Fluoridation Plan Doubtful As AMA Denies Endorsement
Kingsport mayors say the American Medical Association has not endorsed water fluoridation. Officials report AMA not backing the plan and some doctors warn fluoridation could affect older patients. A city survey of industrial water use shows most plants do not rely on city water or would not be affected by added fluoride.
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Bill Barnett
Times-News
Kingsport
Ernest C. Cross
Cross
American Medical Association
AMA
American Dental Association
Reece Demands Pentagon Probe Of Air Power Policy
Rep. Carrol Reece of Tennessee urged a full investigation of the defense establishment arguing air power must be exploited to the fullest. He criticized infantry minded Pentagon chiefs for clinging to ground fighting and warned containment on ground alone leads to costly defeats.
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Washington
Carroll Reece
R-Tenn
House
Reece
East Tennessee
Pentagon
Britain
Canada
Urges Baptists Keep Clear Of Unity Bids
Dr. J. D. Grey warned more than a million Baptists in 22 states to retain denominational identity and reject united Protestant movements as the Southern Baptist Convention opened its 96th annual session. He labeled ecumenicalism and non denominationalism as two pressures facing the denomination with nearly 30,000 messengers in Houston.
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Houston
Tex
UPJ
Southern Baptist Convention
J. D. Grey
New Orleans
United Protestantism
Red Rebels Close on Mekong Border in Indo China Conflict
Vietnamese led forces press toward the Mekong border near Laos as French paratroopers prep with American planes. Dulles notes possible UN appeal as US plans coord with allies. Airlifted C 119 Flying Boxcars arrive from Japan to support defense.
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Hanoi
Laos
Thailand
Mekone
Paksane
Vientiane
Washington
Dulles
U. S
Japan
Mekong River
Indo-China
38 Freed POWs Land In California At Travis AFB
A C-97 Stratocruiser carrying 38 former prisoners landed at Travis AFB California as the Freedom Airlift’s next to last flight. Six litter cases were onboard with two flight nurses. The group had previously arrived in Hawaii and Tokyo on two C-54 planes, part of Panmunjom releases.
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Travis Afb
Calif
Pacific Coast
Hickam Field
Sadie S. Carroll
Caryton
Ala
Betty M. Davis
Austin
Tex
Hawaii
Tokyo
Tripler ‘Army Hospital
Tripler
Thunderjets Hit Reds Near Yalu in Deep Korea Penetration
Thunderjets swept to the Yalu River boundary and divebombed at least 17 major buildings at the abandoned Ehangge Dam as Sabre fighters escorted 36 Thunderjets in a deep fighter bomber operation. The Air Force said the raid targeted supply storage and a rail line, with light patrols reported along the 155 mile front.
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Seoul
P—U
Yalu
North Korea
Ehangge Dam
Sabre
Old Baldy
Korea
Susan
Sinanju
Worth- West Korea
Scott County approves school bond to match Battle funds
Scott County boards approved a $1,722,500 school bond plan to match $860,000 in Battle funds with the goal of funding Shoemaker and Rye Cove projects. The plan raises about $1.15 per $100 assessed value in county taxes. The measure followed a crowded, day long session and includes possible closures or shifts at Shoemaker High School and ongoing Rye Cove construction, with $60,000 needed to finish that project.
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Virginia Davis Times-News
Gate City, Va
Spl
Scott County School Board
Board of Supervisors
Shoemaker High School
Charles F. Starnes
Shoemaker
Starnes Said
Rye Cove
Scott
Senate oil bill ends five week fight coast lands title
Washington reports the Senate approved Tide lands oil bill 56 to 35 after a five week battle giving coastal states title to offshore lands to their historical sea ward boundaries. House must reconcile differences before sending to President Eisenhower for signature. Senate Leader Johnson urged House to accept to avoid conference.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
House-Senate
Byrd Demands the List Actual Spending Plans
Senator Byrd pressed for a clear spending figure from the Eisenhower administration on foreign aid for the new fiscal year beginning July 1. He noted Treasury payouts this year near 5.7 billion and warned that carryover obligations could push actual spending above the requested 5.928 billion. Officials faced questions from Dulles and Stassen as Congress seeks precise future outlays.
