Arab Rejection Of Cease-Fire Order Shocks UN Council
United Nations Security Council deliberations were stunned as the Arab League rejected a cease fire demand while Israel and the Jews in Palestine accepted it. The Arab stance followed American British talks and a 48 hour deadline, with power blocs split over sanctions and possible international force.
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United Nations
Security Council
U.N
Warren A. Austin
United States
Palestine
Israel
Arab League
Amman
Trans- Jordan
League
Umit
Holy Land
London
Britain
Russia i
France
Lake Success
Council
Uiy
The
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Araba
No End Seen To Battle In Palestine
The Palestine war raged with no sign of a cease fire. The Arab League warned the Security Council to demand terms within 48 hours. Tel Aviv endured dive bombing while Jerusalem resisted in Hurva Synagogue, with Jewish fighters holding narrow ground amid artillery fire.
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Palestine
United Nations
GN Security Council
Holy Land
Warren R. Austin
U.S
Lake Success
U. S. State Department
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Middle East
The
Arab League
Amman
Security Council
Dave
Canton
Orsign
Ernest Bevin
House of Commons
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Trans-Jordan
Hurva
Legion
Unita
Ten Days Left to Pay 1947 Poll Tax in Kingsport
Poll tax payments are due within ten days to be eligible for the county general election and Republican primary. The deputy treasurer’s office at City Hall is open 8 am to 4 30 pm Monday through Friday, with Wednesday and Saturday closings at noon. Poll tax booths will operate daily 9 am to 6 pm in Kingsport and at several neighborhood locations, including Highland Park and Long Island, with payroll deduction options through Eastman Corporation and Kingsport Press.
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Bullivan County
Earl Faunt
City Hall
Kingsport
Fuller
Hillman's
Kreas
League of Women Voters
Operation USA
Mra
K. J. Broedwonka
League
Highland
Stores Oper On Memorial Day in Kingsport
Kingsport merchants plan Sunday observance for Memorial Day with doors closed Monday. Some will stay open Saturday and Monday, city offices and federal agencies follow a similar plan. Banks keep Saturday hours but close Monday. TEC and Kingsport Press extend weekend closures. TEC observes holiday Monday while the Press does not work Saturday.
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Kingsport
Dobyns
Mer- Cut
Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
D. W. Moulton
Tennessee Eastman Corporation
Kingsport Press
TEC
MacArthur May Be Summoned Back To America
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to request Gen Douglas MacArthur return from Tokyo to testify on the Far Eastern situation. Sen Wherry of Nebraska said the move was informational with no politics involved, and Gen Jonathan Wainwright urged Congress to hear MacArthur’s views.
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Gen. MacArthur
America
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
Senate Appropriations Committee
Douglas MacArthnur
United States
Wherry
Nebraska
Jonathan Wainwright
MacArthur
Philippine
Congress
Wainwright
Higher Levels Reached In Market On Uniform Rise
The stock market moved into higher levels on a fairly uniform scale today. General Motors rose to a new high for the year, extending the sizable gain from the previous session. Willys Overland hit a new peak for the year amid active turnover and Chrysler also reached a 1945 peak.
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Advangen
General Motors
Willys Overland
Chryslers
Breakthrough on Ruhr controls clears German governance path
Diplomatic sources say an agreement on an international Ruhr control board ends the six nation deadlock over western Germany. Britain USA and France secured concessions on mineral allocations iron ore coal and coke. France lifted objections after Bevin and Douglas discussions. A provisional German government via a constituent assembly is anticipated around Sept 3.
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London
Germany
Ruhr
United States
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Franca
Ernest Bevin
Bevin
U. S
Lewis W. Douglas
Rene Massigli
Flood Exodus as 20000 Crowd Eastern Washington Highways
About 20000 people fled inland along eight miles of Yakima River corridor in Benton County amid warnings a wall of water could swell the river. Sheriff Harry Cochrane said the cloudburst above Yakima threatened flooding while Bonners Ferry and Tadhoo prepared evacuations for Kootenai River breaches. The disaster left seven dead in the Pacific Northwest with rivers at flood stage and roads collapsing, while a Port Land driver perished in a wreck on the Columbia. The political tally noted a presidential vote count in the 71,694 range with Diaz Ariosemena trailing by a margin across 29 precincts.
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Associated Prose
Washington
Benton County
Harry Cochrane
Yakima River
Yakima
Hanford Atomic Energy Plant
Pasco
Pacific Northwest
Bonners Ferry
Tadho
Kootenai
Lewiston
Idaho
John Surry
Clearwater
Columbia
Roger Monte
Port
Mingo Diaz Arosemena
Tral
Madrid Leads In Presidential Race
In Panama the race for the presidency shows Artan Madrid ahead with a near tally. The contest centers on Madrid and opponents as results unfold.
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Madrid
Panama
Mother of Five Dies From Burns in Home Fire
A Kingsport 87 year old, Cressie Hickman, mother of five, died at Holston Valley Community Hospital from burns after a May 9 fire at 1825 Reedy Creek Road. Neighbors restrained her from reentering the blaze as flames consumed the one story frame dwelling while she smoldered from the explosion caused by kerosene cleanup.
