Fluoridation Debate Sparks Kingsport Jaycees Efforts
Kingsport Jaycees launched a fluoridation push after a 1953 meeting and a 1951 joint PTA effort. The Citizen's Committee and Pure Water Committee led public discussions with experts including Dr. Sebedius, Dr. Hatchenson, and Dr. Helmholz as both sides rally residents to vote on the issue.
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Mary Kiss
Keene White
Kingsport Junor Chameber of Commerce
Tah
W. B
Dea
Ingal
Jaycees
White
International Jaycee Organization
Parent- Teacher Association
Board of Mayor and Aldermen
E. J. Triebe
Wilson
Deacon Jones
Times-News
Jones
Pace
Citizen's Committee
Pure Water Committee
Kingsport
Carl Sebe~dius
Tennessee Dental Division
R. H. Hatchesnn
Henry F. Helmholz
Beer Sales For City Down To 1 350 Cases
Kingsport Times reports beer sales in Kingsport drop to about 1 350 cases weekly. Distributors say legal sales would raise roughly 100 000 dollars annually in tax, but current enforcement fails and much beer originates from outside the city or state.
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Emil Binkley
Kingsport
Tennessee
Virginia
Kefauver Speaks At Church Hill High School Commencement
Senator Estes Kefauver addressed Church Hill High School graduates urging high national standards, active youth participation in government, and continued federal aid for Southern education. He criticized reliance on military power, noting 82 percent of tax dollars fund defense, and highlighted efforts for higher teacher salaries and education funding in Tennessee. Miss Muggle Brooks was valedictorian and Miss Lovely Hunley salutatorian.
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Charlie Loggans
March Hill
Estes Kefauver
Church Hill High School
America
France
Nauver
Kefauger
U. S
Kefauver
Tennessee
Muggle Brooks
Lovely Hunley
Tensions Rise as U S Customs Seeks Answers on Ship
U S customs crews search the 8693 ton Wyoming at Cristobal amid Guatemala arms rumors. Officials say no arms or contraband found, while questions remain on manifest accuracy and regulatory compliance. The ship was bound for Salvador and Guatemala, with discussions denoting wider Central American tensions.
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Central America
U.S
Atlantic
P Pit
Ah Cristobal
Wyoming
Curtain
Guatemala
Salvador
San Francisco
Vancouver
B.C
U. S. State Department
Washington
Voopet
Stettin
Caribbean
Honduras
Nicaragua
Air Force
Poppy Pledge Tribute To War Heroes In Saturday Observance
William Todd of Hammond Post No 3 American Legion says millions will wear poppies next Saturday to honor Americans who died in WWI, WWII, and Korea. Proceeds support veterans and needy children of veterans. Poppy production aided by disabled veterans at Mountain Flame Hospital in Johnson City. Denver detective questions John Elliott, a Wisconsin parole violator, after a freckled remark about being a window washer in the police building.
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America
William 5
Todd
Hammond Post
American Legion
Legion Post
American Legion Auxiliary
Ute Legion Home
Mountain Flame Hospital
Johnson City
Met
Conmmander Todd
Bennington Inquiry Opens Into Carrier Disaster
Formal inquiry begins to determine if sabotage or accident sparked explosions and a fire that killed 91 aboard the carrier Bennington off the Atlantic coast. Navy officials report 41 of 20 injured in critical condition as the 38,000 ton ship burned below decks and records were destroyed. Captain Raborn praises crew heroism while awaiting the formal probe results.
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Quonset Point
R. 1
INKIA
Bennington
Atlantic
Navy
Charles S. Thomas
Washington
John M. Hos
Ickus
Quonnset Point Naval Air Station
William F. Raborn Jr
Ian
Tosking
Norfolk
Quonset
Rabor
Farm Survey Slated For Sullivan County
Sullivan County will participate in a national agricultural survey to improve methods for estimating acreage yield and production. County Agent J W McClain announced the plan, with Miss Wille Stapp of Piney Flats interviewing about 30 farmers starting June 1 and revisits during the growing season to check production estimates for leading crops. Tennessee is among 14 states chosen for the survey by USDA in cooperation with the Tennessee Group and Livestock Reporting Service.
