30 May 1962
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1962
Page
1
RITCHIE Ky AP Mrs Armeida Combs Owens 105 celebrated Memorial Day at home where she plans a quiet day with daughter Bethina Walters 79 She has never left Knoll County except for visits to Middletown and Hazard and is one of ten children Tina Clines 69 recalls her mother has never seen a doctor or taken medicine Her lifetime covers the Civil War Spanish American War World War I II and the Korean War
Middlesboro Kentucky AP reports court action started to force city council to approve a school tax of 150 dollars per 1000 assessed valuation for continued school construction. The council refused May 2 to approve the increase and set the rate at 1.33 dollars per 100 assessed valuation.
Reports survey meteorite hunting and locust swarm research while noting a deadly explosion in Italy and a Western observatory project. The piece links astronomical study to planetary debris and ecological phenomena as scientists pursue dating of meteorites and mapping locust swarms.
Washington reports 97,802 foreign visitors in the first quarter of 1962, up 13 percent from the prior year, as Congress created the Travel Service to reduce the tourist gap and ease the gold dollar problem. The agency budgets $2.5 million for the current year and seeks $4.2 million next year.
G. Keith Funstan, president of the New York Stock Exchange, voiced confidence in the market during a Southwest tour. He stated he would not return soon and called Tuesday's rally a good sign after labeling the prior plunge as no calamity. In North Carolina, Chit Lane, defeated sheriff candidate, filed a complaint alleging improper votes by two prisoners and a minor, as Heavner calls for a recount.
Communist China issued its 204th warning over alleged intrusions by U S aircraft around the Bewaver islands in the Hesha group of Kwangrp Province. The report appeared in the Communist New China News Agency late Tuesday night. The piece cited 19 percent physicians and dentists per 10,990 persons in the population, referencing the Statistical Abstract of the United States.
Major U.S. exchanges were closed for Memorial Day while foreign markets stayed open. Paris, Frankfurt, Brussels, The Hague, and Zurich banks closed for Ascension, Paris banks shut at noon and reopen Friday. London markets operated as usual.
Washington column recounts Peter Tompkins once OSS official described as a spy but not a cloaked figure. He recalls five months in Italy behind lines, keeping diaries and intelligence reports, challenging myths about spy methods. He notes unconventional methods yielded results while avoiding traditional gear.
United Press International notes the Indianapolis 500 was stopped twice by rain, first in 1926 at 400 miles and again in 1950 at 343 miles. In both interruptions, official winners were declared for the shortened races.
Washington Senator Maurine Neuberger says the Federal Trade Commission awaits required evidence before deciding if cigarette makers must warn the public about health hazards in advertising. The remark highlights regulatory scrutiny of smoking health warnings.
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