Costs of fluoridating Kingsport water debated in rebuttal
In Kingsport, Ed. Be co chair of the Citizens Committee for Fluoridation argues for fluoridation while W B Jones of the Kingsport Pure Water Committee argues against. Voters face a May referendum. estimates vary from about 4 to 14 cents per person, with annual costs potentially reaching 30 000 first year and 10 000 to 12 000 thereafter.
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Kingsport
Ed. Be
Citizen's Committee
Mr. Triebe
Trivbe
Chattanooga
Bristol, Tenn
Mr. Jones
Palmer Memorial Fund Seeks Expert Guidance for Memorial
Philip Farnham, chairman, announced the National Sorivg for Crippled Children report supports a careful planning process for Colonel Palmer memorial. A May 25 meeting will discuss recommendations and next steps while donations to the Memorial Fund continue to be accepted. The report aids practical use of funds for Wise County community needs amid regional coal mine shutdowns and unemployment figures.
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Philip Farnham
Palmer Memorial Committee
Sorivg
National Society
Farnham
Femtram
Palmer
Aln
Brinkley
Local Man Convicted In Traffic Fatality
Eugene Wexler Gray of Kingsport was found guilty in Washington County Circuit Court of involuntary manslaughter in the traffic death of W. H. Crabtree of Elizabethton. A jury set an 11 month 29 day sentence in the county workhouse. Gray awaits a possible new trial on bond. The verdict followed testimony of James W. McKeehan who pulled off the road to avoid the crash on the Kingsport Highway last December 27. Gray said he recalls nothing about the accident.
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Jonesboro
Eugene Wexler Gray
Kingsport
Washington County
W. H. Crabtree
Elizabethton
Gray
Rownty
James W. McKeehan
Delver
Crabtree
Tve
Salongoi Fly
Tennessee Highway Safety Watchdog Reports Straight-Road Fatalities
Tennessee safety leaders report two thirds of highway wrecks this year involve one vehicle and 86 percent occur on straight road sections. The group notes alcohol and speeding as factors and cites 256 deaths so far, with a 24 percent drop since last year after a safety drive began April 1.
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Nastviell
Tennesser
Tulgee
Governors
Cory Committee
Lowell
Nashville
GEVS
W. W. Luttrell
Tennessee
Department of Safety
Britain reports submarine ok after surfacing near Weymouth
The British admiralty announced that submarine Scorcher surfaced and all crew members were well after being listed missing off Portland. The Scorcher, a 1000 ton submerged displacement class, carries about 44 crew and had been in routine training when it failed to surface on time.
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Lonponins
Admiralty
English Channel
Weymouth
Portland BI
Isle of Wight
McCarthy faults Eisenhower secrecy order on January conference
Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses President Eisenhower of grave error by not rescinding the secrecy directive around a January conference of high administration officials. Harold E. Stassen counters McCarthy claims about trade with Red China.
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Washington
Joseph McCarthy
Eisenhower
Wasitington
Foreign Operations Administration
Harold E. Stassen
Senator McCarthy
Administration
Red
China
U S Open to Ending Geneva Talks Amid Indochina Stall
At Geneva a deadlocked conference aims to decide Indochina negotiations. Western diplomats consider the Cambodian Laos resistance groups phantom entities. Eden proposes a cooling off period as Molotov and Chow En-lai hold separate talks tomorrow.
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Geneva
United States
Laos
Camberlin
U. S
Indochina
Eden
M. Molotov
Chow En-1xi
Molotov
UN Red
City Hall Parking Lot Reopens With Meters
City Hall parking lot to reopen Friday morning after final installations. 180 spaces will be metered, time limit up to six hours. Special meters charge five cents per hour and a half, accepting nickels. Violations will be tagged like street meters.
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Charles K. Marsh
Marsh
Rebels Capture Hanoi Outpost
Vietnamese militiamen suffered heavy losses as Viet Minh rebels captured Thui Hoa, an outpost on the invasion route into the Red River delta. French forces fought back with airstrikes and defense lines along the delta as General Vo Nguyen Giap’s units advanced toward Hanoi.
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INAS
Vietminh
Thui Hoa
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Cella
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Hoa
Highway 41
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Vo Neujyen Giap
Senator Bridges to Probe Trade With Reds
Senate inquiry planned into extent of trade with Red China as ties to the Communist bloc draw scrutiny. Senator McCarthy urges cutting off aid to nations assisting Communist trade, while Harold Stassen defends peace aims and questions McCarthy's criticisms of GOP policy.
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Tee
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McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
U.S
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Stassen
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Stas
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Congress
Slassen
Redg
Mabter
Sproles Wins Teen Road-E-O Representing Kingsport
Walton H. Sproles, 17, of Dobyns-Bennett, wins the Teen Road-E-O scoring 432 points in 34 contestants. His victory earns a Nashville state contest berth June 19, with Gerald Free taking second and Sam Moorefield and Frank McConnell tied for third. Judges note strict driving tests and a written exam.
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W. R. Sproles
Catawba St
Sproles
Kingsport
Nashville
Hotrod Drivers Club
Gerald Free
Tynn View
Free
Dobyns-Benneth
Sam Moorefield
Frank McConnell
al Dryden
Dobyns Hennett
Dobyns
Ben Rhelt High Schnonl
Washington
Jayeess and
Anivican Tricking Association
Jack Purvis
Samuel O'Cain
Mason-Dixon
Frank J. Williamson
Sgt
Grover Cox
Tennessee Highway Patrol
Bill Fortan
Bennett & Edswards
G. W. Fletcher
Audi
Asi
Joe McCarthy's Course Undecided Amid Hearing Turmoil
Senator McCarthy weighs next move as Senate Investigations Subcommittee Arbeit adjourns for a closed session. President Eisenhower and Army officials face renewed testimony demands while Stevens and Adams defend Army charges and McCarthy accuses them of pressuring the Army for favored treatment.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Poltur ¢R-Mich
Leo
McCarthy
Coult
Wisconsin Republic
Potter
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Secretary of the
Army
Stevens
Wisconsin
Tins
Eisenhow
Congress
Bven
Eisenhower
Dremo Subcommittee
White House
John G. Adams
Roy M. Cohn
Francis PB. Carr
Pvt. G. David Sehine
Adams
Sehine
Three Boy Scouts to Receive Ad Altare Dei Award
Three Saint Dominic Catholic Selo scouts will receive the Ad Altare Dei award Friday night in Knoxville. The presentation to Bolock Kibler Barry Mereitl and Thomas L. Duncan follows their theology examiners meeting at City Hall.
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Knoxville
Sullivan County
Hays
Bolock
City Hall
Bly Kibler
Barry Mereitl
Thomas L. Buncan
Paul Webberd
Sullivan County Republicc
Theology Examiners
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