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Kingsport
Reedy Creek Road
Highland Park
Holston Valley Community Hospital
Cressie Hickman
Mira
Hickman
Boo Iie
Benes Not Gravely Ill, Government Insists
Prague reports deny abroad claims that President Eduard Benes is gravely ill and near death. An information ministry spokesman said the 84 year old, who suffered a stroke last fall, walked with his wife at their Sezimovo Ustie home and appeared in good spirits. A second informant noted doctors remain cautious to prolong his life, while officials said his condition has not worsened since the stroke.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Eduard Benes
Information Ministry
Arnost Isimbersky
Benes
Bondor
Limbersky
Sezimavo Uail
Young Strong Man Weds Nearly Centenarian Bride in Rural NY
In a rural northern New York village near the Canadian border a 237 year old man and a 60 plus bride wed in a ceremony witnessed by 3000 spectators at a Methodist church. The groom, nicknamed the young strong man, and the bride Eliza Murray joked about preferring a young partner over a pension. The event featured a broken buggy wheel fixed by the mayor and a district superintendent's delay before sanctioning the marriage.
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Srnsnton
Eliza Murray
Clarence Meyer
Hind
New York
McGee
Mollaly
Kingsport Medical Center Plan Moves Forward
Kingsport's historic Improvement Company Building will be redeveloped into a medical arts center and clinic by Kingsport Medical Center Inc. The firm, with 250000 capitalization, will run a drug retail operation and provide patient housing space. About 18 leading physicians met to finalize plans as avenues for the project face a yearlong timeline.
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Kingsport Improvement Company
Market
Shelby
Kingsport
Times-News
Kingsport Medical Center, Incorporated
Tennessee Secretary of State
John St. C. Worth
Ray M. Dixon
Howard B. Wilson
Improvement Company
George W. Earls
Medical Arts
Center Street
Earls
Jackson Guilty on Three Counts in Manslaughter Case
Jackson was found guilty by a jury on three charges linked to the February crash that killed Raymond Rainwater near the Tennessee Eastman facility. He faces involuntary manslaughter with a possible penitentiary term. punishment for drunk driving and reckless driving awaits sentencing after a motion for new trial.
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Blountville
Spi
Shelburne Ferguson
Edward Ralph Jackson
Tennessee Eastman Corporation
Raymond Rainwater
Jackson
Te Yours
Oscar Dolen
Wife for Sale Seeks $10,000 Cash Settlement
Hempstead Newsday reports Dorothy Lawlor a 28 year old divorcee offers to marry and be supported by a man for an immediate $10,000 cash settlement. She plans to meet applicants at a Long Island nightclub while continuing hat checking work and insists the suitor must have more than the money, aiming for a stable future.
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Hempstead
Dorothy Lawlor
Long Island
Jong
Traore
Street Scenes and City Life in Downtown Window Displays
Teenagers linger over afternoon sodas causing a fountain proprietor consternation as he shooes them out for more customers. A youth ignores two buses to watch a downtown store window display, then finally catches a bus. A popular young businessman rides a bicycle, one hand on the handlebars, the other balancing a large poster.
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Lo Young Onan
Hope Falters On One Year Trade Powers Extension
Washington sources report administration hopes for a longer extension of the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act fading. The House voted 234 to 149 to limit presidential tariff powers, while Senate prospects appear uncertain as Democrats demand a three-year extension. Senate leaders Barkley and George say they will press for life for the act, with some favoring a one-year pact if crippling amendments are removed.
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Senate
House
Marshall
Pearl Harbor
Alf M. Landon
GOP
Barkley
Kentucky
George
Banking Committee
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Trent
Nine Accused In Gandhi's Death
Nine men were formally charged in a New Delhi court today with the January assassination of Mohandas K. Gandhi. The defendants, seated in the dock, faced charges of murder and related offenses under arms and sedition laws, all punishable by hanging. Trial is scheduled to proceed.
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New Delhi
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Commerce Group Reveals Mysterious Allyl Chloride Process
The Commerce Department published a 10 page report on a puzzling photochemical process to make allyl chloride from propane and chlorine. The method involves multiple chlorination steps and heat, with uncertainty about accuracy since the source memory was imperfect. The report targets technical journals and carries a caution about potential misapplication.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Office of Technical Services
Technical Service Office
U.S
Germany
Itan
Diase
American Chemical Society
Ixperta
U S Labels Peace Moves Propaganda
Washington reports the United States labeled the Soviet spring peace offensive propaganda and accused Moscow of distortion. Bohlen, at the University of Arizona, said Russia would again use propaganda to confuse Americans and Western democracies, far from serious policy.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Ciacien
Spblinante
Rotary Marshall
Moscow
Molotov
Walter Hedell Smith
Stalin
Henry A. Wallace
Bohlen
University of Arizona
de Bohlen
Truman
Marshall
Hope Rises For End To Chrysler Strike
Detroit reports a renewed round of wage talks between Chrysler and the CIO United Auto Workers after ten hours of bargaining. Both sides plan to resume at noon Eastern, with optimism for ending a 75,000 worker walkout that began May 12. The UAW again softened its wage demand, while General Motors reached a pattern-setting contract with the union, influencing other automakers including Ford. Workers in Chrysler plants earn about $1.50 an hour.
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Chrysler
Corporation
Ite Xute
Iight
CIO
United Auto Workers
Idea
UAW
General Motors Corp
Auto Workers Union
Ford Motor Co
General Motors
Foard
Ford
Three Die In Fiery Collision Near Summershade Kentucky
In Metcalfe County near Summershade a collision between four pickup trucks and four gasoline carriers left three dead. Victims Elmer Anderson 80 of Lucas. Wile Winfred Capshaw 30 of Lucas. Gordon Ruah 45 Negro Cumberland County were killed. Jim Ervin driver of the gasoline truck, Burkesville, was uninjured. The editor Malcolm Black and Ervin cited a brake failure causing the steering to fail and the truck to swerve and burn.
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Summershade
Metcalfe County
Elmer Anderson
Lucas
Wile Winfred Capshaw
Gordon Ruah
Cumberland County
Capshaw
Rush
Anderson
Jim
Fat) Ervin
Burkesville
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