29 Sep 1961
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1961
Page
1
Dr Ernest G Osborne notes that letting toddlers use fingers before forks aids social development and speeds adaptation to utensils. A family coping with a father joining the Air Force in Germany highlights the emotional strain on a young child, causing fussiness and clinginess. patience and extra affection help children through the transition.
The annual Homecoming service at Kingsport's First Christian Church will be held this Sunday at 10:40 a.m. James C Gamble Sr an elder will deliver the Homecoming address. Gamble long served the church before leaving the city in 1959. A fellowship hour will follow the worship service in the church hall.
Tennessee public school enrollment totaled 331 774 last year, up 9.3 percent from the prior period. Losses occurred in 43 counties with declines up to 15 percent, while districts around Murfreesboro, McMinnville, Davidson County, Franklin, and Memphis posted notable gains.
Hartselle officials expect evidence of a cash shortage exceeding $1,000 in city utilities and electrical accounts. Mayor Grady Long said two respected women employees, cashier A A Oden and bookkeeper T V Johnson, were dismissed pending investigation. Shortages linked to delinquent penalty collections may have begun around March 1969, with about $1,840 expected last year but not fully collected.
Soviet Admiral T. Golovko claimed that Russia now has as many or more rocket-armed nuclear submarines as the United States, and that Soviet submarines are faster. He described radical qualitative changes in the fleet and its combat capabilities, stating Russia could deal a crushing retaliatory blow to aggressors.
Lincoln AP Nebraskas Selective Service director Guy Henninger says the presidential aide Thendare J. Sorensen’s draft record appears very regular noting an SAO classification used before 1954 does not exempt him from service. Henninger adds that such a man would still be drafted into a branch like the Medical Corps if required. He also references a Senate claim that Sorensen avoided service by claiming conscientious objector status.
MEMPHIS AP six top officers of the Army Reserve 54th Engineer Construction Battalion will be missing as the unit falls in for active duty. The battalion commander Le Cel To He Black of Memphis heads the group among those transferring to standby reserve. The 500-man 84th includes Nashville and Chattanooga companies and begins training Sunday then moves to Fort Rucker Alabama in October. The spokesman said officers will be replaced by active duty personnel or by recalling reserve officers. A few enlisted men seek transfer to the inactive reserve. Syria Recognized AMMAN Jordan UP I The Jordan government announced formal recognition of the revolutionary government of neighboring Syria.
Chattanooga AP Sessions Judge John J. Lively dismissed a murder charge against Oscar L. Reno, a service station operator, in the death of Johnny A. Davis. Willard Reno, 42, son of Oscar, was exonerated of felony charges. Police reported Davis was slain in self defense at the Reno station after an earlier argument. Davis, an air company truck driver, died from a shotgun wound in the chest.
MORRIE LANDSBERG reports Barry Goldwater told a Sun Valley Idaho gathering that a nationwide GOP landslide could occur if elections were held today. He criticized New Frontier policies and warned Republican power in Congress is urgent, even as Nixon teased a possible 1964 run.
Elizabeth Taylor in a silver gown faced a near riot in Rome after receiving the Italian Silver Mask award. Police clashed with photographers as her husband Eddie Fisher helped escort the star to a car amid a cheering crowd of thousands.
The University of Tennessee received a record 2 128 295 in grants and gifts for 1960 61. Of that total 915 107 funded student aid including scholarships fellowships prizes and awards. Grants for instruction research and public services amounted to 1 178 345 with an additional 34 638 donated to the UT library. The summary comes ahead of a Council meeting in Knoxville.
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