British Mine Blast Traps 63 Miners at Easington Pit
In Essington England a violent explosion at the Easington coal pit buried 78 miners. By afternoon 14 bodies were recovered and 63 remained trapped 900 feet underground as rescuers toiled through a tunnel filled with rock. Officials voiced cautious hope while government ministers warned escape improbable.
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Essington
Eng
Easington
H. E. Collins
Durham Coal Mining
Philip Noel-Baker
House of Commons
McCrea Elected New Community Chest President
George F. McCrea Mead Corporation division manager was chosen as the new president of the Community Chest at a Monday night board meeting. He will serve until the next annual meeting in May 1952 and succeeds John Worth. W. Flem Winders was elected vice president with Frank L. Hopkins as secretary and Lewis I. Chase as assistant secretary. FR. L. White is treasurer with E. G. Guenther as assistant treasurer. Executive committee members named include Garnie L. Collier J. E. Armitage W. E. Ring Jr. and Tom Shipley. The nominating committee is noted to be listed in Chest on page 2.
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Community Chest
Herbert G. Clark
George F. McCrea
Mead Corporation
McCrea
John & Worth
Chest
W. Flem Winders
Frank L. Hopkins
Lewis I. Chase
FR. L. White
E. G. Guenther
Garnie L. Collier
J. E., Armitage
W. E. Ring, Jr
Tom Shipley
Slain Pair May Be Tennesseans
Knox ville man from Tennessee says the slain woman and boy found on Gulf Beach are likely his sister and nephew. He cannot confirm the woman's identity due to injuries and pregnancy. Identifying details about the suspecting relatives and the victim remain uncertain as autopsy notes pregnancy and lack of assault.
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Gulfport
Pit
Knoxville, Tenn
Gulf Beach
Charles Armetta
Knoxville
Helen Armetta Stewart
Armetta
Feneral
Blair Starts Flight Across Pole In P 51
Oslo pilot Captain Charles Blair begins a nonstop solo flight in a converted P 51 Mustang aiming to cross the North Pole from Oslo to Barda and onward to a 3 300 mile pole crossing after a refueling stop. He carried the first polar mail batch of 3 000 letters.
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Oslo
Norway
Alriner
Charles Blair
North Pole
Fairbanks
Alaska
Blair
Gardermoen
Barda
Army Seeks 15000-Man July Draft
The Army asked yesterday for a July draft of 15,000 men, the smallest call since the new Selective Service program began last September. Reduced easuslies in Korea and rising volunteer enlistments were credited for the low quota. The Army drafted 80,000 men in each of the first three months this year, 40,000 a month in April and May, with quotas of 20,000 for June and 22,000 for August.
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Washington
Korea
Vandenberg Criticizes Policy in MacArthur Inquiry
Gen Hoyt S Vandenberg faced sharp questioning from Sen Hickenlooper who accused him of being as critical of Korean policy as Gen MacArthur. Vandenberg defended U S air power and urged a unified Korea under democracy while denying dissent from UN policy.
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Vandenberg
Washington
Hoyt
S. Vandenberg
Senate
MacArthur
Hickenlooper
Douglay MacArthur
Air Force
Atall
United States
Htashe
Korea
United Nations
U. S
Yalu River
Inter
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
Far Einstern Commando
Tennessee Students Draft Postponed Amid Scores and Averages
Nashville Selective Service Headquarters announced 30 day induction delays for Tennessee college students who must report for induction in June. Deferments hinge on scholastic averages or aptitude test scores, with the first tests administered last Saturday and more planned next month as President Truman sails for a five day Potomac cruise aboard the Williamsburg.
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Nashvill
Tenn
Selective Service
Tennessee
Othera Mre
Washington
Truman
Potomac River
Chesapeake Bay
Williamsburg
Reds Rally Turmoil In Iran Tudeh Protests
Rumbles of tanks shook Tehran as Iran faced anti imperialist demonstrations linked to the 18th anniversary of the Anglo Iranian Oil Company concession. Troops reinforced police to quell planned three week rallies across Tehran Abadan Isfahan Tabriz and other Tudeh strongholds amid a deadly oil dispute with Britain.
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Tehran
Iran
Abadan
Isfahan
Tabriz
Azerbaijan
Someanid
Angin
Britain
International Court of Justice
World Court
Hague
U. S
Henry F. Grady
Aery
Bremier
Mohammed Mossadegh
Estes Warns Iran Could Spark World War This Summer
Senator Kefauver warned at an Atlantic Union Committee meeting that an oil dispute between Iran and Britain could push Iran toward the Soviet orbit, reversing the balance of power and potentially triggering a world war this summer. He noted his shift from crime panel chair to focus on the Atlantic pact plan.
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New York
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee Democrat
Town
Iran
Kefauver
Atlantic Union Committee
Town Hall
Kefnuver
U. S. Senate
Postpone Polio Shots in Summer Polio Season
A Chicago team reports that delaying polio vaccines during June to September may reduce early polio infection. Studies in England and Australia, plus mouse experiments at Michael Reese Hospital, suggest vaccination could shorten polio incubation by 50 to 80 percent. An exception may be infants three or four months old. Doctors seek cautious timing amid unknown mechanisms.
