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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1965
Page
1
In Jackson and other Mississippi cities voters prepared to cast ballots for new mayors aldermen and other local officials as a large turnout was anticipated statewide. The UPI dispatch notes widespread enthusiasm and long lines reported at several precincts.
Moscow accuses Norris D. Garnett an American diplomat of anti-Soviet activity among African students and orders his expulsion. The U S embassy says Garnett will depart by week end after serving with the U S Information Agency. The incident follows a Soviet protest claiming permissible behavior violations and anti Soviet conduct.
Columbus police issued a nationwide alert for Richard J. Jemison 56 after an ex convict allegedly shot his wife Virginia Jemison then killed two bosses at a downtown drug store where she worked One body found in bed with shots to the heart while a search continued and officials connected to the deadly incident The report also notes Mississippi primary elections and a GOP push on local posts tied to voting rights legislation.
Miss Bowman refuses to move as Knoxville Housing Authority offers 37 000 to 45 000 for the home set for UT student housing. The plan includes a fraternity house and retains several structures amid a contentious urban renewal drive.
Mrs Florence Radland died at Los Angeles General Hospital where she had been treated for a liver ailment. Her daughter Beverly Radland, once a teenage companion of film star Errol Flynn, was noted in connection with the case as she and hospital staff spoke to reporters about internal bleeding and cirrhosis.
In Washington the Dominican rebel forces threaten to boycott OAS peace talks as the hemispheric group struggles to recruit Latin American troops for a joint peacekeeping force. The provisional government linked to Col Francisco Caamano Deno refuses to participate while Ambassador Bolivar Artiles represents the Dominican Republic. Reports state Venezuela, Mexico, and other nations contemplate their roles amid the stalemate.
The Georgia murder trial of James Melvin Blevins enters a second day as prosecutors and defense seek jurors. Judge Robert Coker presides over lengthy voir dire after more than 130 jurors were summoned. 48 must be found acceptable before a panel can be seated. The case involves the 1983 Newell murder and related charges, with Blevins facing possible death, and both parents of the victims present.
In Greenville South Carolina a 21 year old Miami transplant Jeffrey Bruce Farrell testified that Mrs Hollingsworth and her daughter Mary Jane aided his cash theft from the Hollingsworth plant. The heist allegedly involved three keys and six bags of money stashed in a dressing room area. Prosecutors describe the case as one of the largest cash robberies in the state with no money recovered.
Nancy Carole Tyler 26 once beauty queen and secretary to Bobby Baker died in a small plane crash off Ocean City. Pilot Robert H. Davis 4 from Huntington WV also perished. Baker aboard the recovery boat as bodies were brought to a funeral home after a medical exam.
The 5th Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile launched from Vandenaerg Air Force Base California traveled about 5,000 miles across the Pacific toward a preselected target. The launch involved SAC combat crews and linked to multiple bases including Williams Air Force Base Missouri and Ellsworth Air Force Base.
Siamese twins Santina and Giuseppina Foglia, born joined at the lower spine, were reported in excellent physical condition after their first night apart following a 3 hour 40 minute operation. Fifteen surgeons participated, led by Prof. Jwigi Sclerio. The girls spoke to parents from oxygen tents and expressed gratitude for their separation.
UPI reports a tire was set at Northside High School in Atlanta causing smoke damage to a classroom. About 600 to 700 pupils faced a day off while investigators inspect the scene. Grove Park Elementary suffered a separate $1 million blaze three days earlier, with officials noting no confirmed arson link.
Hawaiis longshoremen report assurances from local merchants not to ship Alabama made products, as the Isthmian Lines freighter Steel Advocate finishes unloading. NATO ministers convene in London with U S officials warning China remains a major menace to peace. George W Ball cites wary vigilance in the nuclear age.
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