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Washington
Sen
Byrd
R-Va
Eisenhower
Congress
Sen, Taft
R-Ohio
Mutual Security Administration
MSA
Secretary of State
Dulles
Harold .B. Stassen
Treasury
Truman
Hisenhower
Bristol Weather Station Faces Budget Driven Closures
The Bristol Tennessee weather station at Tri-City Airport, with five staff led by Jerry Johnson, is slated as one of 36 lowest priority sites to close under Weather Bureau budget cuts. If House money cuts pass, up to 100 stations could shut and about 450 more staff could be dismissed nationwide.
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Bristol, Tenn
Tri-City
Weather Bureau
Eisenhower
U. S
House
Truman
Tri-Cities
Jerry Johnson
United Press
House Appropriations Committee
Street Scenes and Tarzan Plays Near Park
A rushed young man speeds to a car and maneuvers into a near empty space as an out of town driver zigzags seeking a fast getaway when lights change. Nearby, two junior high students imitate Tarzan by climbing telephone poles near playgrounds.
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Ater
Nam Il Rejects Plan To Free Balking PWs
UN truce negotiator said no progress toward a Korean armistice after Red forces rejected freeing 32 000 North Korean prisoners who refuse repatriation. Pakistan as neutral custodian for 48 500 inmates was ignored and Nam I called the Allied plan void of reason. Lt Gen Harrison proposed freeing 32 000 Koreans with civilian status after a truce. Some observers saw a compromise sending Chinese to neutral custody while Koreans stay.
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Panmunjom
Reds
Pakistan
Nam I
William K. Harrison, Jr
Korea
Kingsport Approves New Highway Route and Jail Remodel
Kingsport board votes to accept state offer for a four lane highway link from Jackson Hill to Holston Ordnance Works Area B. It also contracts J E Myers to remodel city jail facilities for 21444 dollars and moves to open Draper Street to motor traffic after settling railroad trackage issues. The election for two aldermen is set for June with polls 9 am to 7 pm.
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Bill Barnett
Jackson Hill
Holston
Clinchfield Concrete Co
Clinchfield Railroad
Draper Street
City Election Commission
McKay Halts Hell's Canyon Dam Plan in favor of Private Power
Secretary McKay announced the Eisenhower administration will sidetrack a federal dam project at Hell's Canyon and back private development of hydro power where feasible. The Interior Department will no longer oppose Idaho Power's 23 million dollar Snake River dam, while FPC holds final approval authority.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Interior
McKay
Hell's Canyon
Oregon- Idaho
Idaho Power Company
Snake River
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Oscar L. Chapman
Interior Department
Hell’s Canyon
Freighter Splits Ferry Off Harwich Saving 557 Aboard
An American freighter split the British channel ferry Duke of York in two near Harwich. The 7,600 ton Haiti Victory struck the bow, sinking it forward of the bridge. All 557 aboard were saved, including several Americans. Some aboard Duke of York were injured, with a woman and her 13 year old son trapped for hours before rescue. Survivors landed at Harwich and Dover.
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Harwich
England
Duke of York
Dover
Military Sea Transport Service
MSTS
Atomic carrier and plane work suspended amid economy drive
The Defense Department plans to suspend work on atomic aircraft and the atom powered carrier citing economy pressures. A forthcoming official announcement is expected clarifying the halt and its impact on contracts with Westinghouse Electric and General Electric as well as Newport News Shipbuilding.
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Washington
Defense Department
United Press
Defense
Roger M. Kyes
House-Senate
Atomic -Energy Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
Westinghouse Electric Corp
General Electric
Westinghouse
Solunar Tables and Lake Stage Notice
Fragmented OCR shows Solunar tables with section headings and a lake stage entry. It mentions dates, locations like Usk and Lake Stages, and measurements such as a value 4008.43 with unclear context.
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Finland
United States
Philippines
Red
California
Battlefront
Board of Funds
Bristol
P. M. Overby
Portland
Ore
Pit River
Redding
Walter M. Schau
San Anselmo
Nam Il
Ing
Election Commission
Milton Dev ¥Ault
Main Street
Sullivan
DeVault
Ernest Cerete
U.S
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Jevele
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