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Chicago
Society of American Bacteriologists
Albert Miller
Milly A. Wells
Katherine Vanderboom
Michael Reese Hospital
England
Australia
Milzer
Journal of the American Medical Association
Robert G. Fischer
University of North Dakota
Jerome T. Syverton
University of Minnesota
Pollo
Dobyns-Bennett Seniors Hold Class Day Program
Seniors of the high school gathered in Sprankle Gymnasium Friday morning for a Class Day observance. The '51 class entered the gym as Allen Duncan, organist, played Pomp And Circumstance.
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Dobyns-Gennett High School
Sprankle
Dons Allen Duncan
Fanny Brice dies at 69 after cerebral hemorrhage
Hollywood obituaries report Fanny Brice known as Baby Snooks dies at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital. Brice aged 69 after five days in coma following a brain bleed suffered at home last Thursday. Class events and seniors’ superlatives mentioned in surrounding notes.
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Hollywood
Comedientic
Fanny Brice
Miss Brice
Fannie Borieh
New York
East Side
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Tme
Route 8 Resident Critically Hurt
Charles Jones aged 20 of Route 8 is in critical condition at Holston Valley Community Hospital after a personal safety related gunshot wound. He was admitted at 11 40 a m Monday as a 22 caliber rifle bullet pierced his abdomen and perforated his liver. Details of the incident were not released.
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Charles Jones
Route 8
Holston Valley
Jones
Auqui
Labor Members Seek Higher Wage Ceiling in 1950s Push
Labor union representatives on the Wage Stabilization Board urged raising the wage ceiling from the current 8 to 10 percent above January 25, 1950 levels to 14 or 15 percent. ULPC said the aim follows last night’s meeting with leaders from major unions, as they press industry and government for broader wage protection amid rising costs.
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Washington
Wage Controls Board
Organized Labor
United Labor Policy Committee
ULPC
Aieaway Ceun
Soved
AP Carnation
Tom Bradshaw
Inje
Defense
Bradshaw
USPC
Korea
Publi
Congress
National Production Authority
Stubborn Allied Push Fails to Break North Korea Drive
News from Tokyo reports a tough Allied advance bogging down near the 38th parallel. South Korean troops pushed twelve miles toward Kansong on the east coast while UN forces gained a ridge near the Hwachon reservoir. Two Chinese divisions were said annihilated in a four day battle, with about 18 000 Chinese killed wounded or captured. Marine and U S forces faced stiff opposition along the western end as infantry moved slowly toward the reservoir’s eastern boundary.
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Tokyo
Iltle
Kansong
North Korea
United Nations
Hwachon Reservoir
U. S. Eighth Army
Hwachon
Services Set for Decoration Day at Oak Hill Cemetery
A 6 10 p m Decoration Day service at Oak Hill Cemetery includes a Dobyns Bennett High School Band concert. American Legion Commond Post No 3, led by Commander Bob Wilson, will present the American Day flag from the administration building area. Rev John Franklin Troups will deliver the Memorial Day address. A Gold Star Mothers section will be reserved with transportation from Kingsport Utilities building at 6 pm. Parking is available until 6 25 p m when gates close. Hammond Post decorated 107 graves in World War I and II burials at Oak Hill.
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Oak HS
Dobyns-Bennett High School
American Legion
Bob Wilson
John Franklin Troups
Reedy Creek Presbyterian Church
Kingsport Utifiles
Hammond Post
Oax Hill
104-year-old Confederate veteran cancels Norfolk reunion trip
Scott County's final Confederate reunion in Norfolk is canceled as John Salling is bedridden with a cold. The 104-year-old Rebel is sick in bed after attending a funeral in cold winds. Doctor W L Griggs notified officials. Virginia welfare pays a $100 monthly pension and planned a new uniform. state police were to escort the 300 mile journey.
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Gate City
Scott County
John Salling
Tom’ St. Martin
Salling
W. L. Griggs
Norfolk
St. Martin
Virginia
Tinia
Bol Periode Fishing Tables From Belt Maen Koignt
The schedule lists Bol Periode and related timing for daily events at several lakes including Chetoker Lake and Lake Stages. It notes start times, durations, and day alignments with mentions of May 28 and a sequence of days Tuesday through Friday.
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Maen Koignt
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Estes
Dobyns-Bennett
AuNee
Baby Snooks
Charles York
Peggy Yong Bramer
Shirley Brackmann
Ed Ritter
R. L. Light
Billie de Russell
Mary Elizabeth Line
Karl Ketron
Ty Shirley Brackman
Flossie Riddle
Jay Gillenwater
Mary Lou Compton
Austin King
Betty Ann Petty
June Kenny
Jackie Park
Tommy Widener
James Shipley
Patsy MeAmis
Bobby Bedford
Amelia Halkindes
Jo Gillenwater
Ellen Joyce Shelton
Peggy von Bramer
Kermit
Control Board Group
Nis
Red Kore
Oak Hill Cemetery
Scott
Rebel
Ven Lake
Nnvel
Chetoker Lake
Leek
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