincaid said no inquest would be held Sheriff George D Greer reported that Mrs Gragg had been living apart from the family Neighbors said the home appeared suddenly around 8 16 last night Gragg died from a gunshot wound his skull bearing fractures Christine 13 Kath erine 15 Jim (See Gragg figure on page 2).
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Lenoir
N. C
Ralph Gragg
Marshall Kincaid
Sherif George D. Greer
Collettsville
Gragg
Katherine
Christine
Jim
Linge
Skirmishes Escalate as UN Probes Korean Front
Fierce but small scale clashes dot the Korean front as UN patrols probe a Red buildup for new offensives. Two U S F-80 jets were shot down with presumed crews killed. Allied tanks clash near Seroul and Beoul as Communist forces mass in hills around Nwachon. Intelligence warns of three Chinese divisions preparing to strike Seoul from the northwest. The Eighth Army reports about 436 casualties Wednesday with air strikes adding roughly the same.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Korea
Seroul
Mack
Sito Ujongbu
Beoul
Calvin
Reda
Boal
Pukhoan Tiwar
Bit Wa
Chiiehon
Seoul
Din Tie
Sani Tren
Moat Plattes
Bina
Weatern
Conrat
Sali
Nwachon Reservoir
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
Glossary for Jet Age Folks From Wichita Falls Tex
Jet age slang defined by Sgt Kurtis at Sheppard Air Force Base. Terms include Trim the wicks to gun the engine and panic tack the ejector seat. A glossary explains jet slang like wick trimmers and dog bone mounting while noting slang is less common among pilots today.
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Wichita Fally
Tex
Boll
Hoy
Jet
Don. L. Kurtis
Sheppard Air Force Base
Sgt
Kurtis
Public Information Office
Israel Halts Syrian Incursion Along Sea of Galilee
Israeli forces repelled an incursion by Syrian troops north of the Sea of Galilee after clashes that left several Israeli soldiers dead. An Israeli military spokesman said Syrian units, aided by irregulars, crossed the frontier and were driven back, with reports of Syrian casualties and bodies found west of the demilitarized zone.
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Israel
Tel Aviv
Tsrael
Larnet
Sea of Galilee
Reursannaanina
Isturil
Sraeli
Weain
Biy
Xal
Lake Galilee
Fhe
Ela Geb Anil Nugeth
Ourerritory
Three-Year-Old Involved In Two Auto Accidents
Danny Roberta aged three endured two automobile crashes within minutes Thursday morning. He fell from a family car causing a minor head cut while a hospital ride ended with a near head-on collision between the vehicle carrying Danny and a second car at Bristol Highway Walnut Street. Injuries were not serious. Drivers were Lester Speicher of Navarre Ohio and Mrs Faye Crawford of Reservoir Road. Speicher said both cars entered Bristol Highway from opposite Walnut Street and Crawford likely tried a left turn into the highway.
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Danny Roberta
Danny
Bristol Highway
Walnut Street
Lester Lewis Spelcher
Navarre
Ohio
Leona Lucille Spelcher
Pearl Roberts
Route 4
Faye Crawford
Reservoir, Road
Speicher
Crawford
UN to Consider China Embargo at UN Committee
United States seeks a broad embargo on all strategic materials to Red China amid Korea tensions. Ernest A. Gross will present the plan to the 12 nation UN Committee on Additional Measures behind closed doors. Britain and France oppose the move for now.
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United Nations
United States
China
Britain
France
UN Committee
Ernest A. Gross
U. 5
Korea
United Nations General Assembly
Soviet Union
Ten Youths Held In Coeburn Robbery Series
Ten youths aged 14 to 20 were rounded up in Coeburn Virginia this morning in a regional robbery spree across five Southwest Virginia counties. All 10 confessed to multiple robberies in Castlewood Coeburn Pound Norton Abingdon and Wise County. Police chief E E Counts linked the case to a stolen truck tire found at a Cities Service station, marking a breakthrough in the investigation.
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Coburn
Virginia
Wise County
Castlewood
Coeburn
Pound
Norton
Abingdon
Dingannon
E. E. Counts
Tobacco Buyer Killed In 11 W Wreck Near Inca Springs
A 61 year old Clarksville tobacco buyer was killed when the Associated Transport truck driven by James F. Smith collided with a car driven by an unidentified motorist Wednesday afternoon near Inca Springs. The victim died at Holston Valley Community Hospital from a fractured skull and other injuries. Investigating officers described the crash sequence, noting the truck jackknifed as Smith braked and the oncoming car rammed the trailer. The highway was slick and the trailer rolled down an embankment before coming to rest.