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Sullivan County
Tennessee
U. S. Department of Agriculture
J. W. McClain
T. Marsh
Wille Stapp
Piney Flats
Agricultural Estimates Division
Agriculture Marketing Service
USDA
Tennessee Grop and Livestock
Local Survivors Hear From Bennington Sailors In Bristol
Bristol families with relatives aboard the U S S Bennington received updates after the explosion. Wilbur W Webb and his wife learned at 5 30 am their son Robert Lee Webb, Boatswain Mate third class, escaped after two prior mishaps. William Robert Heward, son of Earl Heward, spoke at 8 p m last night saying he was in his bunk during the blast but uninjured. Freddie D Chase informed his brother Tom that he was not seriously hurt. Local wives learned by telegram that their husbands James S Sparks and James F Watts, both airmen, were safe. Cecil Carier Jr reported being burned and shocked and hospitalized in Newport R I. The Pentagon named the only known victim, Airman Charles H McGhee, a Johnson City native who joined the crew last week. Webb, a 1940s Dobyns-Bennett graduate, recounted prior service in Korea and an earlier Bennington explosion. he said telephones aboard ship helped keep families informed.
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Bennington
Wilbur W. Webb
Ridgefields
Robert Lee Webb
William Robert Heward
Earl Heward
Kingsport
Tie
Freddie D. Chase
Janesboro
Tom Chase
Union Supply Co
Moursday
Chase
Bristol
James S. Spacks
Betty Bell Sparks
Shelby
Olston Valley
Cecil Carcier,Jr
Newport
R. I
Pentagon
Tri- Cities
Charles H. McGhee
Irene Fedgemutn Taylor
Johnson City
Navy
Jacksonville
Fla “T
Webb
A& Telephone
Guaatana Imno Bay
Cuba
Dobyns-Bennett
Korea
France seeks American advisers for Vietnam training push
Brig. Gen. Jacques Gazounaud led a French mission in Seoul urging U S military aid to supply advisers for training Vietnamese forces. He inspected ROK training schools and urged a rapid nationalist buildup to combat Viet Minh, noting past delays.
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Seoul
France
Vietnam
Tudochina
Korea
Jacques P. Gaxouward
Tiluohina
Salfon
John W. O'Daniel
Get
Gazounaud
Kover
Jean de Lattre de Thisigny
Bablle
Jenkins Quizzes Youthful Lawyer On First Round
Roy M. Cohn testified as the opening witness for the McCarthy-Cohn side in the Army dispute case. He outlined alleged attempts by Robert Stevens and John Adams to discredit the McCarthy committee and block its probe into spies and security risks at Fort Monmouth and other military sites. He recounted his work with notable figures and argued the need for continued inquiry while noting his Democratic affiliation and cooperation with McCarthy.
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Alven
Roy M. Cohn
Army
Robert T. Stevens
John G. Adam T
Seri
Julius
Fthel Rosenberg
Coli
Stevens
Adams
McCarthy Committee
Senate Group
Trie Fort Monmouth
RK. J
Army Loyalty Board
Pentagon
Cohn
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
McCarthy
Francis P. Carr
Carr
Defense
Tim Stvuve Hensel
Symingtor
Senate Ticar
Tha Missoutien
Jenkins
Colin
U. S
Bleakhettt Bentley
Harry Gold
Red
Rosenbergs
William Remington
Commerce Department
Glimal
Miss Bentley
Justice Department
Senaor
Schine Assigned To Probe Duty In Army McCarthy Row
Pvt. G. David Schine, once a Senate subcommittee member and key figure in the Army-McCarthy dispute, is relieved from temporary duty at Ft Myer and reassigned to the committee To disclose. The Army says the move was requested by Ray Jenkins, counsel for the committee, as hearings on the McCarthy Army clash continue.
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Washington (A
Pvt
G. David Schine
Stafe
Senate
McCarthy
Ft. Myer
Army
Ray Jenkins
Rounsel
Sen. McCarthy
Wis
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Sen. Kefauver
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Wisconsin
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Cartier
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MD Indue
Robert Webb
Schine
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