City Tax Rate Raised To $2.50 By Board Action
The Kingsport Board of Mayor and Aldermen raised the city tax rate for the first time in six years. At Tuesday night’s regular meeting an emergency ordinance set the real and personal property tax rate at $2.50 per $100, a 25 cent increase.
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City Recorder
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Plea Entered by Heirens in Degman and Brown Murders
Chicago criminal court heard the guilty plea by Heirens in the Degman two cases and Brown murder. He admitted to strangling Suzanne Degman and Susanne Degman and said he killed Frances Brown in her Pine Crest Hotel apartment. The judge warned of potential death or life sentences, with witnesses detailing the crime scene and Heirens’ confession.
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Chicago
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Theen
Lugano Lepa
Soseptine Rosssant
Frances Brown
Qustice
Harold G. Ward
Coole County
Degnar
James Degnan
Suzanne
Capt
Sonn. L. Sulivan
Sturamerdale Polite
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Susanna
Jose
Hitiena
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Degman
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J. Tuohy
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Hore
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Pine Crest
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Tee
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Engle
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Miss Brown
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Peiress
Bine
Susanne Degman
G. Heirens
Luis Nands
Lipa
Quivers
Barak G. Ward
Cook County Criminal Court
Ward
Mira
Romy
Jane
Bombay Riot Toll Grows as Curfew Extends Citywide
Chaos in Bombay peaks with 146 dead and 484 injured as curfew tightens to cover about 90 percent of the city. Police clash with rioters. mobs loot and burn, shops shutter, food deliveries falter, and 188 arrests are reported. A government communique notes no signs of improvement amid continuing violence. Students are asked to meet at the high school Thursday for instructions.
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Bombay
India
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Juin
AM High
Cobyne Bennettigh
Kenneth Fitts
Nean
Pitys
Fall Term Opens as Kingsport Schools Start Classes
Kingsport schools begin the fall term with 40 hour weeks and new class arrangements. Teachers meet at Dobyns-Bennett High for a conference as enrollment for elementary and high school students nears completion and schedules unfold.
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Kingsport
Ong Sumer
Ena
Vachk
Mox
Dobyns-Bennett High School
Ross
N. Roblinson
Sullivan County Schools
Blank Bill Demands Yugoslavia Pay Damages Over Tito Crisis
The United States sent a note via Undersecretary Clayton demanding indemnity for losses from two American transport planes shot down by Yugoslav fighters. Clayton asserted U S planes violated Yugoslav sovereignty, denied cross border incursions, and argued weather did not excuse the crashes. The note emphasized potential Security Council action if Tito refused to pay.
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Tito
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United Nations Security Council
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Tite
Stats William
Clayton
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Slavia
Vance
Tita
Yugoslaw
Ita
Claytom
Four Escape State Hospital From Clem Inn Criminal Insane
Four inmates escaped from Clem ens State Hospital for the Criminally Insane early today. Superintendent E S Lowe reported the quartet sprang at night, knocked guard unconscious, and seized keys to inner doors. They climbed a 13 foot barbwire fence after smashing a kitchen window, fleeing into the night. The escapees were identified as Bjorris Ridley John Fares Jerome Barnes and Robert Thames.
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Tashville
Clemienl State Hospital
Crim
E. S. Lowe
Lowe
J. A. Smith
Elshed Smith
Pete Braddlester
Smith
Huddlesten
Love
Bjorris Ridley
John Fares
Jereom Barnes
Robert
EAM To Contest Greek Election Challenge in Supreme Court
The Greek leftist EAM announced it will contest the Sunday election results before the Supreme Court, alleging fraud and irregularities. The ruling government claimed a large turnout with King George II receiving about 62 percent of the vote, while a sizeable portion remained uncounted.
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Ters
EAM
Supreme Court
Lakpoe Kimets
Interior
VFW Adopts Proposals On WWI Pensions And Food Aid
The 47th VFW National Encampment urged disability and age pensions for World War I veterans under same provisions as later eras, citing 90 days service as eligible. It urged Congress to fund grants regardless of service-origin disability due to weak medical records and advancing age. Delegates also called for US food shipments to former enemies, especially Germany, Japan, and Italy, amid undernourishment at home. The opening session drew about 2,200 delegates and a 25,000-strong parade in light rain.
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Rana
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Japan
Italy
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Fondtrien
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Aueh
Trucking Firms Move To Dissolve Freight Interchange Case
The Silver Floot Motor Express of Louisville seeks to dissolve an injunction against ET&WNC Transportation and allied defendants in a Louisville chancery suit. Respondents argue labor act limits on injunctions, claim freight interchanges may occur, and request dismissal with costs. Other carriers including Huber and Mulier Motor Express and Chandler Transfer Freight Lines filed answers, while unions and affiliates have not yet answered.
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Chancery Court
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Morrie LaGuardia
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Tecatet
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Knoxville
Chattanooga
Heswng
Dewey Mead Picked For New York Battle
New York Republicans renominated Thomas E. Dewey for governor while Democrats chose U S Senator Fane Mead as his opponent. The selections came amid unaminous, celebratory delegate acclaim at state conventions. Mead, 40, son of a migrant, heads for a statewide bid. Lehman and Corning also seek offices. Dewey’s running mate is Joe R Hanley. Democrats vow to regain control and criticize the Dewey era as favoring vested interests. The parties advance strong bids for veterans’ votes with expanded veteran programs and benefits.
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Lehman
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Herbert H. Lehman
Sid
Thomas E. Eoney
Peace conference urged to forget hatreds at Trieste talks
Senator Tom Connally urged 25 nations at the Venice Giulia peace conference to forget hatreds and prejudices and seek tolerance and forbearance as talks on borders and postwar arrangement moved ahead. The session covered Trieste and the Venezia Giulia frontier amid US and UK diplomacy, with Molotov-linked reports and Yugoslav and Czech positions shaping draft treaties for Italy and neighboring states.
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Austria
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Brazil
Venezia
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Big Four Foreign Ministers Council
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Thal
Fragmented Local Crime Notice from Loose OCR Text
The readable fragments describe a confusing scene with references to a corner whip and park noises, vague mentions of a woman and a dozen people, and cryptic terms like Rave and Deen. The text resembles an OCR disaster lacking coherent events or identifiable subjects.
McMinn Demas To Bec? Chairman
Athens Tenn. A McMinn County Democratic Executive Committee meeting Saturday will elect a new chairman to succeed Pank Cantrell, ousted in August. Five candidates seek two seats in the State House. the legislature nominee will replace George Woods, who withdrew after Cantrell's faction gained control.
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Democratic
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Legitizture
George Woods
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John I. Cox Seriously Ill in Bristol Tennessee
Former Governor John I. Cox of Bristol Tennessee is critically ill at George Bennston Hospital in Abingdon Virginia. Attending physician Dr Fr Al Morrison said this morning Cox remains in serious condition after a two week decline.
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Priest Promises To Spare Hone in Expense Probe
The House Committee on Campaign Expenditures opened a probe led by Chairman Priest of Texas V Democrat, aiming to investigate the CIO Political Action Committee and allied groups. The chairman said no one would be spared and emphasized a thorough inquiry, with Rep Cox signaling cautious expectations about the scope of the investigation.
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