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Wutrrnih Ehivrigiing Invatun Lary Naabghitee
James F. Smith
Associated Transport
John Kart
Thanorl
Clarks Ville
Holston Valley
Honesikal
Inca Springs
Wodttiuadway
High Barger
Pastrofmog Gbabaw
Trineasen Highway Patrol
Invest
Shaw
Smith
Kngsport
Apponite Creetlan
Resr
Noah Mopkins
Hut Funeral Home
Herald
Rasor
Devault Named Candidate in Alderman Election
The Kingsport Times reports Milton Devault head of Holston Coat Company is a candidate for the Board of Mayor and Aldermen in the June 2 city election. A later notice notes an omission corrected and that supplemental voter registration for the aldermanic election and the bond issue referendum continues today at City Hall until 6 p.m.
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Kingsport Times
Milton Devault
Holston Coat Company
the Times
City Hall
Senators Prepare Bills to Curb Underworld Crime
Washington senators and the crime committee consider new federal measures to curb organized crime. Senate leaders plan immediate draft work under O Conor as Kefauver retires from the chair to allow others to focus on narcotics, prostitution, and sports fixing inquiries.
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Washington
Jo'cohar
D-Mmd
Oday
Faleerie
Stresing Tey
O'Conor
Senate
Reporters
Rudolph
Halley
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Congress
O’conor
Tobey
RNIH
Holston River Pollution Problem Faces State Board Hearings
Public hearings planned by the revived State Stream Pollution Control Board will focus on Holston River pollution, with R P Farrell outlining May 24 as the meeting date to authorize hearings. The board’s restored authority requires municipalities to upgrade sewers where feasible, though funding remains a hurdle for cities like Kingsport and Bristol already facing capital pressures.
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Holston River
State Control Board
Nashville
Tennessee
R. P. Farrell
State Stream Pollution Control Board
Control Board
Rell
Hingsport
Holston
Farrell
French Broad
Watts Bar
Alabama Ine
Clinch
Emery Rivers
Hiwassee
MacArthur gives cautious view on Soviet threat and Japan role
General Douglas MacArthur told Senate committees he doubts the Soviet Union could launch a predatory attack from Asia and that Siberia remains largely defensive. He warned a successful invasion of Japan would require heavy amphibious action and air control, and noted the Trang-Siberian rule could constrain Soviet moves.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Russia
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations
MacArthur
Siberia
Second Schoolchild Injured In Scott County
A second Gate City child, Ruby Spivey, ten, was struck by a car while exiting a Darnell school bus in heavy rain on a Virginia highway near Gate City. She suffered skull and leg injuries and is being treated at Holston Valley Community Hospital. The incident follows a similar accident a week earlier involving seven year old Calvin Bowen. The driver of the Spivey incident, James G. Ketron of Kingsport, was traveling toward Gate City when the bus stopped to discharge students.
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Gate City
Scott County
Ruby Spivey
Gate Cit
Holston Valley Community Hospital
Darnell
W. c. Salyer
Calvin Bowen
Bowen
Kingsport
Marcom Quarry
Sheriff's Office
Spivey
Last Week to Buy Times-News Cookbooks at Stores
Attention housewives, this is the final week to purchase Times-News Cookbooks at grocery stores. Complete your set before the offer expires.
General Claims Brass Endorsed His Korean Plan
General MacArthur testified behind closed doors that he favored a hard line on Korea and economic pressure on China. He said a document outlining his plan passed through military censor and was shaped under influence from the State and Defense Departments before reaching the United Nations. He noted reports sometimes carried a political slant and that the Joint Chiefs approved the approach, with vetoes by Truman or Marshall questioned.
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Washington
Deugion
MacArthur
Dcapena
Truman
Defense
Marshall
Bwck
Arantora
Joint Chiefs
China
Manchuria
State Department
Defense Department
Coalition seeks to deny Acheson’s pay as ouster drive grows
A coalition of House Republicans and Democrats plans to block funds for Dean Acheson’s salary after June 30 and even to stall the entire State Department budget for 1952 until he resigns or is replaced. Administration supporters express concern the move could succeed as 1952 budget hearings stall in subcommittee before reaching the House floor.
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Washington
Jane Souther
Dean Aches ‘Gon
Acheson
State Department
House
Solunar Fishing Times and Lake Stage Report
The page lists Solunar periods derived from Jona Alden Knight with Major and Minor periods shown in bold and regular type for planning fishing days. It notes Lake Stage figures for Watauga and Cherokee Lakes, with Watauga at 1,927.1 feet and Cherokee at 1,039.8 feet, creating context for outdoor activity planning.
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Jona Alden Knight
AOL
Perroda
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Japan
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